Canada's Contributions to the Development of the International Community
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History Argumentative Essay
Theme: Canada’s contributions to the development of the international community
Thesis paragraph:
Topic sentence: Canada has been involved in world affairs since the end of World War II
Focus sentence: Canada has been a strong supporter of both the concept and practice of a firm structure of international organization
Thesis: During the 20th century, Canada’s contributions to the development of the international community have been tremendously important.
First Paragraph
Topic: peacekeeping: a Canadian initiative
Topic sentence: It was Canada’s then Minister of External Affairs (now called foreign affairs) Lester B Pearson, who suggested the actual notion of the UN-led ‘peacekeeping’ force to the special emergency session of the General Assembly on November 2, 1956
Supporting sentences:
- One of the defining events in Canadian history occurred when Lester B. Pearson, future Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, played a central role in the creation of UN peacekeeping. During the Suez Crisis, he proposed the establishment of a UN peacekeeping force to restore the peace.
- Pearson convinced the UN to set up UNEF (United Nations Emergency Force), the first United Nations peacekeeping force
- UNEF keeps peace between rivals until settlement can be reached
- UNEF wouldn’t fight unless attacked, instead it’d observe, investigate, mediate, and report back to UN General Assembly
Concluding sentence: Canada has continued to play a leading role in peacekeeping, and has been involved in almost every UN peacekeeping mission.
Second Paragraph
Topic: Declaration of Human Rights
Topic sentence: Used since its creation, a document that guarantees fundamental rights everyone is entitled to
Support sentences:
- John Peters Humphrey organized the Division for Human Rights in the United Nations Secretariat
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Theme: Canada’s contributions to the development of the international community
Thesis paragraph:
Topic sentence: Canada has been involved in world affairs since the end of World War II
Focus sentence: Canada has been a strong supporter of both the concept and practice of a firm structure of international organization
Thesis: During the 20th century, Canada’s contributions to the development of the international community have been tremendously important.
First Paragraph
Topic: peacekeeping: a Canadian initiative
Topic sentence: It was Canada’s then Minister of External Affairs (now called foreign affairs) Lester B Pearson, who suggested the actual notion of the UN-led ‘peacekeeping’ force to the special emergency session of the General Assembly on November 2, 1956
Supporting sentences:
- One of the defining events in Canadian history occurred when Lester B. Pearson, future Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, played a central role in the creation of UN peacekeeping. During the Suez Crisis, he proposed the establishment of a UN peacekeeping force to restore the peace.
- Pearson convinced the UN to set up UNEF (United Nations Emergency Force), the first United Nations peacekeeping force
- UNEF keeps peace between rivals until settlement can be reached
- UNEF wouldn’t fight unless attacked, instead it’d observe, investigate, mediate, and report back to UN General Assembly
Concluding sentence: Canada has continued to play a leading role in peacekeeping, and has been involved in almost every UN peacekeeping mission.
Second Paragraph
Topic: Declaration of Human Rights
Topic sentence: Used since its creation, a document that guarantees fundamental rights everyone is entitled to
Support sentences:
- John Peters Humphrey organized the Division for Human Rights in the United Nations Secretariat
-...