First Opium War

is located on the rich side of India. My parents were very excited and happy to have a baby girl as their first child. My dad told our relatives that “ I am very lucky to have a baby girl in my house” and he gifted everyone with a box of Indian sweets. Once I was released from the hospital and we all went to the Sikh temple to get an alphabet letter out of the bible which would be the first letter of my name. The letter that came out was “H” and after contemplating whether for a while they…

Witnessing has many different meaning associated with it. The definition that will be used in this essay is “the study of a group of people for the purpose of understanding their way of being, culture, and history.” The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) invites people to witness aboriginal culture so that they may learn about the indigenous way of life. While visiting MOA one may find themselves viewing exhibits that range from spiritual artifacts to drums played by tribes in Papa New Guinea.…

In the collection of essays presented in Civilizing the Wilderness, A. A. den Otter examines the contrasting perspectives on the definition of “civilization” and “wilderness”, in relations to Canada, throughout history. “Civilization as a term dates back to the mid-eighteenth century” (Otter 2012, xiii) and “most writers perceived the concepts of civilization and wilderness as opposing poles” (Otter 2012, xii) and as such defines each other. “There is no perception to wilderness that does not…

Canadians is lower than among non-Aboriginal Canadians. Upon researching surveys conducted with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal electors following the last four Canadian federal elections there are reasons for the gap in turnout. Aboriginals who live on First Nations reserves tend to vote less than those who reside off reserves. There are many factors that affect voting turn out for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians such as rural vs. urban, our government,…

connection to understand, as globalization has changed every country in different ways. Ultimately, for that reason, the costs and benefits of immigration must be weighed. Unfortunately, the literature seems to suggest that, while immigration into the first world removes the individuals from certain third world problems,…

through the globalization project by means of political intervention, which also had disastrous, potentially irreversible, effects. In this paper, I will show the disastrous impacts of globalization and its effects on immigration and migration in first and third world countries. This correlation is thoroughly researched and accepted among economists, sociologists, and the like. This paper is broken down into four sections in order to allow the reader to better understand the correlation between…

numerous commentaries and personal opinions regarding this subject, but I read only two of those. First, the “yes” side; Hans Eberhard Mayer argued, rather feebly, that the Crusades were indeed motivated primarily by religious factors. Next, the “no” side; Ronald C. Finucane asserted that religious factors were not the primary motivation behind the Crusades; he maintains this was merely a front for a war with the Muslims. I was already leaning towards the…

The films take us all the way to 1492, where the conquest connected the continents to form its first globalization. But it wasn’t done by the consent, but rather economic interest by the Europeans. During this time, the Spanish and the Portuguese started to take over Latin America, where they control everything and used people who lived there to do…

When people are asked to describe Canada, usually the first thing that comes to mind are words like “polite” or “kind.” People tend to forget the way certain people have been or are treated based only the colour of their skin. 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 “Lifeboat Ethics: The case against helping the poor” by Garrett Hardin, the author points out many reasons for his main argument that rich nations should stop giving foreign aid to the poor nations that are in need. The well-developed nations, including the United States of America and other European countries are known for the aid they offer whenever a country is in need. However, Hardin claims that giving a foreign aid to other countries in need will be detrimental to the rich nations’…