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    Canada should increase the percentage of economic class immigrants coming in, because they not only support our economy and identity, but also boost foreign relationships. Since 1497, when John Cabot led the first expedition into what would later become Canada, the country has welcomed immigrants with open arms. Migrants are useful in many ways, especially in the Canadian workforce, though they do have several drawbacks as well, some of which include crowding in urban areas, criminal activity,…

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    that were deemed a priority would be able to apply for currency exchange. A list was published and my program was not on it. From one day to the next my parents were no longer able to exchange the money that they earned in Venezuela into Canadian Dollars in order to pay my tuition. Furthermore, the maximum amount to be exchanged for tourism decreased to USD 1500 per person/per year. With plane tickets starting at such price my parent’s ability to visit me in Canada became restricted. This was a…

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    easier. With the blink of an eye our society has change with the help of technology. One thing that hasn 't transformed much is the form of traditional currency in the US, but that may be soon to change with the development of Bitcoin. Although the US dollar and Bitcoin are both currencies, they are both vastly different types of coinage. Bitcoin not only offers a new form of portability and decentralization,…

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    of Canadian dollar has been encouraged by several factors such as the decline in the US Dollar, global economy together with commodity prices. Furthermore, the magnitude of the increased exchange rate has become greater as compared to the most recent movements in these factors even though these are the key factor in determining the fluctuation in Canada (Holden, 2007). Since 2002, in relation to declining in the value of US dollar, it is important to know that Canadian dollar is not…

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    The Film The Shawshank Redemption a about Andy DuFresne, an innocent man who is sentenced a life sentence after being framed for killing his wife and her lover. Once Andy gets to Shawshank prison he sees the how hope and fear can dramatically affect the outcome of any situation. People who fear often lack self-confidence and motivation making every obstacle harder. Allowing people just like Warden Norton and Heywood to use fear to control people with intimidation and violence. While…

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    What idea does Frank Darabont, the director and screenwriter for The Shawshank Redemption, explore in his film? What cinematic techniques does he use/manipulate in order to portray these ideas?

Interview Host: Today I am joined by the director and screenwriter of the internationally acclaimed motion picture The Shawshank Redemption, Mr. Frank Darabont. The film is accompanied by numerous accolades, seven Academy Awards nominations and two Golden Globe nominations, cementing its status as a…

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    The Shawshank Redemption (1994), directed and written by Frank Darabont, is a film that takes place in the 1940s and follows Andy Dufresne, who is convicted of multiple sentences for allegedly killing his wife and the man she was cheating on him with, which he denies ever having done. Andy befriends a few inmates and grows close to a man named Red who throughout the film assists Andy with anything he needs. After a number of years, a new inmate arrives who tells Andy a story about a man he knows…

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    the time of Martin Luther when priests used to sell indulgences as a way into heaven. In The New York Times article “Preaching a Gospel of Wealth in a Glittery Market, New York”, reporter Michael Luo documented how followers of Reverend Creflo A. Dollar…

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    Sacagawea Introduction Sacajawea is important is US history because she helped with the Lewis and Clark expedition called the Corps of Discovery. She helped with translating with the Native American tribes, identifying plants and geography, and saving valuable journals, instruments, and medicines when a boat tipped over. It was a sign that the Corp of Discovery was a peaceful group to other tribes since they brought along a woman and especially a woman, Sacagawea, and her baby, Jean Baptiste.…

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    The concept of ‘justice’ is associated with ‘fairness’ but is it always fair? That’s a question that has been contemplated throughout society in varying forms. Thousands of poems, songs, films and books have been published across the globe exploring this notion. Two prominent texts that deeply explore the ocean that is the concept of justice are Frank Darabont’s film interpretation of Stephen King’s novella “Rita Hemsworth and The Shawshank Redemption” and the poem “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”…

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