Monday, April 8, 2013

Being a Local / Global Detective

You are a national/global detective searching for items around your home that have connections to Canada or from another Canada?

Discuss the item, where it is from, its function and its connection to you and your family.

53 comments:

  1. My New Balance running shoes are made in China. I use them every day for my indoor shoes and outdoor shoes.

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  2. My purple Converse shoes were made in Vietnam. I use them every day for school except when it is winter.

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  3. My Sorel boots are made in China. About 30 years ago, they were made in Canada, but then they transferred to being made in China. I use my Sorels in winter, for snowy weather and cold weather.

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  4. I have a Bauer track suit for my hockey it is made in Indonesia. I use this track suit when we have dry land training and when I go outside because it is getting warmer outside.

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  5. Anonymous4/08/2013

    my shirt is made from thailand and we have had this shirt for 4 years

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  6. Anonymous4/08/2013

    by jakob

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  7. Anonymous4/08/2013

    my apolo shirt is made in china and i use it when i have to go some where like a restaurant

    JONATHAN

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  8. Anonymous4/08/2013

    my adidas shoes are made in china and i waer it in school and in the park

    JONATHAN

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  9. My water bottles were made in Canada and i drink it when i get thirsty.

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  10. My families car is a Nissan and it was made in Japan then imported to U.S.A and lastly came to Canada.

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  11. My dads Lenovo laptop is made in China. I use it for online homework and games.

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  12. My Crayola crayons were made in U.S.A. I use my crayons when I want to colour or draw or when I feel creative.

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  13. Anonymous4/08/2013

    bags are used in my everyday life to carry objects with ease. it was first a mistake of invention. now i use bags to carry my taekwondo gear
    Justyn

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  14. The lamp that is in my room is from china. I use it in my every to light up room.

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  15. In our bathroom we have towels that are made in Turkey from Turkish cotton. The towels allow me to dry off.

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  16. In our bathroom we have towels that are made in Turkey from Turkish cotton. The towels allow me to dry off.

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  17. I have devil sticks/juggling sticks are made in spain. when my mom was there on vacation she bought me them. I use them as a activity. Acording to wikipedia devil sticks are believed to have originated in China in the distant past, in the form of simple wooden juggling sticks. They are considered to be one of the circus arts, and is sometimes called devil-sticking, twirling, sticking, or stick juggling.

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  18. At my computer i have a mouse that was made in china. It is made from plastic and wires. I use it to help me with the computer.

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  19. In my room i have pencils that were made in the USA. They help me write when i have to write something or draw something when i feel like drawing.

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  20. I have a sparkly thick pen that is made in Greece. Which my friend gave to me when she came back.

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  21. I have pillow from Mongolia that is made up of real hair.

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  22. I have a doll that when my mom was a kid, her grandmother knitted her a doll. That I still have now.

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  23. An example of something that is in my house that is from a different country is the tesalasion, finger painting painted and sent to Canada from South Africa.

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  24. I have a Wii made in China I use it to play video games.

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  25. Anonymous4/08/2013

    I have a pack of cards made in Quebec, and they are very important to my family because we've had them since we first moved our cottage to Quebec.

    -Evan =)

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  26. I have some coins made in china and it is acually chinese money

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  27. I have velcro sneakers made in the USA. Velcro was an accidental invention that came about when an inventor in Switerland was walking his dog, and the dog was covered in burrs. His curiousity lead him to analyze the burr and later let to the idea of a two-piece fastener consisting of small hooks and loops. My velcro sneakers make it easy and quick to slip them on when doing things around my house.

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  28. My speedo swim shorts are made in Mexico. They are Speedo swim shorts and the company Speedo was made in 1910. The first swim trunks were made in Europe and the clothes that they thought was a swim suit were billowy bloomers and overblouses, stockings, and shoes. These swim shorts are very important to me because I use them at all of my swim practices and meets for my swim team TSC.

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  29. Something I use in my everyday lifestyle is my awesome shoes!! These DC shoes where designed in the USA and made in Vietnam.


    -LEONARDO!!!

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  30. Anonymous4/09/2013

    my sweater that i alwas use was made china it is a billa bong brand sweater. xavier

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  31. Anonymous4/09/2013

    my awesome shirt was made in Haiti which is very scary because i don't know who made it.xavier

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  32. I have a t-shirt that I received as a gift from the Me to We store. It is 100% organic cotton and it states on the tag that it is ethically made in Canada which tells me that it is fair trade. Being a fair trade items allows me to wear the shirt with pride since it was made considering the working conditions and the age of the workers. Also when a t-shirt is purchased 50% of profits go to Free the Children which make feel proud to receive such a generous gift that gives back.

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  33. My infinite scarf was made is china and i use it almost everyday in the winter.

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  34. My awesome sweater was made in Vancouver witch is great because its better to get something that's made in Canada because you know that the people making these aren't getting paid such little money and here in Canada it cost a lot more money to buy then what they are getting paid, but thankfully most of my clothes are from the store Ivivva because all of Ivivva's clothing are made in Vancouver.

    Kinaya

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  35. my sweater allows me to stay warm

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  36. To add to Ms rambaran i have a pair of toms and Toms ensures that all their factories operate using fair labor practices where they maintain proper conditions for workers and pay fair wages.

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  37. My umbrella was made in England. I use it all the time when it rains.

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  38. My necklace was made in China. It was given to me as a gift from my grandmother. I think it was made in China because child labour is cheap there.

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  39. My small Red leather purse was given to me by my aunt when she came to visit in the Summer from Spain. It has really cool patterns on it that surround it. My aunt bought it in Spain although it was made in China. I use it all the time when I go somewhere like the mall to keep my belongings, such as my wallet and iPod, from getting lost.

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  40. I got my really warm and colourful scarfs (green, red and orange) at the Traditional Crafts place in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In the winter I use them all the time. They are made of alpaca wool by the people who sell them at the centre. People rent a small section and then they sell the many things they make like hats, traditional wear, shirts, etc., I always enjoy going there when I go to Ecuador to visit my family.

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  41. Anonymous4/09/2013

    I have a neccaless that my father got me from Ethiopia, one of the main reasons that I really like that neccaless is becuase it was hand made in a small market.Also, I have no worries of the environment becuase it did not cauase any polution to make it.Although most people might think that the items used to create that neccaless caused polution from shipping.Although it did not becuase since it is such a small market in a small town, than they do not have the recorces to get items from places that need to be shipped over.

    ~Dina

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  42. Something I use in my everyday lifestyle is my backpack. It is Mountain Equipment Co-op, (A.K.A. "mec") which is a Canadian company.



    -LEONARDO

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  43. My family has a lesser piano that has been with us for generations. The piano was invented in 1698 by Bartolomeo Cristofori. 3 1720 Cristofori pianos survive to this day. The piano is the largest member of the keyboard family. Before Bartolomeo created the first working piano, there were numerous attempts to create a large keyboard.

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  44. One thing i have at home that i use soetimes is my purple sweter from joe fresh. My sweater was made in Cambodia and was madeon 2007.

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  45. One thing that i use is my necklace from Hungary that i got when i was about 2 years old from my mum and dad that is gold.

    - Zsaklin-

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  46. I have pants that were made in the USA and they help me keep warm.

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  47. Anonymous4/14/2013

    I have antic cups from Sweden and they are used to drink from.

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  49. I went to Florida a year ago and visited the Harry Potter exhibit at Universal Studios. I am a big Harry Potter fan and enjoy watching the movies. I bought a Professor Snap (it is black, mysterious and sleek) wand that I thought was made in England but it is actually made in China. The ones made in England were way too expensive.

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  50. My grandmother visited Portugal last year and brought back a soccer jersey that was made in Portugal. She said is was hard to find one made in Portugal even though she was in Portugal because so many of the jerseys were either German made or made in China.

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  51. Anonymous4/15/2013

    My outdoor shoes are made in china, they relate to me because i have to wear these shoes everyday and they are also my favourite outdoor shoes ever.


    Emmett

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  52. I have a dress that was a gift and it was made in Italy. I use this dress on special occasions.

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  53. My Jansport backpack was made in China. I use this backpack every day for school.

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