Marcus had to write a toast to Sir J. MacDonnald as part of his social studies class. He had a hard time with it, as he has not seen many toasts in his 9 years on earth. He also does not relate to political issues as of yet. It took him a long time to get this piece of writing done.
> Show to where he is looking when he is speaking. They had a life-size MacDonnald scarecrow in their class that they made a few weeks ago.
A Toast to John A MacDonald
January 8, 2015
>Sir John
Hello everyone and thank you so much for coming sir MacDonald. How pleased we are to see you in this classroom today!
>Audience
I think he made quite a journey for a 200 year old man! I would also like to thank Sonya for arranging this party, and all of you for coming.
>Sir John
Now, we all know that you were the first prime minister of Canada and that you invested in building that tremendously long railway — a railway almost as long as your term in government.
And remember that time you started vomiting during your debate, when your opponent asked you why, and you said you were it was on account of the nonsense that he was talking? That was a funny one.
>Audience
Anyway, he was born in 1815 in Scotland and his parents had a hard time scraping together enough money to send him to school. His main interests were in writing, but because of the little money he would earn, his parents told him to become a lawyer. He was rather talented and and at the age of 19, opened a law office in Kingston, Canada. And the rest, as they say, is history.
As a politician, he was driven and extremely successful. Not just is he regarded as the father of Confederation, he was also Canada’s most successful prime minister ever, by leading 6 majority governments. Only two other prime minsters have come even half as close.
Meanwhile, he had an extremely hard private life; for example, when he was only 7, he witnessed the murder of his younger brother. He also lost his first son, and later his first wife, to a mysterious illness. Investments in collapsed banks and the death of his business partner saddled him with substantial debts. At the time of Confederation, his personal debts were about $1 million in today’s dollars.
>Sir John
You were as important to Canada as George Washington was to the United States. In the United States, Washington’s face was carved into a mountain, with a state, city and 500 foot tall monument named after him.
In Canada we’ve created almost no monuments to you; hardly more than an airport, a street and a $10 bill. But your legacy endures nonetheless.
>Audience
I feel honoured to live a country united by this great man. All of us can learn from his determination and perseverance.
A toast, to Sir John A MacDonald, and to his courage of conviction.
> Show to where he is looking when he is speaking. They had a life-size MacDonnald scarecrow in their class that they made a few weeks ago.
A Toast to John A MacDonald
January 8, 2015
>Sir John
Hello everyone and thank you so much for coming sir MacDonald. How pleased we are to see you in this classroom today!
>Audience
I think he made quite a journey for a 200 year old man! I would also like to thank Sonya for arranging this party, and all of you for coming.
>Sir John
Now, we all know that you were the first prime minister of Canada and that you invested in building that tremendously long railway — a railway almost as long as your term in government.
And remember that time you started vomiting during your debate, when your opponent asked you why, and you said you were it was on account of the nonsense that he was talking? That was a funny one.
>Audience
Anyway, he was born in 1815 in Scotland and his parents had a hard time scraping together enough money to send him to school. His main interests were in writing, but because of the little money he would earn, his parents told him to become a lawyer. He was rather talented and and at the age of 19, opened a law office in Kingston, Canada. And the rest, as they say, is history.
As a politician, he was driven and extremely successful. Not just is he regarded as the father of Confederation, he was also Canada’s most successful prime minister ever, by leading 6 majority governments. Only two other prime minsters have come even half as close.
Meanwhile, he had an extremely hard private life; for example, when he was only 7, he witnessed the murder of his younger brother. He also lost his first son, and later his first wife, to a mysterious illness. Investments in collapsed banks and the death of his business partner saddled him with substantial debts. At the time of Confederation, his personal debts were about $1 million in today’s dollars.
>Sir John
You were as important to Canada as George Washington was to the United States. In the United States, Washington’s face was carved into a mountain, with a state, city and 500 foot tall monument named after him.
In Canada we’ve created almost no monuments to you; hardly more than an airport, a street and a $10 bill. But your legacy endures nonetheless.
>Audience
I feel honoured to live a country united by this great man. All of us can learn from his determination and perseverance.
A toast, to Sir John A MacDonald, and to his courage of conviction.