to be diverse and culturally accepting. Seeing diversity portrayed in media encourage people and small and large communities of people to welcome new cultures and to shares theirs passions‚ religions‚ symbols‚ and foods. This is something that in Canada should be shown and demonstrated more frequently TV shows‚ ads‚ commercials‚ and movies. By showing it in media is making a statement that it is good and it is okay to be diverse; it is alright for different cultures to collaborate and share what
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When the topic of Canada comes up among peoples‚ immediately the thought of ice hockey‚ the Mounted Police‚ and beavers comes to mind. In fact‚ Canada has truly lost its true identity that we once knew. It is slowly being assimilated and in fact “Americanized” in aspects of social identity‚ national identity‚ and cultural identity. First‚ Canada is being slowly “Americanized” in its social identity. When we talk about a country’s social identity‚ we examine a few
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you to decide if you’ll use your mistakes to your advantage” -Meredith Sapp The Positive and Negative Effects of guilt Guilt is known as an evil feeling‚ one may try to cover up the past‚ but in the end this feeling is what drives humans to compensate for evil deeds and give back to the world. In this book “the Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini‚ the authour demonstrates the effects of guilt on Amir’s life. Amir commits his sin of ignoring the fact that his loyal friend Hassan was
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Our Home and Racist Land-Pg.73 3. Do you think Canada is still a racist country? Why or why not? Explain using examples to support your opinion. Being one of the most socially developed and multicultural countries in the world everyone probably sees Canada as a Utopian country. Unfortunately Canada isn’t as perfect as everyone thinks it is‚ and a major persisting issue is racism. Being a multicultural there are many minorities and this usually results in racism‚ isolation‚ and unequal treatment
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society over a long period of time. Yet in Canada‚ the obvious push to assimilation had been the introduction of the White Paper‚ which had been negatively received. However‚ while Canada is still on the verge of negotiating self-governance and self-determination‚ the United States lacks such opportunity due to the amount of policies that have been enacted. Another difference in the United States system is the fact that while the First Nations peoples in Canada had the opportunity to represent themselves
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Voyage of the Beagle‚ “If the misery of our poor be caused not by the laws of nature but by our institutions‚ great is our sin” (Charles). Poverty is not an inherited trait‚ but is a consequence of societal laws‚ practices and customs. First Nations in Canada have been put into a position of poverty and the Canadian government is largely to blame. The First Nations have been disconnected from their traditional way of living in part because the Ministry responsible for helping them has not supported their
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While eminent domain can take away someones house‚ it can be a positive action if it makes a neglected property livable again. It improves not only the area‚ but also the community. Economic growth can be both positive and negative. It can create jobs for people‚ improve living conditions and improve peoples moral. While the negative effects of economic growth can hurt the poor‚ especially affordable housing‚ it can hurt the environment‚ and more money has to be put out for public works. American
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Does Canada still have the same connection with the Queen as we used to? The Queen is irrelevant today. Change like this is in the future. Nothing stays the same forever. However the role of the monarchy in Canadian history cannot be denied. The same could be said of the Nazis; or the Mohawks and Laura Secord. However the Monarchy offers dimension to our history. Canada continues to need as many historically based structures as possible to distinguish the country from its burgeoning‚ warmongering
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more than the name of our province. The word means ‘our land’ in Inuktitut‚ and it is a reflection of Canada‚ from its distinctive culture and way of life‚ to its vast and beautiful expansiveness. Its greatest assets are the welcoming communities that have banded together to conquer the simultaneously awe-inspiring and often harsh northern landscape. Nunavut is the youngest territory in Canada‚ becoming recognized through the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act in 1999‚ yet its
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FESTIVALS Canada is a vast and diverse country‚ and its many festivals illustrate the many exciting cultural events that Canada has to offer. Canadian festivals and events attract visitors worldwide.This are some of them. The Calgary stampede The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo‚ exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada. The ten-day event‚ which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"‚ attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of
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