After the First World War had ended, the Maritimes faced a period of what the authors referred to as
After the First World War had ended, the Maritimes faced a period of what the authors referred to as
Extravagant wealth, obsessive passion, faith, sacrifice, and genuine love are all prominent themes in “The Story of Jullanar of the Sea” from The Thousand and One Nights. The time period and setting of the story takes place in the lands of ancient Persia. King Shah-Zeman is current ruler of Khurasan, and indulges in great wealth living in his successful dwelling with his beautiful concubines. Be that as it may, the King is considerably troubled because none of his concubines has given him any children. He is particularly yearning for a male child who can inherit the throne that was passed on from his father, grandfather, and so forth.…
In Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Comparative History, Wim Klooster examined and compared four Atlantic World Revolutions: The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Haitian Revolution, and the Spanish Revolutions. Klooster provided an introduction to global events leading up to the eighteenth and early nineteenth century Atlantic World revolutions. He then devoted a chapter to each revolution, and in the fifth and final chapter conducted a comparative discussion. Klooster approached the studies with specific ideas in mind; 1) International context was mandatory, 2)…
Bailyn, Bernard. The Peopling of British North America: An Introduction. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Thesis:…
Cornelia Hughes Dayton utilizes, as Hemphill does, a primarily legal based methodology in her article “Taking the Trade: Abortion and Gender Relations in an Eighteenth Century New England Village. Examining a variety of depositions and legal documents surrounding a fornication trial in Pomfret, Connecticut, Dayton argues two major fundamental shifts occurred by the 1740s which highlighted how different their society was from that of the Puritan dominated seventeenth century. First, there was a loss of institutional control, both in the ability of the courts to obtain guilty verdicts in cases of moral depravity, e.g., pre-marital sex, and the growing tendancy for families to avoid the court system altogether, choosing instead to handle such matters privately. (Dayton Abortion, 34-35) The second major change which began around the turn of the eighteenth century and was firmly established by the time of the Grosvenor-Sessions case was the emergence of a sexual double standard.…
20th century Canada has been heavily influenced by French-English relations and its negative impact on Canadian identity. The Conscription Crisis of WWI, the October Crisis, and the Meech Lake Accord, have been the most influential events in 20th century Canada. Canadian identity, when defined by its progression of French-English Relations, changed negatively during the 1920s to the 1930s under the Conscription Crisis of WWI. For instance, when Prime Minister Borden introduced conscription in 1917 the French-Canadians grew restless as Borden had previously claimed in 1914 that “There has not been, there will not be, compulsion or conscription.”…
The fur trade was the second staple industry in Canada and at the time was a dominant source of employment. The Montreal fur trade emerged slightly after the Hudson Bay fur trade and employed a distinctly different structure. The main difference that emerged with the Montreal fur trade was that it hired voyageurs to transport fur and goods all across central Canada. In her article, Carolyn Podruchny explores the relationships between the servant voyageurs and their bourgeois masters and the “labour disputes and power struggles which characterize the trade” (69). During the Montreal fur trade, voyageurs resisted their master’s authority to significantly control their working conditions.…
‘Vive les Boers’: French-Canadian Opposition to the Pro-Anglo Involvement in the Boer War Jessica Afonso HIS311Y Professor Bothwell 7 November 2014 Canada was no longer a colony of the British Empire when the Boer War broke out, but most English-Canadians believed it still had strong economic and social ties with the British Empire. English-Canadians felt proud to support Britain in the Boer war. This essay discourses on French-Canadian involvement in the South Africa “Boer” War and the implications it had on French-Canadian culture and subsequent strengthened sense of French-Canadian nationalism. The British Empire’s Interest in South Africa Geopolitically, South Africa’s Orange Free State and the Transvaal were key locations…
Social and political marginalization, as well as political turmoil most accurately, construe Canada’s inherent history of…
The aim of the paper is to provide a critical review of an article detailing a campaign pertaining to the very high prices of produce item in the Canadian North and is trying to bring it to the attention of many Canadians through the use of social media. Details include how the high prices directly affects settlement that live there. Firstly, the paper will provide a background which helps understand the importance of the campaign detailed in the article. Followed by a summary of the main points of interests of the. Then, finally the strengths and weaknesses of the article will be discussed as well as my opinions on the matter, which includes, questions as to whether the criticism of the high prices are even necessary as well as ideas in which…
Introduction Newport, Rhode Island was a safe haven for pirates during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, especially from the late 1600s to the early 1700s. This perhaps is surprising considering that Rhode Island was established by Puritans, but it is important to note that these Puritans were not as devout as the first generation that had settled the colonies. In fact, Rhode Island was a place where the non-traditional colonists’ could belong. Still, pirates were a part of the daily scenery in Newport, and many had melded their way into society. In order for one to understand the relationship that existed between the colonists’ and the pirates, one must simply understand the concept of supply and demand.…
This paper will attempt to further support the claim made by Tim Cook that rum was more than a drink, but a “medicine” for Canadian soldiers during the Great War. However, he asserts that prohibition was viewed as “patriotic” for those back in Canada. The dichotomous perspectives of rum and its necessity during the war is prevalent in the pieces by Cook and Thompson, as well as the primary documents consisting of letters sent home from soldiers that address and make mention of rum. The paper will argue the importance of rum as an integral part for maintaining morale of the soldiers within the trenches and the multiple, complex functions it served the soldiers overseas. Furthermore, the role of prohibition on the Home Front in Canada also provides…
A) “The big stick in the Caribbean sea” 1. What is the image conveying? How does the image convey such ideas/information? The image is conveying an illustration of Theodore Roosevelt with his expansion and enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine.…
The Northeast consisted of both the New England states and the middle states. Most people who lived in the Northeast lived on small farms in the early 1800’s, but more and more people in that section began to look for other ways to make a living. Some in the Northeast looked to the sea for their living. Since colonial times, fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding had been important occupations. But changes in technology in the early 1800’s began to offer the people of the Northeast even more opportunities.…
In Niall Fergusons book, Civilization the West and the Rest, he makes a case study in Chapter 5 that a contributing factor the success of the West is the spread of consumer goods and ideas, not only in the West, but to the rest of the World. This is shown in two ways; the globalization of Western culture, and the Industrialization that made not only the Western world more connected, but made the rest of the world more connected with the West. Ferguson relates the consumption of Western culture and goods contributed to the success of the Western Civilization. This is compelling to me because even today, these effects can be seen in the globalization of Western goods and ideas to the rest of the world.…
Lipset goes on to argue that while Americans rejoiced in the overthrowing of their oppressive European ties, Canadians took on a much different path, choosing instead to react against these liberal revolutions. Lipset observes that there was a conscious attempt to establish a conservative and monarchical society in Canada that vastly contrasted with the aims and attempts of their southern neighbors. So why does it appear that the loyalties held by Canada run significantly deeper than their geographical neighbor? He credits this phenomenon to the fact that Canada was not yet viable as a stand-alone nation and was heavily dependent on their mother country, Britain. Contrastingly, American colonies certainly were capable of being independent,…