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    French Canadian as 2nd class citizens Since Canada was first formed the French were looked at as the “white negroes” and second class.  This has caused multiple problems in the co-operation of the Canadian people.  They were treated this way from all angles. At work at school on the streets in politics and ever at home. 33% of French were unemployed and those who did work were at English owned businesses and industries. Most were being payed the same as the females during the second world

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    impact‚ consequences and significance of the First World War and Second World War are compared. The First World War (WWI) was fought from 1914 to 1918 and the Second World War (WWII) was fought from 1939 to 1945. The First World War was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies were the countries who fought in the side of the Triple Entente whereas the Central Powers were those on the side of the Triple Alliance. The war spread throughout Europe and into the Far East.

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    Financial market performs many functions and fulfils many roles in Australia and other countries. These are the roles played by financial market: Mobilising funds by gathering and moving money from the surplus units who have surplus funds‚ to the deficit units who need to borrow money. Funds are channeled to businesses that need it to pay for operating expenses or purpose of consumption or investment. (Beal 2007‚ p. 61) Commercial activities and transactions are efficient because financial market

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    Gender Roles in Ancient Greece and Rome HUM/100 November25‚ 2013 Gender Roles in Ancient Greece and Rome In ancient Greece and Rome the roles of each gender played a significant part of the history that we learn of today. Each gender had particular a different role in the ancient times of both of these empires. Men and women were valued for different reasons and had different responsibilities and duties that they were to uphold. Today those roles are not thought of as the same‚ the gender

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    When you think of WWII‚ do you think of women? Women played an important role in WWII‚ disregarding what men think. They nursed injured soldiers‚ the entertained the troops to loosen them up and most commonly‚ they took over the jobs that men left behind. Even though women didn’t fight in war directly‚ doesn’t mean they weren’t important during it. During war it is obvious that people get hurt‚ so who’s going to help the injured? The women did; without them the soldiers would’ve been in even more

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    GENDER ROLES ON TELEVISION Television is a big part of most people’s lives today‚ but has anyone actually seen the distinct roles that mothers and fathers play in television sitcoms today. I watched an episode of one of my favorite dinnertime sitcoms‚ Everybody Love Raymond. I never really sat down and thought about the gender roles that each character plays. Right from the beginning of the opening scene Raymond wife‚ Debra was making dinner for Raymond. I would have never thought anything

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    Leadership During The Great War Kaiser Wilhelm II was in charge of Germany. He was the oldest grandchild of British Queen Victoria. His ties to Britain would play an important role in his political views. He became the emperor of Germany in 1888 after the death of Frederick II. When he was crowned he set Germany onto a new course in foreign affairs. He supported Austria-Hungary. Wilhelm II was also the leader of the military. Wilhelm was forced to give his throne up on November 9‚ 1918. He lived

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    The Second War of Kappel was a result of religious conflicts between protestants and Catholic Cantons. This war was fought in 1531‚ in Switzerland. Over 7000 Protestants and 2000 Catholics fought in the war leaving about 700 dead‚ including innocent civilians. The Catholics won this war leaving the Protestants in defeat.     The Crusades were many religious wars and fights that were fought between Christians and Muslims. These wars originally started out as religious arguments and fighting over

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    Gender Roles” By Tracey Mariner University of Phoenix Online January 27‚ 2008 OUTLINE TITLE Introduction: I. Defining the undefined gender role. A. Male vs. Female 1. What is the male role? 2. What is the female role? 3. Are these roles concrete? B. Gender Roles 1. Who define gender roles? 2. How are they defined? 3. These definitions are not consists to what we see. II. Family A. Gender roles define by our families. 1. What is our mother’s perception of gender role? 2. What is

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    Gender Roles Written Paper #1 Rory Muskin SOC101C15 Kristin Grant Abstract Assignment Instructions After watching the films‚ write a response paper (4-5 paragraphs) based upon on the following questions: 1) Are the differences between boys and girls based upon biology‚ or are they just social constructions? Include educational material to support the position. 2) How could children learning specific roles for boys and girls be harmful to society? Include

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