Assignment 8 : [Louis Riel]

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Chongo: Louis Riel, the Métis leader, was born on October 22,1844. To some, he was a hero and is worshipped, but to others, he is a traitor, and a disgrace to Canada. He led two Resistance movements against John A. MacDonald and the Canadian Government. He fought for the Métis rights as changes were being made with confederation happening. A lot of different obstacles happened, and Riel ended up surrendering. His trial started on July 20, and Riel was sentenced to hang on September 18, but the dates kept on changing, and the date he was actually sentenced to die was November 16.
** Louis Arrives**
Chongo: Welcome everyone, today, we have a special guest, his name is Louis Riel!


Louis Riel: Hey everyone!


Chongo: So anyways, can I ask you a few questions ?


Louis Riel: Yes, I would love for everyone to know my side of things.


Chongo: So, many people have mixed emotions about you, some have good feelings and some have bad, what do you think about the people who judged you without knowing the full story?


Louis Riel: Well, in life not everyone is going to like you, and if those people aren't going to listen to my story, I cant do anything about it.Honestly all i cared about was my people and making sure that they had freedom and the same rights that people who joined confederation would have.


Chongo: Oh, that is really interesting, during the years of your leadership, you ended up having a role in killing a man named Thomas Scott, do you think that if you hadn't been part of that, some Canadians would have a different opinion on you ?


Louis Riel: Well, I could sit here and say that i want to take that back, but just think about it, if i had taken that back, I wouldn't have gotten sent out of Canada, and maybe things wouldn't have turned out as they did, and the people who do think of me as a hero, they know the real me, and know how a man ended up dieing over it.


Chongo: Wow, that makes sense..


Louis Riel: Well, its my opinion on things.


Chongo: Oh, do you think that if the people who didn't like you knew your side to the story, their opinion on you would be different ?


Louis Riel: Well, i think that even if they did know the whole story, most people wouldn't change their minds because they probably did have their own idea of the story, and it probably wouldn't interest them to know that their way of thinking was wrong, so I don't think they would admit that they were wrong about me, so I don't think many people would change their minds about me.


Chongo: Oh, I understand, well thanks for being here and talking with me today.

Louis Riel: No problem.

Canadian Personalities: Assignment # 7

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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 which interested me most was the "we governed" category. I liked it most because the entries helped me get a better understanding of confederation and the previous prime ministers of Canada, that's what inspired me to write about it.

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).

The personality which interested me the most was John A. MacDonald. He interested me most because i knew he was the first prime minister of Canada, but I never knew that he helped with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to join Ontario and Quebec to make confederation in Canada. He had owned his office for 18 years, and that made him the second longest prime minister who was serving. He was a lawyer, businessman, and politician, and also, he was the one who produced the British North American Act. Because of his role in confederation, MacDonald was asked to be the first prime minister of the new dominion government. He was my favourite because he was the very first prime minister of Canada, and he was a big help in confederation, and that just makes me wonder, what would happen if these colonies had not joined confederation? How would our life be right now ?
canadianencyclopedia***
wikipedia***
civilization***

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.
One influential Canadian personality i found was James David Edgar, he was a Canadian politician. I chose him because after many failures, he fought for what he wanted, and at the end, he was nominated to be a speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, and was given knighthood by Queen Victoria. He lived from 1841 to 1899. Another influential Canadian personality i found was Ellen Fairclough, the first female to be a member of the Canadian Cabinet.I chose her because she was the increased the amount of immigrants allowed in Canada, she also introduced some new laws, which mostly got rid of racial discrimination in the immigration plan. She did many more things , but one thing she wouldn't do was hire a homosexual to a position which was important. She was alive from 1905 to 2004. The Last person i chose was Guy Laliberté, he was the founder and chief executive officer of Cirque du Soleil. In his life, he won many awards, including one of the 100 most influential people in the world, by Time Magazine, and also Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. I chose him, because Cirque du Soleil is a really popular dance group, and to think that he was the founder and chief executive officer, that's amazing to realize. I think that James David Edgar would fit into the category of "we fought" because i found another man in that category who was a Canadian politician. Next was Ellen Fairclough, i thought that she should be in the category of "we governed" , because she has worked in the House of Commons. Last was Guy Laliberté, i think he should be put in the category of "we founded" because he was the founder of Cirque du Soliel.
Guy Laliberté***
James David Edgar***
Ellen Fairclough***

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 that i had the most in common with was James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. I actually wasn't able to figure out who it was with the names given, because i haven't spent very much time actually researching as many History-Makers as i have these past couple of days, i never even knew he existed. Things which i share with James are that in his life, he was a doctor, and when i grow up i also want to be a doctor. Just like me, he had a sister, and also, just like me, his language was English. He has also traveled to many of places in Canada and the United states, just like me. Some thin which are different between us are the facts that he has many places and things named after him, and also, he believes that good education is one of the number one things, but i think tat some other things in life are more important. He was also in lots of debating clubs and choirs, but i am not. His parents died when he was at a young age, but mine are still alive right now.

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!)
Chongo Bwalya was alive from 1995-2061. She became a doctor in the year 2034, but wasn't very successful and gave up her dream to become a medical doctor. For the next ten years, she was a scientist, looking for new discoveries which she could find, and solve. She spent a few months looking to discover a new species, and ended up finding a very rare kind of snake, instead of poison, it had a very rare substance inside it, which could be used for healing. She was very proud of herself, but when she had gotten home from her trip she had discovered that her dad had gotten diabetes. Since she went to doctors college, she understood which medicines would help him get well. When the medicines that she used didn't work out, she tried using the rare snakes she found to get the medicine. When she had gotten all of the bad stuff out and was just left with the healer, she also added more ingredients into the medicine, then tried it out on her dad. At first it appeared that it hadn't helped at all, but after two days, his health had miraculously changed. After about a year or two, after they had sent people to try and look for more of these mysterious snakes, this cure for diabetes had gone world-wide, and Chongo was known as the person who found the cure for diabetes.