National symbols of Canada

honor guaranteed by the government. Transition: Propaganda was used by Britain to inspire nationalism and patriotism in citizens. The British government used iconic figures in propaganda such as characters from popular folk tales to strengthen national identity as…

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is one of many literary works that expresses the racial tensions that took place in the early years of the United States. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was highly popular during the nineteenth century, bringing national attention to the injustices happening throughout the country. By developing characters and events that were common within society, Stowe was able to attract an audience of all backgrounds and encourage others to take a stance. Uncle Tom’s…

How is “Clotel” a novel based on mulattos? To answer this question, “Clotel” must be broken down into figurative language, symbols, and history. With criticism by Gerald Rosselot, L.H Welchel Jr, John Reilly, Andrews, Robert S., Levine, Anne Ducille, Paul Gilmore, and John Ernest question the reasons for William Wells Brown purpose in writing the book and identify him as a trickster. It is very important to know what Clotel represents to the African American people and white. This story is…

The mob and gangsters took advantage of the opportunity and began smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and became quite profitable. Alcohol was smuggled in from Mexico and Canada, also being shipped from abroad to the U.S. from Europe and the Caribbean. Canada was exporting roughly a million gallons of alcohol to the United States a year. Bootleggers made their own drinks with wood, alcohol and medical supplies, sometimes causing blindness, paralysis, or death. In…

Cody Smith Ryan Scariano English 101 November 1, 2014 Minimum Legal Drinking Age There are many things that factor into what the people of today’s society think the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) should be. This research paper is going to, first, give a little background on alcohol and what has happened in the past. It will then continue to provide evidence from either side of the argument as to whether or not the MLDA should be lowered or kept the same. I believe the minimum legal drinking…

Refrigerators impact in the 20th century, especially its contribution to population growth and human development are often overlooked. For the former, many reasons are normally cited for the explosive increase of population. Listing some, the end of World Wars are major factors to baby booms, inventions and innovations during wars which were transformed to peaceful applications like trains and planes which carried soldiers/ weapon and dropped bombs respectively, were commercialized to transfer…

book Wildlife Heroes, Kassie Siegel, who has been studying climate change for fifteen years at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses how the koala bear is a very significant animal in our world specifically because they are known as the symbol of Australia. Koala bears bring in around $1.1-$2.5 billion annually to the economy of Australia through tourism and the koala viewing industry revenue which leads to about 9,000 jobs for Australians (Scardina, Flocken 185). Australia’s…

With one swift movement across your keyboard, you can easily offend other people from across the globe in part of the progression of technology in the modern days. Whether that be on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or even in an online chatroom, racism is a widespread issue throughout the Internet because of how easy it is for someone to type something online. The book “Citizen: An American Lyric” by Claudia Rankine expresses many realities where people in the US display racism as a…

As I walked through the museum, I looked for a piece of art that spoke to me on a personal level, having picked a Mexican Museum it wasn’t hard seeing a sculpture or painting and relating it to my childhood or connecting it to my visits to Mexico. As I was leaving, I stopped by a colorful painting that really grabbed my attention, and looked at the description and the painting for some time. I was with my younger brother and had explained to him the details of the museum visit for this class,…

A Oregon has a marvelous agriculture including many crops and animals. Oregon has two main crops; hazelnuts and pears. Hazelnuts are the state nut. Hazelnuts are high in protein and fiber. 95% of America’s hazelnuts are produced in Oregon. Another important crop is the pear, the state’s fruit. Oregon is 2nd in the nation for pear production. Cows are an important part of Oregon’s agriculture. Oregon is in the top five for milk quality. Cows produce 6.5 gallons of milk everyday! Milk is also the…