Contributions

estimated that there is between 600,000 and 700,000 (including 2nd and 3rd generation) living in Australia now. This report will address the reasons for their migration, impact Australian Government policies have had on their immigration and the contributions they have made to modern-day Australia. Push Factors Australia saw Greek immigration in varying eras and numbers, highly dependent on political and social issues experienced in Greece during history. Greece was devastated by the Great…

Dante Miller Mr.Williams US History 17 May 2018 The NAFTA contributions to Mexico,Canada and the United States While signing the NAFTA Bill Clinton said it meant jobs.NAFTA was created to as a way to encourage free trade.Trade barriers would be a huge problem for the United States,Canada and Mexico so introducing this make sure that barriers would be broken. In 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement came into effect,creating one of the worlds largest free trade zones and laying the…

philosopher at all. Some also have the opinion that all he did was write down the idea of “unalienable rights” that John Locke originally stated as his own original enlightenment philosophy. Researchers at the University of Oxford argue that “Voltaire’s contribution to the history of enlightenment philosophy is minimal, and he cannot be considered an original thinker”(Cronk ). In making this comment, these researchers are arguing that Voltaire was not in fact an original enlightenment…

Jeanne Chall’s Contribution to Reading and Teachers There are many reasons that a child may struggle with reading, whether it be decoding, reading comprehension, fluency, or a combination of these. There are many reasons that a child might struggle with reading, and therefore a variety of techniques that may be suggested by theorists for teachers to help those students; among those theorists is a contemporary theorist, Jeanne Chall. As a contemporary theorist, Chall has contributed many…

Canada's Contribution to the Allied Effort Canadian Military Contributions were essential to win WWII. Ortona, D-Day-Juno Beach, and The Liberation of the Netherlands are three critical conflicts that Canadian Army and Navy conquered to deliver victory to the Allied effort. Through the hard work, courage, and great sacrifices of Canadian soldiers and the Allied forces, German forces surrendered on May 7th, 1945, and on May 8th, 1945 Victory in Europe (V-E) Day was declared. Canada proved a…

The Collection—Biographical Connections 1. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota ("F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography"). 2. Fitzgerald fell in love with his wife at Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama while he was stationed there in the army. His wife, Zelda Sayre, refused to marry him until he proved himself a successful man ("F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography”). 3. Fitzgerald attended Princeton College in 1913, but never graduated from there. He ended up enlisting…

Commodore Perry and The Battle of Lake Erie Oliver Hazard Perry was born on August 23, 1785, in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Perry became a midshipman at the age of 13 and later became a great captain and commodore during the war of 1812. Before the start of the war of 1812, Perry was unemployed for two years. He was a self taught educator who studied the idea of naval warfare and passed his thoughts and ides down to his subordinates throughout his life to help with his remarkable career.…

African Poetess I wanted to start off this essay with a nuanced about Phillis Wheatley. About how she not only contributed to the Revolutionary period of U.S. history, but helped shape how it was founded. How through her strength of courage and belief of liberty and peace she able to gain her freedom. You know these things already, she is one of our Founding Mothers. She’s right up there with Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Betsy Ross and Mum-Bet. So why am I writing this essay? Why do I…

“Mah people mus’ go free!” Was a frequent phrase that was used by the great Araminta Ross, who is known as Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman, a female abolitionist, is one of America’s most extravagant icons for the African Americans because of the hundreds of slaves she helped escape slavery through her underground railroad navigation. AFTER she escaped her owners, she decided to come back numerous times to save her family. Never did she lose anybody in her mission and she always made sure nobody…

It’s not a mystery that Colin Powell was an American leader. He was a man who accomplished a lot in life, he achieved many goals in life. Many people knew him as a brave man who served for his country. Colin Powell earned many awards for the many things he did. His choices made a big impact on his life. Colin Powell was in the military, he earned many awards like the Purple Heart and he got that for being wounded in service, also he earned a Bronze Star for act of heroism, another one he earned…