Debate-The drinking age in Canada should be lowered to 16.

I believe that the drinking age in Canada should be lowered to the age of 16. In my opinion giving Kids a chance to drink legally at a younger age will allow drinking to be less of a privilege. If children are aloud to drink at a younger age they will learn how to drink properly therefore resulting in lesser problems later on. According to http://www.learn-about-alcoholism.com/ "The average person age 14 and older drinks 2.18 gallons of alcohol a year." This statistic shows that either way, people underage are still going to find a way to drink whether it is illegal or not. I believe that the reason there is so much underage drinking has to do with it being illegal. Being illegal makes underage drinking a privilege and making it a somewhat risky experience which appeals to the younger audience. http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/AboutNIAAA/NIAAASponsoredPrograms/underage.htm states that " three-fourths of 12th graders, more than two-thirds of 10th graders, and about two in every five 8th graders have consumed alcohol." It is apparent that illegal or not kids are going to continue to drink underage, so why not legalize it so the privilege wears off before their in grade 12. High school prom and graduation cause for a spike in the consumption of alcohol, if the drinking age is lowered to 16 drinking will no longer be as exhilarating to drink leading to less injuries and deaths. It is evident that the drinking age in Canada should be reduced to the age of 16 to allow for a much safer and responsible future.

55 Fiction

A bright sunny day in the middle of may Joe went for a walk around the block. On this walk Joe met a injured dog beside the road, it was clipped by a car. Unsure what to do Joe swiftly grabbed the dog and ran to the vet. They lived happily ever after.

A Clean Sock in the Hamper

You would think the hamper is a bad place to be for a clean sock. However I will put up with the smelly skid marks and the ketchup stained t-shirt if it gives me another chance to escape. As I lie here whiter than the day I was born smelling so fresh, so clean I plot my escape. As I hit the dryer I will wait for the spinning to commence. I'm going to have to time this perfectly if I want to cling to the walls of the dryer before I whip around and squeeze through the three by three inch whole on my way to Narnia. What a magical place that is where socks can prance around stench free with out a care in the world. A life without that five limbed oder magnet shoved so far up my behind I can barely move is one that I must obtain. I'm sick and tired of being walked over day after day with no time for me and my mate. The worst is when I get matched up with someone other than my life partner, most of the time they belong to another race. You are forced to make small talk for several days, sometimes it becomes extremely awkward. The only hope is to get matched back up with the wife on the next cycle. As I lie here, a clean sock in a dirty hamper I count my blessings because god has given me another chance to capture the socks dream, a lifetime in Narnia.

Novel Synthesis- Slumdog Millionaire vs The Road Not Taken

The two pieces of literature "The Road Not Taken" and the novel "Slumdog Millionaire" have many similarities. "The Road Not Taken" is talking about someone who has two paths on which they could take. They decide on "the one less traveled by" and become greater for the experience. This relates to "Slumdog Millionaire" because the main character Ram Mohammed Thomas also finds himself at crossroads and has to decide on which paths to take. For example Ram has been adopted by a man named Maman who handicaps his orphans before sending them out in public to beg. Once Ram finds out about this he is faced with the difficult decision of staying their to beg or run away even though he has no where to go. Some of it was luck while some of it was fate but the choices Ram had made led him to become a Millionaire. Another example is when Ram became aware of an injustice and was faced with a difficult decision to either act on it or to just let it be. You could argue that it was luck that the 12 skill testing questions that were asked had to do with Rams past experiences, but you could also state that it was fate and he was meant to win that game show. Either way both characters in "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Road Not Taken" made some difficult decisions "And that has made all the difference."

Review of the Canucks 08-09 Regular Season

After a devastating loss of a friend and teammate the Canucks started their 2008-09 regular season with an emotional tribute to the late Luc Bourdon. What appeared to be a determined team took the ice dedicating the year to Luc. The Canucks came out to a big 6-0 win over the Calgary Flames. The season had ups and downs throughout. From hitting rock bottom with a nine game losing streak in January to an astonishing 10 game home win streak in February. With a strong push late in the season the Canucks surpassed the Calgary Flames to win the North West Division by two points and placed third in the Western Conference. A serious groin injury to the Canucks star goaltender Roberto Luongo in December sent the Vancouver Canucks into a tailspin eventually leading them into the nine game win less streak. Mats Sundin signed with Vancouver in December and began to play mid January. The acquisition of Mats opened up space for the Sedin Twins helping to add some secondary scoring. Mats Sundin, Pavol Demitra and Ryan Kesler found some chemistry while Alex Burrows appears to be the long lost Sedin Triplet. These two lines made a solid one two punch for the Canucks along with their tough and dependable back end consisting of Willie Mitchel, Kevin Bieksa, Mattias Ohlund, Sami Salo, Shane O'Brien and Alex Edler. A strong season by Ryan Kesler (named team MVP) and Alex Burrows added some much needed secondary scoring for the Canucks allowing them to win the division and grab home ice in the playoffs. A team that was predicted to miss the playoffs the Vancouver Canucks took the underdog roll coming into the season. Motivated by the tragic loss of Luc Bourdon a determined Canucks team proved all wrong and had a strong season back boned by the one and only Roberto Luongo. Grab your popcorn, put your feet up and get ready for a long spring of Canucks Playoff Hockey!

A Thrilling Interview with Clayton Selles

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing the one and only King Clayton. I will be asking him questions of his eventful past and get him to describe to us some obstacles he had to over come in order to become the king of the world. I will be conducting this interview from his large castle in Bangkok


Q: Clayton, what was the most difficult and demanding tasks you faced in order to become the king of the world?
A: "Obviously fighting of the Mongolians" replies his majesty.
Q: How did you manage to come away from these battles unscathed?
A: "I learned black magic from monks in the deep forests of Thailand."
Q: Was there at any point a time where you felt that it just wasn't worth it and you wanted to throw in the towel?
A: " Yes actually. It was back when we were invading France. We had short numbers and we were short on ammo as well, the boat wasn't coming for three days. We had to hide out in our trenches and drink the mud to wash down the cockroaches."
Q: What was it that made you want to get through that and continue on your quest to become the king of the world?
A: " I thought about my family and my countries. I knew they would want me to carry on."
Q: Rumors have it that you became loves struck with a three humped camel throughout the course of this journey. Can you confirm this?
A: " Well i wouldn't say it was love a first sight. I took her out for dinner. We got to know each other but unfortunately things just didnt work out."
Q: How did you manage keep your sanity on this long and lonely journey?
A: " I talked to the trees"
Q: What did you do when your family was captured by Anglo-Saxons?
A: " I made it my first priority to get them back."
Q: How did you muster up the courage to carry on after they had been slayed?
A: " After that it was courage no longer. It was pure revenge!"
Q: Could you put the viewers into your mindset going into the final battle against the same tribe of Anglo-Saxons that took your beloved family?
A: " I hopped on my unicorn, I stared at the line of Anglo-Saxons and thought to myself im going to kill them all if its the last thing I do!"
Q: Describe your feelings as the crown was placed on your head and the sash on your shoulder.
A: " Im the man. And everyone should know it!"

It was an absolute pleasure to interview the extremely modest and humble King Clayton. Through all his hardships and tragic events the King is now where he wants to be. In a castle in Bangkok.

Novel Research- Slumdog Millionaire

The Novel Slumdog Millionaire takes place in town called Dharavi located in the slums of India. Dharavi is considered " The largest slum in Asia" according to National Geographics. Up until late 1900's Dharavi was a swamp utilized by Koli fishermen. This swamp eventually filled with coconut leaves, rotten fish and human wastes. No longer able to fish the Koli began to bootleg liqour while others began to take advantage of the extra room. Thousands of people migrated to this area from all over resulting in " the most diverse of slums, arguably the most diverse neighborhood in Mumbai, India's most diverse city." National Geographics. Just recently water taps have been place in homes in Dharavi. Previously residence of this area had to walk to the communal water tap where they would be charged by "goons" to receive water for the day. People living in Dharavi are often at the mercy of the "Land Mofia" which contain water and electrical "goons". Dharavi has 600,000 people all living in 100,000 homes and contains 12,000 people per acre.
http://www.planetizen.com/node/35269
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/dharavi-mumbai-slum/jacobson-text

"The Lottery" & " The Perils Of Indifference"

The Lottery and The Perils Of Indifference are prime examples of ordinary, everyday citizens demonstrating terrible violence amongst each other. In the lottery the entire town of 300 gather to stone one of their own to death. In this case the towns people don't view themselves as being violent its just carrying on their tradition. From an outside view these people appear to be murderers and their actions are unjust. During the short story " The Lottery" Mr. Hutchinson draws the mark paper sentencing one of his family members to death. " Shut up Tessi" Bill Hutchinson shouts to his wife when she tries to argue her way out of the annual stoning. This quote show how Mr. Hutchinson understands that this is a tradition and that it must to continue even at the extent of one family member. " Be a good sport Tessie" is a comment from the crowd telling Mrs Hutchinson to accept the fact that one of her loved ones will be brutally beaten to death. " I hope it's not Nancy," whispered a girl in the crowd wishing that one of her friends will still be around to play tomorrow. " All right folks," "Let's finish quickly." said Mr Summers talking about the stoning like it was an errand. It's mindboggeling to think that these people rid themselves of a peer every year like a daily choir. Minutes after preforming a murder the village goes back to normal like its no big deal. The mailman delivers mail, the welders weld and the farmers farm. These are just ordinary people who once a year act out against an unfortunate soul not realizing that anything is wrong.



The speech " The Perils Of Indifference" is written by a survivor of the Holocaust. The Holocaust is a similar situation to the lottery in the sense that the people acting in a violent and inhumane manner believe what they are doing is right. These are just ordinary people who had been brainwashed by the government to believe that the Jewish people don't belong. Suddenly people who used to befriend , live amongst and even worked together are turned against one another because the government says so.

My Top 3 NHL Players

This is the list of my top 3 NHL players that are in the league right now.
My Criteria for these three players will be a combination of skills, hockey sense, and production.

1) Alex Ovechkin
2) Roberto Luongo
3) Mike Green

1) Alex Ovechkin is the total package. He has lightning speed, unbelievable puck skills and most importantly he isn't afraid to lay the body. Hands down the most exciting player in the world to watch. He was the fastest player to ever reach 100 goals and you can always find him on the high lite reel. Last season he was the first player in 12 years to scores 60 goals. There is no question that he is the most exciting and arguably the best player in the world.

2) Roberto Luongo when on his game is the most intimidating and successful goalie of all time. His determination and ability to track the puck is second to none. When the game is on the line he is always in position and makes the big save. Luongo gives his team a chance to win every night which is all you can ask for from a goalie. Withfive minutes left protecting a lead Roberto Luongo is the guy i want in net to weather the storm.

3) Mike Green has it all. Speed, skill, vision, and grit. Just recently he set the record for consecutive games with a goal by a defencemen with 8. Currently He leads all defensemen in goals with 22 and points with 51. He is an impressive +28 which means he is responsible at both ends of the ice. He can skate the puck from end to end like a modern day Paul Coffee. Mike green is only 23 and will be exciting hockey fans for years to come. The best is to come for Mr Green

Super Powers

If i had the ability to acquire a super power it would have to be teleportation. If i had this power it would allow me to get from here to there in a blink of an eye. No one would be able harm me in any way and i could use it protect and serve the people of this world. One minute i could be watching tv and the next i could standing in front of an armed and dangerous serial killer. As he takes a shot at me i teleport around him and throw him in handcuffs before he could even say bobs your uncle. If i had the ability to teleport the world would be a much safer place. All in all this is the best superpower.

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