Exploring Trauma Legacy: The Intergenerational Effects of Canada's Indian Residential Schools

 There are various processes by which the experience of trauma in one generation can influence subsequent generations, a perspective that seems to have resonated among Aboriginal peoples living with the historical, collective traumas experienced by their ancestors. Throughout the twentieth century, Registered Indian children in Canada were forced to leave their homes to attend … Read more

Equal Representation of Māori in NZ News Media: A Critical Analysis of Abel's Article.

 The term representation describes “the way aspects of society, such as gender, age or ethnicity, are presented to audiences” (BBC Bitesize, 2018). Representation impacts the future behaviours of audiences, as they act in a way, whether consciously or not, that conforms or breaks from how the media has depicted them. With this, the fact … Read more

Mental Health of Pediatric Patients: Its Causes and Risk Factors

 Mental Health and Pediatric Patients Elyssa N Handlen Dakota College at Bottineau NURS 227: Clinical Application 1 Connie Geyer September 16, 2018 Mental Health and Pediatric Patients Social workers in the hospital setting are often forgotten players left on the bench, but when it comes to discharging patients with difficult medical histories and needs, … Read more

Texas Rebellion: Unavoidable War B/c of Cult. Indifferences?

 As much as we hate to admit it, history has shown us that war between countries with conflicting ideas will always occur. When you have multiple countries inhabiting certain lands together, there will always be some sort of differences between them. Whether the differences be in the languages spoken, religious practices, or forms of … Read more

Exploring Race-based Slavery in Colonial America: From Servitude to Slavery and the Need for Labor

 Joe Ferrandino Labor and Work in the US Professor Hayes 19 September 2018 With the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492, the new opportunities were endless, and everyone wanted their share of the riches.  Spain, England, Portugal all wanted pieces of the New World and were willing to pay the … Read more

The Benefits & Risks of Knockoffs: Don’t Copy-Paste Unless You Know the Impact

 “Remember, don’t copy someone else’s work!” Most people have probably heard this line at least once in their lifetime. Since young, we were taught that copying is a bad thing. But in the real world, everyone copies someone else’s work. We have fast-fashion retailers making copies of designer clothing. The copies are called knockoff. … Read more

Sexual Violence during Rwandan Genocide

Introduction Within academic debates, conflict-related sexual violence has been studied for many years. It is often referred to as a multidimensional phenomenon that varies from conflict to conflict (Wood, 2006, Grey & Shephard, 2012). However, it was only recently that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recognized the harmful effect of conflict-related sexual violence to … Read more

Comparative Analysis of Navajo & Cherokee Tribes: Exploring Regional & Cultural Differences

 Amos Marshall American Literature Ms. Brooks 9/13/2018 The Bull Fighters & Albion Vs. the “Indians” Will Durant once said, “ Civilization begins with order grows with liberty and dies with chaos.” Two great tribes, miles apart, Navajo in the Cherokee people. They shared similar weaponry and agricultural crops. But, how do these two tribes … Read more