News Report January, 16th, 2009 Mr.Bussell CHC 2D0 – Period 5   Lester Bowels Pearson, the 14th prime minister of Canada is thought to be the greatest of all time. He received the noble peace prize and helped to save the world. Pearson accomplished so much for the country in his time as prime minister. While Pearson was prime minister he introduced the Canada Pension Plan, a national system of universal Medicare, the Commission on bilingualism and biculturalism, and the Maple Leaf Flag. Pearson also known as Mike, after becoming a member of the liberal party he was the minister of external affairs.
These are merely a few of his many outstanding antecedents. Read on to find out just why Sir Frederick Banting is one of the most significant Canadians in the shaping of this country. The first point to be considered is Frederick Banting’s war heroism. It is true that many thousands of Canadians served their country during war, and many performed heroic acts and Banting was one of these. When he enlisted in the Canadian Army for the first time, Frederick was turned down due to his poor eyesight.
In some parts of his speech, he has expressed such powerful emotions toward his brother, making the audience feel what the speaker felt during his brother´s assassination. By hearing the echo of the stage, one can say that he also have a great volume. The eulogy was very coherent. Ted expressed his thoughts really well, and was easy to be followed. He started expressing a strong word that is “love” and the sayings of Robert Kennedy when Robert was alive.
"A national spirit was born, and now to be British was not enough; we were Canadian and could do a good job of paddling our own canoe. " Spotlight Canada (82) This was said by a Canadian soldier who had survived the Battle of Vimy Ridge. In addition, the Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the reasons that Canada was starting to be seen as an independent country. As a result of this victory during World War One, Canada won a seat as a separate
He’s also a competitor and leader for Canada internationally by winning multiple medals in the World Championship, Canada Cup, and World Cup. Even after retirement, Gretzky continues to be a great Canadian by launching The Wayne Gretzky Foundation as well as giving his time to countless other charitable endeavours. Wayne Gretzky should be considered a great Canadian because many has regarded Gretzky as the greatest hockey player ever in the NHL which made lots of people proud to be Canadian and changed hockey into a Canadian sport. Firstly, ever since Wayne Gretzky was a kid, he played minor hockey at a level far above his peers (Larry Schwartz). When he was six years old, his father, Walter, built a rink in the family's backyard, and it was there that Wayne skated for hours on end, every day, practising his skating, shooting and stick handling and learning everything about the game from his dad (Wayne Gretzky Biography).
Assess the importance of WWI in the development of Canadian identity. WWI as been the first modern warfare with new technology and long range of land and time involved has caused nearly twelve to fifteen million casualties. Canada as one of the Allied Forces had learned the harsh reality of war. Over the four years of the war and four significant battles, Canadian’s population was greatly depleted. Nevertheless, WWI is still an important opportunity and lesson for Canada to develop its own identity internationally and nationally.
(Get news paper from Actor 1) Actor 3: Well that's good to hear. Actor 4: It says they are going to build a memorial for all the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in the Battle at Vimy. Actor 5: When is the construction of the memorial going to finish. Actor 4: It doesn't say but it's being designed by some person named Walter Seymour Allward Actor 2: We should go visit when it get unveiled. Actor 3: That sounds like a good idea.
Born David Alexander Colville in 1920 in Ontario, he became later known as one of the great Canadian artist under the name Alex Colville. Known for his talent to create painstakingly crafted realism in his paintings, he quickly became popular after haven been a war artist in World War II. He creates ordinary everyday experiences and turns them into something that is extraordinary. Colville’s time as a war artist greatly impacted his painting and his style as it changed the way he saw the world and this impact can be clearly seen in some of his work. While he was born in Toronto he soon moved to Nova Scotia where he developed pneumonia.
By thanking Mr. Bush he shows that he will show respect to every single American. In the following paragraphs he analyzed the economic crisis by being honest using phrases like "Our economy is badly weakened." In paragraphs 3-7 promises America that the challenges will be met. He starts of the sentence with "but" and pausing after "America" to ensure the audience that the challenges will be definitely met. Moving on to paragraphs 8 through 17 is hopeful and optimistic by providing his audience with many examples of how the Americans survived several crises in the past.
4.05C The tragic events of what took place a little over twelve years ago will be one of those events that will never been forgotten, like the Great Depression. Just a few weeks after the tragedy, George W. Bush, our President at the time, remembered that he was the leader of the nation and had to take a stand. Also, the previous Prime Minister of Great Britain, Tony Blair, felt like a speech was needed from him. Both of the men decided that the date September 11, 2001 would be unforgettable, and would have major effect on the country for many years to come. Even to this day, 9/11 is one of the most respected days in our lives.