Reading Borders reminded me of an experience I’ve had a short time ago. My parents invited some of our family friends and their children to dinner‚ and by no coincidence‚ they are all Chinese families. While the parents are socializing‚ we high school students talked about our lives. Soon I realized that I was looking at something that makes me curious: the ways children with multiple identities identify themselves. The friends I was talking to have significant differences in identifying themselves
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In Canadian history it is quite evident we are influenced heavily by the much stronger nations around us. Therefore our own content in Canada is sometimes overshadowed by other cultures‚ specifically with regards to the United States who have a big influence on our cultural industries. Pierre Trudeau expressed the feeling Canadians have with this co-existence‚ "Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly or temperate the beast‚ one is affected by every
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Border Crossing – Pat Barker Chapter Questions Chapter 2 Does Danny see Tom or himself as the devil? Explain Danny see’s himself as the devil because he feels that he has ruined Tom’s life through their latest meeting. How does Tom feel about Danny at this stage? Tom feels curious and worried about Danny and wants to know how life has been for him. Chapter 3 Do you agree with Tom’s fears that “people who remain childless never really grow up”? I do not agree with Tom’s fear “people
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Supporters of an open border argue that the new immigrants will improve our economy drastically while saving them from their corrupt government. However‚ those supporters look past the fact that those same illegal immigrants escalate the crime in America‚ take jobs from citizens‚ all while living in America at a very minimal cost tax wise. The number of illegal immigrant crimes in America has escalated drastically since border control has loosened. Advocates for an open border argue that immigrants
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of a more safe life. The United States should actively promote a more open border to allow both refugees and immigrants to enter. An open border is a border that allows people to freely move from country to country with any limitations such as the checking of passports and personal belongings. Only 43 of the 193 countries in the world have an open border‚ which is a little over twenty percent of the world. Open borders can both help the refugees regain their life and it could help the American
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Should we preserve old building as historical monuments? I believe that different people will hold different perspective to this question. In my point of view‚ a city should preserve the old historic buildings. Being a container of human activity‚ Building‚ obviously‚ is also a reservoir of human history and culture. To some extent‚ preserving old historic building means respecting the previous generations. An old building can insinuate historical events happened in the city. Old buildings‚ as a
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of reaching peaceful conclusions to a war. Millions of Canadians have served the country for many peaceful resolutions. Canada is initially known for its peacekeeping nation as it illustrates some main points such as‚ preventing war conflicts in the Suez Crisis which is the main point on how Canada as as nation became a peacekeeping nation‚ Canadians have participated in the
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Beyond Borders The film‚ Beyond Borders‚ opens with a powerful scene of Dr. Nick Callahan‚ Clive Owen‚ barging in on the Aid Relief International’s ballroom celebration in London in 1984. With him‚ he brings a young boy from his camp named Jo-Jo and attempts to make an example out of the organization for indulging in fine dining while nearly forty people a day are dieing in his camp due to starvation and disease. Not amused‚ someone from the audience throws a banana on to the stage‚ inferring that
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Crossing Borders “Crossing Border” is a documentary about four Moroccan and four American university students traveling together through Morocco and‚ in the process of discovering “the other‚” they end up discovering themselves as well. Watching this documentary open my mind of the people around me and how people do judge other people based on their beliefs and background without even knowing who they are‚ and to be honest I used to be one those people as well. In the beginning of the documentary
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There are many reasons proving why the UN is relevant and irrelevant. What I am trying to prove is how the UN is irrelevant in today’s global society. The UN has helped out with some issues in the past‚ but it has also had its share of issues itself. The UN has had conflict with the US because of its sovereignty being threatened by the UN. The UN has threatened the sovereignty of individual nations. One way they have done that is because of the UN conference about arms and weapons. In
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