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Prostitution in Canada, 2008.
A discussion on whether prostitution should be legal in cases of adult choice in Canada.
1,274 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses how prostitution is legal in Canada although living off the avails of prostitution remains illegal as does engaging in sex-for-money negotiations in a public place. It contends that when investigating the circumstances of most sex trade workers, one does see why at least partial criminalization remains desirable and why an inhibiting legal framework is needed.
Outline:
Introduction
Arguments Against Legalized Prostitution
Concluding Remarks
From the Paper
"Street prostitutes face extreme danger in random violence, sexual assault and abduction, risks that men and women probably would not take without the compulsion to finance addictions. Street prostitution, as the now prevailing form, is generally considered 10 times more dangerous than sex work in brothels of one kind or another, for the bona fide criminal preys upon vulnerable persons of which the sex worker is highly vulnerable for each client is usually a stranger of unknown potential. Sex workers are known to be less likely to report assaults or thefts to police, they often have access to cash, and are easily identified. (Summers 2006) Whereas other men or women are usually not accessible for one-on-one private meetings, the sex trade worker expects this situation and is thus highly accessible. "
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Community, 2008.
A discussion of the cause and effect of the development of communities in Canada.
1,723 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses the importance of community for individuals. It particularly focuses on the establishment of communities within cities throughout Canadian history. It looks at the different types of communities and the effects that they have on people's lives. It then discusses the pattern of development of communities in general and in Canada specifically.
From the Paper
"Above all else, immigrants have created community in Canadian cities. "Canada is a county of immigrants. Hiller (2005, p. 118) states that "About 13 million immigrants arrived in this country in the twentieth century". Immigrants have produced very important effects on Canadian cities especially in terms of economic integration and improving the economy. As well as immigrants, other racial and ethnic groups have moved into cities. Some of these such as aboriginal youth would not be expected by all people to build community, but they produce a very positive effect on the city. Community is something that is created, and close ties can be either maintained or created at all levels of society."
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Canadian Forestry Resources, 2008.
This paper explores strategies to combat the forest resource depletion in Canada.
1,346 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses how Canadian forest ecosystems and resources are threatened because of intensive forestry operations, especially clear-cutting. The paper also looks at how forests have been poorly managed across Canada with some badly designed solutions to the problem of disappearing forest resources. The paper shows how the proposal to export in quantity is a very damaging one under present conditions. The paper is of the opinion that Canada's forest industry needs a new perspective based on balance and diversity, specifically, an ecosystems approach.
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"Forestry resources in Canada a few decades ago were available in great abundance. These resources are poorly managed and definitely should not be exported in quantity. Forest covers nearly fifty percent of the total surface area are in Canada. These forests supply about one-fifth of the total world's demand for timber. Forest resources are seen as a renewable resource and they have been exploited. At the same way, forests have been seen as inexhaustible and therefore they have been exploited intensively. For decades, there has been no concern about how these resources might be renewed. Forest resources cannot be renewed and made available without any limits, at least not with present methods."
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Tourism Decline for Canada, 2007.
An examination of the decline in tourism for Canada in the last year, a decline that occurred even as tourism for the world increased over the same period.
1,654 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper analyzes the challenge of changing a tourist's perception of Canada to make it a more desirable destination. The paper explains the need to reverse the trend and increase the tourism business for Canada. and looks at why Greece is a successful tourist destination. The writer suggests that more could be made of the skiing areas in Canada to attract tourists. The writer also notes that much of Toronto has been used for filming in lieu of New York City, for instance, and suggests that the names of those films be featured in tourist advertising.
Outline:
Introduction
Findings
Conclusions
From the Paper
"The percentage of loss for Canada was exceeded only by the loss for Montserrat, a region suffering from volcanic explosions since 1995; Aruba, in decline since the Natalee Holloway disappearance; and Uruguay. While the drop for these other regions can be explained by various unusual circumstances, the decline for Canada appears to be more basic and to relate largely to the perception the world has of Canada as an unexciting destination. Certain specific issues can be cited with reference to tourism from the United Sates, however, such as changes in travel rules so that in the near future, a passport will be required."
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Multiculturalism in Toronto, 2008.
An examination of the social, psychological and ecological structure of Chinatown in Toronto.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper examines a distinctive ethno-racial neighborhood in Toronto (Chinatown) in terms of its social, psychological and ecological structure or structures. In so doing, the paper reveals and discusses how Canada's largest city is a community which has (albeit not with complete enthusiasm) embraced new cultures and ethno-racial groups over time. It shows how as a result, a civic culture has sprung up that allows all groups, regardless of origin, to rise to success and prominence if desired.
From the Paper
"Going further, Toronto's view of itself as being a city of many "publics" or ethno-racial communities all living together comfortably is a view that can be investigated even more so by examining how the psychology of Chinatown is linked, in part, by its churches. To wit, there are - or there were as of the middle 1990s - more Christian churches scattered among Toronto's Chinese community than in any other Chinese urban community in North America (Mackey, 1995). This suggests a Chinese community that was, historically-speaking, largely left alone to practice its faith without incident in large measure because that faith was the faith of most Torontonians even into the latter stages of the twentieth century."
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Contract Law: Breach of Contract, 2008.
A discussion of the law of contract, and especially laws that apply to breach of contract.
1,347 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses laws that apply to breach of contract, related to an interview the writer conducted with Mr. James Pflanz (a lawyer specializing in small business issues). The writer explains how the law of contract is part of private law, and is designed to make sure that parties to a contract keep their promises to each other, and to provide remedies if parties do not keep their promises. The writer further discusses how in the case of partial or complete breach of contract, the wronged party may use contract law to try and get a remedy, which is usually damages. The writer asserts that it is very important in business to have a really good contract drawn up by a lawyer, so that a party does not suffer undue losses due to breach of a poorly written contract.
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"One of the main purposes of contract law is to promote cooperation between parties, and make them keep their promises to each other. When parties cooperate and keep their promises, they can achieve success. However, if they do not work together and cooperate, or if they break their promise, then things can go very wrong. Money may be lost, and it may become a situation where the different parties blame each other for losses. Or else, it may be that a party does not do what they were supposed to do, or do it properly. In this situation, the law of contract lays down ways in which the wronged party can sue for breach of contract. This is the kind of situation I uncovered in a personal interview with Mr. James Pflanz, a lawyer specializing in small business issues."
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Federal Indian Policy in Canada, 2008.
An examination of the Aboriginal Canadians' self-government problem.
2,732 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper explains how the Canadian government has acted to appease First Nation citizens and examines the history of the First Nation people from a political standpoint. The writer then discusses how the current self-government legislation fails to fully address the self-government needs of Canada's Indigenous people.
Outline:
Introduction
Federal Government Legislation Regarding Native Canadians
Current Aboriginal Self-Government Legislation
Assembly of First Nations: History of Aboriginal Struggle
The Rights of Aboriginal Canadians to Self-Govern
Conclusion: Rectify the Aboriginal Self-Government Problem
From the Paper
"Under the federal Indian Act, the Canadian government defines an Indian as "a person who, pursuant to this Act, is registered as an Indian or is entitled to be registered as an Indian" (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada [INAC], "Federal Programs"). In particular, the program is used to administer benefits to individuals registered in the Indian Register (that is, those who have attained "Registered Indian Status") under the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND). But how efficient is the program in addressing the needs of First Nation Canadians? With current legislation being more of a concession to the injustices indigenous Canadians have faced since the European invasion, the Federal and provincial governments have ignored one of the basic rights of the Indigenous people - that is, the right of self-government."
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Genetically Modified Foods, 2008.
A personal viewpoint on the genetically engineered food debate, focusing on the "Monsanto vs. Percy Schmeiser" litigation case.
1,995 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper examines the "Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser" case and the decision of Canada's Supreme Court to give agricultural multinationals the power to penalize and to bring before the courts farmers who find themselves the inadvertent possessors of patented seed products. The paper argues that this case is an example of patent protections being expanded in ways that ultimately hurt farmers, endanger the environment, encourage greater genetic modification of foodstuffs and cause genetically modified foods to find their ways onto the plates of ordinary Canadians in ever-increasing numbers. The paper is of the opinion that the inability of the Court to appreciate the long-term consequences of its decision will cause hardship for many.
From the Paper
"The following paper will look at the ongoing debate about the genetic manipulation of foodstuffs with an eye towards exploring whether or not the expansive patent rights recently granted to plant seed developers such as Monsanto is an example of forward-thinking jurisprudence by the Canadian Supreme Court - or an instance of short-sighted legal reasoning that will create more problems than it will solve. Such a paper is important because genetically modified foodstuffs - courtesy of powerful multinationals - are more prevalent now than ever before and the likelihood that the foods we eat will be foods engineered in a laboratory somewhere is an issue which should be of the utmost concern to anyone who has reservations about eating such items and/or reservations about the ecological and environmental ramifications of introducing into an agricultural ecosystem a living organism that nature has not on its own seen fit to introduce."
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Canada Child Tax Benefit, 2008.
An analysis of the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) based on Michael Ignatieff's analysis in "A Vision for a More Competitive Canada."
1,544 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper identifies and analyzes the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB). It analyzes the policy and discusses its problems. The paper specifically looks at an analysis of the CCTB by Michael Ignatieff, the Canadian Member of Parliament for Etobicoke, Lakeshore and one of the Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates. It discusses the CCTB according to an article he wrote for The Globe and Mail entitled "A Vision for a More Competitive Canada."
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Policy Under Review
Policy Summary
Problems With the CCTB
Conclusion: Other Options?
From the Paper
"To date, the GNWT has cut the personal income tax levels and maintains one of the lowest corporate taxation regimes in the country (ibid, p. 17). It makes sense that in order to support those who are in need, those who have high financial security ought to be taxes more. At the moment, the ironic truth is that it is those who have the least financial wealth must pay in order to subsidize the CCTB. Indeed, as one detractor commented, the CTB is "more generous to those who do get it than anything in our history" (Shillington, 2000, p. 62). Funds from taxation of those with higher personal incomes and increased corporate taxation would do much to stem this problem. Additional funds may also be taken from the Canada's National Plan of Action for Children initiatives, for example (ibid, p. 17). Until such solutions are implemented, unfortunately families struggling under the CCTB have no alternative to their dire situation."
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Dirty Washrooms at Ryerson, 2006.
An examination of the dirty women's washrooms at Ryerson University in Canada.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This report examines a very specific problem that developed at Ryerson University. The problem that is examined is the dirty women's washrooms around campus. The paper explains the methodology used for the report and then looks at the organization structure of the cleaning department. The writer attempts to analyze the extent of the problem based on the data received from a survey handed out to female students. The writer also offers possible solutions to this problem. A copy of the survey is attached to this report as Appendix 1 and a
copy of the results of the survey is attached as Appendix 2.
Outline:
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Organizational Structural Issues
Discussion of Results
Call to Action
From the Paper
"Social life in most societies is organized along institutional lines. An institution is defined as, "A society or corporation especially of a public character" (Anonymous 272). Institutions include families, marriages, schools and churches. The fact that institutions are so common in our society means that we largely take them for granted. People often fail to realize that institutions are composed of people and that the activities of these people determine how an institution will operate. The way that an institution operates is often referred to as organization culture."
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Canada's Gendered Welfare State, 2007.
An examination of the Canadian social welfare policy.
1,406 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines a series of articles which all criticize the current push towards a neo-liberal interpretation of social welfare policy - both in Canada and in a number of other western nations. The paper suggests that the articles' central theme remains the same - that women are unjustly victimized by the prevailing social welfare network. The paper examines the argument made that women are falling behind in some regards vis-a-vis social welfare after some moderate advances in previous decades and concludes that the articles' authors are not necessarily wrong in their views, but occasionally over-state their cases - in large measure because their work is informed by ideological commitments as well as by scholarly concerns.
From the Paper
"In her work, Ann Porter seeks to advance a "feminist economy" that illustrates how women are - and have been - oppressed by the capitalist system and by the patriarchal order. Specifically, Porter devotes a great deal of her time to looking at the historically strained relationship between the state and women and draws approvingly from socialist (or Marxist) feminists who critique how the traditional capitalist order supported a traditional "dual" arrangement whereby the man served as breadwinner and the woman served as a dependent subordinate in charge of the household. However, the advent of women entering the paid workforce in great numbers changed this arrangement and therefore blunted the inherently exploitative features of the patriarchal capitalist order as it pertained to women."
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Urban Poverty in Toronto, 2008.
A policy briefing about urban poverty in Toronto.
1,133 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper presents a brief on the issue of urban poverty in, Toronto, Canada's largest city. Specifically, the paper argues that poverty must be addressed quickly - both through an improved remedial education system and via an improved social welfare safety net that distributes monies more efficiently. The paper explores the matter within an international context and suggests that urban poverty is a problem Toronto can overcome, even if other cities have faltered in combating it.
Table of Contents:
Issue
Analysis
Recommendations
From the Paper
"Thirdly, the city of Toronto has no justification for not turning its many brown fields into sites whereupon affordable apartment complexes for low-income individuals can be built. This would be an effective use of available land, would allow the city to make a profit, and would reduce the strain upon the city's over-burdened social welfare and shelter programs. Of all of the recommendations outlined above, giving the less-fortunate the tools they need to fend for themselves is the most productive measure the city can enact if only one option is available."
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Canadian International Trade, 2008.
The paper explores Canadian attitudes towards international trade and discusses questions, which arise from their current trade situation.
3,475 words (approx. 13.9 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper notes that Canada is renowned for its enthusiastic attitude towards international trade and its involvement in organizations, such as the WTO, NAFTA and other regional trading blocs. The paper then explains that this attitude has been tempered recently, however, due to concerns over the validity of such free trade agreements. The author points out that, even though existing free trade agreements are insufficient because of issues of environmental corruption, favor towards U.S. domestic policies and an openness to legislative misinterpretation, in the growing environment of globalization, it is apparent that, for Canada, international trade is here to stay. The paper states that it is undeniable that the U.S. is a powerful ally for Canada and that a positive relationship must be maintained despite political, social and economic problems.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Canadian Enthusiasm for International Trade
Free Trade Agreements Seem Confusing - What are they All About?
Legislation Concerns: Doesn't NAFTA Benefit the U.S. more than Canada?
Should Canada-U.S. Trade Relations even be Encouraged?
What about Environmental Issues?
Conclusion
From the Paper
"However, NAFTA was initially embraced by the Canadians for a number of reasons. It gave a more comprehensive definition of investment than the Canada-U.S. FTA. Unlike this former agreement, it also applied to sub-national governments and municipalities on top of national governments. It was also much clearer on issues such as establishing a mechanism for the settlement of investment disputes, outlining procedures and time frames for claims, the process of appointing tribunal members and the issuing and enforcing of awards."
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Canadian Pensions, 2008.
A review of the re-examinations of the pension system in Canada and the changes that have resulted from them.
1,088 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the three major re-examinations of the pension system that have occurred in Canada since the 1980s. It looks at the current system and analyzes whether any significant changes have resulted from the re-examinations. This paper argues that there has been little real change to the pension system over the last three decades.
From the Paper
"However, the difficulty in reaching definitive conclusions about issues that embrace complex matters pertaining to both finances and politics is illustrated by the fact that different theorists have completely different views as to the fundamental issue of whether there has in fact been much change in pension policies in Canada since the 1980s. On the one hand, Beland and Myles are convinced that changes have been modest, stating that "relatively little has changed to the basic pension design constructed in the 1950s and 1960s" (253). Hence, Beland and Myles are concerned with explaining why change has been so modest. Similarly, Myles and Pierson refer to pension changes in Canada quite dismissively as "modest changes" (331)."
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Determinants of Health, 2008.
An analysis of the importance of the determinants of health in action to promote population health.
1,704 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses the community health care process in Canada. It describes examples of Native people and their health issues, such as substance abuse and the homeless and extremely poor people and their poor health, to describe and illustrate the determinants of health. The paper discusses how an approach based on the determinants of health can be used to promote population health.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Determinants of Health
Determinants of Health in Action
Assessment
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The determinants of health are all interrelated. They reveal that the most disadvantaged and marginalized populations are the most vulnerable to disease and to chronic health conditions. The groups that are most susceptible to health problems are those who live in conditions of poverty with other associated conditions such as overcrowding, malnutrition and inadequate hygiene. All the determinants of health must be taken into account, but they are not uniform in their application. They provide a guide for the nursing process."
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Equity in Canada, 2008.
An examination of the controversial R. v. Gladue decision of 1999 and what it portends for Canadian justice.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper looks at a prominent Canadian Supreme Court case and explores what social issues it raises. In particular, it focuses on the "R. v. Gladue" verdict of 1999. It analyzes the specter that the case raised, that the Court is prepared to put group affiliation ahead of other mitigating or aggravating criteria when assessing the length of time a wrong-doer should spend behind bars. The paper suggests that Canada is moving towards a legal approach that expressly discriminates against some groups while privileging others.
From the Paper
"Taking into account these articles, it is clear that the Supreme Court's enthusiastic support for 718(2) signals judicial recognition of the idea that treating natives differently than non-natives is somehow acceptable - and if one group can be permitted this indulgence, then why not others? The social implications are that, in the hands of unscrupulous or incompetent jurists, a sort of racial (or gendered) apartheid before the law may take place whereby "historically disadvantaged" groups may find themselves the happy beneficiaries of a legal system that grants them concessions not available to others. While this sort of approach may seem just to some, it essentially means that the courts are no longer color-blind but are, instead, unelected and unaccountable lobbyists for some groups rather than for other groups. The articles therefore shed light on the implicit dangers of traveling down this path and they are persuasive for no other reason than that justice which refuses to treat those who come before the courts equally is scarcely justice at all."
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Results-Based Management, 2008.
An analysis of the use of the logical framework format (LFA) within results-based management in the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
1,053 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper describes results-based management in the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). It specifically refers to the logical framework format (LFA) for a method for summarizing a project by use of a planning matrix and discusses how this is used by the CIDA. It provides summaries of case studies provided by CIDA in order to illustrate its points.
Table of Contents:
Development Project
From the Paper
"Stakeholders include government officials, educators, investors, potential students, community leaders, and so on. The primary tension will emerge from religious leaders from both the Sunni and the Shi'ite communities. Neither can be ignored but the two sides are currently unlikely to work together to the degree necessary. A primary focus has to be on getting a consensus from these two sides in particular while taking care to stave off extremists who want only failure for their own ends. Assessment in this case focuses on whether the program advances at all at this stage and on the students taught and the various technologies covered in the future."
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Literature and Community, 2008.
An analysis of the interactions between literature and community within the context of Sophocles' "Oedipus the King," as well as within the context of modern Canadian literature and culture.
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses how a community generates literature that reflects its own attitudes and values and how literature simultaneously moulds community, and reflects it. It consider these interacting influences within the context of Sophocles' "Oedipus the King," as well as within the context of modern Canadian literature and culture. The paper also discusses this in the context of the writer's own experience of cultural community.
From the Paper
"One of these distinctly Canadian discourses may be said to be the discourse of sport, and particularly of hockey. As one theorist put it, "The rituals of sport engage more people in a shared experience than any other institution or cultural activity today." (Varda Burstyn, The Rites of Men, quoted in Coakley and Donnelly, 1) Watching hockey together has become a symbolic action that unites Canadians. Interestingly, sport as a component of ideology and community building is highlighted in John B. Lee's poetry collection, The Hockey Player Sonnets: Overtime Edition. Lee succeeds in making clear a significant aspect of Canadian hockey-related mythology, albeit one that is primarily white and male."
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