Commonwealth of Nations

1. Can Syed's piece be considered a nationalistic document? Why or why not? A nationalistic document is “a document that supports or explains the commonalities that make a group a nation.” Therefore, Syed’s piece would be considered a nationalistic document. This is because, it is a piece that encouraged the Hindus and Muslim to stand up for their religion. According to the reading, the goal the English have is to overthrow all religions. They would force, individuals who are Hindu or Muslim to…

messages that popular media convey about the values and beliefs of Canadian national identity. National identity can be defined as a sense of belonging to a particular community where culture and values are shared between members (Murray: Formation of Nation-State, Nov 14). This paper will provide a brief summary of Debra Black’s article as well as interpret significant terms that convey Canadian identity, followed by the connection of anthropological concepts with the overall message of the…

There are many symbols that we could identify with as Canadians. I believe the Maple Leaf is closely linked to Canada. Believe it or not as important as this symbol is to Canada it was only just recognised as Canada’s arboreal emblem on April 25th, 1996.This means it became Canada’s official symbol consisting of a species that lives in trees. Maple trees play an important part in the historical development of Canada and continue to be important. The maple trees continue to help our environment…

because I strongly believe that our differences are what are making our nation unique. We are able to look beyond what makes each individual different by living together as one and accepting one another. In Canada, we live in peace no matter how different we are from each other. Skin colour, cultural backgrounds, spiritual beliefs and many more but we choose to look beyond our differences and live in harmony to be one nation. 2. Stephen Harper talked about Canada’s diversity and how Canada…

Identity can stem from many places for example; people may pull their identity from achievements and experiences, many draw identity from their hometowns and places they’ve traveled. Place can be central to a person’s identity, while physical landscape and all the resources that it holds can shape ideas of value. Canada is known since written history, and the history before that as a place with unbounded natural beauty, unique to itself. Canada, as a whole, in a physical sense, in an emotional…

As mentioned previously, nationalism, nation, and national identity are all modern Western constructions that were foreign to Chinese society until the nineteenth century. Through contact with the West and Japan, Chinese society soon understood what these terms meant in the larger international context. They also understood that in order for China to join the West and Japan as international powers, they needed to develop their own nationalism, nation and national identity. The problem China…

Identity is the characteristics, traits and personality that makes someone who they are. The article “Identity Politics Address Real Problems of Discrimination” by Imani Perry suggests that identity, apart from being a “personal possession” is a representation of how a group will be seeing in society. According to this view, different groups will either benefit or suffer the impediments that come along with their identities. Politics play an essential and important role on the way identities are…

Canadian Identity when defined by its scientific advancements from 1981-2000, was impacted positively by the company BlackBerry. BlackBerry was originally called Research in Motion from its date of founding in 1984 up until 2013. This multi-billion company primarily specializes in wireless telecommunications although they have made several smartphones and tablets since 1999. The first reason why Blackberry has positively impacted Canadian identity is because of the company’s Canadian background.…

affairs, England, France, Spain, etc arguably could have attacked the US either at sea or on land. With the support of a European power, America's sovereignty would have more meaning.Further, the United States had envoys in most of the major European nations long before Washington’s farewell address. So, to act as if the U.S. was isolated from the rest of the world and that Washington’s entirety to stay that way was some axiomatic delineation of American foreign policy is simply wrong-headed.…

viewpoint at the time WWI was a time filled with hope. The early twentieth century was a time that promoted national development in Europe and this desire motivated many countries to attempt expansion. This caused tensions to rise between conflicting nations, which then formed two competing forces to arise. Each alliance went into World War I with the expectation of a quick resolution to the problems at hand, but soon realized that the war would prove to be long and detrimental to most of…