Canadian Identity Essay

In Canada, Terry Fox is always suggested to be a hero who offered by way of clues to a Canadian cultural identity. Terry Fox is a famous Canadian athlete and cancer research activist. In 1980, his efforts for embarking on a cross-Canada run to make people recognize the importance of cancer research, with one of his legs amputated, successfully influenced and engaged millions of people. Terry Fox quotes that to him, being famous himself is not the idea of the run, while the only important part for him is the Marathon of Hope. (1980) In this essay, I am going to analyze the heroism, nationalism and identity that Terry Fox brings to Canadian history.

For Canadians, it's difficult to fathom a culture in which hockey is not a defining characteristic, considering it is so inextricably tied to our own culture. This ethnocentric view leads to the assumption that because Canadian television sets and newspapers are dominated by hockey reporting so too should be the case in the United States. Yet while Canadians treat hockey with an almost religious reverence, Americans have never had the same affinity and as such hockey is of little import as a cultural symbol. Furthermore, had a cultural relativistic approach been applied, objectively evaluating what to Canadians is a glaring oversight, the sports network's complete lack of coverage would have resulted in the conclusion it is neither remarkable

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A nations identity is a way for all its common citizens to unite together, and for a country as young as Canada, its identity is often not complete and is ever changing. Social trends and beliefs are constantly evolving and therefore have an impact on how the rest of the world views Canada. However, sports have been a staple in the Canadian identity for over 100 years, but even sports aren’t impermeable to changing times. Over the last 18 years there has been a steady decline in sport participation across all age groups in Canada and to keep the soul of Canada intact it is important to keep funding the sports industry because the growing disinterest in sports puts a main factor of the Canadian identity at risk. Using public tax dollars to build

Canada needs not to be introduced when it comes for migration. The land of business and employment opportunities that is the only colorful destination that accepts large number of migrants every year is none other than Canada. With the migrants of more than two lakhs of people Canada is one that came up with a new migration scheme named express entry that is completely electronic based.

Hockey became a sport that everyone could bond over. From natives, immigrants, and locals, hockey was able to form a community’s collective identity regardless of where they were from and their socio-economic status. According to Bairner, “there is certainly a perceived Canadian way of playing the game that is celebrated as being in some manner indicative of a national character—rugged, honest, utilitarian” (Bariner,125). This “Canadian way” could have effected Canada’s Olympic Performances because they do not want to be put in the same box as their southern counterpart, the United States. Even though the two countries are connected, Canadians pride themselves on being different from the United States and their standards. They do not want to be categorized together and the Olympics is an opportunity for them to distinguish themselves from Americans. As another powerful nation, the Olympics becomes a time for Canadians to prove that they are a contender among the United States, Russia, and China. The grit that is needed in hockey and the “Canadian way,” is then passed along to all the other Canadian athletes in the games. Hockey pretty much sets the tone for all the other athletes in the summer and in the winter

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics was a significant event for Canada because it was the first national event that happened in Canada. In addition to this, it showed people all across the world how good Canada was. Nevertheless, it showed that Canada was a developed nation that was able to hold an Olympic. Being a developed nation, it changed people’s perspective on Canada once it was live on television. It boomed the Canadian economy due to all the tourists that were coming to watch the winter Olympics. Therefore, this event is significant towards making Canada the country it is today.

A couple years ago, I noticed something while my mother was taking me to the mall. It was an indigent man with a sign stating “Help me”. Often as a child, I wanted to assist needy individuals around me. This seemed like a substantial opportunity to make that into a reality, I opened my car window and held out change. He came running and took the money while uttering the words “God Bless You”. This hit me hard. I thought about this for a while and it occurred to me that we take our lives for granted, but don’t realize that millions and millions of people cannot enjoy life because money is an immense need. In third world countries, there are not enough money and facilities available. Being born and growing up in Canada, I didn't realize that

The poem “Shoulders” by Shane Koyczan and the essay “As Canadian as...Possible...under the Circumstances!” by Linda Hutcheon both use literary devices to explain how Canadian identity and culture is today.

Canada expresses that we respect and learn from cultures, accept people for their differences, and are able to combine belief systems. Canadian identity will never be divided because it is based on many diverse cultures. Firstly, Canadian short stories emphasize that, we respect and learn from the diversity in the cultures throughout the nation. As shown in the reading of the story,

Canadian studies first emerged in the 1960s and evolved in the 1990s, it centered around analyzing Canada and the identity it projects. One element of Canadas national identity that has not changed over the years is the countries perceived love for the game of hockey. Many people associate hockey to this country and this allows for corporations like Nike, Bauer and others to attract consumers by enhancing this idea. Nike presented an ad surrounding their products, Team Canada, and youth hockey. This ad among many others creates a false representation of Canada and its citizens while projecting an image to increase their profits. I will be providing arguments proving my thesis such as the decline in this sports popularity, the creation of this imagined community and why corporations continue this practice. As evidence, works by Benedict Anderson and Michael A. Robidoux shall be mentioned at numerous points throughout this essay.

As it is considered that Canada’s officials policy of multiculturalism inspires a diversity of religions as part of the diversity of cultures. The multiculturalism Act 1988 proclaims that “Multiculturalism is an essential symbol of the Canadian heritage and identity.” The government and the public school system always give effort to promote the sense of multiculturalism. The ideals of the multiculturalism are helping the minorities to breathe their faiths and beliefs through practices. As it is widely recognised that Canada is a country of peace and is having a wide range of immigrants from different parts of the world creating religious and cultural diversity which emphasizes a sense of social solidarity in the country. For the purpose of multiculturalism, Canada’s government has adopted many laws in federal constitution to secure public facilities, to forbid religious discrimination and to establish an ideal of religious pluralism in the country. Ontario Human Rights Commission did a publication (creed freedom of religion and human right-special issue of Diversity Magazine-volume: 9.3, summer 2012) where, it was stated that “protecting religious freedom in a multicultural Canada.” That statement expresses that throughout the social, political, economic activities, multiculturalism in Canada should be protected. So it can be said that every sectors in Canada is working for the religious freedom as well as multiculturalism which is the core

The intense sounds of the mixed nation crowd filled the ears of many in Kristin’s Hall. USA verses Canada for a gold medal in the 2nd annual Winter Youth Olympic games in Lillehammer, Norway. An experience that not even the most immense words can put into perspective to true form. Perhaps a hockey rivalry that is bigger than the game itself.

When people think of Canada, Hockey can often come to mind. The sport developed and grew in Canada, created by students (soldiers) of King College School, to a small village in Nova Scotia, named Windsor. The game used to be a field game, called Hurley, and soon enough they decided to take it to the ice, where it earned the name “Ice Hurley”. Over time, the game finally earned a new name, as we know it as of today, Ice Hockey. At this time, it was really beginning to

Both of the advertisements I looked at have a similar goal they are attempting to reach, but the way they go about accomplishing this goal is the biggest differences one can see in the ads. The North American advertisement is of a less serious tone. Throughout the advertisement we see funny shots of the athletes smashing their heads through windows, and car doors. This appeals to the American audiences more than the serious tone the South Korean advertisement has.