THE WALRUS • MARCH 2OII lltSIHilliiKHIIIIIIIIIillHIIIiniltli BOOKS Crímínou8 Minds A new wave ofcrime writers is exploring Canada’s darken corners BY RICHARD POPLAK ILLUSTRATION BY JACK DYLAN BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS ESSAY: and beaver-shaped shortbread. Rush espies the young Rosalind Canon‚ CanLit Wunderkind of the moment. She is flush with a Dickie nom‚ a considerable book advance‚ and the adulation of the culturocracy. Why not me? whines Rush‚ borrowing the italics Stephen King made
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The Frontline video “Two American Families” was about two families‚ the Neumanns and the Stanleys‚ and their experiences with raising a family during times of economic hardship. It followed the families through trying to make ends meat‚ financial concerns‚ and poor job availability‚ beginning in 1991 until 2013. The families were similar in many ways. Both were married couples with children‚ had well paying jobs‚ allowing them to become accustomed to a certain way of life‚ then to be laid off by
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artisans (Lecture‚ November 9‚ 2017). American workers resisted the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution in a myriad of ways. American workers sought to maintain these older traditions of work by utilizing ideals and values of artisan republicanism‚ such as egalitarian ideology and traditions of American independence‚ while also using working class resistance‚ such as unionization‚ disseminating information‚ and holding strikes. American workers were successful in creating positive changes
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television industry than all the other ethnic groups combined. Individuals of other races do not make a large enough appearance in today’s television or movies.Television and movie directors should create a more diverse cast for their production. Many channels have an all white cast‚ the way children view themselves depend on how they’re represented and people of specific ethnic groups are placed in certain stereotypes. However‚ some television producers are attempting to fix that. Now‚ there is
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Historical Background The Americans returned in 1945. Filipinos rejoiced and guerrillas who fled to the mountain joined the liberating American Army. On July 4‚ 1946‚ the Philippines regained is freedom and the Filipino flag waved joyously alone. The chains were broken. Palanca awards Another inspiration for writers in Filipino was the launching of the Palanca Memorial Awards for literature headed by Carlos Palanca Sr. in 1950. (Until now‚ the awards are still being given although the man
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‘half caste’ using examples from the poem. ‘Half caste’ is a performance poem written by a man named John Agard; a Jamaican who immigrated to England in 1977. He wrote this poem with the sole purpose of presenting his views on the derogatory term “half cast‚” which are aggressive towards the racist suggestion that anyone with a mixed race background should be considered as half a person. Agard uses repetition to reinforce his ideas and influence the reader to see his point of view and empathise with the
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by the Japanese. This led to the wrongful and unjust internment of innocent Japanese Americans. Families were split and torn apart‚ business were let go‚ and homes were lost. All because “Americans” were afraid and made wrong judgments and let emotions play into their decisions. Americans believed that Japanese Americans were dangerous. For example a quote from Congressman Rankin states‚ “These Japs who had been here for generations were making signs‚ if you please‚ guiding the Japanese planes
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During the 19th century‚ big business‚ along with greedy company owners made ruins of the American people and other small businesses for that matter. The typical American industrial worker in the late 1800’s didn’t make nearly enough to support a wife and children. On average‚ industrial jobs would be making 1-3 dollars per week. This forced women and young children to be put to work‚ in order to survive. There were children that were pitted inside mines‚ factories‚ and mills‚ where often they would
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Introduction to Sociology Race & Ethnicity Assignment A Look at Japanese Internment of WWII To start off‚ the definition of internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people‚ commonly in large groups‚ without trial. (The Oxford English Dictionary[->0] 1989) Japanese Americans in 1942 were taken to internment camps during WWII because of suspicions of their allegiance and dedication to the United States. Any Japanese American regardless of citizenship status was incarcerated. In early 1943
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Japanese Internment During World War II in February of 1942 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066‚ demanding that all Japanese-Americans be relocated to internment camps (www.ushistory.org). The federal government gave many different reasons as to why the internment of American citizens of Japanese descent during World War II was justifiable. Although their reasons may seem valid considering the circumstances of World War II‚ they were not. The internment was an unjustifiable violation
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