Anthem Vs American National Anthem

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Have you ever heard Canada's National Anthem and thought, “Wow, that's way different than the Star Spangled Banner.”? How about how different the main sports of the United States and Canada? Most people wonder what it is like to live in a different country. Now I'm here to compare and contrast the U.S. and Canada. I am going to be comparing the national anthems of the two countries, the weather and climate of the countries, and the major sports of each. I hope this will enlighten you and make you want to ask more questions about how these two countries are similar and different. The national anthems of Canada and the U.S. are very different. Before Canada's anthem became its anthem it was just music written by a well known composer. Lyrics were then added, in French first, then in English later. The American …show more content…
In the central parts of Canada the climate is very cold and it is snowy about six months of the year. The only part of the U.S. that rivals this climate is Alaska which has a climate very similar. The coasts of Canada are more similar in temperature to the United States than the interior. The highs in the summer are around 80 degrees Fahrenheit which is very close to the same as some parts of the U.S. All in all, most of Canada has a very different climate from the United States. The last thing I'm going to talk about is the main sports of the U.S. and Canada. There are four main sports in the United States: baseball, football, basketball, and ice hockey. There are only two main sports in Canada: ice hockey, and lacrosse. The only thing that is the same in both countries is ice hockey. The other sports are all different from each other, with the only similarity of football and lacrosse being contact sports. The sports played in the U.S. are usually year-round events, while in Canada, ice hockey is usually played only in winter, and lacrosse in the summer

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