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Many people love their country and although many may not agree with everything their country does, most have a deep pride in and will support their homeland no matter what. This is no different for World War 1 era citizens around the world. Without nationalism the Great War would not have been as intense and wide scale as it turned out to be. In the beginning of the first world war, many people wanted to fight to protect and serve their country and what their country believed in. For example,…

mind; to gain control over the Interior of the Continent. The initial task of the conference was to agree that the Congo River and Niger River mouths and basins would be considered neutral and open to trade. But the strong minded leaders of these nations entered wanting to expand their land and their way of living in Africa. The European powers justified dividing a continent among themselves without considering the desires of the indigenous peoples. While this appears extremely arrogant to us…

Microaggressions are verbal or behavioral indignities that communicate hostile, negative insults towards a marginalized group of people, and these indignities can be either intentional or unintentional (Sue 271). Microaggressions can either be demonstrated verbally through insults or non-verbally through behaviors and actions, and the person committing them often fails to notice that they are enforcing a stigma. Although these microaggressions seem to be harmless, minor comments or actions, they…

Identity is a person’s own sense of who they are; most simply a major part of their individuality. A person’s identity is developed from adolescence to adulthood and becomes part of their culture. It is the image that a person shows the world; through the unique factors of family, personal, and social identity. Identity is viewed as complex if a person is different from what people refer to as the norm. Since the beginning of North America being Caucasian has been stereotyped as the “normal…

Cameroon is a country in Africa that has a variety of landscapes. It has resources that are valuable to other countries. Cameroon consist of national parks, cities, beaches, a reserve, and a river. There is over 250 racial groups in Cameroon. This means that there is many different religions practiced. Many of the religions practiced are Christianity, Muslim, Catholics, Protestants, and some worship their ancestors. The diversity of this country can be broken up into three groups the…

In our generation, American Identity can be seen a couple different ways. For instance if you are a different culture or race then an American, you might feel as though racism or discrimination is a part of American identity. If you are a white American, you might also think that it is okay to do that stuff when it isn’t. America could be viewed by the current generation as a good, respectful and responsible country, with good people having good identities in it. How do Americans really see…

A “distinct Canadian Identity” had not developed by the end of the 1930s. In the first place, Canada adopted many of their social identity concepts from the United States. For example, the Charleston, gained its popularity in the United States and was later a dance used by Canadians. Another example of this is the flappers, they had originally appeared in the US and later inspired young Canadian women. Also, the radio became a very popular piece of technology at the time and many people across…

Changing Australian flag I would like to acknowledge and pay my respect to the traditional owners of the land on which we meet - the Jagera and Turrbal people. The most essential and foremost symbol that represents our country for over 100 years is our National Flag. Foreigners recognise it as the most honourable and proud symbol of our country. So, why is there a move to change the Australian Flag? (Greeting) Firstly, our current flag has the Union Jack which is located in the upper-left…

Good Morning Mr Callanan and boys can I ask you a question… what does it mean to be Australian. Being Australian means that you are resilient, persistent and understanding while holding a free and egalitarian society with great importance. Being Australian means you’re not afraid to give something a go weather or not the outcome was is what you wished it to be. This Identity that has developed around us began in the 1920’s with the hardened Bushmen that persevered through the incredibly harsh…

Roberts-Smith evokes his love of our nation through a plethora of appeals to loyalty and patriotism. He begins to remind the reader of the importance of family and friends on a well ‘respected’ day. He explores the conventional traditions of Australia Day from the clichéd ‘barbeque on the beach’…