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Is the end near or is it all a hoax? The long-term use of greenhouse gases including fuel for cars, emissions from charcoal and many others will have everlasting effects that will ultimately lead to the demise of civilization and mankind. Changes in climate will have damaging consequences, such as flooding and increased worldwide storm activity, which can be prevented only if humans get involved. Media may portray emotional stories to fear society into beliefs. Evidence will be proven for each…

Tonsils a short story by Melissa Lucashenko and Redfern Now (Episode 1) share the main theme of family responsibility throughout both mediums, but they both have other correlating themes such as Family loyalty, Irresponsibility and Maturity. Despite having a lot of the same themes, they have their differences but both ultimately tie into how family responsibility shapes people. "Blood makes you related, but loyalty makes you family". This quote is true to both "Redfern Now" and "Tonsils" as…

Polarising the nation, The Queen v Baden-Clay case demonstrates the extent to which the Australian media can adversely affect the success of legal proceedings. The Australian adversarial system enforces strict rules of procedure, which are imperative to achieve equality and adequate protection in society. Although it is deemed effective, imperfections are evident (Skwirk Online Education, Nd). The Gerald Baden-Clay case highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the criminal justice system…

The yo-yo test according to (Top end sports, 2016), is similar to beep test, except in the yoyo intermittent test the subject have a short active rest for recovery, five (5) to six (10) seconds. There are two levels of yoyo test. Level 1 for untrained/ less trained individuals and level 2 for elite athletes. Level 1 yoyo test starts at 10 km/hr while the level 2 starts at 13 km/hr. The purpose of this test is to evaluate the athlete's or the individual's ability to endure interval runs over a…

Politics is supposed to be an important aspect of a country. In fact, we cannot think of any nation without its political history. Politics really influences the daily life of every person in a country but does not, however; seem to be easy for people to understand. To comprehend politics, people have to seek help from various sources such as media, newspapers, books and especially, public intellectuals who are well renowned thinkers. Public intellectuals are: writers, scientists, teachers, and…

Joie Fashion is a locally run fashion boutique situated in Queens Street, Brisbane, Australia. The boutique was established in May 2010 and continues to offer a range of beautiful, quality clothing items for reasonable prices. Joie fashion is looking to expand both regionally and internationally as a business through the use of social media and new shop front establishments to connect with fashion consumers around the globe. Joie’s mission statement is “To produce fashion and quality at the best…

However, there were significant figures that were against women’s equality for the right to vote. Among these were Irene Cockroft who was against her cause. Iren Cockroft was a born in Brisbane, Australia and moved to Brittan much like Muriel Matters did. Cockroft says, “Far from being amused, British expats might be offended by coverage of an upstart Australian woman’s attack on the British.” “Mother of Parliaments. One might almost call…

My heart thumps like a bass drum in my ears as I run. I can barely breathe but I don’t stop. I reach my car, crank the engine and put my foot to the floor. Driving through the streets of Brisbane to the highway, I start to think over Alice’s and my relationship. “You should come over this weekend. We can work on our project.” I messaged her late at night. “Okay, I’ll ask my parents.” Alice answers quickly before confirming she can. On Saturday morning, she arrives at my house. We work on our…

According to Australian Bureau of Statistic (2006), there were 340,393 Muslims in Australia, and these Australian Muslims come from diverse background such as Lebanese-born (30,289), Turkish-born (23,126) and Afghanistan (15,958). It is no surprising that Muslim always is a controversial and sensitive issues in Australia, especially after the casualties of 9/11 tragedy, the Bali bombing and the 7/7 London bombing, overwhelming media were emphasized that Muslim were the main schemer of these…

Three companies were chosen and their financial statements were used and analysed to find the ratios. The companies that were used are: Select Harvest Limited, Webster Limited and Domino’s Pizza. All three of the companies are from the food companies listed on the ASX. The three different companies were chosen to find out whether which company is doing its best by making profit and which is doing the least by being in loss as well as determining the market capitalisation and comparing it with…