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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is one of the most influential figures in the English language and all forms of art. His craft can still be seen throughout all forms of television, movies, books, video games, and plays - of course. Shakespeare was able to almost handcraft an entire language and world through his plays. A very large percentage of our modern language derives from words and phrases that Shakespeare himself created. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon,…

since it presents a complete dissolution of language. But this does not mean that Beckett wrote this piece without any sense, this piece was written with intention, with structure, but it hides between a mix of nonsensical phrases and a lot of repetition, as it will be shown below. The presence of Repetition gives a particular rhythmic sonority, with a lot of unconnected phrases that create a well-planned net to be discovered. When analyzing structure, the first thing that catches the attention…

Europeans First Contact with the First Nations The First Nations people of Canada are a part of a larger group of people that are now known as the Aboriginal people of Canada. The Aboriginals are the first inhabitants known to exist in Canada. The Aboriginals also include the Metis and the Inuit (“Who Are”). It is assumed that the First Nations have been in Canada for at least 12,000 years. Today, the people of the First Nations tribe have a population of more than 850,000 people. The First…

Canada must help alleviate problems faced by First Nations Greetings, classmates, teachers, fellow Canadians, We have gathered here to discuss how our society has caused many problems that Canada’s Natives face today, such as destroyed lives, endangered cultures and languages, unforeseeable economic future on reserves, and how it silently neglects and lets them struggle in those problems. Canadian history is a great example how we grow as a nation and learn valuable lessons from our previous…

Language played a large role in the novel Brave New World, as language is what really separates the people of the World State and John the Savage. On top of this, John really distinguished himself from the World State citizens just by the language he uses. John’s use of Shakespeare is what makes him seem more real than the people around him, as the language of Shakespeare allows John to have emotion. All the other people of the World State have been conditioned since birth to not have real…

In Shakespeare’s play Much Ado about Nothing, each character was developed perfectly in order to fully present the plot at hand. As an author, Shakespeare carefully planned the usage and characteristics of each character in his play. He used language, comedy, and the personal attributes of each character to really develop them in his writing. After continuing to read more of Shakespeare I see that he not only did this for Much Ado About Nothing, but he makes sure he develops his characters…

Since time immemorial, First Nations lived throughout Canada. They had their own culture and political systems. The way they lived changed after colonists took their land and tried to assimilate their communities into Canadian society. The life and culture of the Frist Nation tribes was barbaric and savage in the eyes of the Canadian people and the government. The government set up residential schools with the purpose of assimilating First Nations children into the white anglophone dominated…

institutions were invented with the idea of killing the Indian in the child and assimilating the first nation people of Canada into caucasian society. The schools were implementing religion and the white man's ways into their lives and aid them become like the rest of society in the eyes of the government. What no would foresee would be the deaths of children, the abuse the starvation and much more of the first nation people who had done nothing but been here before the Europeans arrived. The…

Hence, we all have different responsibilities. For residential school survivors, their responsibility is to heal themselves and revitalize their culture and language. For governments, it is about building a respectful relationship with the Indigenous people. Lastly, churches must compensate for their mistakes and schools need to teach history that engages in respect to the Aboriginal…

band in North Vancouver and activist on the rights of First Nations in North America was a residential school student at the age five. He was stripped of his language, culture and family. The speech discussed the devastating ways in which the European settlers stole the native territory and culture. I think Chief George’s speech highlights how the Europeans ethnocentric mindset led them to believe that stripping, judging and abusing the First Nation culture was “helping them” or showing them…