National symbols of Canada

"Canadian identity," which has become an elusive notion. The metaphor of the border, however, has become synonymous with Canada's geopolitical predicament. Borders partake in the construction of the imaginary of the nation. The border is in fact also the symbol of the exclusionary practice inherent in the discourse of the nation. Border and borderlands, nonetheless, are not static, inert entities but organic ones; they change over time and space and become different and often unfamiliar kinds…

Norval Morrisseau Art Statement Beaver I chose a beaver for the Canadian Federal Government because a beaver is Canada’s national animal. For European traders, the main attraction of North America was the beaver pelt, fur hats were the height of fashion in Canada in late 1600s and early 1700s. The Hudson Bay company, placed beavers on shields of it coats of arms, A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design. A coin was made that was equal to the value as a beaver pelt. My beaver is red because…

from thousands of miles away. NASA (abbreviation for National Aeronautics and Space Administration) crash landed in 1948, and was founded as a combatant against the growing communist USSR in the Cold War. Success immediately ensued after the formation of the program and they began to become a more influential in everyday life. NASA started off with space missions, and soon later developed into a multipurpose program. They quickly became a symbol for the development of America, allowing them to…

Nationalism, it is a major part of our lives, a shared sense of belonging of people who identify themselves as a nation, In the three sources the authors convey their perspective of Nationalism and the causes of it in history. Although it gives people a national pride in which they overcome their differences and become as one. It also causes competition between countries for land, resources, and power, which eventually results in major wars and ethnic cleansing. The first source written by…

While growing up in the United States or Canada you were probably taught not to use the word “Indian” when referring to the indigenous peoples of these countries. “Indians” are people from South Asia, and using the word “Indian” here in North America seems outdated and conjures to mind the historic uses of harmful stereotypes and by todays means seems very politically incorrect. Today we must be very careful in what we say, how we say it and whom we say it too. Words are loaded with many…

least eight to ten weeks old. Gray wolves used to live in north america and then the hunters started to kill them so most of them died. They all now live in “ canada, Alaska, the great lakes, and pacific northwest. They could live in many other places but these were the only i could only find. Some people also like to go to yellowstone national park because people like to see them there. Wolves like to sleep…

since: the militarization and potential annexation of Arctic seas and lands. These claims and occupations of UN proclaimed “neutral” arctic territories have not gone unnoticed, or unmatched, by other world powers; countries with Arctic borders such as Canada and the USA have been slowly getting involved over the last ten years. Whether they are entering the dispute…

Introduction Every morning we open our eyes, instinctively turn off the alarm clock, we prepare coffee ... We make some more monotonous actions, which always ends with locking the door. We run out into the streets, rushing to work or to study. There are always a lot of people around us. we encounter some in the subway, at work and with totally different people, we drink coffee or watch a movie. Each of these people is unique in its own way. Everyone has his own character, habits, behavior. But,…

that the very time an Aboriginal person would make an address during the ceremonies. Aboriginal leader, Lowitja O’Donoghue, who is a receiver of the Order of Australian in 1976 and Australian of the year in 1984 got to deliver the first milestone national Australia Day…

Research Paper Webster defines culture as the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time, but a more in depth definition would be that it is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next (Texas A&M University). There are a multitude of characteristics that can define a culture, and…