Pierre Corneille

Award-winning author and feminist Ursula K. Le Guin delivered a rhetorically complex speech to the Mills College graduating class of 1983, comprised almost entirely of women. Her speech came at a challenging time for women, as second-wave feminism began to dissolve into a myriad of disagreeing factions. The title of the speech, the “Left-Handed Commencement Address,” is a reference to her book The Left Hand of Darkness, which follows an androgynous race of space aliens. This foreshadows the…

The regiment had a conspicuous history, and they also had a talented band as well as meaningful insignia. In order to enhance my understanding of the Regiment, I decided to research even further. If you don't know already, the history of the Royal 22e Regiment is quite noteworthy. Moreover, it involves public rallies, political pressure, and eventually the creation of the first ever French-speaking Canadian regiment. Here's the story. The 1st Division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF,…

they committed many violent crimes and thus they were considered a group of terrorism. The extreme happened in December when they kidnapped James Cross and Laporte, later on killing Laporte. It was like a battle between the FLQ and prime-minster Pierre Trudeau (at the time) to show who is more capable of doing the extreme. Of course Trudeau had to control the situation and therefore he put in strict laws/acts such as the War Measures Act. The effect of that decision was great because there…

Multiculturalism exists when people accept and encourage many cultures to thrive in a society. Multiculturalism in Canada is the recognition that Canadians share equal rights and responsibilities. Canada is a place where people with diverse cultural backgrounds is entitled to practice their faith and traditions freely and take pride in their heritage. Some define Canada as a "cultural mosaic" which means a blend of multiple cultures in one society, organization or nation. . But, there are…

here were discriminated because of their ethnicity and colour. People weren’t allowed to do things other people with different ethnicity can do. The white Canadians had rights that others did not have. The 1971 multicultural act happened because of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, changed the way people lived. This also changed the way Canadian citizens currently lived. This act, was the start of all the other multicultural act throughout the years. People thought that all these multicultural acts weren’t…

Bourdieu (1986) states that each career field appreciates specific sorts of capital. A career capital is defined by different supporting modes that an individual acquires and is able to utilize to pursue success in their career. In order to obtain a career capital, the individual needs to go through a process of screening the capitals within the field of interest, and investing these capitals into work-related activities (Iellatchitch, Wolfgang, & Meyer, 2003). To this regard Bourdieu (1986)…

Despite being a fairly new country, as were were officially discovered 150 years ago, we still do have our historical figures who helped shape what Canada has become today. The historical figures are being referenced are: Willam Van Horne, Clifford Soften, and Sir John A. MacDonald. While there are many notable people that contributed to Canada’s development, those three made the most impactful impression on those studying Canadian history. Without those three, Canada would not be where it is…

country it is today without the phenomenal achievements of numerous historical figures. Throughout history there have been many Canadians who have impacted both Canada and the world with their many significant contributions. Former Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Tommy Douglas, a former social democratic politician, are two leaders that stood out in the social and political progression of Canada. Justin Trudeau on the other hand, the current Prime Minister and Rick Hansen, a…

Confucius Civil Service Exam Confucius was an important government official in ancient china who developed a new moral code based on respect, honesty, education, kindness and strong family bonds. One of his theories was that “Women and servants are most difficult to nurture. If one is close to them, they lose their reserve, while if one is distant, they feel resentful.” This can help our understanding of ancient China and of Confucius’ teachings. Confucius puts women and servants in the same…

Position Paper The conflict presented by the author of the source shows the relationship between individual rights and freedoms of citizens and the authority of the government for the common good. The source supports the idea of a totalitarian government to protect the civil rights of citizens to maintain stability in society, where a democracy would be unstable while trying to protect individual rights and freedoms. The author of the source is advocating for a totalitarian government believing…