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Introduction Researching this topic is relevantly important to the field of social service work / social issues because Canada is a country that comprises of mostly immigrants and increased rates of immigrants are coming into Canada through the point-based assessment program. Researching this topic will not only impart knowledge to the social service worker professional, but create more awareness about the issues that immigrants might be experiencing, as well as the ability to better support…

urban centres. Since Toronto is the financial, medical, and cultural hub of Canada, immigrants provide it with a much-needed workforce to continuously grow and expand the city. The highest population growth is in the outer suburbs, with cities like Brampton growing from less than 50,000 people to more than 500,000, fueled by its increasing share of immigrants (51%), its affordable housing, and proximity…

As students learning to become effective child and youth workers it is vital that we cultivate a broad range of perspectives that we can use in our careers. One such perspective is the ecological model established by Urie Brofenbremnnar. This paper will traverse the different systems established by Brofenbremnnar by drawing on an understanding of the theory, the paper will then use the concepts of the theory to relate relevant life experiences; further the paper will compare and contrast the…

Social etiquette, social norms, or however one might describe it is an evolutionary trait which continuously shapes society. Referred to as an unspoken code of conduct, in society social norms often dictate how people interact with another. From dawn to dusk individuals use social cognition, a process in which a person uses their surrounding environment to make judgements. Across countries this concept assists communities in achieving their daily goal, person a must do what he can to survive…

“Edwards says for weeks she noticed her son would keep his elbows tucked close to his sides when at home.” That’s a discovery Colene Edwards, a mother from Brisdale Public School in Brampton, made during parent-teacher night. While the teacher did communicate with her concerning the large size of her son, the teacher never confessed to using a segregated tactic to teach her son, Anelka, about personal space. To distinguish him from the classroom, a pie-shape with masking tape separated his…

Relationship I’m currently in a complicated relationship.. Relationships don’t normally last out for me because I am a different girl, I’m not the same as all those other girls… I’ve grown up with many guys because I didn’t always fit in with the girl groups. I’m more of a sporty type girl. Growing up my parents always told me “Brit don’t believe everything guys tell you, there just trying to get in your pants.” and honestly its true. I held my virginity my whole entire teen life up until I…

Self Portrait Assignment: A letter to a pen pal Christine Salyckram Sheridan College September 24th, 2014 Dear Pen pal, My name is Christine Lolita Salyckram, and I am eighteen years old. I currently live in Brampton, Ontario and attend Sheridan College. The program that I am enrolled in is the Social Service worker program. The field that interests myself is the immigration and refugee stream. I live at home with my family that consists of both my parents and also my little sister. Family is…

The Love, Hate, and Remorse of Ambition Ambition is the desire to achieve or do something with the intent of creating an end result of pride and accomplishment. In the time we come across the ability in achieving a sense of pride, we go about using our own individual thoughts and ideas in specific ways to enact goals we have established for ourselves. Almost always, these ideas and thoughts that we’ve produced can push our sense of ambition, directing us on one of two paths. Either an…

From darkness into His marvelous light – (My conversion experience) I am the first born in a strong Buddhist family in Sri Lanka. My grandfather was a Buddhist Priest and I thought Buddhism was the best religion in the world. From very young age of my life I wanted to become a medical doctor, and I prayed every day in front of Buddha’s statue asking him to make me a doctor. I also studied very hard to achieve this goal. I heard about Jesus when I was in the university, but I never wanted to…

Strength is often misinterpreted as showing no emotion. In Margaret Laurence’s novel The Stone Angel, The protagonist, Hagar Currie/Shipley is strongly influenced by her father, Jason Currie. Jason taught Hagar to be tough and tenacious. Hagar shields her weakness with her inability to help her peers. Hagar unsuccessfully plays the roles of a maiden, wife, and mother in her life. As a maiden in a patriarchal society, Hagar does not conform and refuses to offer sympathy to her family. During her…