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was forced to look at it through a microscopic lens in my tenth grade history class, and what I found was terrifying. During the Second World War, the Canadian military decided to build a training camp on land that was occupied by the Stoney Point First Nations tribe in Ipperwash Provincial Park. In 1900 the Canadian government previously wished to survey the land. The tribe resisted as the fear that the land would be misused and open the door of sales of their land and resources. (Holmes,…

founded, colonizers came, invaded, and tried to civilize the Native Americans instead of adapting their culture and language to those who were here first. We were foreigners to them and we didn’t adapt, we eliminated them, their culture and their language. Now this gives me a glimpse of what to expect and where the anti-bilingual policies started. At first, labor and craftsmanship were needed in the newly formed country. Therefore, cultures,…

What he is trying to say that children should be taught more about technology. Which wouldn’t be such a bad idea since technology is already so involved in our lives. There is already slight change in technology with the younger generation. I got my first phone when I was in sixth-grade. I have seen kids with smart phones as old as two year old! Now they have tablets for kids to play games for learning purposes. So as the generation gets younger the more they are involved with electronic…

with offerings of tobacco and white deerskins…After a while they discovered that they were without tools, so they taught the Indians how to use an ax and chop a tree down…Then the French taught the Indians how to use guns.” (Nicolet, Account of the First Contact of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)) This account…

elements in Very old man with enormous wings conveys to the third world because repeatedly countries such as Africa and Latin America are being oppressed economically. They don’t get rewarded for the amount of things they do, since money is an issue. First world and second world countries such as USA, India, Japan, etc, get most of their supplements from the third world countries. This conveys to the real world, since the way they are treating the angel is soulless and homeless like. They…

The primary experimental features of my piece pertain to tone and narrative voice. Mainly, this is evident in the story’s third person stream of consciousness narration, and innately contradictory tone. In undertaking such experiments, my writing exists within, but also develops and challenges, broader social, cultural, and literary frameworks. Thus, to contextualise my project, it is necessary to examine influences on my thematic approach, and the technical intricacies of my writing. Firstly,…

Michael Maciel ENG 001A Prof. Sudderth Maya Angelou’s “Graduation” is a short story describing Maya Angelou’s high school graduation from her own point of view. In this story Maya does an exceptional job in making the reader feel the same emotions that she felt during this major event in her life. The way Angelou describes her surroundings and the emotions felt during the event makes the reader feel as if they were right next to Maya watching her class graduate. Angelou sets a sense of…

The internationally known, Phil Knight, invested time in designing the “coolest” shoes. Knight wanted these shoes to capture the attention of everyone around the world. After a few meetings, it was imperative to name the company, Nike. This brand sparked the lives of not only people who wanted to look cool but for athletes as well. Nike is such an essential brand for everyone 's closet— It is rare not to find a pair of Nike’s laying around in a house. This brand has been a story of success and…

clearly, I realized that he was excited to help me in my job as an intern case manager. He knew from previous sessions that I took his input very seriously which made him more receptive of the intervention. As I explained the specifics during the first session, he did not ask to much in depth about the scale. As we continue to use the scale the following weeks, I notice that he had developed a good understanding of how this was…

Summary of “Beyond Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Oil” David Parkinson illustrates the evolution of Canadian trade through the article “Beyond Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Oil”. A time before Canada was its own independent country, the Europeans took use and advantage of all the natural resources, riches, wealth and spoils of the land. Without a doubt Canada has widely advanced itself as an independent country due to the resources the country has to offer with its large land fruitful land. The…