Canada is a cold place. I will be talking about their sports‚ foods‚ historic places‚ the politics and government. Come with me on our tour of our Northern neighbor. First I will talk about their sports. I will be talking about lacrosse‚ hockey‚ curling‚ and speed skating. Field lacrosse is a full contact‚ outdoor men’s sport played with ten players on each team. The sport came from the Native Americans. The equipment you will need to play this sport are ball‚ stick‚ helmet‚ gloves
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Canada‚ a multicultural country‚ engages people from diverse countries converging on this second large country in the world. Chinese Canadian‚ as the third largest immigration group in Canada‚ are referred as “largest visible minority”‚ due to its population‚ which is estimated almost 1.5 million people. [1][2] Tracing back to‚ the first Chinese came to Canada were for the construction of fortress and 40-tone schooner in 1788. Afterward‚ there was a wave of Chinese immigration because of the Gold
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Canada is perceived to be a tolerant country open to multiculturalism. In both stories “I’m not a racist but...” and “I’m a banana and I’m proud of it” we see that Canadians may stereotype immigrants just as easily as other countries. As much as we all would like to think we are not racist‚ it is only human nature to use stereotypes as a point of reference when thinking of races we are not familiar with. How many times have you heard something outrageous about a specific culture and wondered if
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SOC 2760 – Soulliere Prime-Time Murder: Presentation of Murder on 4/13/2011 10:14:00 PM Popular Television Justice Programs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Prime-time television has devoted at least one-third of its time to crime Murder has tended to be the crime of focus on entertainment television Media tend to depict the crimes that occur the least in American society‚ while neglecting the crimes that occur the most Distorted presentations may contribute to inaccurate
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under the Canadian Law The somewhat foreboding term “expropriation” in Canada describes the right of the government (the Crown or one of its agencies) to legally take real property (lands) that is in private hands and apply it for a greater public use or benefit. This concept is called “compulsory purchase” in the United Kingdom‚ and “taking” or “condemnation” under the power of “eminent domain” in the United States. All land in Canada started off belonging to the Crown. The government did not need all
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The end of the success of the 1920s came as a surprise to many Canadians. The stock market crash on October 29‚ 1929 marked the beginning of a depression‚ which progressed to a decade-long depression in Canada and around the world. Prior to examining the cause of the Great Depression and what was happening in the economy at the time‚ a basic understanding of economic principles is needed. Paragraph 2. By the winter of 1933‚ more than one quarter of Canada’s workforce was out of work. The country
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2013). “The communities where FGM is practiced explains Dr. Shaw‚ place high value on virginity‚ so the custom is seen as protection for young girls from premarital sex”. (Keilburger‚ 2013: 1) Adding on‚ developed nations across the world including Canada do not allow for such treatment to be performed on women as it is believed here to be inhumane and child abuse (Keilburger‚ 2013). Despite scarce records of such mutilation to occur to Canadian women in secrecy‚ there are laws preventing physicians
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Geoffrey Canada wrote in his book Reaching up for Manhood‚ "The image of male as strong is mixed with the image of male as violent. Male as virile gets mixed with male as promiscuous. Males as intelligent often gets mixed with male as arrogant‚ racist‚ and sexist." In this way many people define the masculinity and try to conform boys in these stereotypes which negative influence on boy’s development and behaviors. This image of masculinity started in antiquity and is still predominate in our days
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confident that the appropriate programs are being offered. We heard from some witnesses that implementing the wrong program for a particular community can do more harm than good. Programs are currently being delivered in a piecemeal fashion across Canada‚ meaning young people are often getting different messages about
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Two ear‚ the media romanticized the role of women as housewife leaving the man to be the sole breadwinner for the household as the woman does the unpaid work in the house taking care of the family. In relation to Lecture 6‚ post-World War Two era‚ Canada has seen a notable increase in women’s presence in the labour market‚ however there is a distinct unequal representation in the three labour sectors – primary‚ secondary and service sectors. With respect to gender dynamics‚ it is important to note
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