How have people reconciled Nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties

Nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties can be a burden choice for people to make occasionally. As people are all different, so are the ways people deal with their contending loyalties. Some general ways to reconcile  these loyalties are:

• just to accept that your loyalties are going to be contending
• Physically make a decision on which is more important\
• CHANGE or bring change to your nation

ACCEPT
The easiest way can sometimes be the hardest. Accepting to be not be involved can can one way people reconcile these nationalist and non nationalist  loyalties. These people just really gave up and don't really have that much say or if they have an opinion they don't express their concern in a verbal way. Basically they accept that there loyalties will be contending and they have decided that there is no other way rather than to live with, or fight it. Mentally and physically just accepting that you have loyalties that contend seems like an easy way out, but sometimes just accepting and forgetting can be the hardest thing to do.

this Photo could represent how the people who accept don't really say anything and in a way don't have a voice.

DECISION TIME!
Others tend to make a decision on which is more important. This method of reconciliation can potentially lead to people loosing apart of their identity, and a feeling of alienation. Alienation is the feeling of being left out or being on the outside. For example, In china the government had outlawed religious and spiritual practices. Some people in china decided to follow this law and stopped practicing there religion and cultural practices.and others disobeyed this law and practiced there religion in secret because they wanted that to be apart of their lives.Another example is, Michalee Jean is a francophone form Quebec and she also is Canada's Governor general.And when she was asked to become Governor general she gave up her french citizenship for her Canadian citizenship so no one she would be more loyal to Canada.

decision making.  and contending loyalties ( evil and bad)

CHANGE

The last thing that you can do is accept your contending loyalties and try to make change in the way your nation sees those loyalties. Take for example Baltej Singh Dhillon. Mr. Dhillon challenged the traditional RCMP dress code that has the traditional RCMP hat. He decided that he would not take off his turban for the hat so he looked at his options and got an reasonable accommodation. a reasonable accommodation is a legal and constitutional concept that requires Canadian public  institutions to adopt to the religious and cultural practices of minorities , as long as these practices do not violate constitutional rights and freedoms.


 examples of reasonable accommodation and bringing change to the nation itself.



• Sense of belonging:

segregation is the forced separation of racial groups. in 1975 there 8 black teenagers that became the first group of blacks to attend a all white school. The white students were all angered by this movement and taunted the blacks. they were treated very poorly, spat on and abused but a black student named Brown Trickey, did not act violently and slowly she acted strongly. though she was expelled she did go on and complete her bachelor of arts, got married moved to Canada continued her education and fought for a variety of causes.


Diversity and multiculturalism



• religious freedoms

The Canadian charter of rights and freedom gives each and every individual in Canada freedoms of religious rights. though it it stated sometimes civics do not get this right which they deserve. In 2003, in Alberta it is mandatory for you to have your photo taken for your drivers licence. but some people believe that in the bible it prohibits them from having their photo taken. Now if they took their photo then they would go against their religious beliefs, but on the other hand they would not be able to drive. So these individuals challenged the Alberta law and took it to court arguing that taking there picture would violate their religious freedoms. The court agreed and there picture was not taken for their driver licence.



religious freedoms.



how do nationalist loyalties share peoples choices?

the ways that the nationalist loyalties share peoples choices are the following:

• Loyalties and choices

loyalties and choices kind of go hand in hand. when you are faced to make a choice sometimes loyalties can affect your decision. sometimes those choices can be simple ones and sometimes more. Take for example if you are asked to do drugs by your friend. On one hand your friend is one of your best Friends and you don't want to lose them. so you kind have a difficult decision you could not do drugs and be healthy, or you could do drugs and not risk loosing a friend.The bottom line is that you are going to have to make a decision and in this case it would be better to loose a friend that may influence you in wrong terms then to not do that.

LOYALTY AND RESPECT

• patriotism and loyalty

Patriotism is when you are ready to die for you country  and fight for it. in a way loyalty is an aspect of patriotism.

Sydney Crosby. all though he plays for the Pittsburgh penguins he is being loyal to Canada and playing for the Canadian team for the winter Olympics.

• Nationalist loyalties and choices

Examples of this would be Canadian soldiers that served on Afghanistan. other examples could be that if you are loyal to the Sikh community then you could attend the Sikh parade which happens every year. Others could include Quebecois nation attending parades, going to church or even in the Muslim religion if you fast then you are considered loyal and are giving back to their good Allah.

this above is the Sikh community participating in their annual parade of the Punjabi religion

• How co tending loyalties can affect choices

contending loyalties are loyalties that compete. Choosing can be difficult but once again a choice must be made. For example You brother is graduating high school and on the same day of the banquet you friend is throwing a smashing party where all the cool kids are going to be. what do you choose?????? You have to make a choice, and that choice might disappoint one of your fellow companions..

External factors that shaped french nationalism

There have said to be 5 factors that shaped the French Nationalism. those factors are the following:

• Historical

As we know there is no single factor that has lead to French Nationalism.One of the factors are Historical factors, in this category there are some historical factors that helped shape the French Revolution, but one factor that stands out was the Bastille. The Bastille was a prison where the king Louis XVI brutally tortured the civics of France for disagreeing and disobeying what he had to say. July 14 1789 was a historical day because the third Estate got about 600 people and together they demolished the Bastille. The destroying of the Bastille lead the french people to for the first time stand up for themselves against the king and his nobles. These events are now marked as a substantial day in French history because it was a major turning point. The destroying of the Bastille is now celebrated every year on July 14 as a French holiday :)

This is the French Civics destroying the Bastille

• Social

Social factors are another thing that affected the French nationalism. Everyone thought that they should be included in decisions and have power, but as we know France was divided by the old regime rule. The first and second Estates were more powerful and had the most say in decision making, while the third Estate had no say and had to pay taxes. the bourgeoisie contributed greatly to social factors because they were traders and also well educated. This meant that they could find information about other countries. For example, the bourgeoisie heard that in Britain the power of the monarch had been overthrown and limited; they had also heard the in Britain American colonies a revolutionary war took place which lead to a independent republic.These bourgeoisie came back to France and shared this information with the civics, which gave them new ideas and changed their perspectives on what a nation should be.


above shows the Bourgeoisie

• Economic

The economy impacted French nationalism in a extreme way. Before the revolution France was in great debt and were heading toward bankruptcy and during the time King Louie had no choice but to call the Estates General for help. King Louis's plan to get the Estates General to approve his new taxes was declined and instead the third estate because determined to take over. As a group they self proclaimed themselves as the National Assembly and created the Tennis Court Oath which enforced that the third estate were the only people to represent France.

This photo shows the people of the third estate coming together and creating the Tennis Court  Oath.

• Geographic 

Geographic factors that effected France in two ways; the weather and Marie Antoinette. Near the time of the revolution France experienced freezing winters, floods, and drought which all impacted grain crops severely. French farmers were unable to grow good quality grain which later resulted in a shortage of bread. The shortage of bread made bread an item of value since it was a big part of the French civics diet and the more value it had the higher the price of bread was raised. The angry and starving citizens began to riot and attack wagons which carried grain in order to survive. Marie Antoinette, coming from a Austrian background, was also a geographic factor. She was hated by many because she came from the land of the enemy and was considered a foreigner to French civics. Many of them even blamed Marie for the bread shortage and Frances economical problems because she used to buy fancy things and these assumptions led rioters to believe she had replied "let them eat cake" when she was asked what the people of France who could not afford bread are expected to do.

This image is a representation of the rioter in France angry about the bread shortage. 

• Political

Once the revolution had taken place the people that supported the Royals all had fled away. Other countries feared that what had happened to France could have happened to them. As a result of this fear countries they sent forces to go and invade France trying to prevent the monarchy to be overthrown. In France all the revolutionaries fought the invasions, and they eventually executed Louis XVI and the Queen, Marie Antoinette in 1793.Some People in France did not agree with the revolution that was taking place . They were terrified with the gory events that were taking place. This time in the French revolution was called the "Reign Of Terror. During this time you could almost get executed for anything. There was no trust, but fear everywhere. Friends were bailing out friends, neighbours spying on neighbours. The Reign of Terror lasted for about 11 long months in 1793 and 1794. an estimated of 200000 people were arrested while an average of 17000 people were killed.One person that was in this number of 17000 people killed was an extraordinary women called Olympe de Gouges. Olympe challenged the revolution because the rights of Declaration Of man excluded women. she wrote a remedy on this situation and wrote pamphlets with the title of " Declaration of Rights Of Women And Man". She was also a one that spoke her mind and told that she thought that is was wrong to execute the king. Olympe de Gouges was arrested in 1793 acused and found guilty of treason leading her to death.

Above is a picture representing when King Louis XVI got beheaded.



The Reign of terror ended in 1794. over the years the government of France was struggling for power. Then one man came to the rescue that man was Napolean. In 1799 napolean emerged as a strong and great leaderand brought order in France. He conquered  most of Europe by beating a series of  wars. In the end Napolean was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and died in 1821. Napolean is now remembered as an inspriational leader and is still rememmbered to this date.


These are that 5 external factors that helped shape nationalism in France.

How Does Identity Relate to a Nation?
I believe that identity relates to a nation greatly because your nation creates your identity. For example, Canada is extremely diverse because of all the cultures inhabiting it, this allows us to interact and learn about many different ethnicities. Because we are also very diverse it is not difficult to learn more about your own culture by simplily interacting with people of the same ethnic background. A nation is also a great part of your collective identity, in Canada we are all classified as Canadians and the same goes for other nations. Nations also affect individual identity, and example being when we see a new trend or style of clothing we want to wear it too because we feel as if everyone is wearing it so we should be too.