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Permanent Change With Cole Getting attacked by a giant bear alone in the forest and then having to lay on the ground without being able to use of an arm or legs would change the way the world is seen, would it not? Maybe having to sit in a freezing river then having to carry a huge rock up a mountain might change something. If forgiving anyone and everyone who had hurt you and you moved on, don’t you think that some little part of you might change? In the book Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, Cole was able to make permanent change by having a near death experience, his morning routine, and learning to forgive those who had hurt him. With doing these actions he learned to move on from his past and become a better person.

The book Touching Spirit Bear is a breath-taking book that is full of healing and change. Cole’s journey of healing and forgiveness starts out slow, but picks up the pace. This journey will show the reader how one can change so much. Cole goes to the island to escape time in prison. Even though anger never fully leaves a person Cole attempts to get rid of it, but on what?

During the late 1960 to early 1970, New York city struggling with the Drug laws, and so many pressures and negative affect around the whole city. The country filled with gloomy air and everyone looks depressed, it is a really tough time. In the 1971s, American president Richard Nixon announced that drug abuse as the number one enemy in the United states, he started a war on drugs, there was unprecedented in history and this policy still continues today. The drug war was a huge failure, bringing an unexpected and devastating effect. In the United States, nearly 90 percent of treatment-seeking patients who began using heroin in the previous decade were white, this is a big change from racial representation prior to the 1980s.

The theory of life being a circle is expressed throughout grade school, but it was never really more than touched on, with the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen it is truly a subject of discussion in American classes. Mikaelsen expresses this symbolism through the character Edwin, who is a Native American, from the island region where the main character Cole Matthews is sent. The whole idea of life being a circle starts off with the quote ‘“Is everything always a circle’ asked Cole ‘Why not’ Garvey said ‘Life’s a circle.” ’ This is one of the main themes throughout the novel. On page 22 the quote "Patience, gentleness, strength, honesty," Edwin said.

The injunction application against UberTAXI, UberX, and UberBLACK filed by the City of Toronto has recently been dismissed by a judge with the Ontario Superior Court. Judge Sean Dunphy stated in his ruling that the City of Toronto failed to demonstrate that Uber was in breach of Toronto 's municipal bylaws. The City of Toronto argued that Uber placed public safety in jeopardy by operating a limousine service and a taxicab brokerage business in an illegal manner, and sought to shut down the ride-sharing service unless it secured a valid municipal license. Uber conveyed that it was simply provides the service of linking passengers with limo and cab transportation services, as opposed to operating a limousine or cab operation.

Life is Made of Choices Look at a tree. What does it look like? It has branches, and leaves and a trunk, right? Now, think about one’s life. It also has branches and leaves and a trunk.

Everyone has a favorite eatery that he or she loves to eat at, and so do we, Kon La Yum, one present. Lately, of the most famous eateries in the area of Lhungmor, is our favorite that we all are so proud to we have got a chance to talk to P’Pook, the restaurant owner and what she has told us is the history of her business. Cooking seems to be her favorite thing in life. Every time she cooks or develops the new recipes, she will be so happy, and that is the reason why she has decided to invent this restaurant. From what she has said, we got stunned for a while because in our opinion, if she loves cooking that much it sometimes means every time we eat here, she is going to give us her best, and that’s so cool and impressive.

When Cole arrives on the island, he is consumed by anger, bitterness, and an unwillingness to change. As soon as Edwin, a Tlingit elder, and Garvey leave, Cole sets fire to his constructed shelter and supplies, and jumps into the ocean to swim to freedom. Caught by the rising tide, he is unable to escape the island. In his first few days on the island, he has several encounters with a majestic, white bear called a Spirit Bear, and he is determined to kill it out of anger. One day, when he sees the bear, he stabs it with his knife and a makeshift spear.

The Bond of Brotherhood “Lennie broke in. “But not us! An’ why? Because…because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.”

A book that I recently read that showed a reflection of my self-understanding was Missoula by Jon Krakauer because it extended my perspective on women’s safety on college campuses. The book Missoula shares stories of five women who were sexually assaulted at the University of Montana, Missoula and follows their cases all the way to trial. As a girl who has always been told that a college education is necessary to succeed in life, the idea that colleges arent safe for me felt like a secret that I wasnt allowed to know until I experienced it for myself. Reading the statistics and seeing how all of the rapists walked away unpunished strengthened my understanding of the fact that sexual assault is a normal occurance on college campuses.