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Shakespeare’s readers learn many things through his work and the literary and dramatic devices he used shows them many lessons and techniques to improve our writing. His plays teach us ways we can be a good citizen, thinker, and writer. In Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, I learned that citizens are the ones who have the power to decide who is trustworthy. Whether we are choosing a leader for the community or not, we need to know who can be trusted. Shakespeare shows us the difference or…

enemies, a Roman general named Pompey. There Caesar met Cleopatra and had a son. Julius never had any other Sons, but he had a daughter who died in childbirth. Because his Son was Egyptian, he adopted his great nephew Octavian, who would become the first roman emperor. Cassius and Brutus were afraid his rule would put an end to the Roman Republic, so they plotted to murder him. Caesar was stabbed 23 times. The date of his death, March 15th, is also called the Ides of March. His murder made many…

led by Sir Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Hugh of Vermandois and Bohemond of Taranto. The Templars ended up doing what they called Crusades in which they went and attacked threats to Israel. There were a total of six Crusades. By the first they were known as Crusaders. There were four known Crusade States, each defended by a castle. The Templars were a unique and dangerous breed of soldiers. Every Templar looked and drilled the same way. Most Templars wore a bullet like helmet,…

There were many factors involved to increase the tension between the white and Asian populaces in western Canada and although both the white populace and Asian populace contributed to the tension, it was mainly the white populace at fault. Many British Columbians were concerned that they would lose their jobs to immigrants who worked for lower wages and were willing to work dangerous jobs. Furthermore, new immigrants often faced attitudes of suspicion and resentment due to the fear of Canada…

When explaining the disproportionate over-representation and the incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in the criminal justice system, there are several theories and factors to consider. For several decades, the Criminal Justice System has mistreated Aboriginal peoples in numerous ways, subjecting them to racial profiling, unethical racialization and erroneous incineration. In order to help prevent such things from continuing, understanding is key. Thorsten Sellin’s culture conflict theory sheds…

After Demos introduces Williams and explains the massacre it goes into the journey to Canada and then describes the events as Williams is released back to Boston. Demos writes in a thematic way because he first talks all about Williams and then starts to write about other captives and then about Eunice. If the book was written completely in chronological order then the story about other captives and Eunice would be interwoven as the date came about rather…

Despite its dramatization in Macbeth, violent Roberts 5 and deceitful political power plays are very much real. The plot of Macbeth occurs because of Macbeth’s desire to gain political power through a deceitful murder of King Duncan. Macbeth plans to stab the King in his sleep, and then plant bloody daggers near the King’s guards, who Macbeth plans to get blackout drunk so that they cannot remember anything. Such a plan is deceitful because Macbeth does not care for the fate of the guards, whom…

I am interested in the issue of aboriginal poverty because they are a community in Canada that has been marginalized since the beginning of Canada. I think it is important to learn more about the issues that first nations peoples face because their community faces so many obstacles that we don't have to even deal with. I feel that if we learn more about aboriginal poverty we may be able to create better laws and regulations that would help the children and youth be able to leave the cycle…

Canada’s First Nations People Similarities and Differences By: Zoe Gardner Did you know Canada’s first nations people may have arrived in Canada at least 18,000 to 20,000 years ago? There were hundreds of tribes scattered all across Canada, all different with some similarities. The focus of this essay is to compare and contrast three different first nations peoples, the Inuit of the Canadian arctic, the Haida of the Canadian Pacific coast, and the Iroquois of the Great Lakes…

Riel the political leader of the Metis and the founder of Manitoba. The Grey Nuns were very influential to the early development of the city. The Metis people wanted recognition from the Canadian Government which led to the Red River Rebellion; the first crisis the new Government faced following the Canadian Confederation in 1867. Winnipeg was the site of the Red River Rebellion between the Metis and the Canadian Government. The Metis in St Boniface were paramount in the creation of Winnipeg…