Montreal

reference point for an individual's identity. Reflections on the importance of cultural identity can be found within the two essays, “Memories of Montreal - And Richness,” and “Lend Me Your Light,” authored by Moses Milstein and Rohinton Mistry respectively. Milstein’s story, describing his vibrant journey to school on the busy streets of nineteen-fifties Montreal, is bookended with guilt and sadness. Sadness that his son won’t share those experiences and guilt for feeling responsible for those…

Montreal Fireworks Competition – Montreal, Canada The Montreal Fireworks Competition is the largest of its kind. The event lasts for a whole month, so you get to enjoy plenty of stunning displays during it. Fireworks companies across the globe compete by creating 30-minute displays…

While Patrick Roy did not invent the move, he was known as the goalie who made this style popular. His talent and style of goaltending got him into the NHL. Patrick Roy was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd with the 51st overall pick in the 1984-1985 draft. Patrick Roy would not go straight to the NHL but would go back to his career with the Granby Bisons. Patrick Roy’s team was not very good and he had a puck in the back of the…

and the railway that connects eastern Canada with western Canada, regions in Ontario and Quebec, mainly around Montreal and Toronto, would stay in the “industrial heartland of the country” (8). There was a rapid move from the agriculture sector to the manufacture after the advancement of industrialization, causing larger factories to move into cities like Toronto, Hamilton, and Montreal. This resulted in “rapid urban growth” and these changes accompanied social problem (8). At this time, due to…

Jake the Snake: Jaques Plante “ How would you like a job where when you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo and yell at you that you suck!” The eldest of 11 children, Joseph Jacques Omer Plante, was born on January 17, 1929 on a farm near Notre-Dame-du-Mont Carmel, in Maurice Quebec. Plante began playing hockey at three ....he had no skates, he used a tennis ball instead of a puck and his stick was carved from a tree root by his father. His father also made his first…

Finally, Prime Ministers succeeded in creating patriotism amongst Canadians during the 50s and 60s. There was much to celebrate during 1967, the year of Canada’s Centennial, but the highlight was Expo 67. Over 150 million people came to Montreal, Canada’s largest city at the time, to experience the year-long fairs that remains one of the greatest birthday parties in history. 120 countries were represented at the fair with 53 pavilions, and highlights included the gigantic U.S. geodesic dome, the…

expression of comfort. As in Cisneros’ personal essay “Ghosts and Voices: Writing from Obsession”, the distance I lived from my family, both literally and metaphorically, helped to shape myself and my voice. Since both my parents originally hailed from Montreal, the majority of my family remains there to this day. While I am quite close with everyone, there has always been a gap between our existences. Furthermore, being the only openly LGBTQ+ member of my family served to form a greater divide…

In the year 1800, 13-year-old Pierre La Page never imagined he would be leaving his home (Montreal) to paddle 2,400 miles across the lakes of Cape Cod, but when his father suffers an accident it will be up to him to quit school and take his father’s brutal job as a voyager for The Northwest Company. Worried for her son’s life Pierre’s mother might never see him again because of the brutal waters, crashing waves, and lack of food and water, Pierre’s courage will keep on pushing him to make his…

the chemical element in CFCs identified in the article as the element involved in destroying the ozone layer Three atoms of oxygen make up a molecule of ozone Gordon Dobson first measured the wavelengths of UV light reaching the Earth’s surface The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone is the name of the international agreement that limits the production of CFCs Part B Cl + O3 ➞ ClO + O2 and ClO + O3 ➞ Cl + 2O2 The first reaction is a single replacement reaction, and the second…

Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, GA, January 31, 1919. His parents are Jerry and Mallie Robinson. Jackie is the youngest of five children. Jackie was raised by his mother in relative poverty. He went to a high school named “John Muir High School.” Once his high school days were over, he attended “Pasadena Junior College.” He played four sports: football, track, basketball, and baseball. He was an excellent athlete in each sport. According to biography.com, “He was named the region’s Most…