Don Cherry,
I wasn't sure who this was so I looked him up and he seems to be a former Canadian hockey player that coached and is now a commentator
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- Feb 2023
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www.cbc.ca www.cbc.ca
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When we learned about the 100th anniversary, we thought it was a good time to talk about the relationship between sport and religion,
Many people connect the two. When I paly my sport we have a team prayer before every game. Some people believe that religion and sports should be separate but I do not agree with that.
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Fans of the Montreal Canadiens pray that the sacrifices made on the ice of blood, sweat and tears will lead them to glory.
This caption gives a bad feeling, I do not like the way they are speaking about hockey.
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Sport is part of culture and a good way to learn about another country… To discover why people are so passionate about it, it's like, 'Tell me what your sport is and I'll tell you who you are,' " he said.
Sports are such a big part of many peoples lives. It can shape people into who they are. It truly is a culture.
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vault.si.com vault.si.com
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If that was the start of the Quiet Revolution,it wasn't very quiet."
This is a funny line in the article. It was definitely made to make people laugh a little about a bad situation. Lightens up to mood.
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he Richard Riot is generally considered the firstexplosion of French-Canadian nationalism, the beginning of asocial and political dynamic that shapes Canada to this day.
It is crazy that one person can make such an impact on their country. He single handedly shaped hoe Canada is today.
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No athlete has embodied the soul of a city and the spirit of itspeople
This shows Richards dedication to his community. this sentence has a lot of emotion and makes you feel inspired.
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There are moments when life gets in the way, when sports and thereal world collide at some intersection--
I think that this intro is very strong. It shows how strong people feel about sports in their lives. Sports can be some peoples distraction from the stresses of their real life.
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www.sbnation.com www.sbnation.com
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No one can know when the anger of men, whipped indefinitely, becomes sculpted into political revenge. And more, it is not just a matter of hockey.”
This is a great explanation of what happens in the article. Sums it up one sentence.
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sports can mean so much more than a game.
This hits home for me. Sports aren't just sports anymore. They teach you so many different lessons in life.
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Authorities feared a sequel to Thursday night’s rampage at Saturday’s game against the Rangers. The police took “emergency measures” in advance to prevent that.
It is good that they wanted to take safety measures but what can they even so to stop this?
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Forty-five, maybe 60 seconds later — at 9:11 p.m. — the bomb exploded. Twenty-five feet to Campbell’s left, a canister of tear gas detonated by Latreille’s group from the auto repair shop. The acrid smoke in the building gnawed the throats and scorched the eyes of those nearby.
This is actually crazy. It is sad that it hurt so many people. it also used very descriptive words to help you picture the scene.
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And that was just the beginning.
This creates a lot of suspense. Make you wonder what this entails.
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Boston police come to the locker room. They want to arrest Richard for assault, to throw him in jail for the night.
Why do they only want to arrest him? There were other people a part of this as well.
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Millions of words have been written. Millions more will be.
This shows that this has been a very important event, so much so that it will be talked about for a long time.
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ince then, larger thinkers on the Quebec scene have argued whether this was the beginning of Quebec's Quiet Revolution
I think that this could be true
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137 arrests
This is actually crazy. 137 arrests is a lot and it shows how bad the violence actually was.
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Sticks were high, fists flew, blood often smeared the ice, and the owners thought this was all manly and a great way to sell tickets.
I am sure it was a good way to sell tickets but it is kind of sickening to know that tickets were sold so well because of the violence.
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Unbeaten, unbowed, unrepentant — still forever proud.
Very strong ending to the reading. It gives you a sense of power and inspiration.
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www.gutenberg.org www.gutenberg.org
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Alma Rose was still a child; her mother dead, there must be a woman in the house.
This part of the passage is stating that she is young and not ready to be a true woman yet, but she has to be because her mother has passed away. She must fill in her mothers shoes and become a true woman.
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"For this is it that we must abide in that Province where our fathers dwelt, living as they have lived, so to obey the unwritten command that once shaped itself in their hearts, that passed to ours, which we in turn must hand on to descendants innumerable
This is saying that they need to respect what their ancestors have created from them and that they need to continue to do so for generations to come in Quebec.
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the woods where horses sink to the chest in snow, where storms smother one in mid-April.
Shows a great description of how bad the winters truly are.
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ONE October morning
I enjoy how in every chapter it tells you what month they are in. It helps show how time is elapsing and it gives the reader a better understanding of the events happening.
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Then, for the first time, a film of ice appeared upon the drinking-trough; melted by the afternoon sun it was there a few days later, and yet a third time in the same week.
This reminds me of home because we have a horse farm and we always knew it was going to be cold when the troughs had ice on them. Eventually they get so frozen you have to break all of the ice.
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The sleigh glided over the hard snow, grazing the stumps on either hand level with the track. Charles Eugene accurately followed every turn of the road, took the short pitches at a full trot and climbed the opposite hills with a leisurely pace, like the capable animal he was, who might be trusted to conduct his masters safely to the door-step of their dwelling without being annoyed by guiding word or touch of rein.
This sentence has so many descriptive words. I can picture what is happening as if I was there watching. It creates such imagery.
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- Jan 2023
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moses.creighton.edu moses.creighton.edu
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Vas electionis est iste, ut portet nomen meum in gentibus; ostendam ibi quanta oporteat eum pro nomine meo pati.
in English this translates to "This is the ace of choice, that he may carry my name among the nations. I will show there how much he must suffer for my name."
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Contemplating the enormity of my sins, and their countless number, I saw Our Lord, who, with an infinite mercy, was holding out his loving arms to embrace me.
This is saying that even though he has sinned plenty, God still accepted him with open arms. God is always forgiving.
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offering even to fast a part of the time, for their sake
Women were trying to save the men. Seems as if they would rather the men live and put themselves on the back burner.
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Some Christians had begged the Fathers to preserve their lives for the glory of God,
God is the highest power. The father can preach to them about him but the father is not God himself and they are treating him as if he is God. Seems very controlling and not how faith should be.
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asting into the midst of the flames the old men, the sick, the children who had not been able to escape, and all those who, being too severely wounded, could not have followed them into captivity.
Brings sorrow into the reading. Saying how many people were not able to escape, especially children that are innocent and probably do not understand what is happening.
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about sixty leagues distant from us
what is a league? I know it is some sort of measurement but I have never heard that before.
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moses.creighton.edu moses.creighton.edu
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Flight is to some extent tolerable in Summer, for one can escape to an Island or hide in the obscurity of some dense forest; but in Winter, when ice serves as a bridge to enable the enemy to search the Islands,
Sad that they have to leave their homes and hide because they are scared of being killed. Makes you think what if this happened to me? Brings out emotion
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ten or twelve were in the pit and were arranging the bodies all around it, one after another.
This is sad and gross. Seems a bit brutal.
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souls
Is this referring to all of the people that have passed away?
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he mother or the wife will be at the foot of the grave calling to the deceased with singing, o
This puts a very vivid picture in your head and brings out a lot of emotion to the reader
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the whole Village a feast be made for the dead.
It is nice that the whole village eats a feast in remembrance of someone that passes away
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Even in wars, where confusion often reigns, they do not fail to keep some order. They never undertake them without reason
Shows that they can push through adversity and have perseverance. They can keep it in order even when bad things are happening
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