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The Mabo case refers to the legal action taken upon the commonwealth of Australia outlining Native title, Indigenous Land Rights by activist Eddie Mabo to which was concluded in 1993. The case was stimulated due to the Australian Civil Rights Movement of 1957 - 1973, it refers to the leading fight that was put forward in an attempt to gain rights and recognition of land connection to that of the Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders. The Mabo Case is a famous story and that of which is…

I can help. I can save. I’ll pardon you. I can hurt. I can manipulate. I’ll kill you. A simple three word phrase can change a life. They can rewrite the history books. They can change the dates carved into the headstones of young children and newlyweds. When a person realizes they have the authority, they have to make a choice. When “I want” transforms into “I can”, it will soon become an action. This is the type of power people crave. When you have power, the fragile life of another soul…

most ironic thing, as well as unfortunate, is the fact that when he died he truly believed that once his life was over, no one would remember him or his poetry. He even had the words, “Here lies one whose name was writ in water” engraved on his headstone. However, today we consider him to be one of the most famous English poets. Although he is important in literature today, it is sad that he did not get the recognition he deserved during his short…

Poetry is a form of art. It is used to convey emotion. There are over fifty types of poetry. Epic, Haiku, Cinquain, Ballad, Sonnet, Limerick, Verse Drama, Elegy Cento, and Ode are just a few of them. Poetry has also changed over the years. “Epic of Gilgamesh” is one of the earliest poetic works. It dates back to 2000 B.C. and was a tradition of the Sumerians. The ancient Greeks were also known for epic poetry that dates back as early as 1200 B.C. and A.D. 455. Homer and Hesiod were two of the…

PRELIMINARY REPORT I got my topic the second time I picked from the bucket. My first topic I picked was Trovants from Contesti, Romania. I looked at a couple of sites, but it didn’t look interesting to me. It was living rocks that can move, grow, and reproduce, so I drew again. I drew the Anjikuni Lake in Canada. I looked through a couple of sites and decided that I would keep it because it looked interesting to me. I looked at more sites and each site helped me understand the disappearance…

Cultural Comparison of Death, Dying, and Bereavement What is death? The study of thanatology discusses death and the practices associated with it as well as the needs of terminally ill patients and their families. Determining death by brainstem death is the standard and is accepted medically, legally, and ethically in most countries around the world (Maynard, 2010). The death of the brainstem results from damage to this area ceasing survival functions of breathing, heart rate, blood pressure,…

Things get even more complicated when it comes to romance. Though it is easier to woo someone familiar opposed to a stranger, the reader finds that this is not always the case. William Collins in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, as well as Bradley Headstone in Charles Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend, are faced with the task of asking for their lady’s hand in marriage. Bradley is proposing to Lizzie Hexam whilst William is proposing to Elizabeth Bennett. Several factors play a role in their, as well…

Education through Assimilation After the American Civil War, why did the American government feel the need to place Indian children of the Pacific Northwest in government run schools in order to make these native children fit into the American society? In the essay “Assimilation through Education: Indian Boarding Schools in the Pacific Northwest” by Carolyn Marr, she described the educational plight of Indian children from the 1880’s to the 1920’s. The United States government felt that…

Love never dies, but the people who seek revenge do. In two touching stories, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is a lot to fight for. There are several symbols that are similar with these two pieces, but the differences in the stories keep the reader on edge. Love is a sensational strong bond between two people. Love can bring positive feelings, but it can also cause damage to a relationship. Too much love may lead to an affair, which…

named Vanessa Gray started to clean up and abandon cemetery, Lincoln Cemetery. Lincoln Cemetery is a historically black graveyard in her neighborhood. Vanessa started to restore the cemetery in December of 2015, by sweeping dirt, restoring plots and headstones, and picking up litter. Year later she had recruited volunteers to help her maintain and continue the cleanup of the cemetery. After a year Vanessa obtained the deed to the cemetery’s from the former owner. The Greater Mt. Zion AME church…