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    In Canada‚ the term Indigenous peoples (or Aboriginal peoples) refer to First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit. Aboriginal people are the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada. In 2011‚ there were more than 1.8 million Aboriginal people living in communities throughout the country. Their history significantly predates the arrival of European settlers. Though severely threatened and in certain cases extinguished by colonial forces‚ Aboriginal culture‚ language and social systems have shaped

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    Depression is considered a health concern among indigenous people since it affects their wellbeing and emotional health. According to Gubhaju et al (2013) indigenous people are more prone to anxiety and depression than non-indigenous persons. Depression has been connected to various social determinants namely; discrimination‚ racism‚ financial constraints‚ poor education‚ colonization and poverty among others. For the poster presentation‚ in collaboration with my team members‚ I decided to place

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    Peer pressure. Say those two powerful words‚ and they can strike fear in your heart! But add the word "positive" and you have a tool that will help kids learn...to make the best choices. Positive peer pressure. These three words pack a powerful punch -- just the kind of positive punch we want in children’s lives to help them make good decisions when we’re not around. It’s important to understand the nature of positive peer pressure and take action to foster its benefits. "Peer influences are normal

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    Tonya M. Stevens English Composition 02/10/2013 Shaiy Kindel Peer Pressure WebMD.com‚ Teens and Peer Pressure retrieved 2/5/2013 National Youth Advocacy Council website American Social Health Associations “lwannaknow.org” web site The article talks about friends and what you will do if you got to a party with your friends. If there are drugs‚ alcohol or even cigarettes will you as a person be able to hold your own and not be pressured into doing these types

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    a) What is indigenous knowledge system? Indigenous knowledge refers to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional‚ indigenous‚ or local communities. Indigenous knowledge system includes types of knowledge about traditional technologies of subsistence (e.g. tools‚ and techniques for hunting or agriculture)‚ midwifery‚ ethno botany‚ and ecological knowledge‚ celestial navigation‚ ethno astrology. Difference between indigenous knowledge system and western knowledge

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    nearly valueless for the clarification of the data of wealth‚ power‚ and social status in … much of Western society’ (Nisbet 1959‚ cited in Scott 2001) Individualism was the new norm in a post-industrial society and seemed to operate exclusively from class. However‚ Savage claims that individualisation can itself be a ‘classed process’ because our class identity is so deeply embedded inside us that it dictates how we see ourselves and our position in society‚ our attitudes and our behaviours (2000

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    that payment to make after 30 days of the delivery. In a commercial contract‚ the time of delivery is normally of the essence. If‚ the date is stipulated and if the buyer fails to give the payment that is a breach of condition. Therefore‚ the seller is entitled to repudiate the contract and sue for payment. In Hartley v Haymans [ 1902] 3 K. B. 475 the court was held that the time of delivery is a prima facie of the essence in commercial law. In Charles Rickards Ltd v Oenheim [ 1950] 1 K. B. 616

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    Why? How? What? This are commonly asked questions made by children. They are sponges that gather knowledge and absorb everything they get. Most people might consider it an annoying quality‚ but questioning everything is the sole thing that helps them grow. By making all those questions‚ they learn and appease their need for information. Based on this quality‚ we can as-sume that children are by design skeptics‚ and in my opinion‚ we must all strive to become more like them. Even though society views

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    term knight referred to a mounted and armoured soldier. What were knights used for? Knights were used mainly for defence. They would defend their village when there was an invasion. They may also be sent off to war or take over another village. Why were knights important? Knights were important because without knights‚ the village would be defenceless. The village would need knights to defend the village and

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    Anne Roiphe‚ Why Marriages Fail “Happily ever after” and “Till death do us part”‚ expressions such as these are losing their meaning due to increasing divorce rates. Close to one-half of all marriages are destined for divorce‚ which is the cause of 42 percent of children growing up in single parent homes. In every failed marriage or relationship‚ there are common causes for its failure. These causes will include lack of change in intimacy‚ test of endurance‚ as well as outside pressures‚ which could

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