First Things First

First Impressions They say you should never judge a book by it’s cover. Like the front of a book, initial introductions are not generally as engaging as what is truly there. It's not until after you begin "perusing", or become more acquainted with somebody, when you truly discover that what you see is not generally what you get. There are a few elements that can influence the initial introduction that one gets from another. Varying identity, circumstances, and the presentation of the person.…

Humans are all unique creatures with different appearances, mindsets and feelings. But we are all connected by one thing- a drive in life to continue on forward. Everyone’s drive may be different, for example, in A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin and A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie Pyron. Two different books by two different authors, but with the same concept: a drive in life. In A Dog’s Life, the story focuses on a stray dog called Squirrel in her struggle through life. A…

in Canada have never been the same since European settlers unjustifiably stole their native land right from under their feet. Life for Aboriginal people will always be affected by the European colonization of Canada, and discrimination against the first nations community still exists to this day. Canadian history is still impacting the Aboriginal population, including the missing and murdered Aboriginal women, and the discrimination in government and law. Some may argue that all discrimination…

The earlies writings concerning Christians and violence’s is from Augustus of Hippo from the fourth century C.E. that easys the notion of a just war on to humanity. I argue that the first crusade of Pope Urban II was not act out of character of Christianity and it was the currents events that are the cause for the first crusade, and the reason why the people of Christendom went on the crusade was for god not so much money. The motive for Pope Urban the Second for his call upon the faithful…

Over the course of time, numerous empires tried to imperialize/ colonize others regions because of the desire for money, resources, and more power. Religion is a set of beliefs that concern the cause, nature, and purpose of the world, it highly involves supernatural powers, especially involving sacred, devotional and ritual ceremonies; religion usually contains a moral code that governs human affairs (BBC.co.uk). Economics is the wealth of a country based on the making and use of goods (Merriam…

ABOUT THE CHIPPEWA INDIANS The Chippewa indians are a large North American tribe. They speak the Algonquian language. The Algonquian language is a music-like language. Aaniin (pronounced ah-neen) is a friendly greeting, while Miigwech (pronounced mee-gwetch) means “Thank you.” The Chippewa pursued a nomadic life. They live in dome-shaped houses of 15-20 ft. These houses are called wigwams. These were built by women and given a small hole in the roof to allow smoke to escape, just like tepees.…

Gallup International (Africans)”. But, the article does state that the opinions are similar to even the first world countries. That is, that globalization is more beneficial for the rich than it is for the poor. The views on globalization from the Africans are similar to Americans in that they comprehend who truly benefits from it, the rich. The views differ in thinking that globalization is a good thing. Americans tend to think that globalization is not beneficial while Africans believe that it…

hospitalization of the magical elements in Very old man with enormous wings conveys to the third world because repeatedly countries such as Africa and Latin America are being oppressed economically. They don’t get rewarded for the amount of things they do, since money is an issue. First world and second world countries such as USA, India, Japan, etc, get most of their supplements from the third world countries. This conveys to the real world, since the way they are treating the angel is soulless…

king or queen did not like it or approve of it. William Shakespeare mainly composed plays to try and impress royalty. When he first started writing sonnets, that led us to believe that he was in a love triangle with a young man.He wrote multiple plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and his most famous love story, Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s first play was called Henry VI, Part II. Romeo and Juliet focused on a dynamic love story between two rival royal families: the…

be seen today. Only fairly recently in the history of mankind have women and people of other ethnicities been able to do such basic things as voting or being treated equally. One of the most important reprimands of this injustice is sen from within government, more importantly the rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to women and minority groups, such as the First Nations peoples. More specifically, the fights these groups had to go…