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- 171: Effects of the Great Depression on Canada
- ... entertainment was provided by popular radio programs, dance bands and hockey broadcasts, as all these provided cheap entertainment. Also there was participation in sports, picnics, dances and church socials due to shortages of cash. The immigration and birthrate of people drastically reduced during the 1930's. The growth of the population was very low. European Jews who fled Nazi Germany were denied entrance into Canada. In Saskatchewan, the rural population grew ...
- 172: Group Polarization And Competi
- ... from seeing the very political realities that gave him power in the first place. In his attempt to gain power, Wilson managed to change his stance on virtually every issue he had ever encountered. From immigration to affirmative action - from tax cuts to abortion rights, he has swung 180 degrees (Thurm, 1995). The point here is not his inconsistency, but rather the fact that it is improbable that considerations of effective ...
- 173: Ancient Rome
- ... Patricians, but there were a few Plebs, or commoners too poor to own land. Only free Roman adult men who owned weapons were citizens. Not long after the Republic was formed, the Patricians closed off immigration of new patriarchal families. In the early years of the Republic, the Patricians often made laws unfair to the Plebs. Only Patricians could become consul, thesenate was almost all Patricians, and the Patricians controlled the ...
- 174: Racial Discrimination and its Effect on Our Society
- ... of all races was a long and difficult process. I believe that not everyone today agrees with the statement suggesting that everyone deserves to be treated equal. Rapid social change also promotes racism. The sudden immigration of highly visible groups of foreigners, and quick changes in the racial composition of a neighborhood are good examples. It is human nature to be uncomfortable with change. Many people are not ready for other ...
- 175: The Problem With Affirmative Action
- ... injustices why are whites not considered? What about all the other ethnicities that suffered from historical institutionalized racism? Affirmative Action selectively discludes these people from preferential treatment, except for the females. Another issue is the "immigration-with-preference paradox," as Frederick R. Lynch describes it. This omission of non-black minorities from affirmative action. Frequently, arguments in favor of affirmative action present the case that blacks are "owed" for the past ...
- 176: The Trancontinental Railroad
- ... in America, such as the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War, the Transcontinental Railroad profoundly changed the U.S. This tremendous project, partly funded by Congress, was one of the key factors that encouraged foreign immigration to America. The Transcontinental Railroad certainly instilled a sense of overwhelming pride in this nation, and it paved the way for the development of the West; however, the construction of the railroad relied upon slave ...
- 177: Why The North Won The Civil Wa
- ... infantry rifles per day, compared with their own paltry capacity of 100 (Catton, Glory Road 241). During the mid-1800s, the Industrial Revolution dug its spurs deep into the side of the Northern states. Luckily, immigration numbers were skyrocketing at this time, and the sudden profusion of factory positions that needed to be filled was not a big problem (See Appendices and Randall and Donald 1-2). The immigrants, who were ...
- 178: The Rwanda Refugee Crisis
- ... mostly resettled in " Nordic countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. " 8. Resettlement into developed countries is much more difficult. Developed countries have numbers they have to follow according to the birth rate and immigration. Only a certain number of refugees will be taken in and the others will be sent back. This is the difficulty faced by refugees, not knowing if they will be able to seek refuge or ...
- 179: Racism
- ... the U.S. concentrating in several specific factors like, education, employment, immigrant΄s rights, political access, and language discrimination. Affirmative Action which was discussed earlier, was proposed thinking specially in Latinos and the issue of immigration.it΄s resolution win would have seroius implications for this fast growing minority. Clearly a country must provide a proper education, job and buissness oportunities to well prepared minorities, thus it΄s economic and financial ...
- 180: Biometric Systems
- ... ensure that the right person picks up the right child. In Los Angeles, they are using fingerprints to stop welfare fraud. And they're also being used by frequent business travellers for rapid transit through immigration and customs in Holland, and now at JFK and Newark airports in the United States. It could also be used to simply prevent one employee from "punching in" for some one else, or to prevent ...
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