Canadian literature

Evaluating the Intertwining of First Native Culture and Indigenous Literature: Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse In English literature a formalist movement in the mid 20th century that emphasized the relationship between a text’s idea and its form - known as New Criticism - continues to strongly influence modern academic writing. New Criticism specifies that the object of study ought to be the text itself, not the response or the motivation of its author or readers. Rarely do New Criticism texts…

commentary on current issues such as gender and sexuality, biotechnology, and the dangers of capitalism. Born in the United States of Chinese descent, Lai was raised in Canada, and graduated from a Canadian university with her PhD in Sociology. She is currently a writer, poet, and professor of literature at the University of British Columbia (“Larissa Lai”). Lai’s background in sociology enables her to write candidly about issues such as feminism and trauma, and she delivers her novel with the…

only offering a permanent home to a mere 1% of the total number of new refugees forced to flee their countries in 2014 (Canadian Counsel for Refugees, 2015).…

played a significant role in Canadian history in the period of 1914-1929. There were many examples of how immigrants of Chinese descent were excluded from society in this time period. One way that they were excluded and relegated to a dark sector of society was the Chinese head tax. Up until 1923, the Chinese head tax was being enforced and meant that Chinese immigrants would be paying $500 per person to immigrate to Canada. The Chinese head Tax was an attempt by the Canadian government to…

Inequalities have existed in Canada persistently and still exist today. Major examples of inequalities in Canadian history is the treatment of First Nations people and the treatment of Chinese-Canadians. These are only a couple of the millions of examples of discrimination in Canada. Unfortunately, Canadians have not always been the kind and accepting people that others view us as. Canadians have a dark past that we should all be personally ashamed and humiliated of. First Nations people of…

Grill, Wah himself experiences segregation both during his time in school and as an adult. Stanley’s literary work “Contesting White Supremacy: School Segregation, Anti-Racism, and the Making of Chinese Canadians,” provides an essential context that explains the different fashions in which Chinese-Canadian students are treated by their fellow students and teachers. Stanley references a specific event during the July of 1922, which involved a pair of high school teachers who informed a group of…

This place means a lot to me, because I been there most of my life. I spent a lot of my life there for practice, games, and other things the held there. This place was like home to me. It was very special to me because I was the best student academically, but I always knew I was one of the best or the best every time I went to the field. That why I think it meant so much to me. My favorite place is my high school football field and track. I remember going to the field after school and being…

The cultural differences from one country to another can be shocking, especially when you lived in a century that didn’t have the technology to that provide you with the inform you about the customs other countries in the world. Perhaps that’s why the author“ Relations or Rather a True Account of the Island of England” was very shocked with the differences in the english culture. “A relation or rather a True Account of the Island of England” is a report giving an overview of England by a…

Writer's Statement Maks Z For one of my text production tasks I chose to write a descriptive piece inspired by a 3 km time trial for field umpiring. My target was 13.30 which was the required time to umpire division 1 football. The purpose of the text was to capture my thoughts and feelings going into this event. I portrayed this by using a wide variety of language techniques, to express my experiences and emotions in the…

Tyus woods Mrs. Spell English 101 October 13 , 2017 Being an expert at Corner Back I have been playing cornerback since the day I started playing football, so that’s 13 years. Football is a mental game, like chess. There are pieces that do their part and then there are pieces that impose their will on the board. The basic of being an expert at corner is first backpedaling. Backpedaling is the most useful technique cornerbacks use to cover receivers. You want to use backpedaling to keep…