Standards Of Life In Canada

In the year 1916, they way of life for everybody was undoubtedly different. Compared to the standards of life in Canada today, everyday activities and the rights of specifically teens were immensely different and strict. Examples of certain things I would find challenging are transportation, jobs and the rights of females. The ways of transportation a hundred years ago are similar to some of the ways we have today but, in many ways the variety we have now is faster than back then. Car were just being introduced at that time meanwhile nowadays we’re introducing self-driving cars. People my age would bike or walk back then, now we could take the bus, get a ride (parents/guardians or taxi), bike or walk anywhere. Personally, I would struggle with …show more content…
I feel that I would struggle with this because I would need to have a job now, or be married to somebody with a job so I could afford to eat. Along with these thoughts, women have never been treated as full equals to men, but it was so much worse back then compared to now. Today we have feminists, they are still helping girls get paid the same amount, get promotions and other things that are usually given to males before females. A hundred years ago these women were standing up for girls so they could vote, be able to get good jobs, and be able to do more than just care for their families. If they didn’t stand up when they did, girls probably wouldn’t be close to having the same rights as men like we are today. I would struggle with this because I am a fairly independent person and would hate to have to depend on someone else to make a good living and would hate to have a man with me to be able to go certain places (if i were a teacher). In conclusion, I believe that I would struggle living a hundred years ago. My personal struggles would be transportation, getting a good job and not having close to the same rights as