Assignment # 7: Canadian Personalities

Hello Readers,

* I am responding to my new assignment, Assignment #7.

* Question 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?

* I think that out of those 5 categories the "we fought" category is my favorite because it gives a list of people who fought hard for what they believed in, and they never gave up. Also, the idea of war always interested me because the topic is very exciting and to me, I love to learn about war even thought most of the people on the list weren't involved in war.

* Question 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).

* Marquis de Montcalm interested me the most because he was a very brave soldier who fought any battle he was called for. Marquis de Montcalm was a commander for the French forces in the Seven Year's War. He is most remembered by one of the battles he fought in and called The Fall of Quebec. He won many great victories in the Seven Year's War but was defeated on the Plains of Abraham by a surprise attack by the British. Montcalm decided to fight anyways even though he was outnumbered. The battle lasted for about 20 minutes. Also, Montcalm got hit by a musket ball which led to his death. His last words were: " I am happy that I shall not live to see the surrender of Quebec." This shows that he was very brave and this is the reason why he is my favorite. To learn more about him, click this and to see a reenactment of The Fall of Quebec, click this.

* Question 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.

* Roberta Lynn Bondar is the first Canadian women in space and also the world's first neurologist in space. She worked in NASA to research space medicine. She also worked there to experiment what happens to the human body after exposure to space. I think that she would fit in the "We inspired" category because she is not only a person who went to space, but she is the first Canadian woman who went to space.To learn more about her, click this.

* The second person I would add to this list is Terry Fox. As most Canadians should know, Terry Fox was a person that had cancer and had to get one of his legs amputated. After his leg got amputated, Terry Fox was given an artificial leg and decided to run across Canada collecting donations which he will donate to Cancer research. He raised about 10.5 million dollars but unfortunately died from pneumonia. I think that Terry Fox would fit in the "We fought" category because he was fighting for something he believed in and never gave up. Also, I can say that he was very brave because he was committed to run across Canada after having cancer with a artificial leg. To learn more about Terry Fox, click this.

* The last person I would add to this list is James Cameron, an Academy Award winning Canadian director. He directed very successful movies such as Terminator 1 and 2 which made more than 250 million dollars domestically. He also directed the highest grossing movie of all time, which is Titanic that made 600 million dollars domestically and about 2 billion dollars worldwide. James Cameron would fit in the "We Inspired" because when you think of famous directors, they are mostly American but James Cameron became very successful by directing some of the most famous movies and series. Would you have guessed that the person that directed Titanic was Canadian? To learn more about James Cameron, click this.

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?

* From the History Canadian Match Up Game, I found out that the person that I am most like is Norman Bethune (1890-1936 ) . I wasn't able to figure it out from the clues given because I never heard of him. According to Wikipedia, "Norman Bethune was a Canadian physician and and medial innovator". He was also a teacher, a medical doctor, and an inventor. Even though Norman Bethune was Canadian, he was China's greatest hero because when China was at war with Japan, there wasn't enough doctors to help the wounded. So, Bethune started to teach others first aid and simple surgeries.

* Some things that we have in common:

- We both had two other siblings
- We both have nicknames. ( His is Beth and mine is FirFir )
- We both love science.
- He was a doctor and I want to be a doctor in the future.
- We were both born in Canada.

* Some things that we don't have in common:

- His first language is English, mine is Arabic.
- He thought the most important thing is Education, I think it is Peace.
- He was born in the spring, I was born in the winter.
- He likes to paint in his free time, I like to read in my free time.

* 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!)

Firas Darwiche (1996-2084)

* When Firas Darwiche was a kid, he was an A+ student in both Math and Science which made him feel that he would one day become a doctor. He didn't want to become a normal doctor, he wanted to become a Cardiac Surgeon. During his high school years, he realized that world has changed a lot and has become very advanced and yet, people still didn't find a cure for cancer. So, he decided to work very hard and get into the University of Toronto. When he finished High school, he received a full scholarship to the University of Toronto and became a Cardiac Surgeon 10 years later. Firas Darwiche performed many difficult surgeries, including surgeries to the Prime Minister, which made him the most popular surgeon in Canada. In the year 2048, his sister unfortunately died from cancer so he decided to find a successful cure for cancer. In 2053, He discovered a successful cure for cancer so he decided to try it out. He tried it out on more than 1000 people and none of them died. For this reason, Firas Darwiche became the first person in history to find a successful cure for cancer. He also received the Nobel Prize and became a millionaire. 5 years later, he retired and decided to spend time with his family, his friends, his beloved wife, and his 2 kids. In 2085, Firas Darwiche died from old age and his money was divided between his wife, his younger brother, and his 2 kids. On 2101, Firas Darwiche's picture was on a 25 dollar bill and a scholarship was also named after him for his great accomplishment.

* I hope you enjoyed. Feel free to comment on what you liked or to give me some advice on how to make it better.