Where Am I? -Molly.N

                                                                          Where Am I?

                     I am located on the West Coast of Canada 
                            and am at the tip of the Esowista Peninsula. 
                                    I am within the Pacific Time Zone. I am 
                                          the furthest west you can drive in Canada 
                                                and I have the only paved road to the 
                                                        open Pacific Ocean. I am where the cedar 
                                                              rainforest meets the rolling waves of the 
                                                                      open ocean.

                                                                     CLIMATE

                                                                       ECONOMY                                                                               
                                                Once a timber and fishing town, I am now 
                                               largely dependent on tourism and agriculture. 
                                               From the clean and beautiful beaches to the 
                                               rainforest full of wildlife and hiking trails, you 
                                               can see why I am a popular tourist destination.
                                                                                                       

 LEISURE 

 From extreme to extremely                                                                                                                                   

 laid back activities, there are things

 to do here for everyone in all seasons.

 One of the most popular choices is 

 visiting the geothermal hot springs. 

 Also, surfing is extremely popular. 

 There is a large amount of wildlife 

 so whale watching and bear watching

                                           are highly recommended. 

                                       POPULATION AND CULTURAL MAKE-UP

Many people that live here are artists and artisans. The climate also summons outdoor enthusiasts from all corners of the Earth. There is a rich community and heritage, you could spend a day learning about the First Nations history. The last population count was in 2006 and it added up to 1, 655 creative and adventurous people living here.

                                                                   ECOSYSTEM
I have a ecological diversity that has been declared an official biosphere reserve. Here you will find bears, wolves, cougars, eagles, sea lions, whales, and much more. Also, there is an amazing variety of terrestrial and marine plant life. The Botanical Gardens here have over 12 acres of old-growth forest. You won't be disappointed if you have a love for adventure and exploration.

                                                           100 KM PERIMETER 

Parksville is only 149.8 km from me and it's only a 2 hour drive to reach Port Alberni or Nanaimo from here.

Underground Railroad -Molly.N

2. Spirituals are religious songs that enslaved African Americans created. Spirituals were also used to achieve freedom because the songs contained hidden or coded messages for secret communication of the Underground Railroad. Two types of coded spirituals were map songs and signal songs. In a map song, the lyrics contained elements of a map that directed people along the routes of the Underground Railroad. In a signal song, a singer or a group of singers communicated in code that a certain event, like a planned escape, was about to happen.

3. The lyrics in “Follow The Drinking Gourd” were instructions on how to reach safety. There are different versions of the song and I chose H.B. Parks version. In the first verse it suggests escaping in the spring and heading North to freedom. “For the ole man say, follow the drinkin' gourd” ole man is slang for captain and according to Parks, the operative of the Underground Railroad, Peg Leg Joe, was once a sailor.  In the second verse, it describes how to follow the route from Alabama to the North. “The dead trees show the way, left foot, peg foot going on” slaves had to look for dead trees that were marked with drawings of a left foot and a peg foot. The markings were made to distinguish the Tombigbee River from other north-south rivers that flow into it.

       































4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6N_eTZP2U

5.      "Freedom" By Paul McCartney

              I will fight, for the right
                 To live in freedom

      Anyone, who wants to take it away
   Will have to answer, cause this is my right

           We talkin’ about freedom
              Talkin’ bout freedom
             I will fight, for the right
                To live in freedom,

jenny- underground railway assignment

2.) A spiritual is a song many black slaves would sing. It is also someone who prides themselves on following spiritual practices. They helped guide the slaves.
3.) the song "wade in the Water" is a spiritual song that depicts the life of a black slave. The lyrics describe the punishments of disobedience. the song also is said to have contained explicit instructions to fugitive slaves on how to avoid capture and to successfully make their way to freedom. This particular song allegedly recommends leaving dry land and going into the water as a strategy to throw pursuing bloodhounds off one's trail.
4.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXqMQfpNSes
5.) the song "beautiful slave" by Take no Glory is a song about human trafficking but it shares many themes with the subject of slavery in America during the 19th century. Some lyrics are:

I don't know where I am

They've taken all that I had
smuggled in for a lucrative trade
beaten, bartered
broken in, until I obey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jYU9meVXKg

Underground Railway - Mathew, Landon & Ben

2. Define spirituals.  What role did the spirituals play in helping black slaves come to Canada?
A religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the southern US, The lyrics of the song helped guide the Black Slaves to Canada.

3. Choose an underground railroad spiritual song. Post the song title and a brief synopsis of the song. In a few sentences, explain the significance of the lyrics.  Find at least two images that illustrate the message the song is giving to runaways.

Follow the Drinking Gourd:
We picked this song because it is about finding your way through the underground railway; it was written with escape instructions inside of the lyrics which slaves were able to flee and get to freedom.

4.  Search for the song on Youtube.  Listen to the song and post the link onto the blog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6N_eTZP2U

5. Find a contemporary that has similar themes and post the name and  some of the lyrics. As an easy example,  Bob Marley wrote many songs that speak to the same themes of spiritual songs of African Americans.  But the themes can be universal. Every human wants freedom. The charter of Human Rights contains many universal themes of humanity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkTLiYlUMOk

       
Lyrics:

I’ll fly away, oh glory, I’ll fly away
When I die, hallelujah by and by, I’ll fly away

Some bright morning when this life is over, I’ll fly away
To a land on God’s celestial shore, I’ll fly away

When the shadows of this life have grown, I’ll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls, I’ll fly away


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































By Mathew, Landon & Ben.

James and James Underground Railroad Questions

Underground Railroad Questions

2. Spirituals are songs created by African American slaves in the United States. The songs helped them escape slavery because they gave them motivation to escape and allowed them to continue to practice their own religion. It also allowed them to communicate secret information about the underground railroad to each other.
3. The song is called “Follow the Drinking Gourd” and it is about a guy named Peg leg Joe who led many slaves to freedom. The significance is the song gives the slaves deliberate instructions on where to go when they escape.
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6N_eTZP2U

Felt like the weight of the world was on my shoulders
..should I break or retreat and then return
Facing the fear that the truth, I discover
No telling how, all these will work out
But I’ve come to far to go back now.
Chorus:
I am looking for freedom, looking for freedom
And to find it cost me everything I have
Well I am looking for freedom, looking for freedom
And to find it, may take everything I have

Continue reading http://www.songonlyrics.com/soundtracks/anthony-hamilton-freedom-lyrics-feat-elayna-boynton.html#ixzz2Orvbtjwe

Family Research Websites

Family History Research

Whether for a class Heritage project or for your own interest, you may want to investigate some of these "genealogy" sites:
Rootsweb engine http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi search existing family trees
Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/  research tools, free portion of ancestry.com
Canadian Letters and Images http://www.canadianletters.ca/ online archive of the Canadian war experience
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/  free family history and genealogy records
Canada GenWeb http://www.canadagenweb.org/ check out the provincial pages, too
please let me know in a comment if you find other useful sites, I'll add them

Where Am I? - Kiara Kilbey

Where Am I?

by: Kiara Kilbey

 

 

 

 

Physical Features/Regions

 



Located on the east coast of Canada, near the Gulf of St. Lawrence, I am a part of the Atlantic Time Zone. I am west of Cape Breton Island, with the beautiful Appalachians as scenery. I am famous for long, sandy beaches, saltwater marshes, sand dunes, red sandstone cliffs, as well as home to many bays and harbours.

 

My sands contain sedimentary rock mixed with additional materials of high iron concentration, which oxidize upon air exposure.

 

 

An unique feature I am known for are the "Singing Sands." These sands are a result of the geological properties of white silica sand; the grains rub together while walked on causing a scrubbing noise - the "singing."



 

Climate

 

I have a fairly mild average climate, with warm summers and cold winters - the snow arrives as early as November and can stay until April.

In January, I have an average temperature of -7 degrees Celsius.In July, I have an average temperature of 19 degrees Celsius.

 

 

Economy

 

 

Being surrounded by water, I am dependent on land and the sea for major industry; agriculture, fisheries, and tourism are the primary economies.

I am rapidly gaining more diversity with the growth and addition of more industries.

I am building on the long-established industries with the potential of bringing in new, such as aerospace, bioscience, information technology and renewable energy.

Leisure/Activities

 

 

 

I am popular for various activites of all kind...

 

- Trails for hiking and biking

 

- Clamming

 

- Water sports: sailing, kayaking, canoeing, etc.

 

- Golf courses across the beautiful landscape

 

- Hunting

 

- Beaches

 

 

Population

 

My small population of about 145, 800 is divided between rural and urban inhabitants.

 

 I have the third highest rate in Canada of bilingualism with 12.7% of people speaking both English and French.

 

 

 

Ecosystem

 

 

I am the greenest part of Canada, with a pastoral landscape of rolling, green hills, pristine forests, endless sandy beaches, ocean coves, and red soil. Several laws have been passed by the provincial government to ensure the preservation of my land by regulation.

 

 

     My landscape influences both economy and culture; inspiration for well-known novels has come straight from the the beautiful land. The towns and villages are slow-paced with old world flavour - the perfect destination for relaxing locals or tourists. My more rural areas consist of small farms.

 

100km Parameter

East Point Lighthouse

Trans-Canada Highway

 

Travel 100km in any direction and these are some things you may come across:

 

To my East = The East Point Lighthouse 

To my North = drowning in the ocean

 

To my West = the Veteran's Memorial Hospital

To my South = welcome to the long and winding road that is the Trans Canada Highway

 

Stewardship





Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

The ACES is an industry led, non-profit association that specializes in recycling electronics properly and responsibly to avoid damaging our world.

The Agriculture Stewardship Program helps ensure the agriculture sector contributes to society's priorities of clean water, water and air resources, and improved biodiversity.

In the Conservation Stewardship in Action, students learn about watersheds and its major role to their home; they learn its importance and how to protect it.

 

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So... Where Am I?