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Moving On<br />
Reading Selections for Canadian Students<br />
<strong>Unit</strong> 1: <strong>Reflections</strong><br />
Me as My Grandmother 4<br />
by Rosemary Aubert<br />
One Ocean 5<br />
by Betty Quan<br />
Who, Then, Is “Canadian” 10<br />
by Suwanda Suganasiri<br />
Adversity 13<br />
by David Trupp<br />
A Day No Pigs Would Die 16<br />
by Robert Newton Peck<br />
Why We Crave Horror Movies 22<br />
by Stephen King<br />
MyTV 26<br />
by Gisèle Danis<br />
Television Viewing: The Human Dimension 28<br />
by Charles S. Ungerleider and Ernest Krieger<br />
In a year when so much was taken… 32<br />
In My Hands 34<br />
by Irene Gut Opdyke with Jennifer Armstrong<br />
<strong>Unit</strong> 2: Making Decisions<br />
The Rez Sisters 50<br />
by Tomson Highway<br />
The Metamorphosis of Lesra Martin 58<br />
by Lynne Schuyler<br />
Finding and Keeping a Sense of Accomplishment and Worth 68<br />
by Cheryl Nafziger-Leis<br />
I Volunteer 70<br />
How to Quit Smoking in Fifty Years or Less 74<br />
by Peter Gzowski
Analyzing the “Tween” Market 80<br />
by Media Watch Canada<br />
The Survival of the Fittest 98<br />
by Stephen Leacock<br />
The Wealthy Barber 103<br />
by David Chilton<br />
Mother to Son 109<br />
by Langston Hughes<br />
<strong>Unit</strong> 3: Working with Others<br />
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten 112<br />
by Robert Fulghum<br />
Making it Work Chat Room 115<br />
Pros, Peers, Share Youth Job-Search Secrets 118<br />
by Barbara B. Simmons<br />
The Dilbert Principle 120<br />
by Scott Adams<br />
Words that Count Women in 122<br />
by the Ontario Women’s Directorate<br />
Childhood, 1916, from The Stone Diaries 129<br />
by Carol Shields<br />
We’ll Carry On 134<br />
by Jimmy Rankin<br />
Coal Black 136<br />
by Lennie Gallant<br />
Why Be Polite 138<br />
by Michael Korda<br />
A Son’s Goodbye 141<br />
by Justin Trudeau<br />
Customers Are Not Always Right 145<br />
by Andrea Janus<br />
The Stickhandler 148<br />
by David Solway
<strong>Unit</strong> 4: Joining the Workforce<br />
Summer Wages 152<br />
by Caroline Woodward<br />
The Sault Star – Classified Advertisements Online 161<br />
Employment Application 163<br />
The Interview 165<br />
by Margie Marks<br />
Young Workers Awareness Program Web Site 166<br />
Learning to Work Safely 168<br />
by Rosemarie Bahr<br />
Working for You 173<br />
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 176<br />
by Maya Angelou<br />
Office Moving Memo 182<br />
The Grand River Conservation Authority 2000 Annual report 183<br />
Maternity, parental and sickness benefits 189<br />
The Man and the Machine<br />
by E.J. Pratt 194<br />
<strong>Unit</strong> 5: An Enterprising Spirit<br />
New Views of the Cosmos 198<br />
by Elesa Janke<br />
Singing Sisters come <strong>Home</strong> to Country 204<br />
by Stefania Rizzi<br />
The Real-Life Dreams of Jarome Iginla 206<br />
by James Deacon<br />
The BMX Clothing Business 213<br />
by Mark Losey<br />
Open Ice: The Tim Horton Story 216<br />
by Douglas Hunter<br />
Talk: An Ashanti Tale 222
Talking Toys Speak Volumes about Gender Stereotypes 225<br />
by David Staples<br />
Business Cards 228<br />
Northern Spirit Gallery, Business Plan Executive Summary 230<br />
Government of Canada Services for You 233<br />
The Tenant Protection Act 239<br />
Where There’s a Wall 246<br />
by Joy Kagawa<br />
Acknowledgements 248
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