Essays Tagged: "canadian landscape"

Political Fumble: The War Measures Act, the implications of the institution of the war measures act of 1970 by former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

Political fallacies are a prominent aspect of the Canadian political landscape, from John A. Macdonald?s railway scandal, to the recent significant un ... omise . Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Canada?s most popular Prime Minister, left a significant mark on the Canadian landscape. A trademark for change, Trudeau opened Canada?s borders to new arrivals, sociali ... eau opened Canada?s borders to new arrivals, socialized government agencies and strived to create a Canadian identity which is not so similar to the United States by embracing the founding peoples of ...

(5 pages) 88 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Why is the "Group of Seven" the most influential group of painters in Canada?

Hollywood movies and European-styled paintings were showing a false image of Canada. "Many Canadians felt a growing need to portray their land more honestly."1 The Group of Seven was a group ... rank Johnston, Franklin Carmichael and A.Y. Jackson.Before the Group of Seven emerged from Toronto, Canadian landscape painting often imitated European styles and themes. The Group were regarded as th ...

(2 pages) 50 1 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

Journey to the Interior

that uses physical or material things to demonstrate an inner journey. It uses the metaphor of the Canadian landscape to explain the journey of life and the inner journey of self-discovery. The title ...

(4 pages) 78 0 4.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Lawren Harris

and temperaments which formed the Group of Seven in 1920 and in the 1930s he helped to organize the Canadian Group of Painters and the Transcendental Painting Group in New Mexico.� Harris worke ... ly quite popular and valuable then and today. He gave new vision to representations of the northern Canadian landscape. Harris spent three years studying in Germany (1904-07), where he became interest ...

(5 pages) 0 0 0.0 Dec/2012

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists