My family has lived in Germany as far as history has been recorded. However my Oma (Inga) and Opa (Heinz) were the first to move to Canada. Both of my Grandparents lived in Germany during World War Two. My Opa was 16 and my Oma was 15. Nearing the end of the war, my Opa was captured by the Germans in Munich.…
The War of 1812 was a military conflict between Great Britain and the United States that was fought from 1812 to 1815. Canada became involved due to the fact that they were a colony of Great Britain at the time and Canada had been invaded on multiple occasions by the United States. The war began because of conflict between Great Britain and the United States when Great Britain adopted economic sanctions that restricted American trade. Britain also infuriated the Americans when the HMS Geurriere attacked an American vessel looking for British born sailors on May 1st 1811 to force them into the Royal Navy. The Americans were already outraged about the sanctions and the attack simply brought it to the next level.…
Over the course of its history, Canada is often considered a safe haven for a large amount of people from places such as the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and possibly the United States after this November’s election. In the article An Unknown Country by Roy Macgregor, the idea that Canada is formed from countless different cultures, and a leader in acceptance and tolerance is a central notion brought forth, despite discussing some blemishes in it’s past in welcoming others. In essence, the main idea that he depicts in the article is that Canada is lacking a distinct Canadian identity, but what makes us Canadian is that we are made up of a wide variety cultures that came from other countries, and we pride ourselves in that concept. While some could argue that Canada has several inspirations that are especially Canadian, such as hockey and maple syrup, this alone is not enough to establish an identity that it can call it’s own. So, as a result, Macgregor argues…
While surveying the historical and cultural context of Quebec as well as the various language debates that have occurred over time, one may notice that certain themes continue to reemerge. Reoccurring themes such as French-Canadian identity, survival, nationalism, and sovereignty span a large period of history and can be applied in both a modern and historical context and are applicable to many peoples, both francophone and others, who have lived in Quebec and in other French speaking areas across Canada. The concept of French-Canadian identity is one that has been constantly evolving, and for that reason it is worthy of much closer examination. This theme is crucial for understanding how the Québécois have viewed themselves throughout history and about how their identity has transformed over time.…
The start and establishment of the city of Maplewood, Minnesota goes back nearly 150 years. Before the settlers appeared, the Dakota Indians mainly occupied the land in Maplewood. The topography was a combination of small forest and open prairie, with several pockets of wetlands and lakes scattered about. In 1850, a small group of families traveled away from St. Paul to find a new place to live. The names of these families were the Bells, Caseys, Conlins, and Vincents.…
In your own words, summarize the differences between what the Loyalists left in America and what they found in Québec. Why would this make them unhappy? When the Loyalists got to Quebec they were surprised because there were so many differences between the colonies. In the Thirteen Colonies, there were so many religions and they were all equal.…
Wilfrid Laurier realized that he must expand to the west or else an invasion will happen thus, starting the first idea of “immigration” in Canada. He sent a man in the name of Sir Clifford Sifton to organize immigration offices all over Europe. The British, Poles, Germans, Ukrainians, Finns, Norwegians started migrating. This resulted us with a new, occupied land, which is now known as “Alberta”. After the idea of “immigration” progressed, this resulted with a vast increase in Canada’s population.…
The horrors of Internment camps had become a reality to many Japanese-Canadians in World War Two, along with the racism and ill treatment the Issei [first generation Japanese-Canadians] and Nisei [second-generation Japanese-Canadians] had faced. The idea of this discrimination ending with the end of the war was farfetched. In fact, many are still trying to build and expand their identity today. Life indeed became different to Japanese-Canadians as how they had known it before World War Two, and this had a big impact for the generations that came in the following years.…
In Canada around 1914, as the first world war brewed, there was a major decrease in population. There were fewer men to work the lands, to take care of animals and to take charge of domestics. In Britain, during the same time, impoverished families struggled to provide essential care for their children. In an attempt to solve both country’s problems, Britain sent over 100,000 children between the ages of 4 months and 18 years to fill the population vacancy in Canada. The young British children who were ripped from their poor parents arms were distributed to farms across Canada.…
2. Historical Influences: The first inhabitants of Canada were aboriginal peoples who arrived from Asia thousands of years ago by the road linking Siberia and Alaska. The French and British explorers John Cabot-including King Henry VII, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson arrived in Canada in 1497, until the early 1600 's, the residents who France and Britain began to settle permanently in Canada. However, in 1935, the French explorer Jacques Cartier comes to Canada and call this is New France.…
Amidst the chaos of Indigenous parents battling the RCMP and priests for their children, the sky overhead is dark and gloomy, and a raven is shown overhead. These symbols represent the oppression and destruction of Indigenous culture, however, the sky on the right side of the piece is bright and there is what looks like a dove flying overhead of a group of children running toward a forest. This represents the survival of indigenous culture, the resilience of the peoples to face the policies of assimilation and cultural genocide and remain steadfast in their ways. Recent trends show that Canadians are beginning to acknowledge the mistreatment of Indigenous people; events like the rejection of Canada 150 are examples of how popular political discourse is changing, Canadians are more aware of the history of Canada and are less accepting of the glorification of figures like John A. Macdonald. Only recently did a bar in Kingston change its name due to the growing discontent associated with Macdonald, which demonstrates how discourses surrounding the popular narratives of Canada’s history are changing and Indigenous peoples are beginning to be…
Moral Comparability In Famine, Affluence, and Morality by Peter Singer, he argues that we are morally obligated to donate as much money to charity as we can to help limit poverty in the world. Singer explains that there are many people in the world suffering from poverty, and living very poor-quality lives as a result of poverty. He argues that poverty is morally wrong because of the suffering it promotes. Singer believes it is the moral obligation of humans to donate as much as they can to help limit the suffering of the poor in the world, without sacrificing anything moral comparability. In this paper, I will argue that Singer uses vague language to describe what the line is for moral comparability.…
In “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” Peter Singer discusses the moral obligation of humans to prevent bad things from happening. In particular, Singer focuses on the prevention of the famine in East Bengal during November 1971 where many people were dying from poverty. Singer argues that since global poverty may be inhibited through charitable donations, then individual people ought to be morally obligated to donate what Singer defines as their surplus of money to charities that will aid impoverished nations. Singer writes his article in the format of a thought experiment, in which he presents a number of generally agreeable premises that lead up to his conclusion which is to donate as much money to charity as what Singer determines is reasonable.…
In his essay, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”, Peter Singer begins with the assumption that famine should be eradicated, based upon the generally wide held principle that the suffering created by lack of food is bad. He then sets up the general basis for his argument which is: “if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable importance, we ought, morally, to do it” (Singer 231). From this general idea, Singer outlines the reasons why it is a person’s moral duty to prevent famine and how a person should help alleviate famine, all of which can be backed by the theory of utilitarianism. Singer claims that a person has the duty morally to give in order to prevent something bad from occurring.…
In the early sixteenth century, Europeans sailed and searched for land beyond Europe. As a result of these searches, the area now known as Canada along with the rest of North and South America was settled by Europeans, with the British and the French settling in Canada. However, the British and the French were not the first people to settle in Canada. Prior to them, several groups of people, referred to today as Aboriginals, Native Americans, First Nations, or Indigenous people, lived in the area. With the arrival of the Europeans, the Aboriginals were treated poorly in many ways, including being removed from their land in order to make room for settlers.…