Advantages of Multiculturalism Essay

International Students in Canada Bring Economic and Multicultural Benefit A country’s identity is always projected into its smaller communities and precincts. Walter Murray Collegiate as a school portrays a multicultural image synonymous to Canada’s: being accepting towards people of all origins and offering equal opportunities. Such an image is clear to see in Walter Murray with the large number of international and immigrant students. More recently, international students in particular have…

it would prove detrimental and impossible to accomplish, illustrates Robert King in his article “Should English Be the Law?” (537). The article, "Debate: Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation”, defines assimilation as the “consistent integration whereby members of an ethno-cultural group (such as immigrants, or…

settlers came to America and began to kick out the Native Americans Internal colonialism occurs when the dominant groups exploits the minority group. One of the most severe examples is slavery. Most dominant groups do this to achieve economic advantage. During this internal colonialism, social institutions often deny the minority group access to the full benefits they offer and push them…

Introduction In 1845, Ireland was struck by a massive famine, which many called the Irish Potato Famine or the Great Irish Famine. This incident was considered one of the darkest and hardest period of the Irish history. Unfortunately, this event caused between 500,000 to 1 million deaths and ruined the land and crops of many farmers. The famine reached its peak in 1847 and during that year, about 300,000 people left Ireland and went to install themselves in other countries which included Canada.…

Most people easily pick up on the importance of television programming like Sesame Street and other educational shows for young children. Shows like these teach lessons about multiculturalism, manners, letters and more into their content. For adults the lessons seem obvious, so we feel good about allowing her children to watch and learn from these television shows. But others shows seem to hold zero promise of learning. For example, SpongeBob Square pants, a popular cartoon show on Nickelodeon.…

Due to this Huntington claims that we need multiculturalism in order to compete with other civilizations without out diversifying the United States and west it can create conflict with other powerful civilizations. Again I must agree with Huntington. A multicultural civilization will make for a thriving…

am in the lower middle class, I am suburban, I am not close to by extended family. All of these external factors went into how I comprehended and interpreted the ideas being presented. This piece was focused on the idea that Whites have had an advantage in the housing market in the past, thus creating more opportunities for the future generations. I had never heard of Levittown before or about the…

When I ask my grandfather what nationality he identifies with, his response is always Kenyan-Goan, instead of Canadian. Yet, he chose Canada as the place to bring his family. Canada is still young compared to the rest of the world, and in this sense lacks cultural definition. Like people, places have their own distinct identities as well, and Canada’s identity is rooted in being a place for those who lack place. Which happens to be the case for my Goan ancestors, their identity is characterized…

The River Underground - Richard Tromans Immigrating from one country to another country always has its hardships, but it is also about how a person view the hardship the way they tackle it. The river underground, written by Richard Tromans (2003), is a short story where two cultures clashes and where two completely different classes meet. It is about a man who tries to tackle the hardship as an invidual in the modern society. In the short story the reader gets to meet the dynamic protagonist,…

believe, that the readings were aligned properly due to the fact, that the first reading gave the perspective of how the U.S dealt with Mexican Americans(mestizos). Concurrently, the second reading gave their perspective in how Mexico handles multiculturalism and races. After reading both articles it is simple to see and notice that Mexico became more accepting of mestizos but still kept afro descendants at a lower hierarchy just like the U.S although unlike the U.S, Mexico did not go through…