History of Canada

For far too long now, North America has been at war with terrorist groups in the middle east. In 2001, the Twin Towers were struck by an aircraft commandeered by members of al-Qaeda killing approximately 3000 people. Since then, both Canada and America have been on high alert and very aggressive against these terrorist organizations. In response to the attacks in 2001, war was waged and ground troops were sent into Iraq to combat this foreign threat. Fourteen years have now passed but what, if…

which recount the discovery and attempted settlement of what is now North America. These sagas which have long been thought of as unreliable historic accounts, are being re-examined after the discovery of L’Anse aux Meadows, a Norse settlement in Canada. Although they are invaluable resources that have provided us with a deeper understanding of Norse exploration, the stories the sagas recount are simply too ambiguous to be considered a factual primary source, but are perhaps better suited as a…

Samuel Hearne’s Travels: European opposition towards Canadian Natives Canada has a long history of explorers and fur traders seeking to map out the country on their own terms. One such explorer is Samuel Hearne; he is a fur- trader, author, naturalist and worked for Hudson’s Bay Company. He travelled from Prince of Wales’s Fort to the Northern Ocean in search of Coppermine River and copper. On the way, he would journal his observations about Canadian life, looking at particular the Aboriginals…

SUMMARY Introduction Chapters: - Introducing “The bear came over the mountain” - The main theme: identity - Alice Munro’s identity - Canadian identity - Importance of identity in contemporary literature Conclusion 1. Introduction “Cogito, ergo sum” said Descartes as his conclusion in his Meditations about his methodical doubt in 1641; however, John Locke was the first to related the self to the memory, the empiricist philosopher found the identity and the self as…

Keystone XL is a pipeline that will carry crude oil from Alberta, Canada’s tar sand oil reserves to Nebraska and Texas where the crude oil will be refined. This pipeline was first proposed in 2005 by the TransCanada Corporation, and the extension that we know as Keystone XL was proposed in 2008 where its purpose was to increase American jobs in the Midwest as well as decrease our dependence on foreign oil supplies. This pipeline has been surrounded by controversy since the genesis of the…

Men in every era are seen to be powerful muscular guys who should protect and defend their country and loved ones. J.J Wilson’s article on Skating to Armageddon: Hockey and The First World War argues that during the first world war the men’s that were enlisted were apart of a hockey team. Hockey has criteria that make men the perfect candidates to be enlisted in in the first World war. During the 1990’s it was important that masculinity was implemented at a young age as it will prepare young…

This paper analyzes the case, R. v. Sparrow [1990] 1 S. C. R. 1075 from the perspective of the legal positivism theory. As it shall be revealed later in this paper, the case is highly important in the history of Canadian law because it was in it that the Supreme Court of Canada made an important decision concerning the application of the rights of aboriginals, which, for a long time had been and is still controversial. Specifically, the court held that aboriginal rights, for example, fishing,…

History 30: Is it Actually Important I think this class benefits students in a ton of ways. We are the society’s future and I think it’s important to know Canada’s successes and failures so we know what to do and what not to do. My generation and generations to follow need to know the past of Canada so the future can be even better. I think it’s important to know what to do and what not to do when it comes to approaching people who are different then us. We need the knowledge of the Beothuk so…

assimilate into society and by failing to do so causes mass chaos. The film’s director is Ted Kotcheff, a director who got his start in England directing a film in 1957. Kotcheff has received praise for his role in increasing the film industry in Canada, Rotten Tomatoes states that Kotcheff should receive credit for, “all but single-handedly turned that country's film industry around”. Kotcheff can be viewed as being a very successful director as he has directed films such as Fun with Dick…

Colonial North America, and is known for his many works on the history of the modern-day Acadian culture. The author was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, which allowed him to become proficient in studying Louisiana 's distinct lifestyle. He graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a Bachelors and Masters of arts, then obtained a doctorate of North American studies at the Université de Paris, and later became a history professor at the University of Lafayette. The story follows…