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Political Disinterest of the Younger Generation in Australia The recent Australian federal election in July saw a ninety-five percent participation rate, three percent higher than in the previous election. With such a high percentage of voters, one would assume most Australians have a high sense of civic duty. Much of the younger generation, however, appears to lack political interest. In 2013, only around 50 percent of eighteen year olds participated in the federal election1. The article I…

and after the presentation to see if the youth’s knowledge about voting had changed given what I had taught them about voting. My presentation about voting included what people vote for such as laws, presidential candidates, electoral college, and even student council at school, I covered who can register to vote and who can vote, political parties, and briefly how to register to…

According to her favorite teachers, Oprah excelled just as she did in high school while at TSU. She appeared in many plays and performed many speeches. Because of Oprah 's success in everything she did while in college, she was asked to audition for and received a position at WTV-TV as an anchorperson. Oprah obtained many job titles while working at WTV-TV. She would work her way up the totem pole, and they would ask her to try other jobs as well. Because of racial…

Mother Teresa herself had to write the head of Loreto Order in Ireland for permission to leave its ranks. The permission was approved and the Pope in Rome gave his blessings for her plan. On August 16, 1948, a year after India became an Independent country; Mother Teresa made her own declaration of Independence and left so that she could do her plan to help the poor. First she travelled to Patria. She helped out in hospitals and clinics for many years. But she never had any medical…

Background of job duty In an interview I spoke with a woman named Janine Cunningham, a case manager/ Service Coordinator in “Office of Long Term Living” (OLTL) at Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, located in Allentown Pa, serving Lehigh and North Hampton County. Talking with her I had received a lot of information on what level of case management she takes part in, the stages, feedback on what HCBS waivers are as well as HCBS ISP and much more. When asked what the office of…

In their eyes, her main advantage was that she could be easily manipulated; no one thought a woman capable of independent leadership. The India that Indira Gandhi encountered upon taking office was very different from the one her father had led. By 1966, the post-independence euphoria had been replaced by a severe economic crisis; drought and the costs of the 1965…

The essay will look at the prevalence of obesity in adults and wider society. Obesity will be defined along with current UK statistics and an explanation in how obesity is measured. The impact of socioeconomics and the environment will be identified in relation to obesity and the effect it may have on an individual and the wider society will be explored. Following this the campaign change4life will be considered in terms of its efficacy in preventing or improving the epidemic of obesity, this…

Running for office is difficult task. Candidates have to deal with tasks such as finding money to run their campaign, convincing the public they will be able to make a difference, and incorporating the public’s views into their campaigns. Throughout their campaign, candidates are influenced by extra-constitutional actors, such as the media, public opinion, interest groups, and political parties. In the election of governor in Massachusetts this year, it can be seen that all of these…

Procedure knowledge of the specific course book. Then, in the self-, and peer-assessment groups, the students were trained on how to assess themselves as well as their peers, respectively. For example the students were informed that they will have an assessment every two units covered from the course book, and are free to construct items of any type. While in the self-assessment group, they were instructed to make, to answer and then to mark their papers themselves, in the peer-assessment…

For my Bodies project I decided to experience hearing impairment for two whole days. I would achieve this by wearing earplugs for the complete duration of those two days. During my time of disability, I realized how my life, socially, went evidently downhill. I saw myself becoming more reserved and generally just becoming silent. I talked lower, just nodded and said “yeah” to stop conversations, and generally stayed more in my room. I felt lonely and depressed, when classes were silent and I…