Resolute

various handouts”. At such a time when the Inuit could hardly make a living in their hometown, the government considered it better to provide them opportunities to start a new better life. It wanted to help them by moving them to a place where they can make a living more easily. And the movement actually worked out. According to a letter wrote by an Inuk to his family in 1959, Resolute Bay was “a good place” since people never went hungry there with plenty of animals to hunt. The letter demonstrated that due to the animals, the Inuit earned more money and had an easier life upon the relocation. The government’s way of improving the Inuit’s life quality worked out and helped them achieve a higher life standard, succeeding in supporting their human rights of a proper life. But some sources provide a contradictory point of view. Sarah Amagoalik, an Inuk, argued in the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs that the life conditions there were harsh (1990). “It was cold and already freezing… We had to melt ice for water… There was no other light,” said her. But the Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay were supposed to be cold and to have no light because of their geographic locations. Melting ice for water was just the way of life in the High Arctic. The so-called hardship that they suffered was just an unavoidable process of adaption to a new way of life. After they got accustomed to the new lifestyle, they soon prospered and developed a better life. Another different…

Rein M. Melba Patillo helped to change the way her town, state, and country viewed integration and racial equality; the ordeals she went through helped shape her own views. Warriors Don?t Cry by Melba Patillo-Beales, an autobiography, gives people an inside look at the struggles and obstacles African-Americans faced during their fight for racial equality. The events of the Central High integration, though a nationally regarded issue, also shaped the views and outlooks of the people involved. …

An important symbol in “The Alchemist” is the desert. The desert symbolizes the hardships and obstacles one must undergo before he can achieve his dreams and ultimately his destiny. Santiago had to endure scorching heat, tribal feuds, and barrenness of the desert in order to find his destiny and his true love. Santiago’s willingness to achieve his destiny, emphasizes the importance of being determined and resolute. When Santiago had all his earnings stolen, he did not give up but instead worked…

agree on that "A Small, Good Thing" is superior as it provides significantly more explanations and character development. The ending of “The Bath” is ambiguous and left up to the reader to decide the fates of the characters. Ambiguous endings tend to work well with most stories, but with these two stories, it is better to have a story with a satisfying, resolute ending. “A Small, Good Thing” does have a slightly ambiguous ending, but it still provides readers with the explanation on what…

relocation of the 1950’s (National Film Board of Canada [NFB], 1995). The film begins by conveying the historical groundwork for the introduction of the Inuit relocation project. Canada and America, both tense from the Cold War, begin to see Canada's northern regions as an important line of defense against Soviet influences. Discussions with the Canadian government resulted in the decision to relocate Quebec Inuit families 1400 miles further north to Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord. There, the…

While we seem to be more aware of it in today’s society, we still do fall subject to traits related to strength and wisdom being thought of as more masculine, while traits related to emotions are thought of as more feminine and this can be seen through the rhetoric used in situations concerning emotion. Where as moen are thought to always be more emotional then men, men that show emotions are told to ‘man up’, which further illustrates the idea that showing emotions is not seen as a manly trait.…

She also wanted to stop slavery as well. The meaning of being hopeful is to have hope for something. Mary Ann Shadd Cary is hopeful because she always had to address the societal issues. She joined others to stop slavery together, but realized that other ways weren’t effective enough. She decided to stop slavery all by herself. Next, being a resolute person means being extremely determined. Living in the 19th century, where discrimination towards women and blacks was severe, it took lots of…

Hawthorne uses the appeal to moral and ethics, or ethos, to establish the credibility of Hester 's thoughts. Hawthorne shows that after pondering over the issue of the position of women in society, and realizing how the idea that women fall under Puritan expectations is resolute, Hester feels even more lost and discomforted. Hester begins to contemplate suicide, and it is through the line "the scarlet letter had not done its office," that it comes to fruition that Hester 's thoughts were not…

care of others through having self-sacrificing attitudes and valuing followers by becoming their examples” (Upshur-Myles, 2008, p.1). Although Paul sees himself in service to the Church it is his servant hood to the gospel that is his the supreme calling. He states, Am I trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant if Christ (Galatians 1:10). In these words, Paul demonstrates that even his servant…

Sophocles’ play Antigone demonstrates that only the most resolute character can escape the pain of fear and regret. Kreon and Ismene, lacking confidence in their decisions, endure the torment of regret and blame, leaving Kreon with the thought of his past choices and Ismene with the fear of the wrong actions. The title character Antigone represents the ideal of resolve, insulating this verb is confusing) her from the agony of second-guessing her decisions. The contrast between the two…