Cultural Survival

I first saw Emily Carr’s paintings in a book of great Canadian artists within the library of my Ontario public school. In this book was the painting created in 1935 called Scorned as Timber, Beloved as the Sky. This painting depicts a tall tree rejected as being too spindly for good lumber that is left standing in clearcut forest against the feathered shimmering sky. The painting had a unusually quality that depicts a place that was impossible to go, yet to surrounds Canadian’s everyday the natural world. Upon viewing the painting again in my undergraduate, I see vividly Emily Carr’s two complimentary themes, the destructive force of humanity on the natural world, and the hopeful tree reaching towards an ever expanding sky. In this way Emily Carr’s paintings attempts to create an accessible way in to express her artistic vision in which current issues of her day and hopes for the future could be expressed. It is through the duality of her work that she retains the same reverence to modern viewers and makes her a truly Canadian artist. The complexity of her work began after gaining some minor recognition in 1930s, and with the encouragement of the Group of seven, Emily Carr attempted to paint her “own vision now, thinking of no one else’s approach, and trying to express my own reactions.” ( 229 Biography) Renewed by her new vision, this period would become most proliferate time of her life and these new artworks the culmination of her thematic work. In the first striking…

York Institute, and his support to Australian nuclear and mining industries in Aboriginal lands. Pearson has played a critical role in recognising Aboriginal rights. He was also a member of the expert panel on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples, where he recommended changes to the constitution to acknowledge Indigenous people and prohibit racial discrimination. This public intellectual sees the Reconciliation process in one of three different senses:…

opposition. In regards to real life, this situation is a perfect example of how even authoritative people can always succumb to savagery and crumble with the breakdown of civilization if they believe it will aid them in survival. This type of breakdown is inevitable during the crumbling of a civilization, because rules would be the first thing to go in chaos. Without rules, no one tends to think about the best idea; it is more like the first idea, which isn’t usually going to be great. Even if…

Throughout society the vast majority of individuals struggle with different forms of oppression as well as privilege based on their identities. The way an individual identifies himself or herself changes the way in which they move through the world. Although differences are present, as Chris Dixon (2014) mentions “ we are forging a shared politics through struggle. We believe in the power of people to fight for justice and dignity and to shape history in the process.” (p. 3). With all of the…

According to graph, the survival curve of intervention group is above the survival curve of control group, which means, the higher rate of myocardial infarct in the control group. Thus, the intervention group has the better survival than control group.The hazard ratio is 0.57 (95% CI 0.35 to 0.87) Intervention the term intervention[T.Intervention] to the left of the results indicates that intervention=1 is the numerator of the hazard ratio. In this case, the hazard ratio is 0.57 which indicates…

Some people think spending a day in the woods is relaxing and peaceful. I used to think that as well, until I went turkey hunting. Spending a day in the woods hunting with my brothers was frustrating, hard, and aggravating all at the same time because of the mistakes I made. It was a life changing experience. Hunting will get your blood pumping and your heart racing you’ll end up wanting to go turkey hunting more than you ever thought you would. You might think it’s a little insane to wake up at…

The Novel, Lord Of the Flies by William Golding has three themes that the author is trying to communicate. They are; the ability to work together, Jack and Ralph’s quest for power, and determination. The ability to work together is a major theme is Lord of the Flies. Without it, the boys on the island would have a much lower chance of survival. When the boys first crash on the island, they find a conch shell. Whoever has the conch shell is the only one who can speak at that time. Ralph uses it…

accepts the fact that he is not going to make it and basically gives up when he thinks all hope is lost. Once he had his mind set on the fact that he was not gonna make it he fell down and just did not have enough determination to get back up and keep fighting, which is shown when he says “Well, he was bound to freeze anyway, and he might as well take it decently. With this newfound peace of mind came the first glimmerings of drowsiness” (8). By accepting the fact that he was going to pass away…

bracelets are both accessories and survival tools for outdoor recreationists. Practical, colorful and arguably, even stylish, these symbols of outdoor lifestyle allow you to carry 10 ft. of cordage right on your wrist, cord that can be used as a shoelace, a can koozie, to build a raft, construct a shelter, hang a bear bag, lash a backcountry splint or attach items to a pack or your back, to name a few. The Internet is full of different styles and ways to knot the paracord, but the cobra weave…

Survival of the Fittest in Literature When many think of the term ‘survival of the fittest,’ the image of a violent struggle comes to mind, of which the strongest opponent survives. While this is an example of the concept, it does not define it. Being the ‘fittest’ can mean being the smartest, best camouflaged, or even most cooperative. This explains how some species, such as humans, have stopped growing in size and instead grow intellectually. Furthermore, both Bret Harte’s “The Outcasts…