Alberta

Some critics complain that August Wilson’s play are too subtle and that nothing happens. With Fences August Wilson proves that his plays are not too subtle, but they are in actuality dramatic. Fences is a dramatic work because it demonstrates many conflicts. August Wilson brings to light many problems that people dealt with at the time. In Fences Troy faces racism, has marital problems, and has problems with his two sons. First of all, August Wilson did a phenomenal job in demonstrating the…

weekly, 55% percent read emails and 46% read blogs.” (The Alberta Teachers’ Association 1). Because of this research, adolescent are doing things that entertain them while they are increasing their literacy rate. Social Media is used by many adolescent and along with social media they are reading text messages and emails. They are spending a lot of time on social media which can be the reason why reading hasn't decrease so much. The Alberta Teachers states in the article Can Social Network…

Aboriginal gangs are a phenomenon sweeping across Canadian communities, most notably in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Aboriginal gangs have arisen due to a multitude of reasons, such as welfare, high rates of socio-economic disadvantage, Intergenerational dysfunction in families, and discrimination. It is important to note, Aboriginal Canadians are those who have been approved under the Treaty Indian status, been registered under the Indian Act of Canada, or those who have membership in…

In the short story “Borders” by: Thomas King the main character, who is the mother of a Blackfoot family living in Standoff, Alberta, will not directly identify her citizenship as Canadian or American at the borders One day, the mother decided that she and her son would go to visit the boy's sister, Laetitia, who had moved to Salt Lake City when she was seventeen years old. When the boy and his mother were asked their citizenship at the American border the mother answered “Blackfoot”. The guard…

development of reduction technology, processes like Slurry Hydrotransport, Paraffinic Froth Cleaning, and improved bitumen extraction with novel chemical additives, can be used to lower the amounts of GHG emission from the developmental process. The Alberta government also requires that the most up to date, economically feasible technologies be used for controlling the quality of air. Along with toxins being released into the air, certain acid-forming emissions (SO2, NOx, and Polycyclic Aromatic…

Fracking in a nutshell, is a new way to extract oil out of shale in the United states. Most other countries don’t use it because they don’t need it, we are finding lots of oil in shale, but its too dense and hard to extract that oil out of without breaking it up first. Fracking means to use liquid to break apart fissures and extract oil and gas through the gaps, and hydraulic means to be using and moving fluid under pressure. They have reinvented portions of the process of how we go about…

my pockets.” This shows the theme of family and obligation because it shows how dedicated Troy is to his family. Another example of Troy’s dedication is how he continues to provide for Rose and Cory even after he tells Rose about his affair with Alberta. He tells Rose “I’m gonna be somebody’s daddy.” (2.1). He also tells Rose, “I take my pay and give it to you.” (2.2) This shows family and obligation because in an event like this, most men wouldn’t continue to live and provide for his family.…

The Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Petros Tedla Fracking, short for Hydraulic Fracturing is a process that uses water and other fluids from underground by cracking the shell and collecting the gas that escapes. Wasting the water is not the only problem during Fracking as the water that was used in the Fracking process is now contaminated and the only way to dispose of it is to store It in lagoons that eventually pollute rivers and the water supply. There have been several incidents…

Our Populations project on Aboriginal children in foster care in Alberta has been very eye-opening, I went into it not knowing much about the subject. Which developed into a very interesting topic. I am very glad I took the chance to search something I had no knowledge in, it made a great learning experience. Although there are many failures and negative things involving this aspect of the First Nations children, there is an also a good amount of strengths in this field. One of the biggest…

In my home, there is a record of my brothers and I, from pictures taken on birthdays and vacations or days when we looked ridiculous. They range from out birth to our current adult life, some breaks in between the photos, whether because the film was being processed or we did not have a usable camera at the time. Some of the pictures have been given away to others, class and family pictures to show how much we have grown or for the grandparents to show off to their friends. The exhibit…