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Christmas Comparisons

If the holidays weren’t scary enough thinking about the billions of dollars being burned on materialistic clutter, hopefully, this version of St. Nick will raise a few hairs on both you and your children. Santa Claus is one of the most recognized figures around the world. The Father of Christmas, also known as Kris Kringle or simply Santa, is the legendary symbol of gift-giving all over the world but primarily in the homes of children in the United States. The modern-day “Santa Claus” is based on the 3rd-century patron saint, Saint Nicholas , whose origins lie in Turkey. He was said to be the heir of a fortune in which he would give away to the poor and sick. One of the best-known St. Nicholas stories is “the time he saved three poor sisters from being sold into slavery or prostitution by their father by providing them with a dowry so that they could be married.” In return for his charity, he is known as the “protector of children and sailors” and as one of the most popular sain...
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Canadian Minority Matters

There have been numerous cultural and social changes in Canada over the past few decades.  The contribution of women in jobs has increased, and they are working to support their families equally. The visible minorities in Canada consist of older generations of various ethnicities who would initially migrate there for work or education. The women of the visible minority class usually had low income earlier as compared to the non-visible, minority women. Women totaled about 28% of them earning below the low-income tax, whereas only 14% of non-visible minority women earned below the low-income tax cut-off. As stated in the General Society Survey (GSS), visible minorities are more likely to face racial discrimination and bad behavior than non-visible minorities. The main reasons for discrimination are cultural differences and color differences.  The media in Canada plays an essential role in portraying the identities of minorities in Canada. The portrayal is mostly negati...
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Digitizing Vietnam

Being already submerged and digested into the internet era leaves very little wonder for life without advanced technologies. My personal life is so dependent on the connection to others through devices that as soon as I open my eyes I touch my phone. But it is important to realize that it was not always like this, and that there are several countries that straggle behind the digital wave let along have access to the internet at all. It is fairly simple to dream about a digital transformation because if its positives, but involving an entire society in such a big step takes a lot of preparation. By implementing a digital initiative, the entire dynamic of a process will become broader in its change due to the seemingly unlimited range of informational sources and conventional screens that may go undetected due to its style of convenience. According to SmartBrief , one must think about the “bandwidth and saturation” for a stable and reliable enough connection, the “readiness” of the end-...
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All Africa

Third world countries have been making leeway in the digital world, and they are often times more advanced than we think. Take Africa for example: The  United Nations Economic Commission for Africa  created a program called  PADIS  (Pan African Development Information System) back in the 80’s to try and open up new opportunities for the movement of information in Africa. The internet did not become  commercial in Africa  until the mid to late 90s whereas the United States, the forerunner of the first world, had already been browsing for nearly  30 years . And as late as that may seem, there are still areas such as Greenland who have  little to no internet  connection at all. Today, although struggling with their content availability, Africa has several ways of receiving new and information both internally and internationally. With the help of the internet, newspapers are able to report digitally, and independent users are able to crea...
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