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nova scotia BURNING A Critical Discourse Analysis of The Chronicle Herald's cross burning series Jolene Titus GPRL 6103 April 2011

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  • 1. nova scotiaBURNING
    A Critical Discourse Analysis of
    The Chronicle Herald's
    cross burning series
    Jolene Titus
    GPRL 6103
    April 2011

2. The Story Behind the Story

  • February 2010 Nathan and Justin Rehberg, Caucasian, burn a cross on the lawn of a biracial couple in Hants County, Nova Scotia.

3. February 2010 March held in Windsor, Nova Scotia to show support for the couple 4. Spring / Fall 2010 Court appearances and pleadings 5. January 2011 Brothers sentenced for inciting hatred by burning a cross 6. February 2011 The Chronicle Herald runs a four-day series on last year's cross burning incident to find out the story behind the cross-burning.