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researching Stan Rogers' Barret's Privateers

2007-05-06T00:22:00.000-05:00

I know this blog is done with but I thought I'd post this website. It digs deep into the Stan Rogers song we listened to in class about how accurate his lyrics really are historically. It's kind of interesting. Take a lookhttp://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~jacktar/barretts.html

Book Review: Anne Series 1-5

2007-05-04T23:41:00.000-05:00

Well, since I've already blogged on both Anne of Green Gables movies, I thought for the book review I would write about the first five books in the Anne series by Lucy Maud Montgomery. In Anne of Green Gables, the orphan Anne Shirley is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert and charms the hearts of Avonlea, including the handsome Gilbert Blythe. In Anne of Avonlea Anne teaches school and gets

Black Robe

2007-05-04T23:15:00.000-05:00

Black Robe" is set in 1632 in the newly settled colony of Quebec. A young Jesuit priest, Father Lafourge, is assigned to leave the settlement with a band of Algonquins to travel to the Huron mission 1500 miles up-stream. Accompanying the priest is young French colonist named Daniel. As soon as the journey begins the Algonquins become suspicious of Father Lafourge's peculiar brand of spirirtuality

Lecture 11

2007-05-04T23:09:00.000-05:00

Where the Grass Joined Hands, discusses Canada's geographical relationship to the United States, and its westward expansion. First Dr. Isern talked about Paul Sharp and his test of the Webb Thesis through bi national comparison and his argument; triumph of national will over environment. Then he discussed the bill of 1867 to take over the Canadian West. This idea was sparked because of the

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2007-05-04T18:56:00.000-05:00

I recently read two articles in the magazine the Walrus. The nature of the magazine is similiar to that of Newsweek or Time magazine. It covers current events, global issues, and human interest stories in Canada. The first article I read was in the May 2007 edition, and it was titled: "City Limits". It was about remembering the famous author Jane Jacobs who passed away last year. One point

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2007-05-04T18:39:00.000-05:00

I just finished reading two articles in the Walrus magazine. The nature of the magazine is close to the same as US News and World Report. The magazine covers global news, local human interest stories, and world wide events. The first article I read was in the March 2007 edition and it was titled: "Life on Nut Island". Its about about an elite tactcal crime fighting unit that fell apart due to

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2007-05-04T18:14:00.000-05:00

I recently read two article in the Walrus magazine. The nature of the magazine is sililiar to that of Time or Newsweek. It covers world problems, diplomatic issues, and Canadian human interest stories the first article I read was titled: "Schoolboy Chic" in the March 2007 edition. Its about a designer who puts a little rock and roll into classic mens' suits. Its not really about anything but

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2007-05-04T17:53:00.000-05:00

I recently read two articles in two seperate editions of the Walrus magazine. The nature of the magazine is similiar to US News and World Report. It covers global issues, current events, and Canadian human interest stories. The first article I reviewed was in the May 2007 edution. It was titled:"The Fix". It awsa very weird article, and I still don't understand what it was about. I think it

Lecture 12: Four Strong Winds

2007-05-04T16:49:00.000-05:00

Lecture twelve was titled Four Strong Winds and it focused on Communication and Pop Culture in Canada. The first topic that was covered was the founder of Communication Studies Marshall McLuhan. McLuhan is internationally acknowledged and is best known for his quote, "The Medium is the Message," which was the title of one of the chapters of his book Understanding Media. McLuhan's basic theory was

Four Strong Winds Lecture 12

2007-05-04T16:40:00.001-05:00

Lecture 12 was about Canadian popular Culture. Dr. Isern started the lecture by talking about the “father of communication studies” -- Marshal McLuhan. Then we got to experience some Celtic folk and rock music from the Rankin Family and Rawlins Cross. It was interesting to see how the bands changed as they went thru the year, like how Rawlins Cross added different instruments. We then went on to

WWW

2007-05-04T15:49:00.000-05:00

The weekend in Winnepeg was a great experience for me. It was actually the first time I had been out of the US. I really enjoyed the food. Getting to experiance all different types from Ukrainian to Tai to Canadian. Besides the food my favorite palce we visited was the Manatoba Museum. Mr. Shepard knew everything about Cananda and more. I wish we would haev had more time because at the end we ran

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2007-05-04T12:30:00.000-05:00

I recently reviewed two articles in the Walrus magazine. The nature of the magazine is similiar to that of Time and Newsweek; it covers global events, economic issues, and Canadian human interest stories. The first artclie I read was in the May 2007 edition, and it was titled: Wild Chamber. It was about an artist, Roger Ballen who mixes human and animal symbology with material objects to create

Breaking the Ice: Canada and the Northwest Passage

2007-05-04T11:51:00.001-05:00

I previously wrote a little on the Northwest Passage route and I decided to research some more into the subject. In the CBC archives, “Breaking the Ice”, further examination to the Northwest Passage is taken into account. The “Artic Grail” refers to the dream of sailors wanting to find a northern passage to the riches of Asia. Cold weather has been the main enemy for ships trying this route. One

Radio Report CBC archives: The Duplessis Orphans

2007-05-04T11:26:00.000-05:00

The Duplessis Orphans is quite a strange subject to me. I decided to look into the facts behind the stories of orphans waking up only to find themselves as a psychiatric patient. Many of these children were orphans out of wedlock. They were abused sexually and physically. Each one of them has a story of abuse from the religious people who were in control of them. The Duplessis Orphans are adults

Radio Reports CBC: A Tale of Perseverance: Chinese Immigration to Canada

2007-05-04T11:03:00.001-05:00

During the 1880’s the railroad industry was booming. I looked at the CBC archives and watched some videos explaining the immigration of Chinese immigrants. The first videos told of Canada bringing in 15,000 workers and were paid only half of what Canadians would get. Higher wages were unlikely due to unions not letting the Chinese enroll. As soon as the work was done, there was an outcry for the

Book Review: Halfbreed

2007-05-04T10:42:00.000-05:00

This book was really interesting in that it gave a perspective on the Metis very different than that of Ens. Instead of a great deal of analysis and explanations of social trends, this book is a memoir compiled by Maria Campbell, a Metis woman who had a very difficult life. Her story is at times quite sad and borders

Book Report: Vertical Man/Horizontal World

2007-05-04T10:31:00.001-05:00

Laurence Ricou’s, Vertical Man/ Horizontal World, is a book describing the life and feelings one receives while living in Canada’s prairie lands. The introduction starts out by giving some different personal perspectives of the land. Edward McCourt describes the prairie man as living in a world where man is nothing, yet everything. Wallace Stegner takes it into a geometrical figure saying the

Chasing The Stanley Cup

2007-05-04T10:29:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure if anyone else out there likes hockey. I grew up playing hockey two nights a week at our rink in town. So as you could imagine, I really like watching the NHL. If anyone else has been following, here is what has been going on latelty.We are well into the 2nd round of the playoffs. The first round wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Only one under-ranked team managed to beat a higher

Corner Gas season 3

2007-05-04T10:27:00.001-05:00

Corner Gas I watched Corner Gas season 3. Corner Gas is about the lives of the people who live in Dog River and hang around the only gas station and restaurant in town. I have seen this before and did not think it was too funny, but I thought I would give it another shot. So I watched a few episodes. The first one I watched was about a running club. To prepare for a fun run Lacey and Wanda start

RP: Quebec Confronts Canada

2007-05-04T10:12:00.000-05:00

The book Quebec confronts Canada gives a new insight into the relation between Canada and its problem child province. Edward Corbett’s book was written in 1967 just years after a small string of terrorist bombings shook Montreal and brought the problem to the forefront. Being written in the same time period gives the book a fresh feel. Corbett discusses at length the situation that has been

Lecture 11

2007-05-04T10:06:00.000-05:00

Lecture 11 In lecture 11 Prof. Isern talked about the border disputes of Canada, which was a little surprising to me because I did not think they had any. I was also surprised to see a cannon pointing in the direction of the United States. The lecture was titled “where the grass joined hands” which is from a poem by Stafford. I thought it was interesting how Prof. Isern would recite the poem in

Book Report: First Across the Continent

2007-05-04T09:28:00.000-05:00

First Across the Continent, a book on Sir Alexander Mackenzie, the author Barry Gough describes the trials and tribulations of the Canadian explorer. Alexander Mackenzie was born in Scotland and came to America with his two aunts. His father and uncle later joined them in the New England area of America. Being that the family followed the crown of England, they remained Loyalists during the

Movie Review: Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

2007-05-04T09:05:00.000-05:00

Anne has just finished her first year teaching. She is also trying to publish a book which is rejected by the publishing company. She finds out that Diana is engaged and she gets married. Diana enters one of Anne’s stories into a contest advertising baking powder and she wins. Gilbert proposes to Anne but she turns him down because she says she does not love him. Rachel’s husband dies and she

Book Review Riel: A Life of Revolution

2007-05-04T08:52:00.000-05:00

I read the book Riel: A Life of Revolution by Maggie Siggins. This book is a biography, but Siggins writes it in such a way that it wasn't to hard to read. Siggins uses a lot of narrative from the writings of Louis Riel which adds a lot to the book. For Siggins, Riel was a humanitarian hero who dreamed of a multicultural Canada before anyone else did.This book is split into four parts which focus

Book Review: The Canadian Frontier

2007-05-04T08:39:00.000-05:00

The book The Canadian Frontier written by W.J. Eccles published in 1969 talks about Canada and the way it formed from 1534 to 1760 encompassing from New France to what the author calls the 'Military Frontier'. The book talks about mostly the fur trade and its effects once again upon the settlement of Canada and New France. Eccles speculates that the trade was purely economical and had little to