Canadian English

Vriend vs. Alberta • Dewin vriend was fired as a labatory co-ordinator at a private cristian school. • January 1991 the school found out about vriends sexual orientation and fired him. • Vriend filled a complaint but was denied • He was not protected under the IRPA • He thought it violated his right (Section 15 of the charter of rights and freedoms) • 7(1) IRPA- “no employer or person acting on behalf of an employer shall (b) discriminate against any person with regard to employment or any…

My first raining lacrosse was very exciting. The teams were tied when the fourth quarter ended ended, this meant sudden death. When sudden death started, I had butterflies in my stomach, I was really nervous I felt like I was going to get sick. The teams went back and forth and back and forth. Until the other team got the ball went down the field shot! And missed the goal, everyone was yelling,”Oh!” I yelled at my friend,”Yes! Look for me down the field!” We drove the ball down the field as…

Football Buttery popcorn rolling around from the wind, soda cans flowing out of the trash cans. The fans cheering and booing at the refs, and the big bright light that cover the whole entire stadium. All of these things describes my friday nights, at the Waddell Stadium for football. Some people say football is boring and confusing, but to me I love watching my brother make big tackles. Even if they lose, I still have a smile on my face, because my brother, Joe, always makes me proud no matter…

My famous person is Caitlyn Jenner which was formerly known as Bruce Jenner. Caitlyn came out of the closet in 2015. Bruce Jenner was born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York to Esther and William Jenner. Esther and William had four children together, they had two girls and two boys. Bruce was always in sports. Bruce went to college at Graceland College in Iowa with a football scholarship. While playing football on his scholarship he had injured his knee and was forced to…

The Life Story of the Ten Dollar Bill It’s a windy spring day and you have decided to buy an ice cream cone. As the employee at the ice cream cart scoops your chocolate ice cream, you search through your purse to find money that will pay for your tasty treat. The smallest bill you have is a ten dollar bill. As you pull it out of your purse, the wind takes the money out of your hand. You chase it and finally get close enough to stomp your foot on top to stop the wild chase. As you pull it…

accustomed to. I was taught to read, write and speak the Standard American English which is basically a foreign tongue to the Jamaican people causing much pain and anguish. There was a point where I wanted to give up on reading and writing altogether. Through schooling, I attained the literacy skills that have helped me in my childhood involvements, professional studies and gain a useful understanding of the Standard American English language. Coming from Jamaica as a child, I was ridiculed and…

Christopher Lalli Dr. Colleen Irwin English 102 AS49 27-NOV-2014 Word count: ID Number: 3019387 Essay Topic 2 Families play a large role in the lives of every person to ever live. If one is born without a family, their lives will be much different than one who is born with a family, whether that family has a positive influence on said person or not. Every member of a family shapes a person’s identity, especially when they are growing up. If a child grows up with irresponsible parents that do…

lost his battle with cancer on June 28, 1981, one month from his 23rd birthday. He died at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. He received many honours such as the Order of Canada, a postage stamp, many memorials, schools, a mountain, a Canadian one dollar coin with his image on it and the greatest legacy was the annual Terry Fox Run. This run is held every September. Terry Fox became the youngest companion to the order of Canada. Also, his high school was renamed as “Terry Fox…

Billions of people around the world speak English. This language found at large over all the American continent is now spoken across our planet. Non-native speakers have adopted English as the lingua franca to be able to communicate better with each other to facilitate commercial, cultural, or administrative exchanges just to name a few. Many of the countries today that speak the English language are former British colonies, Canada not being an exception to this. Even though it has two official…

Foreign-born visible minorities must overcome significantly more barriers in the labour market when compared to their white Canadian-born counterparts. These foreign-born visible minorities encounter issues of marginalization and exploitation when attempting to enter the labour market due to their race and physical appearance. In the reading, What colour is your English, African women who immigrated to Vancouver are asked open-ended questions in a focus group and are noted as having obstacles to…