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    *Competence: Industry vs. Inferiority (Latency‚ 5-12 years)[edit source | editbeta] Existential Question: Can I Make it in the World of People and Things? The aim to bring a productive situation to completion gradually supersedes the whims and wishes of play. The fundamentals of technology are developed. To lose the hope of such "industrious" association may pull the child back to the more isolated‚ less conscious familial rivalry of the Oedipal time.[citation needed] "Children at this age are

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    The word “Canadian”‚ was first defined as “British”. The meaning of this word turned into “anti-Americanism” as the history developed (Wood‚ P.K. 2001)—Canadian identity was completely different from what America’s is‚ that people in Canada were politer‚ relatively more passive and they welcome new cultures into the nation (Arrison‚ S. 1999). This impression‚ however‚ has never stopped developing‚ even faster now as Canadian people came to realize that‚ beyond those traits which Americans do not

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    that Canadian Tire poorly chose to open up its stores in underdeveloped areas. Furthermore‚ one of the disadvantages in the beginning of a global expansion includes the loss of control. As a result of these factors‚ the American stores didn’t experience much growth and stores had to continuously slash prices on already low priced products. With low rates of growth and increasing competition from retail companies such as Walmart and Target which had a large group of loyal customers‚ Canadian Tire

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    The Canadian Identity “To achieve an identity you must stop working on whatever you are working on‚ and concentrate on who you are” A society’s location in space may inspire its sense of character and identity. To be located in a strange and new land may imply to become more fully alive of the responsibilities one has as the representative of a special and chosen

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    How do you believe Identity is formed? Identity cannot be formed and defined in one category; it is defined in many ways. Our Identity is formed by our race‚ culture‚ language‚ belief and environment. Sarah Morris described‚” Every thing around what and us shapes who we became we believe about other and ourselves.” (1) In the book Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? (2) Shows that identity is formed by the following category: objects possessions‚ creations‚ interests

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    used towards Canadians of non-British descent who were treated very poorly. Many were sent to internment camps where they had to endure harsh living conditions. Equality was not present at the time. It was nearly 26 years after the end of WWII that a formal Multiculturalism Policy was adopted in 1971. It ensured that all Canadians will have the freedom of belief‚ opinion and religion. It created a more culturally diverse society which has now become the hallmark of Canadian identity. Another significant

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    There is a real lack of appreciation for Canadian literature across Ontario. In grade 12 classrooms across the province there is a wide variety of material studied‚ very little of it being of Canadian descent. While good writers exist in all cultures‚ Ontario students should mainly study Canadian authors as there needs to be focus on Canadian culture‚ to also promote and establish current authors‚ and to encourage young Canadian writers. Southern neighbours have already swamped Canada with their

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    Social identity and national identity. The social identity approach assumes that social identity depends upon social groups and category membership. Tajfel (1972)‚ for example‚ described social identity as individual’s awareness of belonging to a group‚ together with the emotional and evaluative significance of that group membership. The strength of social identity is measured by asking individuals to assess cognitive and affective aspects of their group (for example‚ Brown‚ Condor‚ Mathews‚ Wade

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    The term regionalism is an inevitable idea when it comes to Canadian literature and the never ending search for Canadian identity. The definition of regionalism in literature is said to be “fiction and poetry that focuses on the characters‚ dialect‚ customs‚ topography‚ and other features particular to a specific region” (Campbell). Northrop Frye‚ a respected Canadian literary critic‚ discusses the development of regionalism in Canadian literature and stresses “the importance of regions to the creative

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    study Canadian literature in a Grade 12 English course. While good writers exist in all cultures‚ Ontario students should only study Canadian writers. Because we need to become more familiar with our literature. Three reasons for this are; the need to focus on our own Canadian culture despite being surrounded by other cultures‚ the need to promote and establish our own writers‚ and the need to encourage younger Canadian authors. Students in Ontario taking English should only study Canadian literature

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