05-28-2008, 08:53 PM
Terry Fox and Louis Riel are pretty big round here.
Terry Fox had the Marathon of Hope in the 1980s, were he ran across a third to half of Canada, where one of his legs was actually a metallic fake. He had cancer, which got to him and had him stop, and he was running to raise awareness for it. Now, every year schools across the country have a Terry Fox fundraiser to raise money for the Terry Fox fundraiser; my school has raised $170,000 within the past ten years.
With Louis Riel, he fought for the rights of Manitoba and the Metis within, which gained Manitoba the status of province. Later, there was the Northwest Rebellion, where the Metis rebelled against the government. He was found and executed, which is seen as a terrible mark on the government. There is a monument in Manitoba of him, and French is taught with much vigour there in honour of him. My class went to Batoche, a battlesite.
Terry Fox had the Marathon of Hope in the 1980s, were he ran across a third to half of Canada, where one of his legs was actually a metallic fake. He had cancer, which got to him and had him stop, and he was running to raise awareness for it. Now, every year schools across the country have a Terry Fox fundraiser to raise money for the Terry Fox fundraiser; my school has raised $170,000 within the past ten years.
With Louis Riel, he fought for the rights of Manitoba and the Metis within, which gained Manitoba the status of province. Later, there was the Northwest Rebellion, where the Metis rebelled against the government. He was found and executed, which is seen as a terrible mark on the government. There is a monument in Manitoba of him, and French is taught with much vigour there in honour of him. My class went to Batoche, a battlesite.
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl."
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