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For the final assignment of the semester, we have been given the task of creating an autobiographical essay using five concepts from our course. Before I begin to go into much more detail, I believe it is important to start off with some simple definitions in regards to work, family, and gender as it is the course name. Work is defined by Hannah Arendt as “the construction of a stable world of things, which become the basis for action” (138). The family is referred to by Friedrich Engels as the…

Unit 1 Vocab Exchange & Interactions (WXT,ENV) Corn - One of the many crops from the Americas that was brought over to Europe through the Columbian Exchange as a result of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World. Horses - A form of transportation and livestock from Europe that brought itself to the Americas via the Columbian Exchange. Horses heavily aided in the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas. However, the Aztecs and Incas would later utilize horses for transportation and…

Olivia Olson Dr. Alex Hill Bio A 348 9 December 2016 Tay-Sachs: Why so Selective? There are aspects of nature that puzzle the world. Scientists, as curious as they are, try to figure out and solve nature’s great mysteries. One biological phenomenon that appears is Tay-Sachs disease. This is a disorder that tends to appear in only a handful of populations around the world. For quite sometime it was a mystery as to why this deadly disease tended to only show up in certain populations; but thanks…

The use of technology is becoming increasingly apparent in todays elementary and high schools. Although technology and social media has many positive qualities, the shortcomings of this modern technology are putting adolescents lives at risk. Cyberbullying is an ongoing and increasingly problematic social issue in today’s society. Cyberbullying is “the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature” (“Oxford Dictionary”,…

A Viking—commonly thought of as a Nordic seafarer that plundered and pillaged countless seaside villages and merchant ships. This is a common misconception, since most "Vikings" were actually farmers, merchants, and explorers. Early Vikings travelled to and colonized Iceland, Greenland, and even areas around Newfoundland. Had the Vikings ventured south towards the eastern coastline of North America, colonization of the land would soon follow, and this alternate event would have been better than…

New France was the first major French settlement in what is now the country of Canada. Prior to French settlement in the early 17th century, various aboriginals tribes lived in the region for millenniums. The encounter between the French and the aboriginals during the establishment and development of New France affected the aboriginal population in several ways. In the following, the establishment, government, trade, and the following developments of New France will be described with specific…

Biosociality can be defined as the formation of social relationships and the production of identity based genetic or biological conditions (Rabinow, 1996). In other words, people are characterized based on a mixture of their gender, ethnicity, hair color, and other unique features. This includes individuals with disabilities, illnesses and rare physical conditions. A great example depicting biosociality is when the smallpox virus was at its peak. Due to the contagiousness of the virus,…

strengthening the Canadian identity. This is a 3-year project (with possibility of extension) and is facilitated with partners such as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada, Hindu Federation, World Sikh organization, Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia, and many more. • Other programs and initiatives include Canada Lecture, Lifetime Achievement Award, diverse projects with the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination, and the Online Catalogue. As mandated by…

During the American Revolution there was a group of people known as the United Empire Loyalist, these people wanted to stay part of the British Empire, rather then separating. It was documented by an author at the time about every third American was said to be a Loyal to the Crown. These people were able to perceiver through the abuse and various mental and physical maltreatments that were aimed at them and the rest of the Loyalist. Revolutionist viewed Scottish settlers in Virginia as being…

Australia (Fracking.) Since March of 2012 Eastern Canada shows concern about fracking even though 70% of all gas wells in Canada now use fracking, the treatments remains controversial to the government (Fracking.) Quebec put a freeze on fracking while Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are confined by public backlashes, giving the idea of fracking very unappealing at a political standpoint…