Essays and Research Papers on Canadian Studies

This 5 page paper provides a summary of the book, Essentials of Early Childhood Education, providing a history of the philosophies and theories that form the foundation for ECE. Theorists include Pavlov, Skinner, Erikson, Piaget and others. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper details the history and culture of this large Canadian city. Quebec City serves as the province of Quebec’s capital and it is there where government oversight is centered. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page article critique on an essay by Alan Gordon, which describes the shifting perception of Jacques Cartier in Canadian history and the role that this has played. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper examines Canada's early history and its relationship to the American Civil War. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 9 page overview of the history and impacts of the Canadian Indian Act. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page account of the international mistrust which characterized this period of North American history. Fault can be attributed not just to Canada but to the U.S. as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses two major political events in Canadian history: the nation's participation in the Boer War; and the "Conscription Crisis" that convulsed it when it introduced the draft in 1917. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The fight to retain religious freedom to practice one’s beliefs has been the main reason for war and migration in civilization throughout modern history. Religious autonomy is the reason for most of the conflict in the Middle East that raged for thousands of years and escalated with the formation of the Jewish state following World ...

A 5 page review on Ken Adachi’s book “The Enemy That Never Was: A History of the Japanese Canadians.” Bibliography lists 2 additional source.

A 7 page paper which examines the history and evolution of Canada and France. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper provides a look at the history of women in the military in Canada over time. Early wars where women served as nurses, WWII, and recent times where women fight along side men are each discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 11 page paper which examines the history of women in Canada from 1000 to 1800. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 15 page paper answers that very question with a resounding 'no' and provides a great deal of theoretical and statistical support to back up the position. Several areas discussed include : divorce laws, pornography laws, battered women statistics as well as male vs. females salaries in the country. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page overview of the distinct elements of Canadian citizenry, those whose ancestry is traced back to old France and the Scots, Irish, Jews and Italian immigrants assimilated into the English fraction of the country. This paper uses Paul-Andre Lintau, Rene Durocher, Jean-Claud Robert and Robert Chodos' " Quebec A History 1867-1929" to ...

A fifteen page paper which looks at the history and development of the political system in Canada and the extent to which it is currently perceived as serving the needs of the population as a whole in terms of the parliamentary system and its relevance to the current moves towards sustainable regional development. Bibliography lists 7 ...

This 12 page paper attributes the problems Native Americans are now experiencing to the loss of their traditional cultures and lands as a result of interaction with European peoples who now represent Canada's majority. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 7 page paper considers the origin of multiculturalism and the growing tendency to create more and more social boundaries. The author contends that our emphasis of multiculturalism has actually resulted in more discrimination and social wrongs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page review of Creighton’s seminal work. Creighton (1956) manages to produce a highly readable account not only of the facts surrounding the historical development of the St. Lawrence area, he also incorporates the attitudes and positions of specific stakeholder groups to contribute a new perspective on the reasons underlying the importance of ...

A 4 page paper (3 pp. + 1 pg. outline) which provides a general informational overview of Canada’s immigration laws. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page research paper that discusses the current spate of court cases that concern who should pay the premiums on the new revenue stream for funding the Canadian healthcare system, the employers or the employees. Bibliography is incomplete.

This 6 page paper provides information on the difference between paralegals and lawyers in Ontario. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at Canada's laws against pornography, and specifically a 1993 law that was challenged in Canada's courts in 1999. How child pornographers are treated in Canada is a focus of this paper. Several recent cases are cited. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at Canada's laws in respect to human and civil rights. The plight of the ex-convict is explored. The paper uses a fictitious case study and argues that ex-cons should not be discriminated against and that it should be a part of the law. Bibliography lists 4 ...

This 7 page paper discusses recent decisions by the Canadian Supreme Court in the case "D.B.S. v. S.R.G.; L.J.W. v. T.A.R.; Henry v. Henry; Hiemstra v. Hiemstra, 2006 SCC 37," which refined the law with regard to retroactive child support payments. It also briefly discusses what changes in the law might mean for Canadian women. ...

This 7 page paper discusses cheating and the ethics of cheating in the corporate and federal worlds. Canadian Laws and Quebec's Civil Code are exampled, as well as examples from corporate settings. Bibliography lists 5 sources.