The Last Spike: The Canadian Pacific Railway

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Books are tools which people use find truth and wisdom; pictures are the important role for more understanding. After years and years of improving, pictures have become an important part of readings, especially in the range of Encyclopedia and history; therefore, considering a picture for a certain part in history is critical in different circumstances. For example, consider a picture for CPR, well known as the Canadian Pacific Railway, there are three pictures available: The first one is Canadian workers working extremely hard; the second one is the architects are driving in the last spike which is well known as “the Last Spike”; and then is the Chinese labors are treated unfairly. In general, none of those pictures could truly represent the history, but choosing the misleading one could bring different perspective.

In my perspective, I believe the first one could provide a better view to the CPR. Like I mentioned, people read books are searching for truth; the first picture shows the Canadian workers are trying their best to finish the CPR in time. According to history, Canadian workers did try their best; they used their hands to finish their dreams, representing their hard working and their unbendable soul. The picture would bring the readers to the history, telling them the truth of Canadian Pacific Railway; their ancestors used their
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MacDonald’s dream—the Canadian citizens would never be afraid of Manifest destiny. Even the photo is true; some part in history is covered under this spike—the CPR does impact the life of native people—the settlers came and ruined their peaceful life, which caused them to feel upset and angry. This picture will tell the reader the CPR is filled with pride and success, but is also ignored the negative side of it, which is misleading in the perspective the readers so it is not the best choice in a history

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