The categories I chose to describe was the "Help Lesotho" category and the "Ryan's Well" category. First off, ways to help Lesotho are to donate money to charities that help countries like Lesotho. As you know, thousands of children are left orphans each year because of the fact that their parents died from HIV/AIDS. But, if we were to give enough money to help fund and educate these children, I think that there would be a dramatic decrease of deaths caused by HIV and other deadly diseases. Also, the poverty in Lesotho is outstanding. Charities like the "Happy Factory" are on a mission to help give every child in that country a toy, whether they can afford or not, just out of generosity or to do the right thing. Another Charity a would like to mention is "Ryan's Well". This organization was founded by a boy named Ryan. At the age of six, he saw a commercial on television telling people about less fortunate people around the world. Since then, Ryan has been raising money to help to provide clean water for the people in Lesotho, by building wells all across the country. This is significant because in countries such as these, people cannot afford clean water, so what most of them do is that they walk all the way to a river or a water hole they made by themselves and take their water supply from that. This is highly dangerous because the people have no clue what is in the water. Millions of parasites live and breed in it, and not only that, but the water is just plain dirty. Up along the river, an animal could have urinated in it or person could have dumped their garbage into the river. Organizations like "Ryan's Well" help millions of people stay alive and stay healthy, for the most part. That is why we should help fund these projects; to help other people less fortunate than us have a better life.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Assignment #8 The Real Riel
Interviewer: And now, he's a ghost from the past, some say he was the father of confederation but some say he was a traitor; let's give it up for Louis Riel!
(audience claps)
Louis Riel: Thanks! it feels great to be here.
Interviewer: Very good! O.K. so Louis, I'm going to ask you a series of questions; about three, and I was hoping you could answer them the best you can for me. Is that alright?
Louis Riel: Sure! That's fine with me.
Interviewer: Great! Let's get started then. Question number one: What was your main occupation or job and what did you do to help benefit Canada' s future?
Louis Riel: Well, I was a Canadian Politician, and was the founder of Manitoba, to answer your second question. I was also the leader of an aboriginal group named the Metis. I fought for their rights, to preserve their culture and their homeland, and I led 2 resistance groups against the government because they had threatened the Metis. They didn't care about them, but someone had to; so I chose to defend them.
Interviewer: That was very brave of you. Question number two: After each of your rebellions, were there consequences for your actions? If so, what were they?
Louis Riel: The consequence for the first rebellion was exile in the United States. Even so, I was elected into the house of commons three times, but I never attended my position because how could I without being arrested? I was a fugitive. But all didn't seem that bad though, when I met my wife in Montana while still in exile in 1881, and had my two wonderful children. When it was over, I returned to Saskatchewan to represent the Metis again. It later turned into another rebellion, but this time when I was arrested, I was executed because I apparently had committed "high treason" towards the country, which resulted in my trial and death.
Interviewer: That's very sad. Question number three: Why do you think some people think that you are a traitor while some think that you are a father of confederation?
Louis Riel: I think that some people think that I am a traitor because even though I fought for what I thought was right, I led two resistance against my own country and died because of it as an outcome. I think that some people think that I a father of confederation because I founded Manitoba, and fought for the cause I believed in which in my mind was in the right thing to do in the end.
Interviewer: Louis, I think that you are an amazing person and not a traitor in my opinion but unfortunately we are out of time. Ladies and gentleman let's say goodbye to Louis Riel!
Louis Riel: Goodbye and thanks everyone!
A helpful source for all of my information was Wikipedia. They had all the facts I needed to know and more.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Assignment #7 Canadian Personalities
Above is a portrait of Marquis de Montcalm. I chose him because during the Seven Years war, he led many successful attacks against British armys and captured several forts and seized military supplies for the French. He died on 1759 September 13, in the same battle James Wolfe died in.
c) In your post, suggest three more influential Canadian personalities that could be added to this site. Why did you choose these people? Which categories would they fit into? Link to information about each of them.
Three influential Canadian personalities I would add to this site would be Terry Fox, Sir Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best. Terry Fox because he was the one ran across Canada despite an amputated leg and previous cancer. I think Terry would fit into the "We inspired category," because he inspired many Canadians to run each year to raise money for Cancer Research and help find a cure for cancer. Sir Fredrick Banting and Dr.Charles Best because they made a remarkable discovery "insulin" and had cured diabetes as quote from http://www.medhunters.com/, "The discovery of insulin in 1921–22 by the four-man team of physician Frederick Banting, graduate student Charles Best, Professor of Physiology J.J.R. Macleod, and biochemist J.B. Collip is the most famous Canadian medical discovery to date, and earned the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Today, the World Health Organization estimates that at least 171 million people suffer from diabetes, and insulin injections along with diet management remain the best treatment available." I think these men would fit into the"We Founded category because they did find a cure for diabetes called insulin and also saved the lives of millions of Canadians.
Which History-Maker did you have the most in common with? Were you able to figure it out from the clues given? What do you share with that person? What are some things that are different between you and that person?
No, I was not able to figure out who it was. The man I am most common with is David Mctaggart, a world famous activist and founder of Greenpeace. We both cared about the environment, which was basically all we had in common. He dropped out of high school before graduation, which is something I don't plan to do.
One hundred years from now, (in 2109!) imagine that students are learning about Canadian History Makers and they discover you. What will you be remembered for? How were you a Canadian History Maker? You are using your imagination, so think about some things that you would like to accomplish in your life and imagine that you have all the accomplishments of your life to look back on. Write a short profile of yourself, imagining the contributions you have made to the future of Canada.
First, I graduated from Brookfield High School, (at the top of my class). Then I went to college, and study as a scientist, and found a cure for asthma (since I have it). After that, I studied computers and founded a giant computer company, greatest there will ever be. Then, I've always liked videogames, so I got a job as a videogame designer for the best company ever (Microsoft) and after had a fortune to spend to live off the rest of my life.
Oh and Miss Pollock, please re-check my other posts because before instead of pressing the "Save As Draft" button, I clicked the "Publish Post" button so you basically only read my half finished assignments.
