The Nation

What it Means to be Canadian To be Canadian means more than simply living in Canada. In Canada we stand up for what we believe in and respect others opinions. In Canada we all have to be part of a group. Canada consists of ten provinces, three territories, and five great lakes. Social Media, our Ethnic Cultures, and Economics. Social media is some websites and applications that support people to communicate or to participate in social networking. We are familiar with almost social media…

Then, Cal’s experience highlights the objectiveness of American identity. America is prone to generalize people and not have them be their individual self. People who live in America are called Americans. They may have an array of colors or cultural backgrounds, but mainly they are Americans. Here, there is no individualistic identity, everyone from here is an American. Everyone gets something from the Melting Pot; they get something from each culture that was combined. When Cal evolved, and…

Sovereignty is the full right and power of a governing body over itself, without any interference from outside sources or bodies. I do agree that every country can decide what the best interest is for them and their people. I do not agree that believing that the best interest for their country is exterminating a race/religion. When other countries believe that genocide is the best interest for their country, neighboring countries should step in. They are human lives, I understand countries did…

Canada is filled with positive characteristics, it has supported and accepted many cultures. The question that is asked, “What’s it Mean to be Canadian” to me it means a type of freedom. Canada has given so many opportunities to all kinds of people without judging them. Being Canadian means I am free to vote the way I like. Free to live the way I like and free to explore other options in life. Being a Canadian means having freedom. Being a Canadian citizen gives me the freedom to be who I am,…

The Creation of a Nation The Japan of today is often seen as a cohesive, homogenous nation with a strong sense of national pride and identity. However, this was not always the case; the image of Japan as a nation, as a group of people with a common identity, did not exist in the pre-Tokugawa period. Instead, it was through the centralizing forces of the Meiji Revolution, on both political and social levels, that ultimately resulted in the creation of Japan, the nation state. The political…

centuries the Tohono O’odham metabolism had become well adapted to the foods the desert provided for them. These types of traditional foods helped regulate blood sugar and increase insulin production and sensitivity. A mass majority of the Tohono O’odham Nation have now adapted to a more “Western” diet which overwhelms the…

Every year, the lost productivity caused by obesity costs America seventy billion dollars. In addition, the health of the nation impacts individuals. Every increase in percentage points equals another human life put at risk for deadly diseases. Out of the top ten leading causes for death in America, five of them include obesity as significant risk factors. The Weight of the Nation documentary raised a valid point, if another country created death and disease at the comparable rate food…

Richie uses prison nation to “[refer] to those dimensions of civil society that use the power of law, public policy, and institutional practices in strategic ways to advance hegemonic values and to overpower efforts by individuals and groups that challenge the status quo” (Richie 2012:3). Those who would use “the power of law, public policy, and institutional practices” (3) would be police officers and the laws they enforced , city planners, such as the mayor or a board in charge of an aspect of…

"Examples of conflict litter the pages of our history". Warrior Nations : The United States and Indian Peoples by Roger L. Nichols is a book that sheds light on a fraction of the conflicts and hostilities that America as a country has participated in. However I believe that the book is incredibly important due to the fact that if focuses on conflicts that are not talked about in the same sense as say the World Wars. That is what I believe to be Nichols's reasoning/thesis in writing the book he…

1) According to Ravitch, is public education broken and in need of fixing? Discuss her arguments regarding this situation. No, the public education system is not broken and in need of fixing. In 1983 with the publishing of the report “A Nation at Risk”, many politicians and media caused a major uproar telling the public that our public school system was a threat to national security and survival. We were outscored on national testing, therefore, our schools were failing and in need of fixing.…