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problems with cultural relativism; namely, through the use of the law of non-contradiction. Cultural relativism is an ethical theory that states “correct moral standards are relative to cultures or societies …” (Shafer-Landau 293). For example, the Inuit people believed that infanticide was morally acceptable. In contrast, most of the world believes that infanticide is highly immoral and never acceptable. Cultural relativism acts as a sort of scapegoat and allows both of these viewpoints to be…

The Charlottetown Conference: The Charlottetown Conference, held in the Legislative Council Chamber of the Province House, took place from September 1st, 1864 - September 9th, 1864, becoming the first meeting of the “Fathers of Confederation.” A union of the Maritimes colonies was being discussed as the province of Canada was present at this conference whereas British Columbia and Newfoundland were absent. Eight delegates from the Province of Canada attended this conference along with five…

Emily Waldo Bezy Geo. Honors 15 August 2017 “Geography & It’s 5 Themes”  Geography is the study of the Earth, specifically the land and its features. The subject can be divided into two categories: Physical Geography and Cartography. Physical Geography entails actual points that can be located using latitude and longitude as well as landforms, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, plateaus, etc. Cartography is the study and / or practice of drawing maps. In Cartography; one must…

The health of the natural world is required to sustain all life forms, as it provides the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. While the relationship between the natural world and humans is beneficial for our health on a biological level. For Indigenous peoples, the relationship with the land is much deeper as the environment is central to their mental and spiritual health and, as a result, physical health also. For this reason, colonization has had a major impact on…

regarding the issue of Aboriginal child welfare in an effort to to find strategies to merge Indigenous children back into Indigenous communities. The goal of the meeting is to unite stakeholders (such as Indigenous leaders- First Nations, Metis and Inuit) and child and family services agencies in order to create cohesive resolutions as a team. - The over-representation of Indigenous children within the child welfare system is due to the intergenerational remnants of the negative impact between…

Environmental racism has been a problem for many years. Some people have died, some people have went to jail over this and some has gotten very sick. The government has placed hazardous toxics all over the world in minority communities. Environmental racism is something that effects people in different ways everywhere. The problems have a long history that continues to this day. The government has been putting hazardous toxic in mostly black and Hispanic neighborhoods. For example, the text…

Prior to the actual lesson which deals with the poem {\tql}Halifax blues{\tqr} by George Elliot Clarke and the eponymous city, the class is to be introduced firstly to Canada as a country. The teaching unit thereby chooses a top-down approach to the topic by looking at the overall aspects as for instance {\tql}Government{\tqr}, {\tql}Provinces and Territories{\tqr} and {\tql}People{\tqr} and then closing in on the capital city of the Province Nova Scotia, Halifax, and the poem that draws a…

(Mason B, 2012). Native individuals allude to the first tenants of Canada and their relatives. As indicated by Canada 's Constitution Act of 1982, there were three unique gatherings of Aboriginal individuals perceived which were the First Nations, Inuit and Métis (NCCAH, 2013). This paper plans to give a comprehension of the geographic area, the physical attributes and the sociodemographic make up of the native group. It additionally discusses health issues that the group is confronting. To be…

The Northern lights are also known as Aurora borealis or Aurora australis. The name Aurora borealis originated from the north; this means “dawn of the north” whereas the name Aurora australis originated from the south; this means “dawn of the south”. A man named Pierre Gassendi named the Aurora borealis. The auroras have been around since ancient times. The Northern lights have many spectacular colors as they spread across the sky, but few know what really makes up this beautiful sight. The…

Globalizing Politics Globalization affects almost every single aspect of life for the citizens in the Mayor’s city. With respect to globalization, my area of expertise is the economic role that globalization plays in every aspect of the town. I will focus on will be the economic benefits our city would undergo if we allowed our city to globalize at an increased rate. Economic globalization can be defined as the “Intensification and stretching of global economic connections throguhtout the globe…