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Results 466 - 480 of 1976 » Canadian StudiesExamines the theme of "fighting back" in three novels about the immigrant experience and the attempt to retain one's dignity. 1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, 2002, $ 44.95 Essay (General) # 33811 | details |
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This essay deals with Austin Clarke's "Canadian Experience", Choy Wayson's "Sek-Lung", and Tomson Highway's "Hello Merry" and how these stories deal with the hardships of immigrants in their new society. We see the theme of "fighting back" in the context of how the immigrants try to recapture and retain their own sense of dignity in the face of racism and exclusion.
Tags: doyle, canadian, experience
Looks at some of the criticisms of Canada's broadcasting policies and argues that, while some of these criticisms are true, there are some good reasons for the policies as well. 1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, 2002, $ 44.95 Essay (General) # 33843 | details |
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This essay discusses how economists and other critics of Canada's traditional broadcasting policies have questioned government policies such as Canadian content quotas for television. They have argued that regulations have created government failures, including the protection of the interests of cable companies and the producers of poor quality shows that few people want to watch. The essay points out that this is true, but that there are legitimate reasons for Canadian public broadcasting.
Tags: canadian, broadcasting
Looks at resistance movements of native Americans in Canada and the oppression of minority groups in Canadian society. 1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, 2002, $ 53.95 Essay (General) # 33872 | details |
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This essay discusses how the film Kanehsatake deals with the European conquest of North America and its legacy. We see the themes of resistance and activism, as the documentary shows us the stand-off at OKA. The essay then ties in the notion of oppression in our society of other groups.
Tags: kanehsatake, years, resistance
This paper discusses that the poor continue to face hunger in Canada, despite the fact that they live in a major food exporting country. 1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, 2002, $ 44.95 Essay (General) # 33881 | details |
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This paper explains that large numbers of people approach food banks to feed themselves and their families. The author stresses that, from a sociological perspective, this reality exists because the wealthy control the basic resources of the country; meanwhile, the poor are marginalized from positions of power. The paper contends that this is a problem of social and class stratification.
Tags: canada, resources, poor
This paper discusses that the Prime Minister of Canada has lost much of his power due to the forces of globalization and judicialization. 2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 9 sources, 2002, $ 106.95 Essay (General) # 33882 | details |
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This paper explains that the influence of unrestrained market forces now make more decisions for Canadian policymakers than does the Prime Minister. The author states that the growing power of the courts has minimized the Prime Minister's power.
Tags: canada, market, forces, courts
This paper discusses that the social program of welfare in Canada has always been very much connected to the reality of social stratification throughout the society at large. 3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 11 sources, 2002, $ 124.95 Essay (General) # 33883 | details |
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This paper states that the Canadian welfare program reflects a set of ideas about the family and the role of women in general. The author believes that welfare reform is now under way because of globalization and deregulation.
Tags: canada, famil, women
This paper discusses that the world faces a serious problem in global warming. 1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, 2002, $ 44.95 Essay (General) # 33884 | details |
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This paper stresses that Canada has the responsibility to take leadership on this issue. The author believes that the Canadian government has to make attempts at home and abroad to redress the problems of global warming.
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This paper asserts that Canada's sovereignty and economic well-being are being eroded as the economies of the United States and Canada become increasingly integrated. 1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, 2002, $ 71.95 Essay (General) # 33888 | details |
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This paper relates as the economies of both nations become increasingly integrated, Canadian sovereignty and economic wellbeing have become increasingly weakened. The author believes that this is the basic case against free trade between both nations.
Tags: canada, free, trade
This paper discusses three short stories concerning racism in Canada: "Canadian Experience," "The Other Family," and "Hello Merry". 900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, 2002, $ 35.95 Analytical Essay # 33890 | details |
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This paper relates that each story describes a certain nature of racism that is involved in our society. The author points out that each story shows the effect of racist attitudes on the main characters.
Tags: canada, racisim, society
This paper discusses Michael Mandel's chapter "The Charter and Inequality." 1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, 2002, $ 44.95 Essay (General) # 33929 | details |
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This paper argues that courts have too much power, while Mandel is saying that they do not have enough.The author argues that Parliament must retain the power.
This paper discusses Paul Martin's fiscal policy 1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, 2002, $ 44.95 Essay (General) # 33935 | details |
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This paper argues that Martin is making a mistake in spending the $15 billion surplus on the debt.
This paper discusses Susan Gittins' book "CTV. The Television Wars". 1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, 2002, $ 71.95 Essay (General) # 33953 | details |
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This paper relates the history of the CTV, the television station that was Canada's first private television network. The author explains how this station quickly expanded across the country.
This essay discusses the book "Saskatchewan Politics From Left to Right '44-'99". 2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, 2002, $ 80.95 Essay (General) # 33962 | details |
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This paper evaluates the book's argument that the politics of Saskatchewan have moved from left to right. The author points out that this phenomenon is due to the influence of globalization and the victory of market forces.
This paper discusses the election in June 1999 of Mike Harris' Conservative Party in Ontario. 2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, 2002, $ 106.95 Essay (General) # 33975 | details |
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This paper reports that the Party got as big a share of the popular vote (45%) as it did in 1995. The author comments that since more people voted in the new election, it meant that the Tories attracted at least 150,000 new votes. The paper states that it appears that voters supported the low-taxes platform.
This essay discusses the factors that cause the increasing food bank use in Canada. 1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, 2002, $ 53.95 Essay (General) # 33977 | details |
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This paper shows that the problem is rooted in the problem of distribution; too many people are ruled by a powerful few. The author points out that the key issue is the market respond to money and profit, and not to actual need. The paper stresses that a system needs to be developed that concentrates on meeting the needs of the poor rather than on the needs of the wealthy.
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