strategies that were encouraged ranged from pulling children as young as six away from their parents to mental, physical and sexual abuse. The Residential schools were run by a variety of participating church organizations, which received funding from the Canadian government. The funding was based on a per aboriginal basis therefore it was in the best interests of the churches to enroll as many aboriginal students as possible. The schools were run in almost every province in Canada from 1860-1884 and claimed
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The Unfairness and Vagueness of the MPAA Rating System Many people take notice of a film rating, whether in the theater or on the DVD case. The American culture, especially, relies very heavily on these ratings. Oftentimes, there is almost an incredible amount of trust put in them. But where did this trust come from, and is it really deserved? The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) determines the ratings on almost every film that is produced today. Although filmmakers are not
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themselves for not being one of us? During the twentieth century, Residential Schools became widespread in all Canadian provinces and territories except Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. Aboriginal children had been seized from their homes and had been placed into these ‘boarding schools’. They had to do labour work, live with complete strangers, and also study the Canadian culture just to kill the Indian in the Child. The young children had to do all of this for the government
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Residential School Survivors CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION February 2005 PREFACE The Canadian Bar Association is a national association representing 38,000 jurists, including lawyers, notaries, law teachers and students across Canada. The Association’s primary objectives include improvement in the law and in the administration of justice. This submission was prepared by the National Aboriginal Law and the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections of the Canadian Bar Association, with assistance
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Current policies and practices pertaining to “net neutrality” in the Canadian context. Why or Why not is “net neutrality” an important principle? Orlando Desmond D’Souza 103455783 Dr. Valerie Scatamburlo-D'annibale Introduction to Media and Society: 40-101-01 Tuesday October 25, 2011 Net Neutrality also known as Network Neutrality is one of the most highly debated topic of the century. The debate is fundamentally based on the future of the Internet and the role it would play in the society
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Sirius Case Part 1 1. Sirius Satellite Radio, Incorporated provides satellite radio in the United States. They offer 133 channels-69 channels of 100% commercial-free music and 64 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data content to their subscribers. When comparing Sirius Satellite Radio to that of traditional AM/FM broadcast radio stations, they have many competitive advantages. Some of these competitive advantages include broadcast reception paid for by subscription
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1. Changes in the trend of media industry Media consumption patterns are slowly but steadily changing the digital home, and wireless connectivity enables similar changes outside the home. Disruptive technologies liberalized content release windows, regulatory changes, and a myriad of factors could dramatically change current trend lines of the customers. Before we start, let me first explain about the historical media disruptors. Firstly, the television forces radio out of national spotlight into
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1870s. Before 1996, when the last of 170 schools were closed, an estimated 150,000 indigenous youth were forced to attend. In an attempt to blend indigenous youth into Canadian society, both the Canadian government and Christian churches believed educating and converting the youth would achieve their goal of integrating them into Canadian society (Miller, 2014). The infliction of economic self sufficiency and religious conversion caused the loss of languages which further resulted in the loss of culture
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Imagine a woman over 60 years old who had to carry around huge, bulky tires and performed numerous other tiresome tasks, but still did not get the pay she deserved. In an infamous court case known as the Ledbetter v. Goodyear case, a 77-year-old woman named Lilly Ledbetter sued Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for paying her below the minimum wage for over 19 years. When Ledbetter first found out about this income discrimination, she was very stunned and said in an interview, “... I thought because
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Robert Latimer Robert Latimer was born March 13, 1953, and was a Canadian canola and wheat farmer near Wilkie, Saskatchewan, where he lived with his wife Laura, and their four kids. On October 24, 1993 Latimer was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his daughter Tracy Latimer. Latimer was released on day parole in March 2008 and was granted full parole. Robert Latimer was not a quiet man in his youth. He went to lots of parties and, smoked lots of marijuana. He got into trouble
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