Assignment #7

Here is my link to my teacher: Ms.Pollock's website: http://historypollock.blogspot.com/2009/02/assignment-7-canadian-personalities.html

a.) Which category of Canadian Personalities interested you the most? Did you like the "we inspired", "we founded", "we fought", "we built" or "we governed" section the best? Why?

The category of Canadian Personalities that interested me the most was the we built section. It was so interesting to me because it had people who I thought were the most important and most influential people in Canada(to me) who were on that site. For example David Thompson mapped pretty much all of north-west Canada and Jules Timmins who "made" the town of Timmins because of the high demand for gold miners in the gold mines of Timmins. Another two people who I thought were interesting were James Bernard Harkin and Samuel de Champlain who founded parks Canada and colonized North America respectively. Because of all these influential personalities I thought the we built section was the best.

b.) Which personality interested you the most? Why? Find an image of him or her to embed (add to the body of your post) and write, in your own words, a short description of what he or she did and why he or she is your favourite. If you get information from any source, you must credit it by creating a link to it (that includes information from the site that I've asked you to look at).

I got my information from: http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/biography/biographi200e.shtml

David Thompson's personality interested me the most. He mapped all on north-western Canada (the north-west territories )which was a great feat in itself. He started when he was just fourteen when he came from England to work for the Hudson's Bay Company. He walked, rode or went on horse back all through the northwest and mapped millions and millions of square kilometres. He got his information mostly by his own judgment and effort but he received a little help from the aboriginal people while he spent three decades mapping out all of North America.

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.

If I were to suggest three more influential Canadian personalities to add to this site I would chose Wayne Gretzky, Maurice Richard and Kim Campbell. Wayne Gretzky I chose because I believe he is the only Canadian to be proclaimed the greatest ever at any sport and he influenced millions of Canadian children to play hockey , he would fit under the category we inspired http://www.gretzky.com/ . Maurice Richard would be put under we fought because he was the greatest hockey players of his time due to his speed and toughness yet he made minimum wage. He fought for the rights of french Canadians silently by playing great hockey and the NHL back then did many unjust things to french Canadians back then including decreased pay and less rights in hockey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Richard . I think Kim Campbell was also a very influential Canadian because she was the first woman prime minister in the eighty's. In the eighties there was much discrimination and sexism against women and I think it is great that Canada in those times could look past all that and see the amount of leadership not the type of sex she is. She would go under We governed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Campbell .

5. My vote for may favourite Canadian Personality was David Thompson.

7.d.) 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?

The history maker I had most in common with is David Mctaggart. No I wasn't able to figure it out from the clues given because I have no idea who he is. I share that : we both have one sister, English was our first language, we are both athletes, we both have nicknames, we both care about the environment and we both love traveling to Europe. Some differences between us are: we were born in separate seasons, I never dropped out of school, I don't like squash or golf like he does, I don't fight many battles to protect the environment, I never founded an environmental organization and I have never been to Italy.

8 e.) 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. (Write this as though you've lived your whole life. You may have been a phenomenal athlete, the first black Prime Minister, cured cancer...use your imagination!)

If I'm a big history maker I would probably make history for one of two reasons. First I might be a phenomenal soccer player and play in Manchester United and be the best ever. I will be known for my persistence and defensive skill never being beaten on a one on one situation. Another great thing I might do is set a world record for most visits to my doctors office because I will be well known for cheap efficient and thorough service. I will be a doctor who is kind generous persistent, skilled and efficient. These are the two possibilities that will happen to me if I am incredibly famous and world wide known and respected.