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Assignment:
1. In your own words, describe the purpose and the importance of the Apology Act (2009) in Canada. Be descriptive and use an example to strengthen and support your response.
2. There are many characteristics and generalizations of Canadians.
- Provide two examples of generalizations of Canadians.
- In your own words, describe the difference between a Canadian generalization and a stereotype. Use an example to strengthen your response.
- Why do you think stereotypes exist in Canadian culture?
3. How does the iceberg model compare a culture to an iceberg? Be descriptive and use an example to strengthen and support your response.
4. Based on the three tiers of the culture iceberg model (top 10%, Unspoken Rules and the Core), answer the following questions:
- Which tier has the greatest emotional load?
- Why does this tier have the greatest emotional load? Use examples from Canadian culture to support your response.
5. Based on our class discussion, prior knowledge, and experience, respond to the following question:
- How do sports impact our culture?
6. Imagine you traveled somewhere far away and new. Like many, you experience culture shock. Write a short narrative - it can be fictional or based on your experience. In your narrative include the following:
- The 5 stages of culture shock
- An example, based on your fictional or real-life experience to describe each stage of culture shock
7. What are two reasons for migration?
- Provide one example during past/current history when large numbers of people from another country migrated to Canada.
8. Take time to reflect on this question. Canada started the #ImmigrationMatters to bring awareness to the importance and value of immigration in Canada. In your own words, why do you think 'immigration matters'? Give examples to support your reasoning.
9. Take some time to reflect on this question before answering.
- Based on our discussion on immigration in Canada, your past knowledge, and personal experience, respond to the following questions:
- Is there an optimal rate of immigration in Canada? Explain.
- What factors do you think should influence immigration in Canada? List four.