I Take My Hat Off Analysis

When most people eat at fast food establishments, they do not think about what exactly is going into their bodies, but Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson want to change that. Their combined efforts result in the book Chew on This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food, which exploits the gruesome truths behind fast food. Schlosser and Charles begin their nonfiction work by explaining how fast food restaurant were created. Then, they transition into revealing what was changed in the process of establishing the fast food industry. Their discoveries occur in most fast food restaurant, but they focus on the corruption in McDonald’s tendencies.

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

Judith Ortiz Cofer. “Don’t Call Me A Hot Tamale.” Writing First With Readings. 5th edition. Eds. Laurie G. kirszener and Stephen R. Mandell. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2012. 664-666.

First, in her essay “Chief Little Feather, Where Are You”? She was a child, she reflected her loneliness. For example, she explained that her parents owned an appliance store, but especially she remarked that she felt lonely because her parents never had time for her. As she said, “If my father was the brain of the business, my mother was the heart and the soul”. (pg.4). Most of the time she had to do her homework by her own because their parents worked long hours at the store. At her young age her father lets her and her sister Linda to walk home at night. He seemed that he did not care about them, but just the money.

Identity is a complex topic for Canadians. How can we define ourselves as a nation if individually we are all different? The country of Canada became united under one flag and one anthem in 1867. Today, separatists like Douglas Christie and Tom Best have a hard time connected with the anthem, our countries means of unity. In the documentary ‘Disunited Sates of Canada’ Douglas Christie speaks to the comparison of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ to ‘O Canada.’ He says that when he hears American’s sing there anthem he feels passion behind it and it leaves goosebumps under his skin. Yet, when he sings or hears the Canadian anthem he does not feel confident in his nation. This statement touches on an emotion felt by many Canadian citizens today, including myself.

Why is it that when I picture Canada I am able to see snow falling, the night setting, with teenagers, children, and adults walking towards a rink with their the laces of their skates tied together and thrown over their shoulders, all getting ready to play the great Canadian game. What is it that makes hockey so profoundly important to Canadian identity, and a representative of our country? To start off, all across the country, on frozen backyard ponds, community rinks and state-of-the-art arenas Canadians are playing hockey which is Canada’s national sport. I believe that hockey is a representation of Canada because, the maple leaf, a familiar Canadian emblem, is found on Canadian hockey jerseys, and major chains selling our favourite food, donuts, were started by hockey greats Tim Horton and Eddie Shack.

The story Fearless by Eric Blehm takes readers deep into SEAL Team SIX, straight to the story of one of its greatest operators, Adam Brown. Adam is a man who has a lot of rough patches in his life. Somehow he manages to power through until the end and even manages to get into the Navy SEALs. Adam Brown achieves his own American Dream by overcoming his hardships and having his family and friends surround and support him.

Sometimes it is easy to forget the game played on frozen ponds and backyard rinks, and get lost in the overwhelming professional sport known as hockey. However, we strive to remember that hockey became Canada's game because it made our never-ending winter months more bearable . The game gradually became a sport, then an entertainment industry. It seems like the lockout was one of the biggest news stories of the year. Part of the amazing nature of the game is that it's origins are fairly vague. However, we always remember that hockey is our game. It may not be our official sport, like lacrosse is, but hockey is what Canada seems to be most well-known for, and it continues to have immense influence on our free society, with its unique style

When you associate words like shameless with everyday life you don’t think of it being a television show, one may think of shameless as a negative adjective used to describe a person showing a lack of shame, but it's a comedy/drama television show that really digs deep into real life scenarios and shows how a true dysfunctional family lives in the “hood” of Chicago. Shameless details how much leadership and mental stability Fiona Gallagher has to have in order to run a family of six in her early twenties.

I disagree with Lauren Slater’s theory that throughout a person's life, one will only surround themselves with ideas and people similar to their own because, it is easy to see that people enjoy controversy and over the course of our lives, our beliefs and ideas can change.

As the title of the article indicates, arguments about Canadian culture also make up a large portion of the article’s logos. The author argues that sports shows in Canada “feature the top fights every night” and points out that “almost all NHL goons are Canadian” (par.13). He continues, arguing that one particular proponent of violence in hockey “can’t stand seeing his country’s game wussified by foreigners” (par.14). This is a bold assertion, and is one he backs away from rather

The second discussion board posting I chose to respond to is by Hyesoo Byun, and he posted it under, “DB 3: Red Jacket.” He posted it on October 4th, 2016 in the third discussion board posting. I agree with his posting and ideas like how the Great Spirit is their ultimate leader; the Great Spirit creates and gives everything to the Indians that they need. Hyesoo states, “The Great Spirit is a universal supreme being that was worshiped among some Native American tribes as the universal provider and creator. From the Great Spirit there were nature like the sun and the moon and creation like animals and plants for food and clothings” (Byun). The Great Spirit did a lot for them, so Hyesoo is correct. For example, “The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians. He

Cultural issues are complicated ones to solve. Sometimes it is even tough to express opinions about them. It is an area where one has had to establish one's bona fides before weighing in. The audience has to be assured that the commentator loves Canada more or at least as much as the next person and is willing to stop at nothing to protect our culture. Trade consultants wanting to mine the cultural field are well advised to have a Can-lit or artistic icon as an immediate family member. Otherwise, they need not even bother hanging up a shingle.

Not all elements and symbols of patriotism should come in the form of flowers, anthems, or flags. In fact, some are just living human, human beings. Those people have done tremendous jobs which cannot be expressed in mere words. From a tender age, Canadians are trained to appreciate that some of the country’s honored symbols are their fellow compatriots who have achieved great fame or success for their positive contributions as well as various good deeds to their country.

Hockey is seen as a unifying strength that urges Canadian identity. For Canadians, hockey is not an ordinary sport but has now become a national winter sport of Canada (National Sports of Canada Act, 1994). In the commercial, hockey was used at multiple occasions such as parents dropping their children to hockey practice or everyone gathering together to watch the game. Hockey leaves an impact on Canadians to extent where it defines them. The game has a significant affiliation with the country that the logo of the maple leaf is stamped on many of the jerseys. All in all, hockey is sport that brings many Canadians together on many occasions whether it’s the Olympics, NHL games or World Cup of