The Pan American Games (also referred to as the Pan Am Games) are the world's third largest international multi-sport games which take place every four years. These competitions constitute a major event in America however, Canada, Ontario will be proudly hosting the next edition in the upcoming year of 2015 within the following cities of; Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, and Niagara (Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games, 2014). Holding a major multi-sport event requires a great deal of preparation and responsibility as the nation will be accountable for the performers, officials, and spectators. The abstract of this essay is to demonstrate how the Pan American Games will not only benefit the diversity and reputation of the city of Toronto, but as well present its offering to tourism. The City of Toronto is located in Southern Ontario and is known to be the most populous city in Canada, as well as Ontario's provincial capital. It is considered to be the most multicultural city in the world and is an immigration destination for new comers (Anisef et al. 2003). According to various international rankings and reports, Toronto is one of the most liveable and competitive cities in the world and it continues to …show more content…
For instance, individuals will have the opportunity to have one-on-one interactions between one another, while also enjoying different sporting competitions. The interrelations within the community will increase one's perception of self and belonging within a group dynamic, and therefore, strengthen Ontario's society as a whole. People of all age and nationalities will become far more encouraged to equally participate and engage within their communities. The Pan American games will not only play a major role on a societal and community level but will also effect Torontarians in a positive
Toronto, Canada's largest city, occupies the site of an old French trading post, Fort Rouillé founded in the 1790s. The city was founded as a British Army garrison town, Fort York, on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1793. It succeeded Niagara-on-the-Lake as capital of Upper Canada in 1797. Chartered as a city in 1834, its name was then changed to Toronto. Toronto served as the country's capital from 1849 to 1851, and from 1855 to 1859.
I really do not get all of the appeal behind The Hunger Games. This is similar to The Twilight Saga, not that both franchises are the exact same, but they're both highly overrated franchises that are geared mostly towards teenagers. The only difference is that The Hunger Games tries to appeal to all demographics, but just ends up being REALLY obnoxious--- once you see the poster for this movie 1000 times. The one with Katniss on it. This is one of the most ANNOYING movie posters, if not THE most annoying movie poster I have ever seen. It's everywhere, even when the second movie is about to be released. Sorry, but The Hunger Games will not be as memorable as Star Wars or Lord of the Rings. It's just another
...ayed a strong role in the increase of soccer participation as 1 in every 5 Canadians now is a visible minority and with soccer being the most played sport worldwide many are bringing this sport culture to Canada. Moreover, the hosting of international events has led to an increase in media exposure that has allowed more Canadians to experience professional soccer either on TV or at a stadium. The expansion of the MLS has given Canadians a chance to enjoy soccer at their front door and with European stars making their way to NA the league has been truly put on the map and has increased in popularity and viewership. As a Canadian, one must wonder what will the Canadian sport culture look like in the future. With immigration rising and soccer gaining popularity with the general public will the “beautiful game” as it is known around the world one day be Canada’s game.
Toronto is a city that is simultaneously rich in its ethnic diversity, yet paradoxically finds itself constrained by its colonial heritage. This is important, as colonial representations of race pervade history across...
Vancouver is known as a city of booming economy and natural beauty. Both were highlighted by the 2010 Winter Olympic Games: the economy in the ability to host the games and nature in the advertisements for the games. These commercials focused as much on the soaring mountains and lush forests as they did on the city itself. “To the untrained eye, Vancouver is one of those rare cities which seems to have achieved a delicate balance between urban development and scenic preservation.”[2.9] However, this natural beauty can be viewed as causing issues for the development of the city. This essay will delve into how Vancouver has dealt with these problems from its inception until now and what issues still face this city.
Truly, attending both events enabled me to assess and analyze the similarities and differences of two sports. Recognizing that the two sports are culturally different despite being very identical to each other was rather astounding. The social influence that the sports seem to have on the players and the fans also appears to have a positive outlook. It will be interesting to see how each sport progresses in the future in regards to the types of fans that come to the games, how the teams interact with the fans, and the overall atmosphere of the games as well.
First, hockey is seen as a Canadian symbol and has impacted Canadian identity. One may believe hockey has impacted Canadian identity because of the way we are seen by the world and what we do to give ourselves this image. An example is in Vancouver, February 2005 protestors blocked off electric Commercial Drive to protest the expansion of the Trans-Canada Highway . The protestors took an interesting approach to this as people decided to express themselves and play a good old friendly game of hockey. The protest of a community coming together to play a game for a cause they believe in shows how much the game of hockey matters to Canadians. Hockey has also impacted Canadian identity by portraying images of hockey on five dollar bills, Tim Horton’s cups and Olympic commercials depicting Canadian love for the game. All of this illustrates hockey to be a Canadian game and played by everyone, it’s adding to the Canadian stereotype that we all play hockey and live in igloos. Lastly hockey has impacted Canadian identity because of the way we celebrate this sport. Scotiabank hosts their annual Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada celebratio...
Canada is recognized for many different things but “two aspects of national identity that Canadians are most recognized for are hockey and multiculturalism” (Szto 2016, 208). Canada is home to families of a wide variety of backgrounds, largely due to immigration from other countries. Immigrants see that Canada has a lot to offer them in regards to being able to stay true to their culture as well as engage in Canadian culture. Hockey is one example of how different cultures come together and are able to bond with one another. Many immigrants have difficulty understanding and speaking English but over time they are able to learn and communicate and understand better. Hockey night in Canada has always been broadcast in English but for the past few years hockey night in Canada has also become available in Punjabi. During the summer Olympics in London news and updates were broadcast in many different minority languages, which allowed everyone in Canada to keep up with the Olympics coverage. From personal experience from Vancouver the winter 2010 and 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Omni, a multicultural channel had spoke over 10 different languages to help the minorities follow along this special event. Along with hockey coverage, news is also available in many different languages for example, Punjabi, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Adding examples within Vancouver, BC is the stores that we have local such as markets and smaller stores. In the cities in Vancouver, Canada is that we have a massive amount of immigrants. The non-speaking English and French people make it easier for them to read signs and store names. For example, in Surrey, BC, mostly or I should say half of the immigrants are South-Asians and they can not speak or read English or French so they have their own signs to be more helpful. That being said it’s a great opportunity to the immigrants to practice
Toronto city is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan, diverse and tolerant cities and is consistently ranked as one of the best cities to live in terms of life quality. Toronto located on the northwestern shores of Lake Ontario in the Southern Ontario district is home to more than 2.5 million residents. This Canadian city is unique melting pot of diverse cultural and ethnical immigrants from all over the world. The city is renowned for its high quality of life, economic and financial position and as an important socio-cultural center of North America.
Toronto is the 4th largest city in the world. But Toronto did not become the 4th largest city over night. It has a long list of its economic history and its growth. It has almost 4000 years long history. Toronto was not called Toronto at the beginning. It had multiple names like “Tkaronto”, “Lac Toronto”. Toronto got its name in 1834. In 1793 when British colonial official founded the city Toronto which was then called “Town of York.”
Are high school sports beneficial or not for students? I personally believe if a student is in a high school sport they’re forced to prioritize between school and their sport, and at a young age I believe the student would decide to use his time to improve in his sport instead of school. Which in the long run would affect his academics, unless they decide to stay up late and work on their homework to keep up with both school and their sport. But, even like that in time the lack of sleep would catch up to them, and cause them to do even worse in both academics, and sports. High school sports are like the lotto in my opinion, many play but only a few get rewarded for their work. Therefore, high school sports cause more negativity than positivity.
High performance sport in Canada is seen to ameliorate our nation’s identity, unity and pride. Increasing these aspects does not come freely, athletes and the staff around them must be funded properly to help Canada train and prepare for high performance sports. The most well respected high performance sport venue in today’s society is the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This paper is intends to acknowledge the contributions of Own the Podium as one of Canada’s largest sport organizations for high performance sport. Own the Podium helps fund high performance Canadian athletes for the Olympics and Paralympics. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader how Own the Podium is assisting in many key areas in Canada’s sport system. Also, this paper will state the very detailed vision and mission statements from Own the Podium made for Canada’s high performance athletes and the goals in mind for the future Olympic games. Specific indications on how Own the Podium has a direct impact on this broad topic of high performance sport, how they intend to carry out their goals and their dedication towards these athletes and future athletes. This multi-sport organization is the backbone of the hopeful success of Canadian athletes in the highest regarded sport spectacle; the Olympic games.
Everybody loves video games! With advancements in technology, video games have been available to more people worldwide. While people have been playing these video games many studies have been conducted on them. Are they good are they bad? Well Emily makes an argument that they are actually bad for people. But how good exactly is this argument? In the argument The Violent Side of Video Games author Emily Sohn attempts to support the claim that video games have a negative effect on the people who play them through her use of pathos, ethos, and logos.
Travel beyond North America reveals that many countries are very homogeneous compared to the multicultural nature of Canada. Canadian multiculturalism is very evident in the Alberta Avenue neighbourhood. Rather than treat it with suspicion, we should look at this as a great learning opportunity
Sport tourism is a collection of separate niches, but while tourism associated with mega sporting events in major urban locations. The distinction between the two can be defined in terms of hard and soft participation. It starts with how serious travellers engage in their sport of choice.