According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a metaphor is a "word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar". Our text discusses 5 metaphors that the US often uses; the one that is most common is "melting pot", where all the cultures come together and "melt" into one. The metaphor that is often used for Canadian Diversity is that of a Mosaic. Your task for this discussion forum is to individually research the idea of the Canadian Mosaic, and provide an example where you can see this idea in action.  To provide contrast, it is often helpful to be clear on the difference between "melting pot" and "mosaic" The questions: Answer the following 3 questions. Number each question so the other people in your group can see you have answered them all. What is the does the metaphor “Canadian Mosiac” mean?How does it differ from the metaphor of the “US Melting Pot”?paraphrase,  How is the Canadian Mosaic embedded into Canadian life? (an example, the Truth and Reconciliation hearings validated Aboriginal experience) Describe a personal example of the Canadian mosaic that you are familiar with. (my example - I played in Vancouver Dorfmusik (Swiss German band) and for many years celebrated Swiss National Day with the Swiss Society of Vancouver.  I am part Icelandic, not Swiss at all.  Everyone was welcome.)

I want it to be 5 full pages, I have attached the prompt, examples and pre-lecture RHETORICAL SITUATION: In your life and career beyond RWS 305W, often you will need to communicate the significance of various life experiences through descriptive details and important insights.Whether in a job interview, a profile, a mentorship, a personal statement or networking in the field, your ability to share life lessons in an engaging way is at the heart of the memoir assignment. Your audience is an educated readership interested in who you are. GENRE: Writing a memoir involves memory work; memoirists draw on their pasts, looking back at events, people, and places that are important to them in order to recreate through written language moments or episodes of lived experience.Your job is to not just recreate experiences, but to imbue them with significance readers will understand. The memoir writer is both participant and observer; the impulse to remember helps remind us of how we were…Memoir writers take incidents from childhood, focus on moments of revelation, show how crisis and insights have challenged their perspectives, experiences and values.Memoir writers write from a desire to bear witness to things that might otherwise have been overlooked or forgotten. The memoir is an act of self-discovery and also written for the public to read; memoirs impact the audience in an emotional way. PROMPT:For this assignment you will recall a person, place or event from your past and write a memoir.You will need to use details and sensory impression to re-create the moment for your audience.Your job is to reveal the meaning of the past so that readers understand the significance the memories hold for the present.Through your writing your audience should be able to visualize the moment.You should chose to revisit a memory that you have some distance from (not a recent break-up say, or a current family crisis). Consider tensions or conflict from high school or adolescence (Caldwell)Focus on a past job, special place you used to live, or beloved item you lost (Bragg)Pick a photo that holds emotional associations and explore a detail that recalls a momentSelect a family ritual or tradition that might be especially important to youConsider an aspect of your own cultural ancestry (language, food, heirloom) and explain how it has entered your life and what it reveals about your relationship to your culture.Focus on some special aspect of your educational experience, a teacher or event (Landry)Focus on a childhood incident or injury (Walls)Explain a memorable life lesson or revelation (Yim)Consider moments when you had your values challenged, had a difficult decision to make or were disappointed; use the memory as a starting point in which you reflect and put it in a larger context. WEIGHT: 20% of your grade LENGTH: 5 pages double-spaced MLA TIMELINE: Upload rough draft to Turnitin link before 12:30 on Thursday 9/27 PeerMark is active from class start time Thursday 9/27 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday 9/30 THURSDAY 10/4: MEMOIR + Analysis due on Turnitin by class start time ANALYSIS: At the end of your memoir include two developed, focused paragraphs that analyze the writing choices and craft elements you specifically employed; where did you observe/learn them, how and why did you implement them, and what function or effect do these techniques and strategies bring to writing in general, this genre in particular and your reader experience specifically?