Scholarly Papers
Attached are some scholarly papers I have written throughout my tenure at the University of Victoria. Included from top to bottom are:
- An article critique surrounding the prevelance of electronic bullying and the impact it has on today's youth.
- A research paper discussing the impact of 1967 for Israel, their enemies, allies, and global economic and military position.
- A research paper looking at the Spiegel Affair occurring in the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War.
- A paper looking at the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations history, culture and present day life.
Excerpt from Mowachaht/Muchalaht Paper
"...the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations people, also known as the Nootka, the ethno linguistic name for many Aboriginal communities with similar languages and culture on the west coast of Vancouver Island, are situated near the area known today as Gold River. (Dewhirst, 2012) Located in the geographical center-middle of the island, the Mowachaht/Muchalaht people were originally from Yuquot on Nootka Sound, also known as Friendly Cove. It is said that even before James Cook, the first European explorer to land at British Columbia, dropped anchor off the shores of Nootka Island, the word Makuk, meaning let’s trade, was the first words he heard. Those words would become prophetic for the Mowachaht/Muchalaht peoples as their region would become the center for European trade on the Northwest coast of North America from 1778 into the late 1790’s."
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Excerpt from Israeli Paper
"The creation of Israel in 1948 has led to a prolonged period of turbulence in the Middle East that is still festering to this day. The area became home to a very important struggle for dominance within the scope of the bullet-less Cold War, with Western interests being hinged almost entirely with the survival of an Israeli free state and the ability to access oil from the surrounding areas. As such, peace needed to be kept in order to find a permanent solution to the deeply rooted issues that have come to define the region. However, as history has shown that desire was not to be met in the first twenty years of the Israeli state. The Six Day War of 1967 was a watershed moment in the historic battle between the Arab and Israeli world; it was also a pivotal moment in Britain’s foreign policy concerning the Middle East. By 1967, Britain, once a great super power, had been relegated to the position of a second-tier power, trying desperately to maintain their interests in the Middle East. The road leading up to the conflict on June 5th was one of changing ideals in the relationship between Britain and Israel and the post conflict period was host to almost complete entrenchment of opposing philosophies."