Essays on Americas

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Waking Up to Resonance and Renewal

2 pages / 954 words

Is that a wake-up call There were many events in my life that served as a wakeup call. One that stands out is when I and my family moved from India to Canada a couple of months ago. It was an overwhelming experience for all...

Canada Career Personal Experience

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Alternative School Calendars: The Effects of Year-round Schooling and The Four-day Week

4 pages / 1645 words

Introduction The normative school calendar has been in use for over 100 years in Canada. Although some rural schools operate on alternative schedules, the common schedule has been largely unchanged for the past century. Some school districts in rural communities have implemented modified calendars, and...

Canada Education System School Curriculums

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World War I: The Battle of Vimy Ridge

2 pages / 684 words

The Battle of Vimy Ridge: A Defining Moment in Canadian History The Battle of Vimy Ridge is considered to be a defining moment in Canadian history and is known as the moment Canada stepped out from under Britain’s shadow. This victory not only gave Canada...

Canada World History

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Written Resources Critique: Working with Latino Individuals, Couples & Families

2 pages / 1012 words

Every person is unique, some of us have been mistreated or have been oppressed because we are a member of a particular group. If we decide to ignore these present day or historical differences, we may fail to understand the needs of those individuals. People...

Cultural Diversity Latin America

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The Social Determinants of Health and Its Influence on Indigenous People’s Health in Canada

2 pages / 863 words

Introduction Firstly, there is no globally accepted definition for Indigenous people. These are the first contact people on land and also known as natives and Aboriginal people. The term Indigenous is used in research for Aboriginal people. Canadian constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal people...

Canada Indigenous People Universal Health Care

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Documentation of Previous Learning Experience: Social Worker

3 pages / 1183 words

Experiences in the field help to acquaint individuals with the actual social situation. Field experiences provide opportunities to apply the knowledge learned in classroom settings and to plan, implement, and evaluate these experiences while working with individuals, groups, and communities. Critical self-reflection is a conscious...

Canada Service Learning Social Work

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Impact of The Macroeconomic Policies Imposed in Correa's Government on The Ecuadorian Industry

2 pages / 1033 words

The macroeconomic policies of the different countries around the world “have as fundamental objectives price stability, sustainable growth, full employment, the viability of the balance of payments, among others”; in consequence, the appraisal about the management of the economic authorities is carried out in accordance...

Latin America Macroeconomics Tourism Industry

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Article Critique: from Folklore to Revolution: Charivaris and The Lower Canadian Rebellion of 1837

2 pages / 770 words

The article “From Folklore to Revolution: Charivaris and the Lower Canadian Rebellion of 1837”, written by Allan Greer, is the one I chose to critique. The thesis written by the author goes back to the same point, which was that the charivaris were an apparatus...

Canada Historiography Tradition

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Research Report on The Canadian Tire Retail Company

2 pages / 895 words

Introduction The purpose of this report was to conduct research on the retail company, Canadian Tire, by using the information provided by the company and by using the Ryerson University’s Library resources. The results obtained were then used to analyze the company as a future...

Canada Company

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Water Challenges Facing Mexico City

3 pages / 1313 words

The focus of this paper is to report on the strategy of Manuel Frías, a renowned engineer from the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico (IPN), to improve and alleviate the water scarcity of Mexico City using geothermal energy of the Popocatepetl volcano. Made-to-order essay as...

Mexico Water Scarcity

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The Hardships of African Canadians Through The Past

1 page / 646 words

Slavery was a big issue in the beginning of the 20th century. A lot of African Americans in the United States were viewed as a possession by white Americans and would do grueling jobs to earn a right to live. Growing up as a Christian,...

Canada Slavery in The World

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Analysis of The Challenges Related to Telecommunications in Mexico

4 pages / 1866 words

Introduction As we already know, technology has advanced steeply, until reaching the point that using a simple chip in the cell phone we can be located immediately. Technology has advanced either for good or for bad. Every day engineers, technicians, system designers, create more complex...

Digital Communication Mexico

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Relevant Trade Agreements Nafta and Gatt, and Their Impact on Canada

2 pages / 805 words

NAFTA is North American Free Trade agreement which includes three countries USA, Canada and Mexico. This agreement was formulated on January 1st,1994. Key components of the agreement incorporated the disposal of tariffs, the decrease of numerous non-duty hindrances, and it was among the main exchange...

Canada Nafta

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Comparing The Eu, Canada, and The USA in Terms of Cancer Treatment and Research

2 pages / 813 words

Cancers and tumours cost every country a lot of money. In Scotland the total amount spent on cancer services (excluding cancer screening programmes) was about £475 million in 2007. This was not only written by three experts in healthcare improvement and economics, it was also...

Canada Cancer Research

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Entrepreneurial Lessons from Drake – a Famous Canadian Rapper

2 pages / 1053 words

As Jay Z once said, “a rapper isn’t a businessman, they are a business, man”. Many may argue that drake is not a true entrepreneur but more of a musical artist. However, by definition of entrepreneurship, an approach to any problem or need that is...

Business Success Canada Rap Music

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Solutions for Retirement Fund Policies in Canada

4 pages / 1659 words

In order for Canadians to retire with an acceptable amount of money provided, the government needs to help put options in place. The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) that was created by the Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne ensures that individuals along with their companies are...

Canada Community Policing Retirement

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Young Canadian Entrepreneurs: Success Story of Manjit Minhas

3 pages / 1409 words

Company History, Products/services and Background The story of Minhas Brewery and Distillery, which is now a group of companies with over 155 million dollars last year with even more income projected for this year, begins in 2006. In 2006, Manjit Minhas and her brother purchased...

Canada Company

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Margaret Atwood and Her Contribution to Literature and Society

2 pages / 739 words

Margaret Atwood is a Canadian author who was born in 1939. When Atwood was eleven, she spent half of each year in northern Ontario because her father worked as an entomologist, a scientist who studies insects. One of the many activities she enjoyed while away...

Biography Canada Society

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Research of The History of The Conquest of Mexico Analyzing The Works by William H. Prescott and Matthew Restall

3 pages / 1465 words

In the course of academic research into the Spanish Conquest, several myths and misunderstandings came to light that continue to survive, even to the present day. In Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, Matthew Restall, a historian and professor specializing in Colonial Latin America, convincingly...

Mexico Research