high or very low in some cases. In The Toronto Star on October 23, 1999, the article “ Pregnancy biggest threat to women, V.N. says” uses statistics to give an estimation, “ an estimated 585,000 women do every year”. This article explains how pregnancy affects many women. By using this statistic, it gives the reader an approximation, but not an exact number. This is used to make the reader think that the statistic is very high. Another article in The Toronto Star, “Tamil health crisis probed”, on October
In this busy city of ours called Toronto, there are many things we indulge into, such as watching tv, reading a book, playing games on your phones, or reading a newspaper. Speaking of newspapers there are still people today that read print newspapers, whether they are commuting to work or relaxing on Sunday morning. Newspapers provide information of what is going in this city and in the world. In Toronto the most read newspaper is the Toronto Star with 1.1 million people reading their print
Rob Ford: Toronto Finally Knows the Truth is a very biased article written by John Cruickshank, published by the Toronto Star on Friday November 1st of 2013, about then mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, who has since passed away. The article writes of the dispute between Ford and the Star's journalists, and of the allegations against Ford stating that he has been spotted smoking cocaine and expressing homophobic and racist statements. The article is quick to remind the readers in every opportunity, of
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Phantom of the Opera". She preformed at the Pantages theatre in Toronto. Neve had preformed in over 800 shows when she was done in "The Phantom of the Opera" Neve says she likes the theatre because she gets an automatic response from the audience. It was this part of her career that Neve found the love of acting, not only on a stage but to reach higher in her career and be a movie star. 	Neve’s career as a movie star was just the beginning of her debut on television. Neve Campbell
What does it take to become a Canadian? Becoming a Canadian is a tedious task and most people of foreign countries immigrate to Canada just to have better conditions for their future generations. Whenever immigrating, people think of good experiences, and most people who have high skill levels are more likely to be accepted in countries. Instead, Canada’s immigration laws in fact make it unjust for the people who immigrate as it shows discrimination towards different groups, strict opportunities
All Long For (WWALF), we view and contrast the lives of four different but very similar characters in which they negotiate different aspects of their lives in order to find their own unique and comfortable place in the powerful and diverse city of Toronto. The following essay examines the depiction of global spaces and the effects on diasporic identity through characters Tuyen and Carla from WWALF. I will analyze and contrast the adaptation of the characters to the city, the influence from the characters’
The first Italian visits to Canada began within the 14th century under the French regime and Newfoundland under England’s purpose to explore and claim lands and missionary work for Italians. Particularly in Montreal, Italian migration can be traced since the late 1800s although there were already few hundred Italian artists and tradesmen before then. The first wave of Italian migrants to this city began in the late 1900’s until after the first World War. Most of them came from Southern Italian
The Victoria Bridge, constructed in the mid-19th-Century in British North America, is a famous Canadian landmark that set the stage for the beginning of the industrialization phase of Canada and more specifically, Montreal. It would eventually “play a vital role in the growth of the city and the country”. The overall location of Montreal would lead to large transportation problems for the city. More specifically, the fact that Montreal was an island made it difficult during the fall, spring,
“Between 1880 and 1920 more than 4.1 million Italians were recorded as entering the United States” (Daniels, p. 188). The Italian immigrants of post-1880 were different from other immigrant groups by these topics of religion, labor, family orientation, politics, and education. The 1880s brought a change not only in the amount of Italian immigrants but also the characteristic of them as a group. This group of immigrants was incredibly male dominated, in comparison to the other immigrants of this
The website that I choose to write about is fairus.org which stands for Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The reason that I choose to pick this website is because I have worked with them before. At my current field placement I work with refugees and sometime people from organization such as fair call to verify documents we have for people. Fairs goal is to improve border security, stop illegal immigrant and help out citizen of the United States. FAIR believe that having illegal immigrant
New York City is a place that everyone would love going to. There are a lot of sites to see and places to shop and eat at. Looking at this picture of New York City the first economic term that I think about is money. Money is usually use to buy a certain type of good or service for example a pace to stay at a hotel or buying clothes at a shopping store. There are many things to do in New York so deals that are being made from store to store, customers are spending money to get what they want
Robert Ford, the former Mayor of Toronto, Ontario has appeared to be indulging in inappropriate behaviour that has led to him losing the Mayoral election. In order to foster wellness while improving Mr. Ford’s quality of life, this article will focus on a treatment plan that uses the concepts based off of the psychosocial rehabilitation model where one is able to focus on the strengths and abilities while aiding in developing a support network that involves the individual the family and resources
Crime, murder, filth, and tension. These are all aspects and feelings that play into the photograph that creates Bandit’s Roost, figure 1. This photograph was taken by the infamous Jacob Riis in 1888 for his studies, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York. While this photo rests within a compressed, dirty alley on the lower East Side of New York City, the alley itself is set within “the Bend”, the slum of Mulberry Street. Mulberry Street is historically known as the center
Being the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, Toronto is a precise choice. The city of Toronto has dynamic, vivid life, as well as beautiful climate. Toronto has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summer, and cold winter. In addition, the city experiences four distinct seasons with noticeable length, which make city comfortable place to live. Besides, Toronto is not only host to more than 100 different festivals annually, but also home to Canada’s largest
landscape, the sight of a 19th century house may be attractive among them, located at 82 Bond Street downtown. Mackenzie House is famous for the person who lived there, William Lyon Mackenzie, the first mayor of Toronto, who was also a journalist and political reformer or note. (City of Toronto website, 2014)The house is in Georgian style which was extremely popular during the 18th and 19th century. (Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission website, 2014) With the passing of the time, the building
Gasoline I wake up to my phone ringing non-stop, and my roommate, Max yelling “Wake up!” Although Max has a mild form of dementia, he usually sets a reminder to wake me up just to make sure I got to New Jersey in time. “Coming!” I yell. As I quickly grab my bags, I rush downstairs and prepare to leave. “Ryan, where are you going again?” Max says. “I’m going to New Jersey for a temporary job as an accountant.” “Why didn’t you tell me?” Max says, clearly getting angry. “I was packing yesterday and
Anticipation, heartache, and mystery are only a few of the abundant emotions immigrants feel about their journey to the United States. Notably, in Shaun Tan’s graphic novel, The Arrival, the main character experiences the same series of emotions on his immigration journey seeking safe haven. In fact, through the three-week introduction to a new adventure and literature, I was able to tune into the feelings and genuinely understand the dismal journey of the immigrant archetype. Furthermore, this new-found
Intro: The most heavily populated city in Canada, Toronto is home to the CN Tower, the Hockey Hall of Fame, the biggest zoo in Canada, and the legendary PATH. It's also soon to be home to you and yours. But before you start scouring Lilypad's listings for the Toronto home or townhouse of your dreams, check out our city guide to make sure "T-Dot" is right for you (spoiler: it is). Overview: On the scenic northwestern shores of Lake Ontario, you'll find a melting pot unlike any other in the Great
Wilbert Colin Thatcher was born August 25, 1938, in Toronto Ontario. Colin Thatcher studied Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan, and later transferred to Iowa State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Masters in Agriculture. It was during this time at Iowa State University that he met his wife JoAnn Wilson. The couple married in 1962 and relocated to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In 1971, during the grieving of his father’s death, Thatcher cultivated his interest in