Essays on Americas

Mental Disorder in Canadian Correctional Facilities Mental disorder refers to a continuum of psychiatric conditions resulting in an individual's clinically expressed disability that controls one thing thought, actions and emotions as a result of underlying intellectual disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2015). Mental disorder is a big problem in Canada in correctional facilities....

Urbanization and Crime in Canada Urbanization is the phase of urban centre development, predominantly in terms of population and infrastructure. In recent years, according to the 2014 United Nations Global Urbanization Survey, Canada has emerged among the countries with the highest rate of urbanization, ranking 40th in the world (Hawkins, 2008)....

The development of social services is geared towards solving the needs of individuals and families. Such criteria could be socially personal or emotional. Social and welfare services are under the territorial and provincial governments, according to Canada's constitution (Riches, 2002). However, after the ongoing review of the outline of their...

Jacques Cartier's Voyages Jacques Cartier, who was born in 1491 in Saint-Malo, a port situated in the northwest of Brittany, was a respectable mariner. When he married a member of the royal family, Mary Catherine des Granches, his social standing substantially improved. He is mostly known for giving his name to...

Prostitution and its Controversies Prostitution is widely considered to be the oldest profession on the planet. Regardless of the flattering title, prostitution has always been a contentious topic. Legal Perspectives on Prostitution In the United States, prostitution is prohibited. Prostitution is legal in some countries, such as the Netherlands, Germany, and Canada. As...

The Role of Provincial and Federal Governments in Pharmaceutical Policy The provincial and federal governments in Canada are responsible for determining pharmaceutical policy. Both the national and local governments are responsible for ensuring that pharmaceutical regulations are implemented efficiently. The federal government's task is to maintain overall market competition, acceptance of...

Mexico's culture is rich, vibrant and colorful appreciably influenced by ancient civilizations and European colonization. Mexicans are very proud of their native heritage, and their traditions and customs are different and diverse. Approximately 6 percent of Mexico's population talk other regional languages English included. Even though 92.7 percentage of the...

Indigenismo in Mexico during the 1920s Indigenismo in Mexico for the duration of the 1920s used to be referred to as an instrument to achieve large transformations in the Mexican society, foster a unified national identification and promote socioeconomic modernization. As a state-sponsored, assimilation, development integration endeavor, indigenismo via visual arts...

Canada has had a long history marked by changing demographics and diverse cultures. Since 1981, the country's demographic trends have changed dramatically, from predominantly native residents to the addition of immigrants to the new cosmopolitan state. According to a population census conducted in 2006, the visible minority, which included people...

The following three reviews of literature seek to demonstrate the differences between Canada and the United States in terms of physician experience, patient privacy concerns, and family physicians' attitudes toward their respective healthcare systems. Three basic questions were asked to direct the analysis in a research article by Hayes et...

The following article examines monuments of historical depictions of fallen heroes. The 'National War Memorial' in Canada and the Vietnam Women's Memorial in the United States were selected to demonstrate how landmarks have been used to commemorate fallen veterans. Vernon March planned the 'National War Memorial,' which is located in...

In the report, "The keystone pipeline authorisation could tip America's trade balance with Canada," the results of the Trumps decision on the new pipeline were discussed. While the approval of this pipeline is optimistic, there could be a range of questions about Canada-US commercial relations. Trump announced that it would...