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    Louis Riel Thesis

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    Louis Riel was one of the most driven defenders in Canadian History. He fought for the Metis rights and culture, for their homelands in their Northwest, and came under the English's skin progressively. He was born in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg on October 22, 1844, When Louis had just turned the age of 13 he was educated by Roman Catholic Priests Alexandre Taché and the Suffragan Bishop of St.Boniface. When a young Riel heard the news of his father's death in 1864, his view had changed and…

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    Lord Stanley, the governor general, donates the Stanley Cup as a hockey trophy. 1893- Lord Stanley, the governor general, donates the Stanley Cup as a hockey trophy. Lord Stanley, bought a 7” high and 11” wide silver cup (the Stanley Cup) what had cost 10 guineas. (What is $50) In 1926 the Stanley cup became the national trophy for the national hockey league. He donated the Stanley cup because of that he thought that there should be a challenge cup for the league. The first Stanley cup was…

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    In this article, the author, Pamela Palmater, makes several arguments and some conclusions. Even her conclusions appear to contain smaller arguments. Either way, all the arguments center on one issue: crisis-level in Canada for violence against Indigenous women and girls. Palmater’s central argument is for an in-depth inquiry into the violence. She argues the inquiry must be both focused and general. It should be led by a group of Indigenous women. Palmater begins her article by discussing the…

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    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, also known as Peter I. Tchaikovsky, was a well known Russian composer who wrote classical pieces of music. Tchaikovsky was born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Vyatka, Russia on May 7, 1840, to Alexandra and Ilya. Pyotr’s father, Ilya, was a mine inspector and metal works manager while Alexandra, Tchaikovsky’s mother, played music which is probably what influenced Pyotr to have such a passion for music. He was the second child out of six living children. When he was five,…

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    aware of the inequality they faced and held protests and strikes to bring alert of how they felt. Unfortunately, some of these protests become violent and futile, such as "Bloody Sunday." Two people were shot and killed by the millitary during the Winnipeg General Strike. In Vancouver, sixteen Chinese seamen protested, they were sent to jail for six weeks and then deported immedietly. The common worker in Canada did their job in squalid conditions for little pay and long hours. There was no…

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    Canada Urbanization

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    transportation rails gave Vancouver more options for market British Columbia opened many successful manufacturing companies for the process of their resources. The open of the Panama Canal in 1914 helped Vancouver and opened new markets such as Europe. Winnipeg, Saskatoon,regina Edmonton, and mor western cities became an agricultural based economy like the east coast with Vancouver dominating.Ontario was far the most advanced economy contributing the most to the national economy. many united…

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    World Health Organization states that differences in gender starts from the distinct behaviors and roles of male and female in an individual culture and are dictated by gender values and norms in that culture (WHO, 2014). Therefore, it is essential to study how both sexes, different sexual orientation, and people from different cultures approach their healthcare and how they feel about their health. Researching on particular population can result in interventions that are specialized to certain…

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    neurocognitive testing tools, but none of these allow a window into the pathophysiology of concussions (Alan, et. al., 2014). With these studies doctors have collected data from, they used patients from Pan Am Concussion Program at the Pan Am Clinic in Winnipeg MB. In the first part of the study they took MRIs of normal patients while exposing them to a carbon dioxide pressurized mask to establish a normal response to the pressure. They then did the same with concussion patients to determine the…

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    If you ever have been to a store on Black Friday, you have probably experience the chaotic frenzy of people purchasing mountains of clothes and electronics; they are taking the opportunity reduced prices to satisfy their wants. North American has constructed this society of momentum, where life is orientated around material possessions and the idea of having enough. We have developed an attitude of perpetual dissatisfaction through the idea that more equals satisfaction, and until we are…

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    The Impact of Residential Schools Residential schools were made to kill the Indian in the child claiming to make Canada a better place. The Government of Canada thought that the residential schools would help the Native families, but the way the children were treated and kept at the schools the Aboriginal culture is still suffering from the violence and abuse. Aboriginal parents don’t know how to treat their children because of their experience from Residential Schools; the violence was passed…

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