British Columbia Youth Parliament

Shane Koyczan is a Canadian writer and poet that has made many amazing spoken word poems. He was born on May 22nd, 1976 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and is currently a member of the spoken word poem group, Tons of Fun University. After high school Koyczan attended college at Okanagan University, Canada, where he studied creative writing. But, following the suggestion of his writing professor, he began to study poetry instead. Now 41, Shane Koyczan has become an amazing poet, author…

A picturesque village in Bell County, Salado is situated near Interstate 35 between Austin and Waco. At Alpha Roofing, we welcome the opportunity to visit Salado and provide our services to local homeowners and business owners. We offer a variety of services, including the installation of commercial roofs, asphalt shingles, metal roofs, gutters, siding and skylights as well as roof and chimney repairs, damage inspections, metal fabrication and maintenance plans. (-- removed HTML --) The…

Nuu-Chah-Nulth The Nuu-chah-nulth people are a group of First Nations. Firstly, they live on the West Coast of Vancouver Island and are divided into 14 Nations. The 14 Nations are then divided into 3 regions: Southern Region, Central Region, and Northern Region. The Ditidaht Nation, Huu-ay-aht Nation, Hupacasath Nation, Tse-shaht Nation, and Uchucklesaht Nation belong to the Southern Region. The Ahousaht Nation, Hesquiaht Nation, Tla-o-qui-aht Nation, Toquaht Nation, and Yuu-cluth-aht Nation…

Location A coastal seaport city in Canada, which is in the midland region of British Columbia. Has nearby bodies of water and mountains. Including the Pacific Ocean and Grouse Mountain plus many more mountains, you can see and visit in Vancouver. Vancouver has a lot of sun major cities. August is the hottest month with the high being 64 degrees Fahrenheit and 18 degrees Celsius. January is the coldest month with the low of 38 degrees Fahrenheit and 4 degrees Celsius. Places and…

The partnership between the UBC Robson Square and the Delta Vancouver Suites will bring each other a variety of benefits. First of all, the UBC Robson Square will experience a better service of the conference rooms provided by Delta Vancouver Suites. Most of the conference rooms from the UBC Robson Square are unique theatre spaces and medium-sized classrooms. (Please see Appendix D for more details). However, they don’t really have lots of spaces for medium-sized meeting rooms. Fortunately,…

Pool Pockets Problem Statement: A ball is hit off of the bottom left hand corner of a pool table at a 45angle. The pool tables dimensions are all whole numbers and the ball bounces off at a 45 angle, how many rebounds does it take before it goes into one of the 4 corner pockets. Which corner will it land in? Process: To start the problem I drew about 20 rectangles to represent the pool table in the problem and recorded the dimensions and rebounds by each rectangle. This took me about 3 days and…

Emily Carr is one of Canada’s most well known painters but, there was more to her. Emily Carr was born on December thirteenth 1871 in Victoria, British Columbia (Neering, p. 3). Her parents died in her early teenage years (Neering, p. 8) and in 1890, Carr studied art in San Francisco for five years (Neering, p. 12). When she returned to Victoria at twenty- four years old, she taught children’s art classes in a barn studio (Neering, p. 17). Later, in 1899 she travelled to England to study art at…

Haybaler Problem Problem Statement: We are trying to find the weight of 5 hay bales. The bales of hay were weighed in pairs. The weights of the pairs in kilograms were 80,82,83, 84,85,86,87,88,90, and 91. What are the weights of the individual bales? Is there an easier way to find the weights? Process: What our group is doing is the guess and check method. We did this because we thought that would be the best and easy way. Also , we labeled the hay bales A,B,C,D,E because that makes it easier…

Purpose: The purpose of this briefing note is to bring The Board Of Directors For Vancouver General Hospital up to speed on the current porter system conflicts, and give some recommendations on improving the efficiency of the Porter system to prevent as much delays as possibles, and meet the demands of the hospital. Background: Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) poster system represents a vital aspect of efficient hospital operations, facilitating the timely flow of patients, equipment and…

Contemporary English playwright Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound (1968) not only stands as a successor to Restoration playwright Richard Sheridan’s The Critic (1781) but does so without appearing as a mere doppelgänger and, instead, adds a new sense of depth with a critique of critics brought about by madness and facing one’s identity. The parallels drawn between the two plays do not mimic one another so much as present a multitude of ideas in a similar fashion. One of the major…