Chickasaw Nation

resources, which the surrounding nations wish the gain, as it would boost their economy, as a liberalist would think. However, realistically these resource would provide funding for more military power, as countries are looking to expand their horizons across the sea.This ‘Great Debate’ impacts the world as there is a theoretical aspect of what would occur if a certain nation was given sovereign over the territory. Liberalism allows us to understand that nations have different intentions and one

various people as a stimulating opportunity to begin a fresh chapter in their lives. Even now, this possibility has brought many variations of people to America, culminating a society that brims with dreams and aspirations to form the diversified nation of today. When speaking of the current state of immigration, it is easy to conclude that immigration is heavily discussed from political standpoints. Though this current condition is composed of highly controversial perspectives, many of the early-century

The term racial prejudice is defined as having a negative belief that is unfairly applied to all individuals of an ethnic group even if such individuals have different characteristics as in personality, appearance, and perspective. In society, many individuals believe that racial prejudice only focuses on one particular social group, whereas others view racial prejudice pertaining to all races. However, racial prejudice is without a doubt a phenomenon, one that isn 't specific to one ethnic or social

values. So a debate emerges around the openness of democratic system to religion. Although Ethnocracy offers short term solution for some countries like Syria, yet the system should be based on liberal democracy that work on the principle of “State nation” that protects core values of democracy and account for religions as well. Ethnocracy is a system that only allows political parties based on ethnic, religion or sectarian identities to participate in the elections and individual choices are ignored

Ethnic identity manifests itself in almost everything we do in one’ day to day life. It can influence how one acts, what one eats, and how one communicates. In particular, festivals are important phenomenon because festivals can display many characteristics of ethnic identity. In the area of my hometown of Batesville, Indiana, a particular festival takes place bringing the whole town together, in conjunction with tourists, to celebrate the large proportion of German heritage comprising the area.

Throughout part 4 of the course, we have learned about cultures or groups of people and their place in society. We have seen how they are identified, categorized based on their race or ethnicity, as well as other factors, and how that has affected them and the negative things that have resulted from that. There are many things that can be used to identify a culture or a group of people, as well as an individual. Identification is what distinguishes you from others. For example, when I was helping

this research, these elements will be explained and explored through Michael Billig’s theory on banal nationalism (Billig, 1995). Nationalism is most often seen as a sudden spark of patriotism or strong feelings of loyalty and appreciation to a nation state after some sort of triggering event. Some of the most recognizable moments in United States history that have sparked widespread nationalism in its citizens include the Sandy Hook shooting, the bombing of the World Trade center, and the

The color of our skin daren’t portray the lives that we live on a daily basis, that is what’s wrong with today’s society. Prior to 9/11 law enforcement officials had been using racial profiling on a daily basis in their efforts to combat crime. With the attacks on 9/11 an enemy that had previously been invisible became very much a reality. A reality that needed to be dealt with immediately using the only tools that were available at the moment. Just because racial profiling was semi-effective doesn’t

Canada’s immigration system lacks heart, critics say, is an article filled with professional opinions and debates. These debates and opinions are regarding the humanitarian and compassionate side of immigration and refugee law in Canada. The article’s main purpose is to expose how Canada has changed its compassion for acceptance of refugees in recent years. Canada has always been recognized as an accepting and “go-to” country in crisis. However, in recent years, there have been changes. Refugee

some areas, it has completed ceased to exist. Today, ethnic ambitions have continuously replaced the patriotism of people to a nation further dividing their loyalties to their nation (Manyasa, 2005:69). Tribal orientations and ethnic labels have taken over in most of African states. In such cases, a person is first loyal to their ethnic group and then second comes the nation. This is a scenario that has been seen to impact on development. That is to say, both negative and positive ethnicity has an