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Migration Patterns in Canada, 2005.
A discussion on the changing pattern of immigration, immigrants and migration patterns in Canada.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, £ 61.95
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This essay discusses immigration, immigrants and migration patterns in Canada. The paper goes through historical newspapers from 1891 to 1960 and reports on what they said about immigration, immigrants and migration in Canada. The paper looks at the changing pattern of migration over the seventy year period that the newspaper articles span.
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"Immigration, Immigrants and Migration Patterns in Canada Canada is a multinational country known for its diversity. For example, in The Regional Geography of Canada Robert M. Bone states, "Canada is a multicultural society with more than 200 ethnic groups recorded in the 2001 census". Most Canadians are so used to this level of diversity that they fail to recognize that it is a relatively recent development. When Canada was a young country it primary culture was extremely xenophobic. This meant that because foreigners were not well liked or widely accepted in Canadian society. This is because the majority of Canadians at this point were of British origin."
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Migration Patterns, 2004.
An overview of the migration patterns of different populations in America throughout history.
824 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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The Americas, since their discovery by Europeans, have existed as a destination for groups of people from a wide array of geographic and cultural backgrounds. This paper examines how migration patterns have depended largely upon economic, social, and political factors, both within America and worldwide. It looks at how internal economic conditions demanded the enormous volume of African slaves imported during the first four centuries of European colonization and how, by the 19th century, world events coupled with economic trends facilitated substantial immigration from Eastern Europe.
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"The slave trade was as ancient as civilization itself by the time the Americas were discovered by Columbus; but as the European powers scrambled to maximize their power and wealth in this new world, slavery took on a new form. Agriculture quickly became the key to acquiring capital and ?in the 17th century it was discovered that sugar cane grew well in the West Indies, but growing it involved a huge number of workers.? Doubtlessly, too few settlers inhabited these lands to generate the workforce colonial powers demanded, so West African traders began to supply a constant flow of kidnapped slaves to the new world?thus, the infamous ?middle passage? was born."
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Student Inter-Provincial Migration in Canada, 2007.
An analysis of the reasons for student inter-provincial migration in Canada.
1,153 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper explores student inter-provincial migration in Canada. Particularly, it looks at how student "comfort levels" vis-a-vis re-location, provincial size, economic factors and even social considerations such as "warmth" and language all shape where students will go when they pursue a post-secondary education. The paper reveals that while a myriad of factors come into play when students determine where they will go for an education, certain provinces tend to attract (or not attract) students for certain economic and social reasons that cannot be ignored.
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"To close, the last several pages have explored what determines the robustness and direction of inter-provincial migration within Canada among students. While a host of reasons will guide the decision-making processes for students, it is hard to avoid the finding that healthy regional economies, an absence of cultural or linguistic barriers, and relative geographic isolation all precipitate inward and outward migration trends. Ultimately, the more a province can cultivate an image of itself as being a place of opportunity and of relatively few non-school barriers to learning, the greater its chances of recruitment success will be."
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Canada, Movies and Migration, 2007.
A critical analysis of two movies on migration: "Who Gets In?" and "Freedom's Land: Canada and the Underground Railroad".
1,302 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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The paper discusses how the two films "Freedom's Land: Canada and the Underground Railroad" and "Who Gets In?" present distinct views on issues of migration and oppression from the perspective of the Canadian context. The paper reviews both works with respect to their presentation, their major themes and an evaluation of their respective effectiveness. The paper argues that "Freedom's Land" is notably lacking in critical focus on its major themes relating to Canada's historical role of receiving slaves. In contrast, the paper asserts that "Who Gets In?" is more effective and powerful, due to its close critical focus on its major themes of bureaucracy and selectivity.
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"Freedom's Land: Canada and the Underground Railroad is a production of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that attempts to depict the history of Canada's involvement in the Underground Railroad that, in the 19th century, assisted many African American slaves in escaping from the oppression in the slave states of the American south. The film is structured in cohesive sections, beginning with a general depiction of the institution of slavery, and then progressing through to Canada's role as a refuge for slaves fleeing the United States, and featuring as a core element a lengthy depiction of the failed "rebellion" of John Brown in his raid on Harper's Ferry that was a major event during the period leading up to the American Civil War."
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Canada and the Migration of Skilled Workers, 2002.
A study of the brain-drain from Canada to the U.S.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 17 sources, £ 42.95
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This paper examines Canada's brain drain--Emigration of skilled professionals, academics and computer workers, particularly to the United States. At the same time Canada admits more than 200,000 immigrants each year and many of these are educated, highly skilled, professionals. Despite media attention on brain drain it is minimal and overwhelmed by Canadian immigration in knowledge-based occupations.
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Labour Migration and Economic Growth in Canada, 2002.
An analysis of the impact of labor migration on economic development with a focus on Canada.
4,900 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 11 sources, £ 123.95
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This paper will explore the role labor migration has played in Canada's economic development, and more generally, how it contributes to economic development at large. The study will then shift gears and apply the gained knowledge to the question of whether or not Canada experienced a 'brain drain' between 1914 and 1945.
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International Migration: The Impact of Recent Immigration to Canada., 2002.
An overview of the benefits and costs of immigration within Canada.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 9 sources, £ 73.95
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This paper will examine the impact of recent immigration to Canada. This will consider the effectiveness of Canadian immigration policy by taking into consideration the benefits and costs to Canada of receiving immigrants. The main hypothesis that this paper will present is that government policy restricting immigration has had a significant impact on the relative benefits and costs of immigration within Canada. Also, overall, Canadian immigration has had a favourable impact on the country though the composition of immigration has changed significantly during recent years.
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Migration in Africa, 2005.
A discussion on rural-urban migration patterns in Africa.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper looks at rural-urban migration patterns in Africa. It examines patterns in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Zambia and Ghana. The paper looks at the reasons for the migration and its effect on the rural areas and on the cities.
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Migration and Population Flows, 2002.
This paper discusses Canada and how cities and rural regions affect by migration and population flows.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 15 sources, £ 67.95
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This paper relates that if migration theory is to truly serve future generations in sound planning and execution to accommodate the changing economic and social patterns in Canada, this planning will have to be broadly based and the result of inductive and opposed to reductive reasoning.
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The Canadian Italian Migration, 2007.
This paper describes various stages of the migration of Italians into Canada.
2,660 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 54.95
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This paper explains that the Italian immigrants migrated in various waves of various sizes throughout the last century. The author points out that the early wave of Italian immigration, mostly crossing from the U.S., virtually ceased at the start of World War I and did not pick up again until the late 1920s. The paper relates that, during the 1920s, Italian immigration to Canada expanded so rapidly that Mussolini, the fascist dictator in Italy, attempted to halt immigration completely. The author states that, just prior to World War II, Canada began to curtail or even roll back immigration. The paper stated that, following Italy's entry into World War II, hundreds of Italian men were interned in camps while their families were left to fend for themselves. The author concludes that, continuing after WWII, the large number of Italian immigrants was largely responsible for providing Canada with the necessary labor and tax pool it required to re-establish its economic activity.
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"The result was that by the 1960s Italian culture and heritage, sometimes with the assistance of Hollywood in America, became vogue to some degree. This period of consolidation allowed a new era of commerce where Italian markets, delis, and stores flowered across Toronto, Quebec and other regions where the Italian population was significant. One important factor during this era of consolidation was that Italian immigration virtually reached a standstill by the late 1960s. Italy had managed to substantially rebuild its post-War economy and the mass immigration out of the country ceased with the rebirth of its own robust economic growth in tandem with a healthy tourism industry."
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Climate Change and Bird Migrations, 2006.
A look at the effect that global climate changes are having on bird migration patterns.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, £ 61.95
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This paper explains that wildlife around the world is being affected by global warming and that the importance and impact of global climate changes have constituted discernible factors within our ecosystem. The paper further explains that these factors have disrupted animal and plant populations whereas further extirpation may result in extinction. In addition, there may be changes associated with migrating tendency, timing of events, distribution ranges, migrating routes and stopovers, traits of the birds and their population.
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China's Migration, 2005.
This paper discusses China's inward migration to international migration in the 20th and 21st Centuries.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, £ 55.95
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In this paper, the writer discusses that inward and international migrations are very close in their motivations for Chinese citizens to seek employment for better economic conditions. The writer discusses that by the massive influx of rural workers coming into China's big cities, there is an obvious demand for workers that will become the new Chinese urban working classes. The writer points out that essentially, China has become a growing power that has released its tight grip on insular Communist policy in global economies, making it possible for an industrial complex to be created outside of the mostly rural farming classes of the 20th century.
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"This migration study examines the inward and international aspects of migration that have been steadily growing over the past one hundred years and into modern times. By realizing the differing aspects of economic issues, which have caused many Chinese to migrate internationally, the inward migratory patterns in Chinese society are equally progressive. In seeking greater wealth in foreign lands due to lack of jobs and economic opportunity, International migration often portends a lesser trend in migration in China, and ultimately, inward migration has become a rising trend due to labor and economic values in modern rural China."
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Object-Oriented Design Patterns, 2002.
This paper presents a method, in object-oriented computer programming, to establish more structured and flexible sets of reusable solutions which is called design patterns.
2,405 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 50.95
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This paper explains that object-oriented programming, a widely used and popular approach in software design and development, has the capability of presenting solutions, which are flexible and applicable in a variety of applications. The author relates that design patterns are reusable object components that can support diverse application development needs, providing readily available solutions even to complex programming problems. This paper explains 8 design patterns. Illustrations.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Design Patterns
Iterator
Software Factory Pattern
Singleton Pattern
Composite Pattern
Flyweight Pattern
Proxy Pattern
Facade Pattern
Observer Pattern
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"The practice of considering the proper elements of a good software design patterns plays an essential role to an easy development and maintenance of applications and systems. A good software design pattern provides a well-engineered architecture of programming commands and procedures in which the solution it brings encapsulates the universal solution of the problem it covers, thereby, making it a standard and applicable component to other software development tasks. A real design pattern also should allow the possibility of a community of developers to either fully utilize the same pattern or use the pattern as a solution reference applied with minimal changes."
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Migration of Canadian Goose and Arctic Tern, 2006.
A look at the migratory habits of the Canadian Goose and the Arctic Tern.
1,459 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper describes the migratory patterns of the Arctic Tern and the Canadian Goose. The Canadian Goose is a wetlands-dwelling species inhabiting regions of arctic Canada, Alaska, Siberia and, more recently, continental Europe. The Arctic Tern migrates from nesting grounds in the Arctic south to the Antarctic and back. The paper also explores aspects of the life cycle of the Canadian Goose within five areas of habitat, and the remarkable migration pattern of the Arctic Tern.
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"The Canada Geese forage in flocks and feed on plant material, seeds, berries and aquatic plants. They primarily inhabit wooded lakes and ponds, bays and marshes but have recently begun to adapt to urban sites such as golf courses and parks that offer a similar ecology. Since the geese exploit areas of low and tender vegetation, their migratory habits are largely influenced by the short summer season in their northernmost regions. In addition, the breeding period extends for more than two months, making the high-arctic breeding areas unsuitable. In addition, the geese rely on the accumulation of fat reserves during the winter season for their long migration flights."
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