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Geoff Mulgan suggests that “All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.” Mulgan, the Chief Executive of the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, describes the tendencies of nations to regard themselves as superior. These tendencies drive nations to become stronger often resulting in a superiority complex. Presently, our world is embedded in a rich history that has been influenced by great powers that have existed and still exist today. These…

Jasleen Aujla January 5th, 2015 CLN4U0 Mr. Gill THE SEXUAL OFFENDERS REGISTRY: NOT CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE REGISTRANTS Out of the many ironic injustices found in the Canadian justice system, there is perhaps none as tragic as the fate of those who have been found not criminally responsible (NCR) of committing a sexual crime. Instead of allowing for those who have been unfairly accused to repent in solitude, their past haunts them in the form of The Sexual Offenders Registry. It is…

As we know today the war on drugs have failed, not only are non violent drug offenders risking their lives in prison, their causing corrections facilitates to be overcrowded and underfunded. It would seem that there should be other options rather than just sending non violent drug offenders to prison. There is no evidence that imprisonment reduces the likelihood of recidivism. Instead, we find compelling evidence that offenders who are sentenced to prison have higher rates of recidivism and…

Introduction The seven soil formation factors have created unique soils throughout Saskatchewan. Through time soil processes such as additions, losses, translocation, and transformations have continued to form soils and make different horizons. Two catena's in Saskatchewan, one in the prairie and another in the boreal forest, were examined and classified into taxonomic group. The objective was to identify, compare, and contrast the major soil formation factors, morphological features, and…

The 2015 Canadian Federal Election in many ways can be considered a re-defining election in Canadian history that ended a Conservative dynasty that lasted nearly a decade, by electing a Liberal majority government led by Justin Trudeau. The election of the Trudeau Liberals saw the single largest increase of seats by a political party in Canadian history, which just four years ago faced near political extinction, and began the campaign polling third at the start of the writ period. This election…

Summary: Ojibwa," the most recent count of members of the Ojibwa tribe was 80,000, but this number may be larger. The Objiwa cover a large region including "Ontario, northern Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota," and "North Dakota and southern and central Manitoba and Saskatchewan" (Brown and Beierle). Each band has a chief who is usually from a successful family. They have a patrilineal descent system. The tribes practice exogamous monogamous marriage. They tend to be matrilocal, but they are…

annual survival was observed for 12-20 years. Scientists have used Cormack-Jolly-Seber-Open- population models in the program MARK to estimate apparent survival. Variance-component module program MARK to estimate variation in survival. Climate data was collected by using PRISM maps for monthly minimum and maximum temperatures and also seasonal data was collected from GIS, NCDC. Scientists have applied Palmer drought severity index to assess moisture levels during the season. To assess region…

Rent control as discussed in most introductory economics textbooks causes a rent freeze, with perhaps occasional upward adjustments which somewhat compensates for inflation. In North America, rent control was first applied during World War II, because the housing markets in many cities were overwhelmed as soldiers and their families were relocated. The policy’s goal was to ensure affordable housing and to prevent profiteering by landlords who may take advantage of the extreme market pressures…

men to be frustrated and violent against women 3. This is the beginning of the circle of violence against Indigenous women inside reservation. Alcoholism, poverty and lack of education perpetuated this violence. The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba noted that one in three Aboriginal women suffered abuse at the hands of her partner 4 . In addition to the colonizing and domestic violence that indigenous women suffered from, one can observe that they are underrepresented in Canadian politics.…

The feeling that I get when flying through the sky high up in the clouds is like no other. It’s like an adrenaline rush every time I look down from the window. Aviation is something that I really enjoy and I am writing why I want to pursue a career in aviation. This essay is about what I need to do in order to get into a career in aviation and what the pros and cons are to pursuing a career as a pilot. whether my future lies in aviation or anything else it’s good to think about the many aspects…