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will critically be discussed in terms of different characters’ actions and their choice of words. According to DeLuca (2015) words can be a powerful tool when it is used for deception. The first technique that…

protection from discrimination, and the right of religion. This historical event is impossible to forget, which causes the bad ties between the First Nations and dominant Canada to remain after the last residential school was seized. The Government of Canada can help with the reconciliation by building new and honest relationships with the First Nations. The First Nations should be involved in political life by playing a role in the government, and cultural…

In the words of the newly elected President of the United States of America, “grab them by the pussy” (Mathis-Lilley). Those in positions of power utilize misogyny as a means of control and as a tool to reinforce a personally beneficial power structure. Like Trump, King Lear and Hamlet are men in position of authority who relegate women to subordinate roles. Both King Lear and Hamlet express deeply misogynistic attitudes towards women; however, while Lear’s misogyny manifests in his belief in…

to the abandonment of their cultures and lifestyles. After many of these people gave up their languages and religion, they then lost their children to boarding schools funded by the federal government. In these schools, children were stripped of their native identities, from their traditional clothing, their braids, and even their language. The Carlisle School, founded by Richard Henry Pratt, was the first federally funded of these schools. The Carlisle School has created a huge amount of…

Indian agents who make sure all children went to school (CBC News,2010, p.49). However, there are negative aspects of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools on aboriginal children, such as they beaten and physically abused if they speak their native language, do not pay attention, or…

in their history classrooms, and through their history textbooks, young Canadians in the early twentieth century were educated to become citizens of empire as much as to become citizens of Canada. Through a study of early twentieth-century English-language textbooks used in Canadian schools, Francis outlines the details of early twentieth-century history curriculums as being largely political, military, and constitutional. Events outlined include early twentieth-century teaching of the Conquest…

about them. From the many historical literary figures that have made a strong impact on English literature today is William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is known for his original way of writing plays, stories and poems. He had a way to manipulate the language in an artistic way that captures the attention of the readers and other literary figures. Shakespeare gains his unique reputation from his fans and his critics over 400 years till now a day. These illustrate the huge effects of his work on…

Is it just to enslave the evil for the benefit of the good? This question seems to come up to one's mind at some point of their lifetime. William Shakespeare has produced many quality plays, one of his best works is a play called The Tempest written during 1610-161. The Tempest is assumed to be the last play that Shakespeare would write alone. Ariel and Caliban are both more than slaves to Prospero's wishes, and through the interactions between Prospero and Ariel and Prospero and Caliban, the…

giving Orientals the right to vote and there were multiple riots in which looting of some Asian businesses occurred, as well as the destruction of their property. Assimilation is the forced act of changing one’s cultural identity (religion, values, language, etc.) into the same as the majority. Integration is the voluntary act of combining with the culture of the majority, yet still keeping one’s original culture. At the time, immigrants were expected to assimilate into the English-Canadian…

as not only a great English playwright, but the greatest playwright in the English language,” (The Life of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Although a subjective statement, the facts can not be ignored. William Shakespeare is taught to kids of all ages. His plays are still performed. The Globe Theater he helped create still stands. The words of William Shakespeare have had a profound impact on the English language. William Shakespeare left a lasting mark on this world that…