The Nation

In the study conducted the researchers used responses from second and fourth graders to explore the meaning of ethnic identity in middle childhood with the help of open ended questions. The researchers found multiple different results in the study. They found that children with age had a better understanding of ethnic identity with their responses being more abstract then observable differences in ethnicity. They also found ethnic differences in the responses of children with different ethnicity…

Microaggressions are verbal or behavioral indignities that communicate hostile, negative insults towards a marginalized group of people, and these indignities can be either intentional or unintentional (Sue 271). Microaggressions can either be demonstrated verbally through insults or non-verbally through behaviors and actions, and the person committing them often fails to notice that they are enforcing a stigma. Although these microaggressions seem to be harmless, minor comments or actions, they…

Identity is a person’s own sense of who they are; most simply a major part of their individuality. A person’s identity is developed from adolescence to adulthood and becomes part of their culture. It is the image that a person shows the world; through the unique factors of family, personal, and social identity. Identity is viewed as complex if a person is different from what people refer to as the norm. Since the beginning of North America being Caucasian has been stereotyped as the “normal…

Cameroon is a country in Africa that has a variety of landscapes. It has resources that are valuable to other countries. Cameroon consist of national parks, cities, beaches, a reserve, and a river. There is over 250 racial groups in Cameroon. This means that there is many different religions practiced. Many of the religions practiced are Christianity, Muslim, Catholics, Protestants, and some worship their ancestors. The diversity of this country can be broken up into three groups the…

A “distinct Canadian Identity” had not developed by the end of the 1930s. In the first place, Canada adopted many of their social identity concepts from the United States. For example, the Charleston, gained its popularity in the United States and was later a dance used by Canadians. Another example of this is the flappers, they had originally appeared in the US and later inspired young Canadian women. Also, the radio became a very popular piece of technology at the time and many people across…

Changing Australian flag I would like to acknowledge and pay my respect to the traditional owners of the land on which we meet - the Jagera and Turrbal people. The most essential and foremost symbol that represents our country for over 100 years is our National Flag. Foreigners recognise it as the most honourable and proud symbol of our country. So, why is there a move to change the Australian Flag? (Greeting) Firstly, our current flag has the Union Jack which is located in the upper-left…

Good Morning Mr Callanan and boys can I ask you a question… what does it mean to be Australian. Being Australian means that you are resilient, persistent and understanding while holding a free and egalitarian society with great importance. Being Australian means you’re not afraid to give something a go weather or not the outcome was is what you wished it to be. This Identity that has developed around us began in the 1920’s with the hardened Bushmen that persevered through the incredibly harsh…

In Saunder's "In Persuasion Nation" several vignettes are presented that subsequently spiral into absurd instances of normalized violence with commercial like qualities. In these stories men and women will die and murder for while proclaiming ther love and yearning for a delicious taste of name-brand products like Doritos™. Taken to the extreme, these examples show how modern consumerism and capitalism have created a manipulative force in advertisements. Modern advertisements use persuasive…

Citizens and Nation: An Essay on History, Communication, and Canada studies four historical epochs through the stories of ordinary Canadian citizens (Friesen). Print capitalism, the third epoch, occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and was the time of several technological innovations – the telegraph, railway, the daily newspaper, sound recordings, the photograph, radio, and film (Friesen 108). The print capitalism era, told through the stories and experience of Phyllis Knight…

fit in the norms. However, in my opinion, societies norms and culture are set with profit motives and established on self-interest. Not falling into these norms when everyone else does, makes one stand out as a unique individual. In, In Persuasion Nation, George Saunders depicts in a jokingly manner how society is so absorbed in persuading people to consume certain products through advertisements. Individuals sometimes are…