Assignment # 7:Canadian Personalities

Hey readers,

In this entry I will be talking about Canada's personalities because there are many people who inspire us and help us in the world today with everything they have done. In this assignment I will be referring to assignment # 7 on Miss Pollock's Blog, as well as Meet the Personalities.

Questions/Answers:

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 I thought interested me the most was the "we inspired", and i chose that one because the people in that group are people that are writers, artists, journalists, educators, photographers, and there is even a cross country skier. They are some very created people and that is why i chose them. some of the people that you will find in this section are Gabrielle Roy, Peter Pitseolak, Mordecai Richler, Herman Smith and Arthur Lismer .

b.) Which personality interested you the most? Why?

-The personality that interested me the most was Arthur Lismer because he was a very creative person as well as an educator. He was a member of the group of seven. He also helped free Canada from its European roots and as he saw the wilderness with new eyes he transformed the way we see Canadian landscapes. Arthur Lismer founded schools for children's art in Montreal and Toronto and eventually he carried his methods and techniques all over Canada and the world.

The reason why I chose Arthur Lismer is because when I read all about him he seemed very interesting and that he had many things happen during his lifetime like being a great artist and succeeding in being a inspired teacher for the arts. I myself also like to draw and paint but not as good as Arthur Lismer I mean he was a member of the group of seven so he must be really good. But I think that we can all reach up to our goals if we just try. To learn more about Arthur Lismer Click here!


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?


**The website that I used for this section was all about Canadians.Click here to see it.**

-One person that I found that I thought could be added to the the website "Meet the Personalities" was Emily Carr. She was a painter as well as a writer. She was born in 1871 and died in the year 1945. Emily Carr was a very good painter and in 1936 one of her paintings called "Rushing Sea of Undergrowth" had made its way into the Vancouver Art Gallery. But she also wrote so books about her life like when she encountered aboriginals and about her childhood etc. I think that the section Emily Carr would fit in is the "We Inspired" section.

-Another Canadian that I found was Morely Safer. He was a journalist. He was born in 1931 and is still alive today. Morely Safer is now working at CBS News but before that he was working as a reporter for newspapers and wire services in England and Canada. The section that I think Morely Safer would fit into is the "We Fought" section.

-The last Canadian that I thought would fit into the website was Sir Sandford Fleming. He was an Engineer, an inventor of standard timezones and a surveyor. Sir Sandford Fleming was born in 1827 and sadly died in 1915. He first started off in Canada as a surveyor and later on became a railway engineer. The section that I think Sir Sandford Fleming would fit in is the "We Built" section.

**Mystery History-Maker Match-Up.**

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 person that I had most in common with was Pierre Elliott Trudeau. He was Canada's fifteenth Prime Minister. He was treated like a rock star when he came into power in 1968. Pierre Elliott Trudeau sadly died in the year 2000 but tens of thousands of people had lined up to see his coffin just lying there in it's state. Some of the things that I have in common with Pierre Elliott Trudeau are:

• We both have siblings.
• We both have nicknames.
• We were both born in Canada.

Here are some of the things that are different between me and Pierre Elliott Trudeau:

• He was a Prime Minister.
• He was known as a "figuratively, a towering national figure who helped define--and redefine--Canada."
• He was big, famous and helped many.

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!)

-Allyson Scully was born on 1996-2069. She had been interested in art all her life. As the years passed she got more and more talented from all her hard work and practice that she was one of the bests in the world. Allyson had traveled to many places for competitions and usually came home with an award, she was then inspired by a big sculpture in the middle of Grand Monument Park and decided to sculpt one herself. She had spent hours and days making plans for her big creation when she finally got in when she was walking in the forest one day. She had decided to make her sculpture of the big tree that had lasted for 100 years. It had always been a big deal to everyone in Ottawa and when it was finally gone it would be nice to have something to remind the citizens of it. So Allyson got working, weeks had past and her designs were complete. She then cleared it with city council and they agreed that they would provide her with the supplies so she began working on it the next day. Three months had passed and the sculpture was three quarters done and then when one month later it was finished. Allyson's sculpture was placed right at the front of city hall and Allyson was awarded with an award for her wonderful artwork. Then as the years passed on Allyson was know for her excellence on the sculpture that is the Ottawa's most prize possession.