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  1. Apr 2019
    1. No athlete has embodied the soul of a city and the spirit of itspeople as Richard did in the 1940s and '50s in Montreal, my homefor the past 21 years. The Rocket was the preeminent presence,if not player, of his era

      I cannot imagine the pride and joy he brought to Montreal.

    2. Smoke from a tear-gas canister haddriven thousands of hockey fans into the streets, sparking afour-hour rampage that yielded the requisite fires, shatteredwindows, looted stores, overturned cars and 137 arrests

      Crazy to see that a hockey player was able to spark such an insane event. I do no think you'd see something like that today.

    1. No sports decision ever hit the Montreal public with such impact. It seemed to strike at the very heart and soul of the city”

      goes to show how important he was to the city of Montreal, the people of Montreal, and to the NHL.

    2. his five-goal game in 1944; the single-handed goal against the Bruins in 1952; his 325th goal that made him the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer the following season

      i wish i could have seen him play.

    3. He swivels and drops Thompson to the ice with a right to the face.

      Hitting an official would get you suspended for a looooooong time and you'd be hit with a crazy fine

    1. AFTER a few chilly days, June suddenly brought veritable spring weather.

      I am not sure I could handle having winter/chilly weather until JUNE. I cannot even handle it in March/April.

    2. The month of May came in with alternate warm rains and fine sunny days which gradually conquered the accumulated ice and snow of the long winter.

      Farmers must be excited about this. Almost time to start the growing season.

    3. "But the soil is rich in these parts

      But then he said this. Meaning he thinks about a better living place but the land for farming is too nice where he lives.

    4. "How nice it would be to live in a country where there is hardly any winter, and where the earth makes provision for man and beast

      This makes it seem like he wants to move to a new place to avoid the conditions he faces now.

  2. Mar 2019
    1. divided themselves into different cantons, according to their families and Villages

      What is a canton? And did different families and villages have more say or power when compared to the others?

    2. employ a new language in reference to their morals, and teach them to keep down the flesh,

      This plays into the role of storytelling too. Employing a new language means they have to figure out a new way to speak to each other in order to get their point across.

    3. honesty of Marriage, preventing divorces by fear of the judgments of God on the lewd

      It is nice to see that the 10 commandments were used even in those days.

    4. What a consolation to hear these districts resound with the name of Jesus, where the devil has been, so to speak, adored and recognized as God during so many ages.

      Religion played a large role in society and seeing that people are turning to God is a good sight for many back then.