University of Alberta

Summary Lean on me is about a highly qualified teacher with an independent leadership style, who returns to restore order back to troublesome high school Eastside High School. He is tasked with the overwhelming job of banishing the school from drug dealers, gang violence and a host of other complications, which include; drug use, bullying, teen pregnancy and accountability for teaching and grades. Mr. Clark has the teachers compile a list of 300 ruffians and expels them from school. Mr. Clark see this bold move as the only way regain control of the students and give them safety and security. On top of the entire internal shift of leadership Mr. Clark must improve a mandatory assessment score for Eastside High school. Eastside has a score of 33% and needs minimal score of ____ on the basic skills test. Mr. Clark has a special connection with all the students he makes his purpose to instill a sense of pride in the students. For example he make them sing the school song at a drop of a dime. Eastside high school goes under a major transformation from the look of the school to the teachers and students. Along the way Mr. Clark is faced with some backlash from the students parents who have been kicked out. Mr. Clark also faced with school officials playing both side of the fence promising one thing and doing another. Mr. Clark takes it upon himself to ensure the safety of this students and staff and subsequently breaks some safety laws by changing and locking all the exit doors…

For this empirical assignment, I have assigned to collect data regarding the number of lawyers, council, senior council members, partners, and associates working for the Dentons Canada LLP law firm located in Calgary, Alberta. The empirical findings describe the average percentage of male/female working as partners and associates. And, the leverage number of proportion between partners and associates. The Dentons law firm is located in various parts of countries like Canada, Asia, United States,…

Oil and coal have been sustaining our province for decades. These resources have always been a reliable go-to in Alberta’s economy. But how much longer will these last? Oil and coal are in fact, a non-renewable resource. Sooner or later these two resources that have brought Alberta fame and fortune, will diminish. Wind energy is the perfect solution for our next economic boom. Wind is a form of solar energy that is caused by many different attributes of the earth and atmosphere. These…

allows for many individuals to cause damaging effects such as the creation of the Alberta tar sands in order to economically benefit as mentioned. Currently, the world is already facing various threats such as climate change due to an increase in green house gasses and the tar sands only further contributes to this increase. The tar sands are responsible for approximately 8.5 per cent of Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions (“Energy Alberta”, n.d). According to Weinhold (2011), “there are…

Shane Koyczan is a Canadian writer and poet that has made many amazing spoken word poems. He was born on May 22nd, 1976 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and is currently a member of the spoken word poem group, Tons of Fun University. After high school Koyczan attended college at Okanagan University, Canada, where he studied creative writing. But, following the suggestion of his writing professor, he began to study poetry instead. Now 41, Shane Koyczan has become an amazing poet,…

The difficulty of mining oil sands varies depending on the location of the oil sands. Oil sands deposits that are less than about 250 feet below the surface can be removed using conventional strip-mining methods. The strip-mining process includes removal of the overburden, excavation of the resource, and transportation to a processing facility. Nearly all mined bitumen is currently upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Oil sands extraction processes are generally divided into two categories: mining…

3- The Economy of Canada: (The industry and oil reserves in Canada: As a high-tech industrial community in the $ 1 trillion category, Canada resembles the United States in its market-oriented economic system, production pattern, and high standards of living. Since the Second World War, massive growth in the industrial, mining and services sectors has transformed the nation from a rural economy into a largely industrial and urban one. In addition, the country's oil sector is expanding rapidly, as…

are: Mountain and Central. The approximate area of the Prairies is 1 900 000 km². This is the fourth largest region of Canada. This region consists of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Major cities in the Prairies include cities such as Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, and Winnipeg. The total population in the Prairies is about 6 million. This is about nineteen percent of Canada’s population. A few points of interests here include Calgary, Banff and Lake Louise, where you get a great view of the…

Consequently, the world needs to take a significant leap to change their ways before it too late and thrive to become environmental stewards. Alberta oil sand is a prime example of how humans play a crucial role in the destruction of the environment. Alberta oil sand is one of the largest industrial projects in the world and mostly known as “the biggest environmental crime” in history. However, over the years there is been various debate concerning the Alberta oil sand and its effects on the…

Andrew Nikiforuk, demonstrates how the tar sands have negatively impacted Canada both economically and environmentally. The environmental factors are elaborated by explaining Canada’s contribution to green house emissions and acid rain when they were once a global leader against such pollutions. Nikiforuk compares Canada as being second worst for climate change next to Saudi Arabia since they started using bitumen. He highlights the politics surrounding the issues and includes the impact of the…