Confederation
1. What colony did you represent?
I represented Nova Scotia.
2. What did you feel were the biggest or most important issues for your colony?
For my colony we were really pushing for representation by delegation so we can develop a trustworthy government, same amount of seats in the house of commons, common trade regulations and currency, and a fee for all ships aside from military ships to dock in our harbour.
3. What strategy did your group come up with to deal with those issues?
The majority of the other colonies also had the same insights, so we didn’t have to argue too much besides our point with the fees of ships to dock in our harbour.
4. Did you have to make any concessions during the negotiation phase? If so, what agreements or concessions did you come up with?
I did not, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia developed an alliance so between the representatives of NB and NS, we managed to persuade other groups to flip to our side without having to sacrifice any benefits.
5. Were you happy with the outcome of the confederation debates?
Yes, for everything except for how boats won’t be charged to dock in our harbour. It makes sense that nobody voted for this idea, however, because they would be the ones paying. I could see how in a more realistic situation, other groups would have to give in to our proposal to persuade us to join confederation.
6. What is one thing you wish had happened differently with the final results and why?
I would definitley wish that we could charge boats to dock in our harbour, because if we have to deal with all this water traffic we would at least like to see some benefits out of it, especially benefits that boost our economy.
FOIL – Week 9
When multiplying binomials, I use FOIL in my head to help me find the simplied answer more efficiently than if I were to write out new equations and brackets.
Yet Do I Marvel – Countee Cullen
I think “Yet Do I Marvel” By Countee Cullen best explains the African American struggle because of his frequently used comparisons throughout the poem. His use of an extended paradox within a sonnet demonstrated the pain he feels with his disadvanteges as a black man. His allusions were more in depth; creating many unanswered questions that really make you think. Hyperbole was strategically used when describing his torture as a man with many talents but disadvantages. His sophisticated vocabulary showed his high education, adding to the effect of how his people were treated poorly. You can feel the frustration that Cullen was implying, especially in the last line, “To make a poet black, and bid him to sing!” I interpreted this poem as if Cullen were Tantalus, where he had the fruit but could never eat it. Cullen is not disrespecting God, but confused as to why he would do such a thing.
How do human relationships help us develop?
How do human relationships help us develop?
Having a bestfriend can greatly impact anyone’s life. In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie were the best of friends. When they arrived at the ranch to work with the rest of the migrant workers, they found that it was pretty unheard of to travel with another man. In a time of such desperation and isolation, there were only a few other relationships on the ranch for example Candy and his dog, and Curley and his wife. ‘”Slim looked through George and beyond him. “Ain’t many guys travel around together,” he mused. “I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other,”‘ (Steinbeck, pg. 35). In this quote, Slim sheds some light on how companonship can actually bring happiess and a sense of home. In a world so lonely in this period of time, having a best friend with no strings attatched was rare. “I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good. They don’t have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin’ to fight all the time,” (pg. 45). Steinbeck highlights how without companionship the feeling of lonliness can sink in, and turn a golden heart to stone. “‘A guy needs somebody-to be near him.’ He whined, ‘A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody,'” (pg. 72). Crooks said this because he had two brothers growing up, but now he his facing his own reality of isolation. Being the odd one out on the ranch, Crooks had been very lonely for so long. George and Lennie defy the sheet of lonliness draped over the time period. This novella proves that when one is surrounded and influenced by healthy relationships, companionship becomes a necessity to life.
