Globalization has proven itself to be highly detrimental to human life everywhere. Sure, there are a few quantifiable benefits; globalization has allowed the once region-specific resources of the world to flow to wherever demand exists in the global economy, and our possible depth of knowledge and pace of communication has expanded through the Internet, but the approach we continue to take leaves bloody footprints that are usually only visible to those who become victims of marginalization, the global underclass is often silenced.
According to textbooks on Economics, “good” globalization promises mutual growth and development of all parties involved, especially the workers and resource-providing parties at the “bottom” of the implied hierarchy. The idea is reminiscent of the happy pitches given by devout Communist theorists and pyramid scheme participants. Realistically, we have responded to our newfound connectedness of our globe in one of the most animalistic, Darwinistic ways we could have. Our problems started with our failure to define whose world this is. The global system that grew was instead defined by survivalism and circumstance, by those powerful enough to take and hoard what was there, and humans were divided into the same unfair, yet interdependent have/have-not categories that have forever plagued civilization--just now on a global scale. As we grew intelligent enough as a global community to understand the inequities that existed, the most powerful entities did not care, and since this is their world, this world chose to continue to evolve in the animalistic way it grew up.
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A century ago, Canada was under control by the British Empire. The battles we fought the treaties we signed and the disputes we solved all helped us gain independence from our mother country “Britain”. Canadians fought a long battle protecting others, and from these battles we gained our peaceful reputation and our independence from Britain. Canada became a nation on July, 1st 1867. Although we were an independent country, our affairs and treaties were all still signed by Britain. In the next years Canada would establish its own government, and lead its own affairs. Many important events led to Canada’s independence, one of the earliest signals that Canada wanted to establish autonomy was the Chanak affair of 1921. In addition the battle of Normandy, which occurred on June 6 1944, contributed to the autonomy of Canada. The Suez Canal Crisis, which took place in the year 1956, earned Canada a place in the media spotlight, displaying Canada as a peaceful country that deserves the right to be independent. One of the final steps that aided with Canada’s independence from Britain was the Canada Act of 1982. Independence from Britain steadily increased throughout the 20th century because of political decisions made in Canada.
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Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, making it the most recent province to became part of the country. Some historians argue that the delay is diffcult to understand, since Newfoundland had the chance to enter into Canada in 1867. This paper explores why Newfoundland did not join Confederation in 1867 and remained an independent political entitiy. In was not in their best interest given the overarching political debacle which unfolded between the colony’s Conservatives and Liberals. The decision to remain an independent political entitiy or join the federal govenrment was hindered by opposing poltical views. Despite having two men, known today as the Fathers of Confederation, at the Quebec Conference who supported the idea of union, Newfoundland itself did not. A general election to decide the fate of the colony resulted in ongoing dissatisfaction with the idea of joining the new dominion. The question of higher taxation and terrifies that would hinder the success of the colony was a risk people were not yet ready to take. Most of Newfoundland’s core industries began to suffer and fall apart, while the colonies government continued to disagree, despite a concerted effort made by Canadian officials to have them join the larger nation.
The accumulation of prior events in Quebec dealing with the sovereignty movement and the responses from the federal eventually led to the creation of the Clarity Act in 2000. The outcome of the 1995 referendum in Quebec concerning the issue of sovereignty demonstrated a split in view from Quebec’s population. Indeed, the margin of difference between the two options was slim to nearly none by just over one percent (Toope, 1999, p.520). For years, the idea of Quebec’s sovereignty was left at that, simply an idea; the two referendums of 1980 and 1995 would transform the notion of sovereignty into an increasingly conceivable possibility. Thus, the federal government had to address the sovereignty matter in Quebec.
Louis Armstrong was the first great trumpet soloist in jazz. His unmistakable trumpet and vocals allowed him to continue doing what he loved most, making people happy. Armstrong was loved by many people, whether they were white, Africa...
He was known as the Father of Jazz. He was most notable as an entertainer, however, he was a soloist that provided improvisations in regards to tunes. Louis Armstrong's “What a Wonderful World” is the first song that comes to many minds when discussing jazz. He is also well known for his scat singing, However, he also had a political side. In his song “What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue,” Armstrong talks about the color of his skin as a bad thing and how blacks were treated. In World War II he fulfilled by performing for the soldiers during a recording
At the mention jazz music, that people will first think of is likely to be a great figure with a clown image, nicknamed Uncle Satchmo. The man was Lewis Armstrong. He is a husky singer, often with a trumpet in his hand. He played dramatic works of simple structure in Orleans jazz style and with the accompaniment of Dick jazz music. Each of the books on jazz music will mention his name. Lewis Armstrong was to jazz music what Bach is to classical music, Presley is to rock music (Berrett 230). This essay will have an introduction of the king of jazz music—— Lewis Armstrong and his great influence on jazz history.
The question of whether Quebec will secede from Canada to become an independent nation has been a hot topic in the country for several years now. It dates back to the abortive rebellions of 1837-38. In 1980, a referendum to secede was rejected by a 60-40 margin. Since then though, the numbers of Quebeckers that want to become sovereign has significantly increased. There is so many questions of what will happen if this does happen. In this paper I plan to take a deeper look at this situation and try to figure out what it would actually be like if Quebec was its own country.
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Louis Armstrong was known as the King of jazz, a trumpeter and singer who was one of the most influential figures in jazz music. Famous for his innovative methods of playing the trumpet and cornet, he was also a highly talented singer blessed with a powerful voice. Known for his skills on being able improvise, he would bend and twist the many lyrics and melody of a song with dramatic effect. As his popularity grew in the mid-20th century America when racism was more prevalent, he was one of the first African-American entertainers to be highly popular among both the white and the colored segments of the society. Fondly nicknamed Satchmo or Pops by his fans, he is often regarded to be the founding father of jazz as a uniquely American art form. Born into poverty in New Orleans, he had a very difficult childhood after his father abandoned the family. As a young boy, he
Globalization is a trend that continues to advance and create a smaller world. This interaction and integration of global communities and economies has opened up new possibilities and has created many opportunities that once were not possible. Many of these possibilities have been positive, like free trade, global economic growth, an influx of integrated information, cultural intermingling, etc. Proponents of the globalization movement argue that it has the potential to make the world a better place to live and solve many deep-seated problems (Collins, 2015). However, globalization in and of itself has created problems or assisted in the advancement of problems that once were local to being a global problem. One of these consequences is human
When it comes to jazz music, there is one name that everyone knows, whether they’ve never listened to jazz before or if they’ve listened to it their whole lives. That name is Louis Armstrong. Armstrong was one of the pioneers of jazz music, from his humble beginnings in one of New Orleans roughest districts, “the Battlefield”, to playing concerts for sold out crowds in Chicago and New York City, Louis left a massive impact on the way America listened to music for a long time. One of his premier tracks, “West End Blues”, left an impact on jazz music, which other musicians would try to emulate for years.
“His relaxed phrasing was a major change from the staccato style of the early 20’s and helped to set the stage for the Swing Era” (“Life & Legacy”). And as such a prominent artist, and in particular, jazz artist, Armstrong did not only change the perception of jazz and swing, but the views on African Americans and their culture. Armstrong and the Harlem Renaissance reflected black history and culture, and it became popular, even in white communities and clubs. Jazz as a whole genre helped further society’s views through the universal language of music, where any ethnicity could partake in it. And the revolution of jazz was lead by the stylings of Louis Armstrong. The duration of the jazz and swing era, lasting decades past the 1920s, symbolized the civil rights movement directly through the lyrics, sounds, and artists
Globalization is the strategy of liberation that becomes an economic nightmare for the poor. The poor countries disintegrate and worsen via trade and investments. Even if the world co-operates and acts as one country, the richer always gets to say what happens. For example, United States is a country that is one of the richest in this world. They influence globalization to their own advantage, harming the economic and cultural issues of the rest of the world. They might be concerned about some countries, but not most of them. For example, the Saharan countries is mid-Africa is not getting any attention from the “giants” of this world. Poverty is increasing which proves that globalization has become a dominant factor in producing poverty. The effects of globalization leading to poverty maybe due to competition among different workers or foreign investment. Workers from different viewpoint of the world are different. If they compete against each other, surely the workers with more facilities, which are from the rich countries, will be advancing. Therefore, my poin...
Globalization, love it or hate it, but you can’t escape it. Globalization may be regarded as beneficial from an economic and business point of view, but however cannot be perceived the ditto when examined from the social sciences and humanities side of it. Globalization can be argued as a tool for economic growth, advancement and prosperity through co-operation between the developed and developing countries. The pro-globalization critics argue that the benefits that globalization brings to developing nations surpasses or outcasts the negative impacts caused by globalization and may even go a step further to state that it is the only source of hope for developing nations to prosper and stand out. However, the real question to be asked is as to what extent are the positives argued upon without taking into account the negative aspects of globalization towards developing countries. Moreover, how many developing countries out of many are exactly benefiting or even prospering from globalization is another question to consider. Therefore, my paper will dispute that indeed growth and advancement provided by globalization to developing countries is beneficial in short-term, but in the long-run, it will only bring upon negative impacts and challenges due to the obstacles involved such as exploitation of labour and resources, higher increase in poverty, and effects of multi-national corporations on local businesses and the economy, and to an extent the effects on the developing country itself.