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Despite being a fairly new country, as were were officially discovered 150 years ago, we still do have our historical figures who helped shape what Canada has become today. The historical figures are being referenced are: Willam Van Horne, Clifford Soften, and Sir John A. MacDonald. While there are many notable people that contributed to Canada’s development, those three made the most impactful impression on those studying Canadian history. Without those three, Canada would not be where it is…

The movie entitled Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder, based on a non-fiction book about three black female mathematicians who work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the space race. The film also based on the true story of brilliant African-American black women. The film published on December 25th, 2016, and it's was American biological drama film. The main actor is Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Goble…

is the story of Atticus raising Scout and Jem in what she thinks is the right way. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows Atticus as patient, honest, and comforting to express her ideal father figure. Atticus’ honesty proves to be an important characteristic of Lee’s ideal father figure. This helps the children trust him, as well as feel involved. They feel involved because they are aware of what is going on in their community. “‘Atticus, are we going to win it?’ ‘No, Honey.’…

36% of the population. This means 64% of the population being minorities are actually the majority when stacked up together. This means that society is missing out on 64% of its potential workforce and intellectuals. Cases such as those in Hidden Figures, the potentials of the three main characters were missed for so long due to the racial and social biases held by the “majority”. The effect on society is that society is deliberately holding itself back by refusing to recognize the talent of…

mythic figure who looks for after and fulfills his dream — some person like Jay Gatsby, a "Mr. Nobody from No place" who rises from obscure desperation to tremendous wealth. "It's the Incomparable American Dream," says Jeff Nilsson. The estimation of the Thundering 20's. Fitzgerald was the author laureate of what he named "The Jazz Age," the most pretentious time in U.S. history. It was flappers; that a securities trade stamping money, everything immersed with unlawful alcohol. The most crazy…

helps the children (Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy) feel welcomed into their new world that they had discovered. This makes him good with children and connects to Foster’s list on page 119. Moreover, Aslan encompasses many other qualities a Christ Figure should have according to Foster’s list. The first one on the list was “crucified, wounds in the hands, feet,…

Throughout my life, I have always been the shy one, but as I grew up I started to blossom into a whole new person. Since I have been a figure skater, it has open many doors for me when becoming a leader. Within a year of coaching, I was asked to coach the Tot Synchronized Team (age’s four to nine). The team competed at various local competitions, including a larger event in South Lake Tahoe, where they received first place at every event within their category. In addition to coaching the Tot…

• In figure 1 the colors that are used are complementary colors. These colors are found opposite of each other on the color wheel, but when they are used together they complement each other. In the work you see the monochromatic color palette of blues and greens, then you look at the door and it is a reddish orange. The color of the door is complemented by the blue color palette and draws your eyes to the focus point of the work, which is the red door. • In figure 2 the shapes that are used…

Ambiguous figures consist of two perceivable images in one image. For example, you may see a woman looking into a vanity or a skull. For ambiguous figures, what a viewer perceives depends on the context and the features presented, which includes top-down and bottom-up processes (Treisman & Gelade, 1980; Kersten et. al, 2004). Perception of such ambiguous figures can be affected through priming, where exposure to one stimulus leads to a response to another stimulus (Ballets & Dale, 2007; Bugelski…

the creative non-fiction biography of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist, and 'unsung heroine of the space age.' Source. When introducing this novel at our book club, we also touched on the similarly-themed movie, Hidden Figures. In both works, barriers to women (of all races) in male-dominated fields, as well as in life in general, were key theme. This evoked a spirited discussion as to how far we had come in regards to 'equality among the sexes' in 2017. Our group…