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Quebecois Cultural, 2008.
Argues that religion and language played invaluable roles in establishing french-speaking Lower Canada as a distinctive cultural region.
1,035 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper explains that the stratified and parochial French Canada, against which intellectuals would rebel in the latter-half of the twentieth century, was a product of the eighteenth century. The author points out that language formulated a distinct and enduring French Canadian culture inasmuch as French Canadians clung most tenaciously to their language in the eighteenth century as a means of resisting the imperialist presence of the seemingly hostile anglophone elite. The paper relates that the language laws and interminable battles today over the proper place of the French language today in Quebec society is rooted in the old eighteenth century belief that holding on to one's mother tongue was a way of standing firm against the cultural depredations of the English.
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"Indeed, French Canadians tend to regard pre-1759 Quebec as the foundation of their culture and cultural identity. As at least one contemporary source has described it, the aforementioned foundation of French-speaking Canada was a "profoundly" religious one with an appreciable portion of the early French settlers (the Franciscans and the Jesuits) endeavoring to bring the Christian theology to the local indigenous peoples. Curiously, it may be said that the French Canadian heritage about which so many French-speaking inhabitants of Quebec feel justifiable pride is also a heritage that, in some respects, they have withdrawn from."
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Sexism and Canadian Women's Hockey, 2008.
This paper looks at the part played by sexism in the Canadian women's hockey field.
1,279 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this article, the writer notes that today's society is based on a gender binary that requires men and women to be opposites. Men are expected to be active and aggressive; women are expected to be inactive and passive. The writer discusses that women in sports directly challenge this gender binary - they are not passive, but rather the opposite of passive. The writer maintains that women in sports are sometimes subjected to the abuse and discrimination that all gender outlaws in our society attract. The writer points out that this issue is particularly marked in Canadian women's hockey. The women's team is far more successful than the men's team and yet most people don't even know it exists. The writer discusses that women playing hockey detract from the aggressive male image associated with male hockey, while at the same time challenging every tenet of the gender binary. The writer concludes that teenagers should be taught parenting skills of which an important part should be examining and unlearning the sexism they have already learned from society.
Outline:
The Issue
Sources from the Internet
Explanation for the Issue and Plan of Action
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"Thus, as soon as a woman is strong and brave, she is suddenly a suspect! No wonder no one pays any attention to Canada's women hockey players!
"What is the solution to this? Clearly, there has to be an education program to combat the enduring belief in biological essentialism. Children need to be taught from a very young age that all people are capable of all attributes. They need to understand that the various human qualities are a virtual smorgasbord, from which they can freely choose, regardless of their gender. They need to be exposed to role models of adults who transcend the usual norms."
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Hockey and Women, 2008.
This paper examines women's increasing inclusion and success in Canadian hockey.
1,067 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper discusses ho,w although Canada is a liberal society based on equal rights, hockey is traditionally seen as a sport for men, since it involves power, violence and brute force. The paper first looks at Canada's long history of sexist thinking and women's growing role in hockey today. The paper then discusses the success of Canada's Olympic women's ice hockey team that indicates that traditional, sexist notions of women in sport are finally being overturned.
Outline:
Introduction
Women and Hockey
Conclusion
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"Though the popular media is now making moves towards supporting and encouraging women's participation in ice hockey, it is true that the sport in Canada has a long history of sexist thinking. Sports observers have even acknowledged that women were certainly a late inclusion in the world of "masculine" sports. Such voices include Gruneau and Whitson (1994), authors of the book "Hockey Night in Canada". Gruneau and Whitson acknowledge that women have painstakingly made their way in the hockey arena after fighting decades of repression and sexist stereotyping. As the authors attest, it was more than a hundred years after hockey was born that women were finally recognized as potential players."
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"My Career with the Leafs", 2008.
This paper examines Brian Fawcett's story "My Career with the Leafs", which is part of the book "Our Game: An All-Star Collection of Hockey Fiction" edited by Doug Beardsley.
1,414 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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The paper discusses "My Career with the Leafs" by Brian Fawcett, which offers an ironic glimpse at our perception of professional hockey as it is represented to us by the popular media. The paper describes the fictional account of a poet who became a hockey player and thereafter experienced brushes with fame and the media. The paper also explains how this book is relevant to contemporary Canadian culture.
Outline:
Introduction
A Career With the Leafs
Conclusion
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"Fawcett's story opens up with the character, a self-described poet, explaining how he came to be a famous hockey player for the highly acclaimed Canadian hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Fawcett's ironic wit comes early on in the book: he describes his move into the Big League (that revered institution of popular culture) as "surprisingly easy" (Beardsley 180). This early reference indicates that Fawcett's story will be a fairy-tale one - in reality, movement into the major hockey league is difficult and arduous and based on years of hard work, though in the minds of hopeful Canadian boys lives the dream of being instantly accepted into professional hockey through some miraculous offer. Though this is far from realistic, such dreams are encouraged by the media and popular culture, who enjoy such rags-to-riches type good luck tales: this theme is common in movies, television shows, books, and, more recently, in fan fiction on the internet."
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The Canadian Nisga'a Settlement, 2008.
Investigates whether the Canadian Nisga'a settlement was just.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper argues that the Nisga'a settlement between the Nisga'a tribe of British Columbia and Canadian federal and provincial government representatives was unjust. The author comes to this conclusion based on the way in which settlement dismissed competing land claims, the latent and unresolved tensions it exacerbated among different native tribes and the privileges it codified, which are likely to drive an even wider wedge between non-native Canadians and members of the Nisga'a tribe. The paper concludes that the Nisga'a final agreement (NFA) set out privileges for some while essentially rebuking others.
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"Most of all, Hogan's analysis falls short because, while his erudition in the realm of international law is impressive, he is far too cursory in his discussion of the understandable grievances harbored by the Gitksan and Gitanyow indigenous communities located in close proximity to the Nisga'a tribe. Specifically, the Gitksan and Gitanyow tribes assert that much of the land the Nisga'a sought (and received) from government officials was/is "traditional" land belonging to them. Hogan acknowledges this controversy on page 304 of his essay but pays it scant attention."
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Native Self-Governance and Economic Independence, 2008.
This paper explores the role of economic considerations in the rise of the native self-governance movement in Northwestern Canada.
1,981 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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The paper looks at the history of the self-governance movement in the Canadian north and argues that the native self-governance movement in Northwestern Canada has origins dating back to the 1960s and early 1970s. The paper argues further that one of the chief motivations for the movement has been a desire to claim economic independence, sustainability and the power to keep the riches produced by local non-renewable resources in the hands of the community. The paper examines the costs of government mismanagement and how the native push for self-governance and control of tribal lands have been accommodated within the framework of the Canadian Constitution.
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"The desirability of self-government has seduced native groups for quite some time - though it is most likely that the actual calls for self-government only really emerged at the dawn of the 1970s when massive social and demographic shifts in Canada made it impossible for government officials to ignore native complaints as they always had in the past. Mark O. Dickerson of the University of British Columbia writes that 1971 was the year that saw the Inuit of Quebec, Labrador, and the Northwest Territories organize the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (ITC), a broad-based "umbrella" organization for Canadian Inuit that, among other things, called for the formation of an independent territory for all Northwest Territories Inuit - excepting the Inuvialuit."
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The Supreme Court of Canada, 2008.
This paper examines the judicial selection process for the Supreme Court of Canada.
2,702 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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The paper argues that judges are appointed by elitist institutions that result in decisions that are out of touch with the political and social realities of Canadian society. The paper looks at several court cases and shows how the court essentially makes decisions that are biased towards upper class individuals. The paper concludes that the Supreme Court appointment process needs to be reformed.
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"The fact that social and class biases can shape judicial decisions has been proven in a number of studies. For example, in "Constituting class and crime in Upper Canada" it is argued, "Law often is constituted in ways that make its everyday enforcement a reflection of class and class-related conditions". What this means is that class is a major determinant of law enforcement. Therefore, the class composition of the Supreme Court of Canada will have a major impact on the types of decisions that are made. This means that the appointment process will have a major impact on the decisions made by the Supreme Court of Canada.
"Even when the Supreme Court of Canada makes decisions that are in line with Canadian society as a whole it can be argued that they are influenced by political patronage. This can be seen in the recent decisions about same sex marriage. In "Canada" Priya Verma et al explain how parliament voted 158-133 in favour of same sex marriage."
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Women of Power, 2008.
A look at the role of native women in pre-confederation Canada.
1,679 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper argues that native women who married white fur traders in pre-confederation Canada, did so because they knew that they fulfilled an important intermediary role within native/white business relations, and thus stood to see their social and economic status increase dramatically through marriage to non-native men. It was understood that being a translator and a bridge to both worlds was an excellent means of accruing power, status and capital. The paper maintains that, although there were external pressures that may often have propelled native women into one marriage or another, the final decision to marry a white man was chiefly prompted by self-interest.
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"Suffice it to say, the early Canadian fur trade that prospered in Canada during the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries would not have been possible unless two racial groups - Native Americans and their European counterparts - found a way to work together in some fashion for the enrichment of both. Sylvia Van Kirk, one of the more perceptive students of the old Canadian fur trade, has written that the native women in those Indian communities that came into contact with white European traders found themselves caught between two groups of males: the male leaders of their own community, and the enterprising traders of the European colonizers. In a very real sense, these native women used their status as the wives of traders to act as "go-betweens" or as "social brokers" between two groups with often strained relations. In fact, Van Kirk is largely of the view that native women used their status as a go-between to bolster their own stature while, at the very same time, they coveted the economic power that derived from being the wife of a fur trader. In that sense, the old notion that these women were somehow agent-less victims is one that desperately needs to be cast aside in favor of a more modern interpretation."
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Malaria, 2008.
Discusses malaria from a complex epidemiological perspective.
1,975 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that epidemiology refers to the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events in specified populations and the application of this study to control of health problems. The author then describes the agent, hosts and environment surrounding malaria. The paper stresses that the most important point about transmission is that researchers have discovered that the incidence of malaria cannot be explained by changes in immigration trends; therefore, epidemiologists must look for simultaneous transmission. The author points out that, although malaria is associated with tropical areas, its occurrence and even epidemics of the disease are not uncommon in Canada.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Agent
Host
Environment
Web of Causation
Natural History and Control and Prevention
Conclusion
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"The primary hosts of Plasmodium falciparum are female mosquitoes of the Anopheles which also are the transmission vectors. Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for a high number of malarial infections and deaths in humans; however, other hosts include birds, reptiles, chimpanzees, and rodents. Of all the cases of malaria since 1990 in Canada, 90 percent have been found in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. Two epidemics have occurred in Canada, the first being from 1986 to 1990. The second epidemic occurred from 1999 to 2000."
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"An Inconvenient Truth", 2008.
This paper discusses the documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth," presented by Al Gore.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 64.95
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The paper is of the opinion that "An Inconvenient Truth" is an excellent film, primarily because it manages to get its message across. The paper relates the main message of the movie, that global warming is real, that humans play a significant role and if we continue to neglect what is happening, the future could bring catastrophe on a global scale. The paper discusses how and why global warming has become a political issue.
From the Paper
"The film chosen for the analysis is "An Inconvenient Truth". This is a documentary film made in 2006, directed by Davis Guggenheim and presented by Al Gore, the former Vice-President of USA and a US presidential Candidate. The film deals about global warming and climate change and it presents and explains to the public a crisis that impacts and will impact us all. This film, although not a Canadian production, was chosen for several reasons. First climate change and global warming is a global issue, affecting all people on Earth, regardless of their nationality, religion or social status. It is also a Canadian issue because Canada is a part of this global community but it also a Canadian issue because of very specific environment in the north of this country."
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"People Who Own Themselves", 2008.
A review of Heather Devine's book "The People Who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family".
1,432 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses how "The People Who Own Themselves" tells the story of Heather Devine's research project about the Desjarlais Family, who were immigrants from Europe to New France, and an Canadian Aboriginal family who were settlers in the same area. The paper maintains that, in reading this book, the reader learns about many aspects of early Canadian history, including the day to day lives of workers in the fur trade, forest hunting and hunters, day to day life in general, and some war history.
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"The first thing the reader will notice is that this is not an ordinary history book. Devine (2004) was interested in this subject for very personal reasons. In fact, the study would not have happened if Devine's family did not have a personal connection with the Metis. As Devine (2004) explains in her Preface, her mother was adopted in the 1930s, and grew up in Saskatchewan. She was an unusual child, in that she was much darker than the rest of her family. This probably is why she eventually looked for her roots, and found out that her father was Metis."
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Yukon's Gold Rush, 2008.
An analysis of the poem "The Law of the Yukon" by Robert W. Service.
722 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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The paper shows how the poem "The Law of the Yukon" by Robert W. Service reflects the dreams of Yukon's gold rush. The paper discusses how Service makes many references to the harsh climate and inhospitable terrain of the Yukon that the gold miners faced. The paper also conveys Service's awe of the Yukon's natural beauty.
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"Robert Service wrote many poems about the Yukon and the hardships as well as the excitement of the prospector's life and became to voice of the Yukon that represented the people that flocked to the gold rush. The Law of the Yukon describes the land of the Yukon as well as its inhabitants. Service describes the hardships of the life in the Yukon, stating that "only the String shall thieve", but the poem is also riddled with the excitement about the North and its mystique, particularly since the gold rush was more or less over by the time Service wrote about it. Service was not the only writer to focus his work on the great white north. Jack London also wrote many stories about the North as well as the Klondike gold-rush."
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Racism and Canadian Society, 2008.
This paper discusses the statement "In my opinion, it is too easy for people to blame their failures on things like racism."
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this essay, the writer argues that the statement, "In my opinion, it is too easy for people to blame their failures on things like racism", is incorrect and is one that is usually put forward by people who have never experienced racism. The writer maintains that the reality is that many failures are caused by important factors such as racism. This should be acknowledged, and then steps should be taken to address the racism in our society. The writer argues that pretending that racism is just an empty, self-serving excuse obscures the reality of the racism in our society. The writer concludes that when a black person says their failure is a result of racism, they are far more likely to be correct than incorrect.
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"As a result of this failure, many consequences flow. For one thing, the little girl is never cast as the heroine, and all the audiences who see the school plays over the years have their racist assumptions that heroines/princesses etc. are always white reinforced. Thus, the systemic racism is bolstered, reinforced and perpetuated to a new generation. The effect on the girl herself is that she is repeatedly sent the message that she is not good enough to be the princess/heroine - no matter what she does. The girl is likely to internalize a very deep level of unworthiness, and a resultant crippling lack of self-esteem. Contrast this with the raised self-esteem that will be fostered in the white girls who were picked for the roles. After that, all of these girls go on to university. Which girls are more likely to do well at university, and then go on to successful, well-paid careers? And taking this even further, which of these girls are likely to raise children who have every possible advantage in life, and who will do well when they grow up?"
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Charles G.D. Roberts' "Kinship", 2008.
An analysis of how a poem by Charles G.D. Roberts, "Kinship," views native Canadians at the time the poem was written.
1,013 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes a poem by Charles G.D. Roberts, "Kinship," that encapsulates the privations of Native Canadians during the latter stages of the nineteenth century. Specifically, the paper discusses how native Canadians found themselves marginalized in the Canada of that time - and how Charles G.D. Roberts, while progressive in his empathy and feeling for the plight of Canada's aboriginal population, nonetheless sees this segment of the nation's population through a European lens.
From the Paper
"In late nineteenth century Canada, the question of what to do with the nation's natives was one that preoccupied policy-makers. Simply put, here was a large number of men and women (and children) whose traditional habits, attitudes, modes of living, and religious sentiments were well outside the mainstream of Canadian society. The end result, as grimly noted in an online report sponsored by the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Center, was for the Canadian government to pursue a policy that forcibly remade Native Canadians in the image of their European counterparts ("Our Way," para.5-6). This meant, for all intents and purposes, the imposition of policies that undermined traditional native culture, the creation of the Industrial and Boarding School Systems and the abolition of religious ceremonies and dances."
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Susan McCaslin's 'The Call', 2008.
Examines Susan McCaslin's poem 'The Call' from her book "Flying Wounded".
1,085 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that, in her poem 'The Call', Canadian poet Susan McCaslin relates the experience of mental illness to the Cathars, a religious group concentrated in France in the eleventh century. The paper points out that the inquisition and oppressive pursuit of the open-minded Cathars is used by McCaslin as a metaphor to describe mental illness. The paper stresses that, although the poem and the book are not entirely an autobiography, McCaslin is the daughter of a mentally ill woman whose tumultuous driving mental voices impact on everyone around her.
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"McCaslin's historical references continue in the third stanza, where the schizophrenic voices that pursue the mother "blazon" her face, an old-fashioned word associated with heraldry, of officers of arms. A blazon is a description of a coat of arms or flag used to depict an image, typically involving banners or seals. Such formal, historical imagery is conveyed by McCaslin to represent the mother's mental state, which the woman carries around as a logo - a logo which automatically exempts her from deserving love from Canadian society as a whole."
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