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topic interesting and important? (500 words) There are many interesting aspects of this, like what kinds of stories get published where, for example Aboriginal stories are generally much easier to come by in the Globe and Mail than they are in the Calgary Sun, and why stories in those papers would be much more likely to to depict natives in accordance with stereotypical…

is no credible scientific evidence to support this theory at all as in fact it is not our diet that affects the pH of our bodies, instead according to Tanis Fenton, PhD, adjunct assistant professor of community health services at the University of Calgary states “Our lungs and kidneys are constantly regulating our pH.” With medical evidence proving these wellness bloggers wrong, it seems unthinkable that we even consider to follow this clean eating trend. Instead of focusing on the extremism of…

Police brutality: pushed past limits Having power over people does not give one the right to use it whichever way they choose too. Police brutality is an issue for communities around the world and continues to be an issue for society 's most vulnerable. A victim’s life by the higher authority like the police will become affected on many levels including: mentally, physically and emotionally. Victims are suffering every day as police choose to use excessive force and go to violent height to…

Consequently, certain events in this text also depict the result of a lack of external accountability on the trajectory of an individual’s morality as time passes. For example, even with Jaxon’s limited experience in Calgary, he has developed an aversion to the city because “people look at [him] weird” (page 1). The reader is also given information pertaining to common behavior in his time period when Jaxon and Kokum consider it to be noteworthy that there could be a…

Imagine having to scrape up millions of dead cats and dogs off the road because the population of strays have gone out of control. Imagine having to explain to your child why that dog on the side of the road doesn’t have a home. This is something no one wants to see or do, which is why animal shelters and humane societies are so important to this country. However, the same shelters and humane societies are not funded properly to be more efficient. Solutions are needed to bring in more funds for…

on effective practice. For the purpose of this paper, the nurse that was shadowed will be referred to as Angelina Jolie and all other nurses will have name changes to ensure confidentiality. This experience took place in the South Health Campus of Calgary in the Labour and Delivery unit, where an opportunity was given to learn about the roles of several nurses and discover what domains of practice they instil in their care. Despite each individual dealing with situations differently, Scopes of…

Guru explains how prejudice may construct an environment where a social worker may be affected by these attitudes of suspicion and hostility when working with a Muslim client. Consequently, this would influence the quality of service provided to the Muslim clients and lead to a very hostile working environment. Thus, there is an essential need for workplaces to administer in-service training for social work practitioners to disassemble their own hidden feelings and biases. These biases need to…

1969 – Prime Minister Trudeau passed Bill C-150. The bill stated that homosexuality was no longer a crime, and that abortion was now allowed in certain circumstances. This also made it legal to buy contraceptives. Now, men over 21 years of age were legally allowed to be together. In order to have an abortion, the woman had to be reviewed by a panel of three doctors, and if they believed having the child would affect the woman’s mental, emotional, or physical health, she would be allowed an…

The Athabasca oil sands, more commonly known as the Alberta tar sands, are large deposits of heavy crude oil in the North Easterly reaches of Alberta. According to Alberta Energy, the oil sands are the third largest crude oil reserves in the world. Only two countries, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, possess reserves greater than Canada (Alberta Energy, 2012). Arguably, the capital gained from exporting Athabasca bitumen or crude oil (a form of petroleum) promotes job and economic growth, and also…

has truly happened to the environment, not may people care to learn resource management. An example about education is the Leonardo DiCaprio speech when he received his Grammy. He said the making of his movie “The Revenant” could not be filmed in Calgary because of the weather due to climate change, when all it was, was a chinook. I think once these factors can combine and develop and eco friendly product the market could have huge potential but until then no, I think everything will stay at…