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By the mid-1980s in his play Fences, August Wilson created characters who underwent self-inflicted crises in accordance with the classical Greek tradition of a tragedy. A literature tragedy presents sorrowful events caused by a heroic individual, also known as a tragic hero. An Aristotelian tragic hero must possess specific characteristics such as: a flaw or error of judgment, a reversal of fortune and recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero 's own actions, excessive pride,…

students” (p. 3) The history of teacher education reflects this continued pressure to evolve. An example of this evolutionary response is evident in the movement of the responsibility of teacher education to universities. 75 years ago the University of Alberta created the first Canadian university-based Faculty of Education where a coordinated effort began to improve the teachers content knowledge and the pedagogy skills (Wimmer & Kasamali,…

greater health outcomes than initially anticipated. In November 2016, Albertan Premier, Rachel Notley, announced a new pilot project aimed to amend current child care issues; financial costs and space shortages. The $10-million program will involve 18 Alberta daycare centers offering $25-a-day care (Bellefontaine, 2016). Centers participating in the program will receive $500, 000 or more in grants in the first year, and be eligible to receive two more years of funding. In addition, the program…

The Changing Seventies in Canada During the 1970’s many things happening that didn’t happen in the before this decade. The Seventies are also known as the “pivot of change”. During this decade numerous things socially, politically and economically changed in Canada and around the world. It helped build rights for women and give them a chance to be seen as almost equal to mean. Also, there were many different issues formed in Canada during the 1970’s and new innovations to do things more…

The constant reminders of his failure continue to haunt him, and eventually it leads him to have an affair with Alberta. Even though he still loves and feels a responsibility towards Rose and his family, he still feels lost and captured in the world of stereotypical threats and failure. In Troy’s defense he sees Alberta as an escape from the real world. He sees her as an opportunity to be someone else, a person without regret, loss, failure and responsibility. His…

The Athabascan Tar Sands: Why Tree Hugging is Good Business We are divided between the unethical and the irresponsible. We contribute to global emissions that are rapidly snowballing out of our control while trying to balance a precarious economy. Yet some feel that to benefit one would inherently be to the detriment to the other. Canada can not afford to view the world through the lens of this false dichotomy and reconciliation between these two sides is the only option. The exportation of…

A few months ago, TransCanada suggested an idea to extend its existing Energy East pipeline to start from Hardisty, Alberta and extend the end to Saint John, New Brunswick. The pipeline is expected to transport about 1,100,000 oil barrels every day and then be exported from New Brunswick. Our group represented the Government of New Brunswick and we supported the pipeline so that it could boost our economy and also help increase the employment rate among young people and Aboriginals. We wanted…

My Country- Women’s Right to Vote in Canada The victory brought pure complacency and joy for Canadian women. It was January 1916, just days after the Manitoba legislate approved a bill that made Manitoba the first province in Canada to give women the right to vote. Other provincial legislates felt outraged, but it was only the beginning of the movement that put the subjection of women’s suffrage to an end. The history of women’s right to vote in Canada tells the tale of perseverance and…

their workplace. Through this policy, unlimited access to resources are handed down to the students. By effectively leveraging such resources, student’s digital literacy, fluency and citizenship are developed that will prepare them in the future (Alberta,…

CHALLENGE: As universities and colleges strive to enhance student access, completion, and satisfaction, providing high-quality formative feedback has become an indispensable part of an effective teaching-learning environment in higher education. The primary goal of assessments with formative feedback is to provide ongoing information that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. However, as the number of students continues to increase in…