Argumentative Essay: A Mother And Son From Canada

Those families were not given a chance to proof if any family members were U.S citizens. Families were not given the chance to take anything with them. The news also began announcing free trains rides back to Mexico for Mexican American and Mexicans who wished to voluntarily be taken back to Mexico.

Fatherless homes in the black community is at 57.6% (NCF, 2017). One of many issues of a fatherless home is children have less structure and lack of discipline; i.e. Chicago. The children suffer the most. I believe children need both parents in the household to be complete (“not all”). I believe if women have father’s in their lives (a positive male figure at minimum) it could help their decision in choosing the right mate will help this issue.

Cultural Diversity “Ancestors- The Genetic Source” and “Why My Mother can’t speak English” are two both entirely diverse cultural up in immigrants. In both stories there are similarities and differences. In both stories how people who migrated to Canada bring their language, beliefs and cultural background or tradition. In the story “Ancestors-

In the short story, there is a conflict between the mother and the guards at the border. As the mother and son approach the American border the mother refuses to give her citizenship as either Canadian or American. Once she reaches the border, she has a conversation with the guard:

The mother, throughout the short story, is proud to be a Blackfoot. The first piece of evidence that supports this is that the mother blatantly refuses to identify as Canadian or American. When the mother said, “Citizenship?” “Blackfoot”. The mother knows she has to identify as either an American or Canadian but she refuses to because of how proud she is of her people. Next, after the border officers were being nice and pleasant to her and explaining that her identifying as either a Canadian or an American was a

Immigration policies have been under fire for their racist under- or overtones. As Rees states, "Canadian immigration policy has historically always been determined by racial preferences." Institutionalized racism is a problem in Canada, in spite of the many official policies and programs designed to manufacture an equitable society. For example, Canada's Human Rights Commission and Employment Equity Act are both admirable but "Canada fails to fully implement" their guidelines (Song). Racial profiling is also a problem in the Canadian law enforcement and immigration sector. One study shows that Canadian residents who are African or black receive "harsher treatment" than white residents, and are also "overrepresented in police statistics of charges and arrests," (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants).

For many Canadian citizens, including Julie believe that you should only have been allowed to hold one passport from one country, in nineteen seventy seven when Canada changed their rules to, you are able to hold two passports for two different countries it caused an uproar in some particular ground and or individuals. It can be seen that Julie was very passionate about being a Canadian citizen and that she believes that being loyal to Canada was a necessary factor of being Canadian, considering this it can be concluded that Julie was patriotic, she had love and devotion for “her” country. On the contrary, certain individuals, immigrants for example, or humans with parents of different ethnic background, may disagree with this statement due to their circumstances. They may consider it a gift because they are able to live here in Canada, or they are able to see both parents, either way nationalism comes into place for both opinions. For the people who believe that dual citizenship is an intruding factor of being loyal to Canada nationalism comes into place starting with all those people who have patriotic feelings, efforts and, principles. They all have came together to form those groups, likewise, the people who do have dual citizenships. Thus, nationalism plays a fairly big role within the idea of being a true, loyal Canadian

King illustrates that when the mother is questioned about her citizenship she replies ‘Blackfoot (King, 137)’. The mother regards her Blackfoot citizenship as superior her ancestors are the founding fathers of this nation. According to the Canadian Mandate “we are a nation which strongly believes in the principles behind multiculturalism and equity for all citizens.” For immigrants in Canada they are willing to give up their prior citizenship in order to be a Canadian citizen. However the mother in the story repeatedly points out the fact that being a Canadian citizen is of no value to her. The mother should not be categorized in the mandate due to her direct ties to the land. Carry Dawson confirms that for Aboriginals, loyalty to land is of greater importance than that of being a Canadian citizen. In her literary study entitled “An Indian Without a Country” at Dalhousie University she argues that for Aboriginals loyalty cannot be held equivalent at a higher status than being a Canadian citizen. Loyalty cannot be held equivalent because it “obviates the history of people with communal identities and land.” Through the use of the physical border King communicates denying the mother access from crossing the border as a metaphor for undermining Aboriginals mobility and movement.

To begin with, in 1869, The Government of Canada, Great Britain, and the Hudson's Bay Company sign an agreement whereby Rupert's land is sold to the Dominion of Canada. Métis, Indians, and settlers are not consulted. And this event affects at least 10,000 Metis and other people who already living in Rupert’s land.

In the movie Frozen River portrays two women struggling to get by. One of the women lives near an Indian reservation, Ray Eddy, while the other, Lila Littlewolf, lives in the reservation. Lila has been smuggling people over the border from Canada to the United States before, while Ray comes into contact with Lila and is forced to transport people from Canada to the United States. It is shown that it is not hard to transport people from both sides of the border, due to the reservation being on both sides of the border, which is separated by the river. Thus when the river is frozen they can pass it with a car and pass without being checked by troopers, as it is still part of the reservation. When Ray realizes that there can be made quite some money with the smuggling, which she needs, as her husband left her with all their money, Ray goes back to Lila and thus comes into contact with someone in a reservation and thus with the American Indian culture.

Throughout the short story, the mother, is proud to be a Blackfoot. The mother blatantly refuses to identify as Canadian or American, when the officer asked the mother “Citizenship?” and the mother responded “Blackfoot”. The mother knows she has to identify as either American or Canadian but she refuses to because of how proud she is of her own people. Furthermore, after the border officers were being nice and pleasant towards her and explaining that her identifying as either a Canadian or n American was a formality and

Your Citizenship please? At a point in time, people encounter this question when you are about to cross the border into a different country, whether it is by car, train or plane. It questions one’s identity as to who they are. Most people answer with the current country they live in but does one ever answer with the country that they were from? “Borders” by Thomas King, is an intriguing story about a mother that has pride in her culture and values where she comes from. Along with her two kids, she resides in a native community. The mother has to declare her citizenship at the border, where she persistently presents herself as “Blackfoot.” The story, “Borders”, illustrates how difficult it is for Aboriginals to maintain their cultural

Sexual thoughts pop in and out of most people’s mind, but especially teenagers, and there’s nothing they can do about it. It is normal for teenage boys and girls to experience this, more than ever when they are hitting puberty. The hormones in the body begin to act up and teenagers want to experience other things on their own. Males begin to grow pubic and facial hairs, and their voice starts to deepen, while girls’ breasts begin to develop and their body begins to take shape. After hitting puberty, teenagers are now at the point where they want to experience things. ‚Don’t go out there and get pregnant‛ a mother

between the first generation, American daughter and her immigrant mother. At this point of the

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