Canadian English

matter of feces. That is when I began to be self-conscious of my speech. I had been in the English as a Second Language program throughout elementary school, and in the fifth grade I realized my biggest errors in the English language were the pronunciations of the “th” and “sh” sounds which slurred into my speech. The former explained my prior difficulty in the third grade. Growing up speaking both French and English has been a double-edge sword, creating…

great deal to supplying context behind the purpose the author intended the Golden Chain of Love to have. Being one of the few teachings that anyone heard in English it became an integral part in spreading Buddhism to the English-speaking population. Thus, the analysis will include information about the importance of it being written in English during the time when not sticking to traditions came with controversy and challenges. To continue, a linguistic analysis will be conducted to explore how…

psychological thriller chronicles two women, in adversarial roles, who become obsessed with each other. Jodie Comer plays female assassin Villanelle with gusto; while Sandra Oh’s (formerly of Grey’s Anatomy) depiction of MI5 operative Eve may garner the Canadian actress more Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. At times, you wonder if Eve is trying to catch Villanelle to put her in jail, or if she only wants to have a conversation with her nemesis over dinner? It seems Killing Eve will…

knife and a first-aid kit, there is also an emergency transmitter which Brian “unwittingly turn[s] on” (C, p. 178). A pilot receives the transmitted signal and comes to rescue Brian. The tale takes place in “Hampton, New York” (C, p. 20) and “the Canadian north woods” (J). The time is not mentioned, but it could be the 1980s (J), the time when the book was written. The novel goes on for Brian’s and his mother’s car journey to the airport, the flight in the plane with and without the pilot and…

mixture between students was bigger. In Switzerland for example, there were only international event management students. In Vancouver, there was a mixture between (international) event management and (international) leisure management, both Dutch and English educations. Would you not be happy to meet new people and make new friends? Next to that, study trips are great for CV building. Employers value students…

Survival stories By:Ava and Mike Isn’t it a mystery how people can survive in harsh environments? In Island of the Blue Dolphins,Hatchet,and Guts survival is the main topic. These books are nothing but survival,death,and strength. Diary of the Wimpy kid doesn’t look so interesting now does it! First and foremost, Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a girl surviving on an island after her tribe left her and her brother behind and her brother was killed by…

north-western France in the beginning of May in 1940. In May of 1940 the British were being evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk. America entered the war in December of 1941 and by 1942 they were considering a possible major allied invasion across the English Channel. This possibility would later become a reality when the planning officially began a year later in 1943. The plan was for a cross-channel invasion, the allies left it open as to where they would land, or where they lead the German’s…

lot of problems regarding identity. One of them was her teachers forces her to change her name in order to be one of them. Throughout the novel Eva tries her hardest in order to be an American for example she forced herself to write her diary in English in order be a good writer. However, Hoffman accepts the challenge and she fought until she became a successful American…

While each course throughout this academic program touches on social justice and anti-oppressive practice, this current course in particular forced me to examine my own identity in a way that I had not done before. Primarily, this course emphasized the importance of recognizing the impact of our own identities on the people that we work with and asked us to deeply examine our roles in oppression and social justice issues. Admittedly, I had not explored my own identity as a White, heterosexual…

Winnipeg winters, Rolly moved (starting with one place then onto the next) to Vancouver, English Columbia, in 1966. Not long after losing his right leg to growth, Fox chose to keep running crosswise over Canada to raise (thinking about something) and cash for tumor research. Early Life Terry Fox was the second of four kids (already decided beforehand to happen) to Betty and Rolly Fox, a switchman with the Canadian National Railroad. Terrance Stanley (Terry) Fox, CC, OBC, competitor, human…