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Last Fall my family visited Shenandoah National Park. It is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. It is only 75 miles outside of the nation’s capitol, Washington D.C. The first traces of humans on the land that would later become the park are estimated to be almost nine thousand years ago. Native Americans visited these Appalachian Mountains seasonally to hunt, collect nuts and berries, and to gather stone to construct tools. Europeans did not start to settle the land prior to three…

As any avid reader or writer will surely advocate, there are emotional benefits to encouraging reading that often go forgotten or unrecognized in school systems. Books provide the opportunity to live a life beyond reality- for some, this is a rare means of escape from stress and problems that are particularly hard to deal with. In Jeanette Walls’ The Glass Castle, the Walls family has a vast and diverse number of issues they have to deal with. Lori, a J.R.R Tolkien fan, finds relaxation in…

To accept a challenge is daunting, whereas to seek out a challenge is rewarding. This realization came to me during my middle school band experience and has followed me to this day. No longer do I wonder why the avid runner enters a marathon or why the science whiz takes incredibly difficult chemistry courses. Although these tasks seem mountainous to others, those who enjoy these activities run toward the challenge with open arms. My challenge came to me in the form of a clarinet, some sheet…

In the Life of Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was a british novelist who wrote countless works of compelling ideas read by people everyday. He looked forward to growing his intelligence and was optimistic of the future everyday. Oliver Twist, written by Dickens, showed the life of an orphan boy who went on an endless amount of adventures while fending for himself. Dickens traveled around the world and explored many places such as America and its culture. In the time of the Industrial Revolution…

Modern media holds a significant role in the development of ethnic stigma. In today’s pop culture society, television is a main source of entertainment. Television producers are given the freedom to create and display whichever they feel reaches out the most to an audience and because of this, producers in the United States often attempt to connect to and portray the multicultural American society. Ethnic stereotyping has been made common throughout entertainment television. The fairly current…

My family has lived in Germany as far as history has been recorded. However my Oma (Inga) and Opa (Heinz) were the first to move to Canada. Both of my Grandparents lived in Germany during World War Two. My Opa was 16 and my Oma was 15. Nearing the end of the war, my Opa was captured by the Germans in Munich. To save his life he lied to the Nazis, saying he was on special orders from Berlin. Since his captures did not believe him they locked him up in a cell and sent a letter to Berlin. However…

discuss the issues regarding empowerment for these homosexual communities and the medicalization of homosexuality. A Committee for the Study of Sex was established with affiliations to the homosexual comity. Examples include Miss Jan Gay who’s an avid activist for homosexual rights. Also, the problem regarding medicalization of homosexuality is stated. An issue of concern is the fact that to publish work relating to the rights of homosexuals, one needs a sponsorship by a doctor. This alone only…

My flexibility and open-mindedness are major assets to me in the creative process. I am willing to explore wide and opposing ideas on many topics, and do not fear controversial or touchy discussion. I strive to create theatre without preconceived notions about the finished product, and am willing to see how the creative process guides our devised piece. I also do not fear taking a directorial role in a creative piece. Though a thorough and unstructured exploration of a topic is necessary in…

Choosing a movie to watch was difficult, many of the films on the list sounded intriguing, but I finally settled on The Rape of Europa. I never knew art was such an important part of the Second World War, and I was interested in learning the role art played in World War II. The Rape of Europa explores the systematic purging of art different art that was deemed unworthy or degenerate by the Hitler and the German officials, and also the looting of art the Germans deemed worthy from the countries…

HI Group, As an avid TD Canada Trust user, I’ve always had a chequing account with them. Before I did some research today, I had previously assumed that most chequing accounts between banks carry the same perks. However, that theory has clearly been debunked, as I entailed on my research trip. One thing i noticed is the plethora of bank fees, that each bank carries. BMO for instance has a variety of “plans” to decide upon, which allow a finite amount of transactions per month, to possibly…