Canada More Than A Country, A Family While many young men were losing their lives in the brutal bloodbath of world war , The Canadian home front geared up to support the war effort by supplying food, weapons and any other equipment resulting in the ultimate victory in 1945. During world war two, life back at home was very difficult and much different from what it was like before the war. Women were taking on the roles of men in local factories and any other work places. Propaganda was used everywhere trying to persuade men to join the war. Canadians were working together to provide sustainable food for the soldiers.
Wayne Gretzky is important to Canada in many different ways. It is the purpose of this essay to provide a biography of this man and to give three reasons that show his important in history. Wayne Gretzky’s was born by his parents Walter and Phyllis Gretzky that were Russian and Polish. He was the first of five children born to Walter and Phyllis Gretzky and became big brother to Kim, Keith, Glen and Brent. His father had hoped himself to become a hockey player but was discouraged because of his size.
During the war there was an imbalance of weapons with the Russian soldiers having one rifle between three men. The Lee Enfield was first produced in 1907; it had been designed by an American called James Lee and built at the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield - hence the rifle's name. The Lee Enfield enjoyed a good reputation with those who were issued with it. It had a ten-bullet magazine and its rate of fire in the hands of well-trained men was high. At the Battle of Mons, the advancing Germans believed that they were under fire from British machine guns.
Poison gas was also used at Ypres for the first time. The Germans had used chlorine gas for the first time in this war and it had badly affected Canadians because they were unaware of this new weapon. Canada has won recognition for showing courage and a reputation during the war. “For holding the line amid the gas attacks of the first critical four days of the battle, the Canadians were praised for their courage and tenacity, a reputation that would only grow as the war continued.” (Second Battle of Ypres- The Canadian Encyclopedia). Within very little time, the Canadians had lost a lot of men but through this battle they had gained a reputation as a “formidable fighting force” (Veterans Affair of Canada).
Their parents, in traditional garb, posed for this photograph before the soldiers left for England. | | | During the First World War, at least 4,000 Indian men volunteered to join the Allied forces in European battlefields. In rallying with the rest of Canada, Aboriginal Canadians faced distinct challenges. At the outbreak of the First World War, a considerable number of Natives lived in remote communities and spoke neither English nor French. For many, joining a Canadian battalion marked their first exposure to the dress, terminology and unique customs of British military tradition.
The essay “Why Soldiers Won’t Talk,” is marked by a clear narrative description of what war is truly like and gives the reader a strong sense of perspective. In the essay, “Ambush,” O’Brien recounts the story in first person, almost in a historical method of storytelling by using the word “I”. Part of the reason for this difference is this essay’s audience, O’Brien’s daughter Kathleen. Also, “Ambush” very much differs from “Why Soldiers Won’t Talk.” O’Brien does not describe the harsh living conditions the soldiers are living in and tries to be clinical about it. The refrains of “Ambush,” such as “he was a short, slender man of about twenty,” are constantly adding to the idea of the storytelling, unlike “Why Soldiers Won’t Talk,” which seems to
Character (5/10) The sole proprietor for Lawsons is Paul Mackay, a well versed Englishman who moved to Canada in 1998 and opened his own business. Mackay has had some serious issues in the past with repaying loans, as he was not generating enough profit to be able to. Lawsons currently has a substantial amount of loan penalties accumulated from not paying their loans on time, and this could cause issues for the Commercial Bank of Ontario if Patrick grants them the line of credit and they are unable to keep up with the payments. Capacity to Repay (4/10) It is apparent that Lawsons is not in a position to repay debt without many changes occurring both internally and externally. Jackie should not give the current loan request a chance, but instead try and encourage Mackay to make a lesser request and then go from there.
http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/games/overtop/CWM_Over_the_top_First_World_War_Maps.pdf Questions about the story: Over the Top 1) What reason does the main character give for having volunteered to join the army? What reasons can you provide to explain the willingness of hundreds of thousands of young Canadian men to enlist during the First World War and fight overseas? Do men and women today join Canada’s armed forces for the same reasons? Would those reasons change in a time of war? 2) When soldiers were not fighting in battles, how did they pass the time?
The Stony Pointers refused the offers but the Canadian Government appropriated them. Sam George, like the other Natives of Stony Point wanted thier land back when in 1993, the government still used the military base for Cadet training where Natives rightfully claim a burial ground lays (this was proved in an archaeological study in 2010 [Government Archives website]), and along with a small group of Stony Pointers the military base became occupied. The Natives stayed outside in tents and the officers there were just just told to continue with thier duties. One day, after a century of waiting to get their land back the Stony Pointers drove a bus through a wall of one the buildings in which no one was injured in the slightest. The military 'got the idea' and left.
The demand for tattooing has grown in recent years. According to Cayla Martin from the Faculty of Education at the Univercity of Canada she think it's a trend and should be more accepted, but people are still experiencing a stigma. The American Academy of Dermatology found nearly a quarter of 18 to 50 year olds had tattoos in 2004. Today employers are realising that they are not going to let somebody art get in the way of hiring the best qualified candidate. In June 2006, one of the nation's biggest and most conservative employers, the Defence Force, lifted a rule that allowed it to bar anyone with a tattoo from joining up.