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The Progress and Politicization of Women in Quebec, 2002.
An in-depth and through study of three groups of Quebec women and how they managed over the years to enter the male-controlled spheres in their particular societies.
6,645 words (approx. 26.6 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 152.95
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This paper examines whether there has there been progress for women in the history of Quebec. Historical studies now reveal the natures and histories behind many groups of women; three of them are discussed in the historiographical portion of this essay. Firstly the writer contextualizes and examines the female sphere as it has existed in Quebec since the 1920?s. Where did women stand in the eyes of the law? What rights did women possess and how did they view their positions? What role did women play in the Quiet revolution and the transformation of Quebec from a mostly rural society to a largely urban one? From this point, the writer then studies the smaller groups within the larger framework, so as to get a more detailed look into history, and chooses three specific groups: the rural women on the farms; the Algonquin women in Quebec; and a religious group situated in the poorest section of Montreal. This breakdown should give us a fair diversity, in region, in background, and in ideology. It looks how each group made progress in terms of breaking into the male sphere of the political arena and tearing free from the traditions of the Quebecois mothers in search of bettering society, themselves, and the attitude of women everywhere.
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"To begin, the purpose of studying the selected groups of women is twofold: it is not the intent to study solely the roles of these women but to also look at the manner in which they are written about, with a difference between each in this area as well. Is the oral history transcribed by the Algonquin women a better history than the tables, surveys and data of the rural farm women? How seriously should writing with religious overtones be taken as history? Certain methods work better with certain groups of women, and in the cases so far presented there is one method that stands above the rest. Not only are the methods used by the group at Point St. Charles in Montreal the best for a historical analysis, they also provide the best example of the progress of women in Quebec. In narrowing down the broad notion that women have progressed in Quebec society these examples will show how Quebecois women have become more politically involved and more politicized in their mindset over the last eighty years. The progress of Quebec women is evident in the move from the traditional family to the forefront of the political arena: these different histories will show that."
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Racism & Politicization of African-Americans, 1996.
Examines bias in housing, education & employment, effects on political attitudes & behavior of blacks, deracialization as campaign strategy, grass-roots activism.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 63.95
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"The political socialization of African-Americans begins with race. American society is becoming less discriminatory but discrimination exists on a wide plane of issues. Discriminatory practices need to be solved at the local, state, and federal governmental levels. To do this requires political socialization of the electorate. The developmental form that African-American political socialization and action employs has changed over time. The current trend in electorial politics, for African-American politicians, is to deracialize the campaign on the theory that white voters are more amenable to black politician who sound like themselves. Race is important because it has economic potential. This economic potential of Black Americans can be maximized or minimized in American life, depending on the political strategy which African-Americans pursue."
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The Separatist Movement in Quebec, 2008.
A historical review of the separatist movement in Quebec focusing on whether progress is being made towards peaceful co-existence within Canada.
2,260 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper states that, no matter what anyone does, the separatist issue in Quebec is never satisfactorily resolved and simply goes on being a bone of contention. The paper goes on to review the origins of the "Quebec issue" and identify the unique set of historical conditions from which the issue developed. The author of the paper argues that the British did all they could to set the stage for peaceful co-existence between Anglophones and Francophones in Canada; however, a sector of Quebecers has remained persistently opposed to peaceful co-operation and has kept alive the spirit of separatism.
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"The Quebec Act, which was passed by the British Parliament in 1774, has justifiably been called statesmanlike. Certainly, it seems to have been a determined effort to deal in a just way with the unique circumstances in Quebec. It was also an inspired reply to the complex question the British government faced: "What would be a good law for a former French community, cut off from France, united to England, a close neighbor of American colonies, and now infiltrated with Englishmen and Americans?""
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Quebec Nationalism vs. Canadian Nationalism, 2006.
A discussion on why nationalism is stronger in Quebec than it is in the rest of Canada.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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It is very clear that nationalism is stronger in Quebec than it is in the rest of Canada. While Quebec remains a province of federal Canada, the question of seceding from Canada and becoming an independent country is never far from the agenda of most politicians in Quebec, and generates immense patriotic fervor throughout Quebec. This factor makes Quebec entirely different from other Canadian provinces. For example, we never hear talk of British Columbia seceding from Canada and becoming the Republic of British Columbia. In order to understand this peculiar situation, this paper investigates Canada's past and, specifically, the history of Quebec with Canada.
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The Quebec Act of 1774, 2005.
A document analysis of the Quebec Act of 1774 and the difficult situation in Quebec at the time.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the Quebec Act of 1774, passed by the British Parliament under Lord North (Lawson). The second document is a letter from Guy Carleton to Lord Dartmouth, written on 11 November, 1774. At that time Carleton was Governor of Canada, and Dartmouth was Secretary of State for the Colonies in Britain (Francis, Jones and Smith). The primary issue dealt with by these two documents was the difficult situation in Quebec.
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Residential 'Indian' Schools in Quebec, 2008.
An analysis of the purpose and impact on families of residential 'Indian' schools in Quebec.
4,594 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This paper discusses how residential schooling affected Aboriginal or Inuit women in Quebec. The paper begins by describing Quebec's First Nations and how the white population related to them. It then discusses Quebec's residential 'Indian' schools, their ideology and peculiarity. The paper also describes the original purposes of these schools and the impacts that they had on families.
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Introduction
Contemporary Issues
Quebec's First Nations
Quebec Residential 'Indian' Schools
Ideology and Particularity
Assimilation versus Other Motivations
Impacts upon Families
Last Remarks
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"Cultural revival, as a positive set of developments among Aboriginal Canadians across Canada, has had different imprints upon Aboriginal women, Native womanhood of yore universally glorified, little room left for the reality of Native women whose families, by choice, were indeed Christians, their ways of life different, those for whom the attendance of residential school could involve relatively little adjustment, some of their experiences of school remarkably positive towards continuing involvement in Roman Catholic, Anglican or other Christian activities. For instance, Kim Anderson's scholarship is a contribution to explaining patterns of Aboriginal society as could be effectively removed by experiences such as residential education in schools that did reject the culture from which students came. (2000) However, where are the stories of thousands of Aboriginal women in particular and especially those of Quebec? Is the testimony of women who were not traumatized by their experiences of boarding school of no significance? What of those sent to parochial schools by their families in keeping with other Quebecois women? Where are their stories of residential education? What do they now recommend for the education of Aboriginal youth? Why are these quite usual and numerous Aboriginal Canadians invisible in the literature of Native Studies?"
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Quebec's Struggle to be a Distinct Society Within Canada, 1999.
A look at the problem relationship between Quebec and Canada and a suggestion on what needs to happen before Quebec's national aspirations can be satisfied within Canada.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 73.95
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"Canada and Quebec have always been in conflict from the confederation of 1867 to the Supreme Court judgment on the secession of Quebec in 1998. Quebec faces several challenges in terms of constitutional relations with the rest of Canada. Fundamentally at the roots of the unity problem lies Quebec?s desire for special status ? to preserve and protect its culture and language ? and Canada?s refusal to acknowledge Quebec as une province et un peuple pas comme les autres, as a distinct society. Unless Canada is willing to acknowledge Quebec?s distinctiveness, Canada?s relationship with Quebec will remain problematic and unsolved: but there is hope. By learning from the lessons of the past, Canadians can help articulate their future. It is important to see the Meech and Charlottetown accords not as failures but as learning experiences. It must also be comprehended that Quebec cannot be accorded its wishes regarding distinct society and other reforms without simultaneously satisfying the desires of Western Canadians and initiating a reform process satisfactory to the Aboriginals. Only then can Quebec?s national aspirations be satisfied within Canada. "
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Progress and Justice, 2005.
This paper discusses whether progress always destroys the environment and explores the meaning of justice.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper argues that progress will not lead to the destruction of the environment because we merely need to think through what our understanding of progress is, or should be and encourage the young to work for progress of kinds other than financial progress. The paper also refutes as a statement that justice is the will of the weak over the strong, noting that justice is an ideal and in many human situations, injustice is counterproductive.
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"Human ideas of progress do not lead ultimately to the destruction of the earth's environment. The paper explains that the earth's environment has been harmed because of ideas of what progress is that have been incorrect. For example, the Industrial Revolution in Europe happened in ways that made human beings believe that they were conquering nature and that this was a good thing and that it would keep bringing new prosperity. In the same way, the Western business world rose up in this long idea of progress, in much larger markets, in the search for new products and markets and a total mindset that was geared to making profits by conquering new challenges."
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Quebec Nationalism, 2005.
This paper discusses the characteristics and history of Quebec nationalism.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the major characteristics both historical and modern of the nationalist movement in Quebec. The writer points out that while it is true that Quebec nationalism could be traced all the way back to the late eighteenth century it is more accurate to say that Quebec nationalism is a product of the 1960s and subsequent decades when the appropriate political came to power in Quebec.
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"If ever there was a modern case of the conflict and confusion that can be brought on by nationalist movements, then Quebec is that example. Nationalism in Quebec has been at near fever pitch since the 1960s, though the urgency associated with the political movement has died down somewhat in recent years. Nevertheless, Quebec nationalism is part of a long political and cultural tradition that traces its roots back to the English takeover of French Canada in 1759. Since that time, the francophone population in Quebec has quietly (and not so quietly) nursed its resentment of the control the English have over them."
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Wright's - "A Short History of Progress", 2005.
A discussion of the book "A Short History of Progress" by Ronald Wright.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the book "A Short History of Progress" written by Ronald Wright. Wright argues that progress, as an ideology, is merely a myth. The paper describes how humans see their own progress and advancement in the rapid transition from an industrial economy to information based one, while the reality is that the food technology of the late Stone Age is the only one we cannot live without. The writer explains that the crops of about a dozen ancient people feed the 6 billion people of the world today.
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"Ronald Wright is a British historian and the author of "A Short History of Progress", an interesting and challenging read. The book is small in appearance, but packs a big punch in terms of jamming the pages with historical facts and antidotes that are informative and intriguing. In his book, he examines the progress and downfall of ancient civilizations. Wright's purpose for writing the book is to warn people of the potential loom and doom facing contemporary society if no attempt is made to avoid the same disasters of civilizations past."
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The Progressive Era, 2004.
A discussion on the Progressive Era from a social and political viewpoint
1,582 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses the Progressive Era in American History, incorporating Sinclair's The Jungle and Doctorow's Ragtime. It relates Progressive ideals to the election of 1912 and explores social motives and ramifications of the Progressive Era.
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"The historical time period in the United States preceding the Progressive Era often called the Gilded Age was a time of growing industrialization and conglomeration of corporate interests into trusts. Many grew rich during this period and many more were left poor. As immigrants moved into the country from Southern and Eastern Europe filling cities and factories and bringing their old-world ways to America many among the blue-blood upper and middle classes who had pulled themselves up by their bootstraps to economic success in ..."
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The Threat of Quebec Nationalism, 2005.
This paper discusses the threat of Quebec nationalism and looks at its historical evolution and future implications.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 5 sources, $ 106.95
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The purpose of this study is to provide an overarching examination of not only the historical evolution of Quebec nationalism but also the implications that this nationalist fervor has for the future of federalism in Canada and the possibility of an independent Quebec nation. The writer notes that nationalism in Quebec is part of a long political, social, and cultural tradition.
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"In the span of the twentieth century, Canada as a nation has witnessed and endured any number of historical events that have had a profound influence and impact on Canadian society. Leaders came and went; social policies were enacted; traditional conservatism was replaced with neo-conservatism. Arguably, though, one of the greatest and most consistent forces in twentieth century Canadian politics has been the rising authority of Quebec nationalism and the threat it represents to a cohesive Canadian federalism."
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Quebec's Quiet Revolution, 2008.
This paper explores the impact of the Quiet Revolution on Quebec's relations with the rest of Canada.
2,385 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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The paper argues that the impact of the Quiet Revolution on Quebec's relations with the rest of Canada was profound and so worthy of the term "revolution." The paper explains that not only did Quebec shake off the bonds of clerico-conservatism, but it also embraced neo-liberalism and at the same time discovered a new identity and a new nationalism. The paper shows, therefore, how the Quiet Revolution laid the foundations for the separate identity of Quebec.
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"In contemporary Canadian politics, the threat of Quebec's separation from the rest of Canada is ever-present. Moreover, most Canadians know enough history to be aware that Quebec's historical roots lie in military defeat of the French by the British. In the 18th century, Quebec was called Canada, and was part of the colonial empire of New France (Neatby, 2004). However, Britain conquered France in the Seven Years War, and then transferred the colony to British possession in terms of the 1763 Treaty of Paris. The vast majority of Quebecers were French Roman Catholics, and their loyalty to the British Crown was seriously in question (Moogk, 2000). This is the part of the history of Quebec that most Canadians are familiar with, and thus most of us do not find it strange that there is an ever-present threat of Quebec separating from the rest of Canada."
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The Illusion of Progress, 2004.
A detailed and historically based investigation of models of social progress.
2,530 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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Progress is something we tend to take as unproblematic in our day to day lives, yet for the sociologist, it is anything but. This paper intends to explicate where our ideas regarding social progress originate and where they are headed. Are things better today than in the past? Before we are capable of meaningfully questioning our current state of affairs, we must first immerse ourselves in the question - "what does it mean to progress?"
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"Sociology took its first steps following the Enlightenment. Embodied in Marx, Durkheim and Weber, the ?Enlightenment Paradigm? has been an unyielding and defining presence in the discipline. More recently, sociology has appeared to have developed a kind of discursive ?hangover? from this phase in its maturity. It is this hangover that is to be the topic of this essay. To begin, we must consider what the Enlightenment Paradigm means for sociology, what sociology was originally defined as being. Then, we must examine the pivotal idea in dispute, progress. To have a full grasp on this battle over an idea, we must look at progress as both Enlightenment and post-modern thinkers have understood it. Also worthy of note is Immanuel Wallerstein?s world system theory, which posits progress as deeply relational, and this too will be explored. It is only from this foundation that we can see what sociology has retrieved from the Enlightenment, and can offer us for the future."
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The Progressive Era, 2008.
This paper studies the progressive era and looks at the United States and Latin America, labor and nationalism in this regard.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the progressive era in the United States meant that there would be regulations that controlled industry and that no one industry would be capable of driving up prices or negatively impacting the common consumer. The writer notes that the chief proponent of the progressive movement was President Theodore Roosevelt. The writer then points out that Roosevelt felt, as many Americans of the time did, that large industries were beginning to control the lives of citizens and that unless some form of control was placed on these industries people would not be capable of having any hope of achieving success. The writer concludes that ultimately the impact of the American progressive era on Latin American countries was felt in the labor force, as well as in the nationalism that began to arise.
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United States Impact Abroad
Latin America: Labor and Nationalism
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"President Roosevelt further believed that the manner in which many industries were operating would eventually cause environmental concerns throughout the United States. Because of this, Roosevelt moved to limit the amount of land that could be used by businesses and protect the natural environment in the country. This meant the creation of national parks and preserves, as well as the protection of national forests. By 1902 Roosevelt was also focusing on the protection of rivers and waterways within the country to protect the natural habitat of wildlife and ensure that there was adequate irrigation. This was because it was evident that industries were failing to comprehend the impact that their mining, oil drilling, use of timber and use of waterways was contaminating the environment. Roosevelt felt that the only way to ensure that these natural areas were safe in that time and in the future was to forcibly make industries to comply with federal laws."
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