1967

On April 8, 1967 Joseph Drybones was found drunk on the floor of the lobby of a hotel in Yellowknife. On April 10, Drybones, speaking for himself without a lawyer, plead guilty to being an Indian who was drunk off a reserve and in breaking of section 94(b) of the Indian Act. Drybones was found guilty of this offence by Justice of the Peace Thompson. He was to pay a fine of $10 or face three days imprisonment. Drybones gave notice on April 27, 1967, that he was appealing the charge. In an action…

There are clear parallels between the issues regarding marriage addressed by the Loving vs Virginia (1965) and Obergefell vs Hodges (2015) cases. Both can generally be defined a cases that abolished laws that prevent two people who loved each other from getting married. In Loving vs Virginia, laws denying marriage based on race were deemed unconstitutional, whereas in Obergefell vs Hodges, same sex marriage was legalized. Aside from the obvious differences of race vs sexuality discrimination,…

The second reason is the lateralization of language functions in the left hemisphere which is regarded to be perfect after puberty. So the learning of L1 and L2 becomes difficult. Another observation is interesting to quote here is by, Lenneberg, (1967) who asserts that the children who suffered a brain damage before the age of 9 to 12 recover language learning. While those children who suffered brain damage after puberty faced difficulty in language acquisition. Another researcher, Genesee,…

On 27 May 1967, 90.77% of Australian voters recorded the largest ever ‘Yes’ vote in a referendum to change the Australian constitution. This referendum finally allowed Aboriginal people to be totalled in the national census in addition to be subject to Commonwealth laws, rather than just state laws. This is known as the source in which will be allayed to determine The reliability to a person studying the background to the struggle if aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples for rights and…

Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson established the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada in 1967 in response to a months-long campaign by a coalition of 32 women’s groups led by Ontario activist Laura Sabia, then president of the Canadian Federation of University Women. The commission’s mandate was to inquire into and report on the status of women…

music and pop culture, The Doors consisted of four members and lasted for half of a decade. Influence of The Doors The Doors were not only influential to music but also to the pop culture of the 1960s. The Doors were a music band that started in 1967 and influenced many other bands and musicians.…

in the form of the six days war between Israel and three Arab states, whereupon the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians began to transform into one of colonial nature. Israel has built a number of settlements on the territories it occupied in 1967, which practically is a form of annexation. The persistence of the settlements and uncertainty about the evacuation of these settlements has rendered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the only remaining instance of settler colonialism in the…

How students manage exam stress over the exam period Any individual who has taken exam at some point in their lives has experienced stress. Stress has a negative effect on our physical and mental health. Studies has shown that stress, even a minor stress can trigger heart attacks, arrhythmias, and in some cases a sudden death (Krantz, Whittaker and Sheps, 2011). Therefore, it can be very beneficial to learn how to cope with stress, as one of the studies claimed that half of their participants…

Finally, Prime Ministers succeeded in creating patriotism amongst Canadians during the 50s and 60s. There was much to celebrate during 1967, the year of Canada’s Centennial, but the highlight was Expo 67. Over 150 million people came to Montreal, Canada’s largest city at the time, to experience the year-long fairs that remains one of the greatest birthday parties in history. 120 countries were represented at the fair with 53 pavilions, and highlights included the gigantic U.S. geodesic dome, the…

His imprisonment led to leading to "Free Huey" rallies. The case against Huey Newton was eventually dismissed after two retrials ended with hung juries.On May 2, 1967, thirty Black Panthers, dressed in black leather jackets, berets, and dark glasses, marched bearing arms, upon the California State Capitol to protest the bill.On February 25, 1968, Berkeley police officers ransacked the home of Bobby Seale. Bobby…