Canada

Canada
The canadian culture has been influed a lot by the european tradition. Especially the brittish and french. In canada you speak both french and English. About 20 procent has french as mother language and about 60 procent has english as mother language. Canada is the second biggest country (measuring the surface of the country) in the world, and have a population of about 34 milion people. According to the arkeoligists, there have been living people on canda for more than 10 000 years.

 I think Canada is most known for its beautiful Niagara water falls! The Niagara falls are a group of 54 meter high waterfalls on the border to Canada and USA. It’s not one of the worlds biggest water fall, but it’s very wide, and it’s beautiful. It’s a big tourist attraction!  We all know the word maple syrup, right? And yes, it’s an invention from this wonderful country! It’s a typical food in Canada. Maple syrup is made from black maple trees. This syrup is often eaten with pancakes, waffles, french toast, porrige or oatmeal. Exept for this, the Candadian don’t really have a typical dish of food or like that. It depends a lot on how you where raised and what you’re parents tought you to eat. I guess it’s like just as any other country. You eat what you like! Celebrities is all around the world. Canada has brought for example theese two artists to the world: Avril Lavigne. A great singer that has become very successfull! And world famous Justin Bieber. They are both two proud canadians who’s now famous all over the world! 
By: Alice Rosén

 Facts about Canada 
Canada is a land in North America. They talk English and French. Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. With a population of 34 million. Canada borders to the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east and has a land border with the United States to the west and south. To the northwest is the sea border to Greenland. Canada is known for its maple syrup, that´s why they have a leaf on their flag. Canadian Queen is Elizabeth II. The Capital of Canada is Ottawa. The traditional food in Canada is goose and game, they also eat much fish. Something that Canadians love are barbecues, something that their neighboring country, America also loves. Canadian nature is an important part of their identity and apart from the forests and mountains, many of the animals are also important in Canada. Moose, reindeer, beaver, polar bear, grizzly bear, loon and Canada goose are the most famous. The beaver, with its important role during the first years of the fur trade. Canada is also known for ice hockey, NHL.

http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanada
http://www.canada.se/om-kanada/allmant-om-kanada.aspx

By: Michelle

En krönika!

    En Krönika publicerad i tidningen Norra Skåne 2007

Du kan se dem på stan, sittandes på trottoaren bland fimpar och smuts. Kanske möter du någon av dem i rulltrappan, de är på väg upp och du ner. Era ögon möts bara under några få sekunder, men du hinner ändå få en rynka mellan ögonbrynen, en liten sammandragning i magen, och tanken; vad är det där för någonting? De kan vara grovt sminkade, gärna med svart kajalpenna runt ögonen. De kan vara utsmyckade som vildarna i afrikanska djungeln dvs. med allehanda piercing på de mest märkliga ställen. Tjejer som inte borde visa magen - eftersom den inte är lika platt och len som hos fotomodellerna i reklamen - gör det ändå, och du undrar om de inte har någon som helst självinsikt, för det är väl ändå det som de ska få i skolan i dag. Ja, eftersom kunskapen inte längre är prioritet ett, utan först och främst ska man finna sig själv och därefter, om man skulle råka ha lite tid över, söka efter ”kunskap” ute i cyberrymden. 

Du vet redan vad jag pratar om.......tonåringarna. De som befinner sig i puberteten, en ålder som få av oss känner behov av att återuppleva. Den period i livet då man testar gränser för sista gången innan man tvingas betala sina egna räkningar och inte längre kan säga ”jamen, det var inte jag, det var han!”. Den tidsera då man upptäcker det andra likväl som det egna könet. Man får även erfara livets hårda grundvalar som går från bokstavskombinationen MVG till dess motpart IG.

Personligen har jag alltid tyckt att tonåringar är ett otäckt släkte. De famlar i mörkret efter något att hålla i och man är livrädd för att de ska grabba tag i jackärmen där i rulltrappan och börja måla graffiti på ens inre fasader, eller kanske helt plötsligt bara börja gråta utan någon som helst synlig anledning. Vid sådana tillfällen känner jag en oerhörd lust att bara skrika rakt ut, men jag är ju vuxen så det passar sig inte, därför tänker jag istället högt för mig själv: blanda inte in mig i er ångest, jag tog mig ut till andra sidan och här vill jag leva, ja här vill jag döö...!

Fråga mig inte hur det gick till, men sedan snart 5 år tillbaka har jag arbetat som högstadielärare och jag har aldrig gjort något mer utmanande eller mer lustfyllt i hela mitt liv!  

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Writing Poetry!

Lisa Dordal on Writing Poetry

In this interview about writing poetry, Nashville-based poet Lisa Dordal talks about her own writing process and offers advice for beginning poets.

Lisa Dordal has published widely in literary journals and has an upcoming chapbook, Commemoration, from Finishing Line Press. You can learn more about Lisa Dordal's poetry on her website, Lisadordal.com.

"The best way for someone to find their own voice is to read the work of other poets."

- Lisa Dordal on Writing Poetry

A Conversation with Lisa Dordal

CWN: Do you have a regular writing schedule or routine?

Lisa Dordal: During the school year (I teach at a private university in Nashville and also at a local community college), I typically set aside one or two days a week to write. During the summer, of course, I have the luxury of more time and can write every day. But during the school year I have found that what works best is to designate a day ahead of time for reading and writing – almost like making an appointment with myself – and then committing to writing that day. I know some writers speak of the importance of writing every day but that’s not possible for everyone and I think it’s important for writers to discover what works best for them. When my mother was a young woman she mentioned to someone that she wanted to be a writer and the person told her that the only way she could become a writer was to write every single day. But, at the time, my mother couldn’t write every day – she was juggling a job and lots of other responsibilities – and so, in the end, she never pursued her writing. My own sense is that it’s not the amount of time that we spend writing but the quality of that time. I am convinced that when I book an appointment with myself to write, something happens inside of me – something readies itself. There’s that famous expression: If you build it, they will come. I think you could say the same for writing: If you schedule the time, the writing will come.

"I am convinced that when I book an appointment with myself to write, something happens inside of me – something readies itself."

• Lisa Dordal on Writing Poetry

1.When does Lisa Dordal write? How does she think about writing?

2.How do you do when you write? Is there anytime of the day that works better?

CWN: Could you talk about your typical process for writing poetry -- from idea to final draft?

Lisa Dordal: Well, the process can vary quite a bit from poem to poem. Some of my poems have come out of me almost unconsciously – all at once and needing very little revision. Almost as if someone else wrote them. This has only happened for a few poems and for at least two of these poems I was very angry about something at the time and completely overcome with emotion. I think that’s why I barely remember even writing them.

But most of my poems don’t have such easy births! I would say my typical process starts with reading poetry. If I told myself that I had to wake up tomorrow morning and sit down in front of a blank computer screen or a blank piece of paper and start writing I think I would probably never get out of bed! Instead, what I tell myself is that when I get up in the morning I have to read poetry; i.e., read the work of some of my favorite poets or the work of new poets. Nine times out of ten, after an hour or so of reading, a line will pop into my head and that’s my cue to either take out a piece of paper and start writing or crank up my computer. My goal at that point is to write, as much as possible, without my “editor” turned on. I write and write until the basic reason for the poem’s existence has made itself clear. Only after this initial spark of creativity do I then allow myself to labor over the poem – to do the hard, brainy work of editing, choosing different words here and there, re-ordering the text, etc. Sometimes this process – from start to finish – takes a few days. But often it takes much longer. I wrote the first draft of my poem “Wedding,” for example, in 2006. It was a good first draft in terms of the emotions and ideas I was trying to convey. But the language itself was on the thin side, lacking in texture. It wasn’t until 2010 that I was able finally to get that poem to the place where I felt it needed to be.

"My typical process starts with reading poetry. Nine times out of ten, after an hour or so of reading, a line will pop into my head and that’s my cue to either take out a piece of paper and start writing or crank up my computer. "

• Lisa Dordal on Writing Poetry

3.What does Lisas process for poetry writing look like?

4.What do your writing process look like?

CWN: Could you talk about how your poetry has developed or changed since you first started writing poetry? Are there any mistakes you feel you made as a beginning poet?

Lisa Dordal: One huge misconception I had about poetry early on was the idea that poems weren’t supposed to have many words and weren’t supposed to take up much space on the page. Many of my early poems were skinny, wispy things. And, in many ways, I was a skinny, wispy thing, too! Slowly, as my feminist consciousness emerged, I began to see that I was entitled to take up space in the world. And, at the same time, I began to see that it was just as important for my written words to take up space. So, my poems now are much sturdier on the page; darker and more embodied.

Also, I would like to think that my poetry has become more textured since I started working on my writing. The problem with writing, as I do, in a “plain” style is that it’s easy to become too plain. I have to constantly work against this. Reading the work of other poets is something that has helped immensely – paying attention to the vocabulary they use, their word choice, the rhythm of their language. Claudia Emerson is someone I go back to again and again for a reminder – a tune-up! – about texture.

5.What does texture mean?

CWN: What advice can you offer to beginning poets just starting out?

Lisa Dordal: Read, read, read! I can remember way back in high school and college actually being afraid to read too much poetry because I was worried I would lose sight of my own voice; that I would end up sounding too much like other people. But, really, the best way for someone to find their own voice is to read the work of other poets. Other poets are our best teachers. The voice of another poet – particularly if it is a voice that is resonant with your own – can help immensely to draw out your own voice.

My other piece of advice is to not compare yourself to other people. There are always going to be writers who are better than you are, more “successful” than you are. But the point is to love who you are as a writer. And to encourage yourself to grow into the best writer you can become.

"There are always going to be writers who are better than you are, more 'successful' than you are. But the point is to love who you are as a writer."

• Lisa Dordal on Writing Poetry

6.Lisa gives 2 advices to beginning writers, what are they?

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