... (Newman 175). The Group of Seven created a bold, new style of painting that inspired others and celebrated Canada as a northern nation. Canadian sports teams helped develop the Canadian Culture and national pride. Professional sports exploded in the 1920's, due to more leisure time, the return of a measure of prosperity, and the ... teams also did very well for themselves in the 1920's. A lot of people had to find so that they could find a place in the Canadian society, as racism was still evident in Canada. Aboriginal people were still discriminated against, even after their support in ...

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... dollars, putting Canada into great debt. Also, the unity crisis created by conscription1 has been yet another damage to a country that has been through war. Individuals who are opposed to Canadian involvement in both World Wars place the value of life above freedom, rights, and inhumanity to man. Others feel Canada's past involvement in World Wars I and II acted as substantial ... control over foreign policy. W.W.I proved that Canada was not just made up of pawns to fight for Britain. The unity crisis created by conscription showed that Canada was developing a separate culture, with dif...

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... . Except for brief appearances around 1920, however, most of this art and subsequent works from the Second World War have been locked away, out of sight and far from the Canadian mind. Now, 72 works by some of Canada's best-known artists -- Alex Colville, Charles Comfort and four Group of Seven painters among them -- have emerged from storage in a bus barn ... state of the war museum's multimillion-dollar art collection proves his case, he says. "You could expect Canadians to pay no attention to their history and their art and their culture," he jests. "But you'd think the money, at leas...

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... going to do the same if they will continue. They asked United Nations for help and to investigate that their rights are being violated. Canadian government sent armed forces to Oka. After negotiations on September 26 the Standoff ended. They saved the land from building a golf course. ... want to accept them, mostly they couldn't find "similar language". After World War II things started changing. Connections with Indians and the Canadian government started getting better and more important, in most cases. It was important for Canada to gain good connections with Indians. All over the .....

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... Ondaatje's immigration from Sri Lanka to Canada in 1962. In living the immigrant experience, Ondaatje is able to recognize the importance and presence of culture in one's up-bringing. Through a critical examination of Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion and The English Patient, it is apparent ... their ethnic background in the most unlikely of places. Patrick Lewis, a tunnel worker, bridge builder and leather cutter, discovers the meaning of being Canadian in the Macedonian community of Toronto. Patrick's cultural liberation happens while attending a play put on by Alice Gull, his l...

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... novel had many strengths and weaknesses. One strength that really got to me is the great detail in how the Japanese were treated, though they were Canadian citizens. Obasan also taught me a lot about the Japanese culture and background. I enjoyed learning that it was custom to take a bath with your family when you were younger. I also learned that the government took away ... especially to British Columbians. Obasan was on the most part well written and gives an excellent account of the Japanese reviews. Obasan was a good novel to help better understand our Canadian history....

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... and so was anything else that had a high value. Japanese-Canadians lost almost everything in world war two. Once the war was over they had close to nothing, and the Canadian government justified it all. People who were of the aboriginal decent were also in tolerated. First Nations were taken to special schools where they were not permitted to practice any ... people. At these schools, a lot of the male staff raped and abused the young aboriginal girls, leaving them scars that would haunt them forever. Many people thought that the aboriginal culture was weird and different, and because i...

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