provinces‚ those in Ontario should study only Canadian literature in grade twelve English courses. Although there are many existing writers in different cultures‚ it is important for Ontario students to first become familiar with Canadian literature before moving on. It is believed that students should focus on their Canadian culture - despite being surrounded by other cultures- promote and establish their own writers‚ and encourage younger Canadian authors. Pupils currently enrolled in English
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History of English in the Philippines Although the first exposure to English was in 1762 to 1764 when the British invaded Manila‚ English from that time never had any lasting influence. English was assimilated when the United States took over the Philippines. In 1898‚ Spain ceded control of the Philippines to the United States under the Treaty of Paris‚ and thereafter the Americans controlled the Philippines until it gained its independence in 1946. The Americans established a system of public education
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1. If the exchange rate value of the CAD goes from USD 0.60 to USD 0.80‚ then the CAD: A)depreciated and Canadians will find U.S. goods more expensive B)depreciated and Canadians will find U.S. goods cheaper. C)appreciated and Canadians will find U.S. goods cheaper. 2. The exchange rate for Japanese yen (JPY) per euro (EUR) changes from 98.00 to 103.00 JPY/EUR. How has the value of the EUR changed relative to the JPY in percentage terms? 3. The exchange rate for Australian dollars per British
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Categories of perceived images become ineffective when we place people and things in the wrong group. Cross-cultural miscategorization occurs when I use my home country categories to make sense out of foreign situations. For example‚ a Korean businessman entered a client’s office in Stockholm and encountered a woman behind the desk. Assuming that she was a secretary‚ he announced that he wanted to see Mr. Silferbrand. The woman responded by saying that the secretary would be happy to help
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Pennies don’t put in their two cents for their place as a part of American currency. It’s not like they’re particularly useful. Almost nobody picks them up unless it’s in the hope that the face of the long-deceased Abraham Lincoln might bring them good fortune of some odd sort. Thieves don’t scrounge around people’s pockets for pennies‚ and then have the person call the police for their missing penny. When most people say that they want to keep the penny‚ most of the time it will simply be an infantile
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31 Part #2: 200412-31 200512-30 Canadian December 31‚ Friday December 30‚ Friday 0.830979 USD 0.857927 USD 2006- December 29‚ 0.858222 12-29 Friday USD 2007-12-31 December 31‚ Monday 1.01204 USD ** Foreign Currency Translation Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 Amount in US$ 100‚000.00 103‚780.00 100‚040.00 82‚290.00 Adjustment 0 3‚780.00 40.00 (17‚710) Factor (US) 1.2034** 1.1656 1.1652 0.9881 Rounding and with 4 decimal places. **Notice that a Canadian dollar buys only .830979 cents of
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Canadians at Juno Beach on D-Day D-Day on June 6‚ 1944 was the most significant day in the history of war because it marked the end of WWII. D-day on Juno beach impacted Canada positively in many ways. Firstly‚ Canadians proved to the world that they would die defending freedom and democracy. With the strong military‚ Canada showed that they were an effective fighting force and helped to defeat the Nazi’s. Canada also gained it own identity and proved the world that they were powerful and didn’t
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nations... - Dr. R. J. Sutherland‚ Canada’s Long Term Strategic Situation INTRODUCTION In his 1962 essay‚ “Canada’s Long Term Strategic Situation”‚ Dr. R. J. Sutherland took the unusually bold step of predicting the stable foundations of Canadian defence policy for the next four decades‚ even though he was writing at the height of Cold War tensions and amidst revolutionary developments in nuclear weapons technology. An economist‚ cavalry officer and operational analyst with experience of
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Toronto Star Volume 67-No. 475-Bronx‚ New York Friday‚ February 20‚ 2004 Royal murdered by Guardian By Hiba Ali The Canadian Press Bronx‚ N.Y.—Sixteen year old‚ Andy Finley‚ was brutally murdered yesterday night. This incident took place in a dark alley near Alfredo’s‚ a regular teen hangout. Andy‚ a royal‚ was murdered around 11:30 p.m.‚ and found at midnight by his girlfriend‚ Laura Smith. Andy had been gashed by a knife just below his rib cage. The
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the Chinese suppliers figure out a way to detect and reject contaminated honey. Its current cost for 50-50 blend of Chinese and Canadian honey is $1.08 Canadian dollars per pound. Harrington Honey has proposed three main options: a) 100% pure Canadian honey‚ which costs $1.75/lb; b) 100% U.S. honey at $1.10/lb in U.S. dollar ($1.79 Canadian dollar); or c) 50-50 Canadian-Argentinean honey for $1.42/lb. As a result of the supply shortage‚ prices for non-Chinese honey have gone up significantly. There
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