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We focus on bringing back Indigenous languages, ceremonies, cultures, traditions – all that was lost over the past 150 years. This is how we’ll generate hope – for all Canadian people. –Perry Bellegarde After reading the novel, I chose to conclude my analysis by reflecting on the postcolonial theory, and how it ties in with …
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While reading Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden, I observed great differences between the Indigenous culture, and the Canadian culture. Evidently these two cultures are very different, as they have come from different parts of the world and different backgrounds. The Indigenous culture is that of the first inhabitants of Canada, while the Canadian culture …
“If you know your archetypes- and not just yours, if you know how to perceive the world in archetypes, through archetypes- everything changes. Everything. Because you have two things: you can see through one eye which is impersonal, and through the other, which is personal. That’s the way the game is written down here.” –Caroline …
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Who is Adnan Syed? Adnan Syed is a Muslim-American man from Baltimore, Maryland who was born on May 21, 1980. One of the three children of “conservative parents” Shamim and Syed Rahman. Crowned prince of his junior prom, a player of the varsity football team, and a member of the track team, Syed was well …
Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden is an eye-opening novel. The novel describes the story of two young Indigenous men, following their journey as soldiers in the Canadian military during the First World War. Within the first ten chapters, the story jumps around a lot and information is seemingly thrown around all over the place. …
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Season One: Episode One , The Alibi tells the story of the murder of Hae Min Lee and the conviction of Adnan Syed, the ex-boyfriend of Hae Min. Narrated by Sarah Koenig, the podcast focuses on Syed’s professed innocence. This is one of the first podcasts I have listened to, and certainly the first that …
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University admissions program-specific prerequisites. Why do they exist? This is a question I think most of us have asked ourselves before. They’re a pain, let’s set that straight! We all know they exist, and despite our strong feelings towards them, I think we know why they exist. Program-specific prerequisites are set to ensure each student …
Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want. — Alan Cohen This is the first post, hopefully of many, on my new blog. I’m still figuring things out so we shall see how it goes!
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