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    Part 1 Biome location- Alice springs is situated in the centre of Australia at Longitude 23.6980 S and Latitude 133.8807 E, the surrounding region being central Australia. Alice springs is nearly equidistant from Adelaide, South Australia and Darwin and is located adjacent to the Simpson desert. Alice Springs has an annual average rainfall of 285.9 millimetres (though 70% of years are below average) and has a high evapotranspiration rate and aridity meaning it has a desert climate. The town…

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    Toronto and mentions many streets and buildings which are still present. Some of the many buildings that were mentioned in the book include Old City Hall, Osgoode Hall, the Court Street Police Station, The Adelaide Street Courthouse, and Massey Music Hall. Most of these buildings are located near Adelaide Street, Jarvis Street, Bay Street and Queen Street. During the time of the trial, times and the city were a lot different than they are now. At the time, the automobile industry was booming…

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    Inspired by the book, “The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda,” by Christianna Brand and Edward Ardizzone, the film “Nanny McPhee (2005),” directed by Kirk Jones, embeds the laboring trials a nanny, a person who is employed to take care of a child, goes through to establish valuable lesson into the minds of their charge. The film came to life with the expertises of great actress and actor who starred in the film: Emma Thompson (who played magical Nanny McPhee), Colin Firth (who play Mr. Cedric…

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    Damon Runyon Play Theatre

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    crap game was the real reason for the trip. She then refuses to speak to or have anything to do with Sky, the gangster she fell in love with. In another scene, as Nathan tried to find a place for the floating crap game is confronted with marriage by Adelaide, his fiancé of fourteen years. Trying to avoid marriage he quickly changes the subject. He is soon pushed into agreeing to the marriage when he and his friends are confronted by Brannigan, the local police. He questions them about their…

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    Reign is a romantic, historical fiction television series that includes many surprises along the way. It is loosely based on the actual life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland. The series takes place in sixteenth century France. The first episode begins with Mary’s backstory which is actually quite accurate, including the death of her father when she was days old and her engagement at six years of age. The opening scene begins at the convent where Mary was being protected. England viewed Mary as…

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    The restaurant I am reviewing is one of the vibrant Italian restaurants in Adelaide, it is called Mazze on Rundle. This restaurant is located in Rundle Street, in Adelaide Central Business District. The focus of this restaurant is what makes it to be vibrant as well as gaining good reputation. It states that, our focus is on personalised customer service, delicious food and sumptuous coffee. The dishes served in this restaurant ranges from pasta, pizza, risotto, meat, salads, and kids menu as…

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    remembered today as one of the greatest actors that ever lived. Edwin Booth’s family was quite large. His grandfather, Richard Booth had three children, two sons and a daughter. Edwin’s father, Junius Brutus Booth was born in 1976. Junius married Adelaide Delannoy in 1815. In 1821, Junius Booth went to America with a common law wife in tow named Mary Ann Holmes. (A common law marriage happens when a couple tells people they…

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    William Lawrence Honor

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    Honor is respect given to someone admired. To me, honor means good quality or character. William Lawrence Bragg was born on March 31, 1890 in Adelaide, South Australia. At a very young age, Lawrence Bragg showed an interest in science. At the age of 11, Lawrence attended St. Peter’s College. Lawrence graduated in 1908 at the age of 18, from Adelaide University from studying math, chemistry, and physics. He attended Trinity College in England in 1909, and received a scholarship in math. In 1912…

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    On July 19, 1860, Lizzie Borden was accused of the double murder of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Borden. I believe she was guilty of this charges for multiple reasons. She claimed that at the time of the murders she was in the barn looking for fishing equipment that they didn’t even have and wouldn’t need until next week. The idea of doing this came to her randomly for no apparent reason as she was ironing some clothes. When she was asked to get the dress she had worn the day of the murders as…

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    Margaret Rose Preston was an Australian artist. She was known during the 1920s to 1940s for her creative works as a painter, printmaker and for introducing Aboriginal artists into contemporary art. Margaret was born on April 29, 1875, Port Adelaide. Margaret Preston was an influential teacher of art, taking students for private tuition. This influenced, and gave her the freedom to pursue her own artistic/creative visions. Preston’s students persuaded her to study in Europe and the United…

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