Katherine: Imigration

Advantages and Disadvantages of Immigrating

Every year, there is a big amount of people immigrating to Canada. Most of them have a dream to come here; some of them just want to leave to a new place. No matter what reason they have for immigrating, advantages and disadvantages of immigrating exist at the same time.

There are three advantages of immigrating to Canada. First, there is a developed education system in Canada.  For adults, there are a lot of continuing education and training opportunities. Some of them are free, especially for new comers. It is really beneficial. For youngsters, the education system is really developed. It is helpful for building the foundation of their future effectively.  Second, there is a developed social security system for the citizens. One example is the medical security system. Everybody has free medical services when they need and the services are considerate. The other is the pension system; no one needs to worry about life when they are old, because they can get the pension from the Government. Third, there is a harmonious multicultural society system in Canada. People can keep their traditional culture. The government even offers some opportunities for their children to learn their mother languages.  Actually, different religions coexist with each other peacefully in this country. People have complete freedom to decide their religions.

Although there are many advantages of immigrating to Canada, some disadvantages exist. First, newcomers need a period of time to realize the new natural environment and the social environment. The climate of Canada is awfully cold. It takes time to become accustomed to the long and cold winter. Nevertheless, the problems from the social environment are not so easy to deal with. Every thing is new. They know nothing about the country or the neighborhood. They even do not know how to communicate with others. Second, Language skill is a big stepping stone on the road of improving the life of a new comer. Lack of language skills is one big barrier for the social contact. They even cannot make a small talk with people; furthermore, they find it hard to have any social contact. The other big barrier of lack of language skills is for the career. They were experts when they were in their own country. But they become nobody because of the hardship of communication. Third, Culture shocks make them feel that they are out of place. When they stand on the beautiful land, they really feel that you have made a mistake in coming here. They feel lonely and isolated. There are some chances to meet people, but it is hard to make real friends. Forth, no matter what their business or their career was before, they have to start it from the beginning here. All things are difficult before they are easy. Running a new business maybe need double effort. Starting a new career is the same.

Immigrating to Canada may be a good thing, but along with the good thing comes with a lot of challenges and hardships. There are no less of advantages and no more of disadvantages of immigrating to Canada.

Lucy: Immigration

Canada is a multicultural country, it welcome people from all of the world.. Meanwhile, many people think it is a dream country for living, so there are lots of people to immigrate to Canada every year. Different people have different reasons for immigrating. Someone succeeded, and someone disappointed. There are some advantages and disadvantages of immigrating to Canada.

   There are some advantages of immigrating to Canada. First, children will get a good education. They grow up in Canada. They will have many opportunities to go the famous universities of the world, because it is easier for local students than international students. Meanwhile, these children can have good English training. They can speak English fluently, and it is easy for them to find a job in different companies. Second, there is a good environment in Canada. There is fresh air and less population. Canada is a large country with a small population. Last, there are health and benefits for living. For instance, the food is sake and fresh. Everyone has healthcare, and they can have a high level of life.

On the other hand, there are some disadvantages of immigrating to Canada. English is a language barrier for many immigrants. It is difficult for them to communicate with others, especially for newcomers. Therefore, they cannot make friends, so they always feel lonely and isolated. For some people, they have to face the difficulty in finding a new job. For example, some professional technologists have to go to the local universities or colleges to get diploma, and then to get the licenses to find the jobs finally. This is a long struggling way.

In a word, immigrating of Canada is a huge decision. You know the advantages while you have to face the disadvantages. You should consider them seriously before, and then make up your mind to do your best to fit the new lifestyle.  

Elizabeth Catano: Success

We have all read about people who are successful. They make a fortune. They seem to do well in many areas of life and do it over and over through a lifetime. Hard work and creativity are two of the most common traits in succesful people.


They work hard ! yes, they play hard, they get up early, they rarely complain. Also they expect extraordinary results from themselves. Most of them did well in school. They study hard and they are incredibly curious. Successful people want to learn everything about everything !

They are very creative. They go around asking why not? They see new combination, new possibilities, new opportunities and challenges where others see problems. They wake up in the middle of the night thinking I've got it! They ask for advice, try things, consult experts and amateurs, always looking for a better, faster and cheaper solution. Successful people create stuff from everything.

Successful people know lots of people, and they know lots of different kinds of people. They listen to friends, neighbors, co-workers and everybody. They value people and relationships. Succesful people are always insatiable learners.

Judit Koncz: Homeschooling

“Less is sometimes more” says the proverb. Nowadays parents can choose among different school types and teaching methods. But how can they decide which one is the best for their child? Which one fits their needs, and which one can they really profit from? Reaching a decision is very difficult, because all school types and teaching methods have both positive and negative sides. Some parents think, homeschooling is the best way for teaching their children, but it has pros and cons too.

Homeschooling has a lot of advantages. It is an effective way of teaching, for it is individualized. Children have the opportunity to learn in their own tempo, giving them time to understand and practice everything. In their own home, there is no peer pressure, no negative impacts of social environment. Therefore, they can concentrate on the subjects. Another important advantage of homeschooling is the comfortable environment without academic pressure. The students can rediscover their natural curiosity and enjoy learning. Not only is homeschooling an efficient teaching method but also it plays an important part in the parent-children relationship. Families spend more time together. Children can share their secrets and their fears with their parents and this can make their relationship more deep and intimate. Through the homeschooling, parents can have control of their kids. They always know where they are, and they don’t have to worry about negative impacts in the school. Parents can quickly realize if their children have special abilities, good sense of something and can encourage them.
However, homeschooling has a lot of disadvantages, too. It can cause serious socialization problems. The kids don’t have any classmates. They don’t know how to interact with other children in the class; they don’t have a challenge to be the best in the class, and they don’t know what teamwork means. They won’t have other idols, who could change their lives in a positive way. Unqualified teachers are another disadvantage of homeschooling. Most parents are not qualified teachers. They don’t know the exact methods to improve special skills, and sometimes they can give false information. All these can cause the shortcoming of their children in the education and on the job market.

All in all, homeschooling is an effective way of teaching, but we have to follow a lot of rules when we want that it works.

Bonny Zhang: Poverty

What Are the Causes of Poverty? How Can Poverty Be Eliminated?




Poverty is still a big problem in many countries of the world. People cannot help to ask: What are the causes of Poverty? H-ow can poverty be eliminated? In my opinion, Unsuitable gove-rnment policies and diseases are the main causes of poverty.



Unsuitable government policies include war and poor economic policies. Firstly, wars caused by any reason could cost huge a-mounts of money and damage the whole economy of the coun-try heavily. As a certain result, people will suffer from poverty. Secondly, bad economic policies are connected with people’s li-fe. Bad economic policies can lead people to poverty. Besides, paying too much attention to politics instead of trying to devel-op economy causes poverty. To illustrate, in some countries, th-e political leaders are idolized and politics always acts as the focus of people’s life, So people live in top poverty.



Disease is another main cause of poverty. The first reason, cur-ing serious diseases requires a lot of money. That is a heavy burden on many families. In some developing countries, health insurance system can only cover few people. Serious diseases will put the families in debts. Even in advanced countries, heal-th insurance system cannot cover all expense or any conditions,diseases also make the families feel tight in their life. Another reason, Diseases make people lose job opportunities. On the on-e hand, Serious diseases make people lose their work ability. On the other hand, some companies refuse employing people with serious illness. No work opportunities lead people to pov-erty direc-tly.



Since we already know that poverty is caused by government policies and diseases, we can also find the proper way to solve the problem. The long and short of it is: to eliminate poverty, governments should establish suitable economic and political policies, people should live in a healthy life style.




Bonnie Zhang

Sally Lam: Poverty

Although some people can make ends meets in their lives, there are still many people who live in poverty. Poverty exists not only in poor countries but also in well develop countries. Especially in those poor countries, many children live on donations. According to a statisticRE., more than 800,000 Canadian children are living in poverty. There are two main causes for poverty.




Uncontrollable nature disasters are one of the causes of poverty. Firstly, earthquakes contribute to the increase of numbers of homeless people. For example, Haiti earthquakes left 230,000 people dead and 1,000,000 homeless. Similarly, Wenchuan earthquakes in China made 11 million people lost their home. Secondly, flooding increase the number of people who live in terrible situation. For instant, 1931 China floods killed people up to 4 millions and affected 28.5 millions of people living without enough food and clean water. More over, St. Lucia’s flood killed up to 80,000 people in year 1287. Much land was flooded in what is now the Waddenzee and IJsselmeer. It destroyed cities in the Northern Germany and the Netherlands. It ruined the road and the resident building, therefore it caused many people couldn’t work and they had to live in temporally tents



Negative attitude to life is another cause of poverty. For one thing, lacks of self-discipline prevent people from achieving a better life. For example, gambling causes people live in debts, but they still go to casino. Beside this, drugging keeps people borrowing money even thought they understand that taking drugs affect their health and cost a lot of money, but they can’t stop doing this. In addiction, lacks of motivation of reach a better life will keep people from improving their lives. To illustrate, some people who have work abilities, do not willing to work but prefer receiving subsidises from the government, these peoples’ lives will not improve until they change their attitude toward life. Moreover, for some people who live without hope in their lives will develop negative emotions, so they give up a self-improvement.



In conclusion, nature disasters are one of uncontrollable causes to poverty. We could hardly do things to protect ourselves against many nature disasters. However, having a positive attitude to life can eliminate poverty. Once you improve your self-discipline and increase your motivation of achieving a better life, you will find yourself living far away from poverty.

Hamideh Vahidi: Philanthropy

Every day we hear about philanthropists who spend their money helping people in different ways. Some generous people give money to develop health programs and scientific researches. Other donors prefer to donate to people in need, and still others fund scholarship for promising students. Although there is a variety of donations, there are only two reasons under lying all of them. Internal and external motivation make people engage in an act of philanthropy.


Some people have internal motivation for helping others. First internal motivation is giving an opportunity to others. For example, some donors give chances to someone to do something because they believe those people can do the things the donors wish they could have done. In addition donations encourage people to help others, be more responsible and kind. Therefore, society changes to a civilized society gradually because of donations. Second internal reason is self satisfaction that leads people to donate. Philanthropic acts bring happiness and usefulness for the benefactor. Furthermore, it helps to satisfy religious beliefs because all religions have some advice for their followers, so donors become satisfied by doing their religious duty.

Other benefactors become involve in philanthropic act because of external motivation. It seems the most frequent external stimulus is business. Companies and people who donate to charities do not have to pay income tax on the money donated. Therefore, they can save a big amount of money. Furthermore, they influence indirectly on people to buy their products which will increase their selling. Another external motive for donation is publicity. Some donors are interested in showing off and influence their society. They pledge a lot of money to help others just to be in the spot light. Such people seek fame by interviews and photos. For other donors, philanthropic act is a competition, and they want to be winners, so they try to show the other competitors up.

In summary, we find different types of donations, while there are only two motivations. It seems to me what is important about donation is the result. Therefore we had better not judge donors on their motivations. Generally, a philanthropic act is beautiful and humanitarian; philanthropists are respectable people, and this act should be encouraged in society.