...counted it was revealed that 49.4 percent of people voted in favour of the separatists. This extremely close vote shocked many Canadians but despite the close margins Quebec would stay a part of Canada. The popularity of separatism lessened over the coming years. Quebec’s next premier, Lucien Bouchard, spoke of organizing another referendum but the plans never came to fruition. Despite the continued talk of sovereignty, as the century came to an end there was less and less support for Quebec separating and the debate more or less came to a rest. Main Points * In 1994 Quebec once again elects a separatist party: Parti Quebecois. In 1995 Premier Jacques Parizeau calls for a provincial referendum on Quebec’s sovereignty. * October 30th 1955 the results of the referendum show a 49.4 percent vote for yes and Quebec remains a part of Canada. * The 2000 Clarity Act is passed by the Chretien government, which requires a clear majority in separatist referendums. This means that Quebec would need a clear majority, not just 50 percent plus one, in favour of sovereignty in order the negotiate separatism. Francophone and Anglophone relations French and English relations had a history of being tense in Canada, and during this period in time tensions rose even higher. The English part of Canada was offended that the Quebecois people wanted to leave. Not only would it be a cultural loss for Canada but it would also separate the two economies, which would be hard for both...
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...Quebec is the most distinct province in Canada that is very proud of their cultural heritage and wants to protect its French language and way of life. Quebec has always had a very strong sense of nationalism and wants to preserve and maintain their cultural identity. Many Quebeckers believe the best way to protect their cultural identity and language is to separate from Canada and become their own nation. Quebec’s separatism has been an ongoing topic and debate that many people believe could result in dire consequences. Not only could there be great consequences for Quebec but Quebec’s separation would also largely affect Canada and The United States. Two very predominant politicians, Bill Clinton and Pierre Trudeau, have even warned and advised against Quebec separating from Canada. Both Trudeau and Clinton believe that Canada functions better as a united Canada. Quebec’s separation would have a direct impact on many cultural, economic, and foreign relation issues. Quebec is very proud of their cultural heritage and they want to make sure that their unique culture is recognized and appreciated. Quebeckers feel like their culture is not receiving enough appreciation amongst other Canadians. They also feel as if the English-speaking people are trying to destroy their culture (Canada 2015). Although Quebec is trying to take preventative action to keep that from happening, they also are putting their culture at risks in other ways. If Quebec were to separate from Canada they would...
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...Eddie Bjarko Apush Chapter 13 November 23rd, 2014 Expansion War and Sectional Crisis What ideas did the term Manifest Digest reflect? Did it cause historical events such as the new political supports for territorial expansion, or was it merely a description of events? * In 1845, John L. O’Sullivan coined the phrase Manifest Destiny; he felt that Americans had a right to develop the entire continent as they saw fit, which implied a sense of cultural and racial superiority. It was an idea that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. This led to “Oregon fever” The Oregon country stretched along the Pacific coast from the border with Mexican California to the border with Russian Alaska and was claimed by both Great Britain and the United States. “Oregon fever” raged in 1843 as thousands, lured by reports of fine harbors, mild climate, and fertile soil, journeyed for months across the continent to the Willamette Valley. 250,000 Americans had braved the Oregon Trail by 1860; many died en route from disease and exposure, although relatively few died from Indian attacks. Some of those pioneers veered off and went down to California, namely Sacramento River. To promote California’s development, the Mexican government took over the California missions and liberated the 20,000 Indians who worked on them, many of whom intermarried with mestizos and worked as laborers and cowboys on large cattle ranches. The rise of cattle ranching created a new society...
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...to manipulate-like those we called Kings. We are the better of humanity, seeking an end to the bloodshed and those who command it. Stand with us! Let the man who calls himself our King see, the people of these lands, we'll no longer stand idly by, and watch him sacrificed their young to win himself another throne." With Joan and the movement's growing popularity eclipsing his own, King David ordered First Commander Tocharian to build outposts throughout his new conquered territories to remind the people of whom they serve. Nevertheless, within two months after their completion, hundreds were destroyed in a single night. Furious by the assault on his realm, King David cut off the food supply to Masonburge and the surrounding lands. He then ordered the beheadings of hundreds involved with the movement, killing them in front of their families. Feeling weak from starvation and the constant fear of death, several came forward and name names of the guilty, responsible for committing the horrendous acts against their new...
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...Population Movement International/Voluntary: * Voluntary Chosen to move e.g. work, environment, family etc. * Movement Not necessarily permanent. * E.g. People moving to warmer climates from colder areas moving from Northern Europe to Southern such as Greece. * Finance economic opportunities Poor Economy in Ireland Many young people leaving Ireland due to poor Economy Moving to the US/Australia * Large economic gap in South America poorer leaving to find work in USA * Education Moving to another country for better education e.g. Cambridge, Harvard, Oxford University Large influx of Asian student to Australia. * Must have money in order to voluntarily migrate. * Resettlement migration = International migration. * Contract migrationMigrating to another countryUsually for work * Guest workLiving/Working in another country because there is a shortage of workers in that country for that workAustralian teachers and nurses moving to Internal: * Rural-Urban Migration: * Leaving a countrymoving to a city * ChallengeCan infrastructure handle current rural influx? And who is growing crops? * Push factor out of rural environment (Negative)Sever drought, unemployment, natural disasters etc. * Pull Factors to move to the city (Positive)Employment, Education, Medical etc. * Bright Lights Big City PhenomenonYoung people’s view of being in the city. * Counter-urbanization: * Leaving the citymoving to the country ...
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...Prospects and challenges of Blue Economy in Bangladesh The concept of Blue Economy has opened a new horizon for economic development of the coastal countries through utilizing sea and marine resources at national and international level. The concept has become a buzzword for sustainable development particularly in drafting the post2015 development goals. Estimates suggest some 30 million Bangladeshi directly depend on oceanic economic activities like fisheries and commercial transportation. Coastal and Island developing countries have remained at the forefront of this Blue Economy advocacy, recognizing that the oceans have a major role to play in humanity's future. We consider Blue Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication as one of the important tools available for achieving sustainable development. We emphasize that it should contribute to eradicating poverty as well as sustained economic growth, enhancing social inclusion, improving human welfare and creating opportunities for employment and decent work for all while maintaining the healthy functioning of the earth's ecosystem (Para 56, The future we want, UNCSD 2012). Blue Economy conceptualizes oceans as 'Development Spaces' Where spatial planning integrates conservation, sustainable use, oil and mineral wealth extraction, bioprospecting, sustainable energy production and marine transport...
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...In his book Fitzhugh writes at length about the benefits of being a slave vs being a free laborer. It was his view that as a slave there was incentive for the master to keep you alive and healthy, but to those who are free laborers could be easily disposed. “When the day's labor is ended, he is free, but is overburdened with the cares of family and household, which make his freedom an empty and delusive mockery (Cummings, 2015, p. 277).” In today’s free market society, it is still the “cannibals all” who live free at the expense of those who toil. “The free laborer must work or starve (Cummings, 2015, p. 279)” is Fitzhugh’s call to the cause of the free laborers. The free laborer must work and then spend those earnings to provide for the food and nourishment of his household. If he does not produce the family is left wanting. The story has not changed much in modern times. Amy Glasmeier, a professor of Economic Geography and Regional Planning at Massachusetts Institute of...
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...freedom in slogans and ideas such as “Africa for the Africans”.PanAfricanist believed that Africa had a glorious past and that Africans had deeply influenced Western civilization. All of this talk and liberating actions prided Africans to join in their own movement, but was of course met by struggles and challenges.Therefore, this academic essay aims at discussing the impact of nationalism towards Zambian culture. In order to achieve this, the essay will begin by giving brief explanation on Zambian culture as well as Nationalism and thereafter stretch negative and positive impact of nationalism on this culture. Zambia’s contemporary culture is a blend of values, norms, material and spiritual traditions of more than 73 ethnically diverse people. It is believed that most of the tribes of Zambia moved into the area in a series of migratory waves a few centuries ago. They grew in numbers and many travelled in search of establishing new kingdoms, farming land and pastures. Culture comes in many forms and shapes that are constantly evolving. One way of thinking about culture is as “an iceberg sticking out of the ocean. At the tip of the iceberg, visible above sea level, are relatively obvious forms of culture, such as music, dance, food, clothing, language, skin color, celebrations and art. These forms are more easily recognized and understood by someone outside the culture. They produce few misunderstandings between people in and outside the culture (Hanley,1999). Right beneath the...
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...Chapter 3—Scarcity, Trade-Offs and Economic Growth TRUE/FALSE 1. In a market economy, government officials make most production decisions in a centralized manner. ANS: F PTS: 1 2. Consumer sovereignty means that consumers vote with their dollars in a market economy, which helps determine what is produced. ANS: T PTS: 1 3. In a market economy, prices help determine the distribution of goods and services but not the allocation of resources. ANS: F PTS: 1 4. An increase in production of one good will have zero opportunity cost only if the economy initially existed at a point inside the production possibilities curve. ANS: T PTS: 1 5. Capital-intensive production techniques tend to be utilized most commonly in countries where labor is relatively cheap. ANS: F PTS: 1 6. High wage countries like the United States tend to use less labor-intensive production methods than low wage countries like Mexico. ANS: T PTS: 1 7. An economy that has many unemployed workers and idle factories is not operating efficiently. ANS: T PTS: 1 8. The production possibilities curve marks the boundary between attainable and unattainable combinations of output. ANS: T PTS: 1 9. Any output combination outside the production possibilities curve is attainable in the current period only if prices decrease. ANS: F PTS: 1 10. A decrease in the unemployment rate will shift an economy's production possibilities curve outward. ANS: F PTS: 1 ...
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...and types; secondly motivations of immigration are outlined with a historical and theoretical briefs. Then the general perception on migration and motivations of migration will be connected more specific sections that are, in sequence, international lenses on migration regarding state and public securities and more specifically, the lenses of the US and European Union on migration. The conclusion part put my arguments as done during article that are both agreed and disagreed with the mainstream theories and the opinions of expert that are stated in the article. Definitions and Types of Migration The term of migration has several definitions that give almost similar meanings. Generally, in social science literature, Migration is the movement of an individual or a group from a housing unit (village, city, country etc.) to another one in order to take up permanent or semi-permanent residence. The move can be chosen as ‘voluntary’ or be forced as ’involuntary migration’. The involuntary migration occurs when a government forces a certain ethnic or religious group of people out of a region, namely ‘population...
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...Settler Colonialism in the Middle East in the 20th and 21st Centuries ----- French Algeria Introduction: There are various kinds of colonialism such as occupation colonialism, imperial colonialism, and informal colonialism. The most common one is occupation colonialism, for example, the first wave of colonialism from late 15th century to early 19th century. No matter how differently they are called, the one thing all these colonialisms share in common is that exogenous power dominates local inhabitants. This subordination of local population could be in political, social, and even cultural ways. In these colonial relations, colonists make use of the local labor and then return home in a circular movement. Nevertheless, Settler Colonialism, described by scholar Lorenzo Veracini, is a straight line without turning pointing, a form of colonial formation that migrants remove the previous inhabitants and then take over the land they claim to form their self-ruling government.(1) Although it is called settler colonialism, it is largely different from the others. These settlers are motivated by land resource and the wealth and opportunities it could bring while natural resources such as oil, gold, fiber and human resources like labor, trade networks are more concerned resources in other forms of colonialisms, argued by scholars like Patrick Wolfe and Veracini. Besides, Settlers believe that local people should be removed from the land they claimed, making...
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...of a market, such as the number and relative strength of buyers and sellers and degree of collusion among them, level and forms of competition, extent of product differentiation, and ease of entry into and exit from the market (“Market Structure”, 2016). There are four basic types of market structure: Perfect competition, oligopoly, monopoly, and monopsony. McDonald’s is one of the leading companies in the fast food industry (Internationally and in the U.S.). Although McDonald’s is leading the industry with a sizeable gap, other leading companies such as Wendy’s, Burger King, and KFC are taking market share as well. Due to all these companies, it would not be considered a monopoly. McDonald’s is considered an oligopoly. An oligopoly is where only a few firms dominate the entire market. Therefore, the market is highly concentrated. McDonald’s use a key component known as interdependence to rely on the actions of other businesses. McDonald’s does this so they can predict the movements of other businesses. By predicting their movements, McDonald’s is able to make a strategy to become and stay successful. Generally, no one firm will control the entire value chain, but some firms may decide to integrate horizontally or vertically. By integrating vertically, McDonald’s buys facilities that come earlier, or later in the chain. For example, McDonald’s could buy a meat packing plant that would supply much of the beef that its restaurants would need. Having...
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...social development and demonstrate your understanding of the integrated perspectives approach by analysing and applying to an issue such as local level development, poverty, post conflict reconstructions, forced displacement.’ International social work seems to mean different things to different people in different communities, across the globe. Even the term ‘social work’ is often hard to pin down in the Western tradition. The first ‘constant’ seems to be the history of the development of social work in Britain after the Industrial Revolution and then across the western world predominantly in the United States. Second, social work as a profession arose as the result of the issues thrown up by the Industrial Revolution, such as mass movements away from rural based living, agricultural jobs reduced, with massive technological innovations commencing as far back as the development of the steam engine. Third, social work as a profession is united by its values which are social justice and a need to attend to social welfare (in the context of social wellbeing) in society. Jane Addams and her associates believed that no less than world peace and disarmament were suitable goals for social work. (Hokenstad and Midgely, 1998) So what is ‘international’ social work? The Council on Social Work Education in the United States of America in 1956 examined the question and gave the...
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...The Human Rights Act of 1998 has come under fire from many who believe the U.K would be better off without the Act; it is at times much too stringent in regards to the courts, and there is the feeling amongst critics that it is yet another entity which takes away from the concept of sovereignty that the U.K enjoys. This then makes it the topic of considerable debate and controversy; the extent to how controversial the HRA really is however is up for debate. One of the main facets of the HRA which fuels controversy is the fact that the Act is enforced by an external court in the form of the ECHR. This has proved to be controversial as due to this the judiciary or government not having full control of enforcement of the Human Rights Act and subsequent interpretations of cases coming under the Act, which has in turn produced some fairly controversial cases, perhaps most notable of which includes the case of Learco Chindamo. Chindarmo was a schoolboy who at 15, murdered headmaster Phillip Lawrence outside the gates of his school in the U.K; problems ensued when it arose that under the HRA, Learco could not be deported to his home country of Italy, firstly as he had resided in Britain for over 19 years (the deportation attempt occurred in 2007) and that if all else failed, he could appeal to his human rights, under the Article 8 ‘right to family life’. This was obviously a case of great debate as it featured a supranational body in the ECHR coming into direct conflict with the whims...
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...Introduction Globalization has become a sort of fashionable buzz-word. It is quite often said but seldom with the same meaning. Globalisation has been an important factor in accelerating democracy’s growth in recent decades. In this globalized world, rapid development and global proliferation of new technologies and telecommunications, and integration of the world economy through trade and investment, have increased the role and power of regional and global institutions. This promoted and strengthened the spread of democracy while also providing the leverage for good governance. Globalisation impacts on the mode of governance that a country operates either as a symbol of universality or for uniformity. This unstoppable trend has homogenised governance on a global scale while depicting authoritarianism as unproductive political modernity. The concepts- globalisation and (good) governance have dominated international discourse for sometime now. The conceptual ambivalence and ambiguity that hover around them, however, are owing to their multidimensional and multifarious perspectives. Definitions Good Governance Before defining good governance, it is pertinent to define governance in order to use it as a point of departure to fully understand good governance. According to WB governance is the “manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country’s social and economic resources for development”. According to ESCAP governance simply means “the process...
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