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Assignment2Stu.No:2011302580397Name:GaoMengru(Kathy)Class:13SignificantAspectsofCanadaWhendefiningCanadayoumightlistsomestatisticsyoumightmentionourtallestbuildingorbiggestlakeyoumightshakeatreeinthefallandcallaredleafCanadayoumightrattleoffsomecelebritiesmightmentionthatwe’vegotafewbarenakedladiesorthatwemadethesecrazythingslikezipperselectriccarsandwashingmachines——WeAreMoreAboveisthefirstsectionofthepoemperformedbyslampoetShaneKoyczanattheVancouver2010WinterGamesOpeningCeremony.Iloveitverymuch.WhenIfirsthearditflowingoutsoulfully,IalsofeltmybloodboilingeventhoughIamnotaCanadian.Andtillnow,whenIreadit,Istillfeelexciting.ThepiecereflectedtheessenceofCanada,whatmakesthemCanadians.ActuallyitmakesmehavegreataffectionforCanada.Well,backtoourpoint.WhenreferringtoCanada,justlikethepoemsays,thefirstthinggetsintoyourmindmustbetheredmapleleaf.Canadahasgotsomanymapletrees.TheygiveCanadiansbeautifullandscapes,industryandbusiness,stickymaplesyrupandyummyfood.TheygiveCanadatoomuchthattheywerefinallypicturedinCanadianflag.Theydeservethathonour.Canadanotonlyhaslotsoftreesbutalsomanyanimals,livingwithoutrestrictionsbutinharmonywithpeople.Afriendofmineoncetoldmeajoke."YouliveinCanada.Oneday,youheardyourdoorknockedandthenyouwenttoopenthedoor.Youthoughtitmightbesomeoldfriendscallingin,orsomepoortravellerswhogotlostaskingforahand.ItwasonlywhenyouopenedthedoorthatyourealizedthatCanadaistrulyafantasylandbecauseitwasneitherafriendnoratraveller.Itwasevennotahumanbeing.Guesswhat?It'sabear."Thejokemademelaughalotbecausethebearwassocute.Andthat'sjustonesignificantreasonthatmakesCanadasoattractive.Canadaisalsoverymulticultural.JustlikeAmerica,whenCanadawasn'tCanada,EuropeanstravelledacrosstheAtlanticOceantoNorthAmericaandthentheysettleddownthere.AtthattimethestrongestpowerintheworldwereBritainandFranch.Sotheyfightedforthisland.TheEnglishpeoplewon.ButthentheseEnglishpeoplemadeastupiddecisionthattheygaveapieceoflandtotheFrenchfortheirliv