Islands of New Zealand

Fiji is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It was a British colony from 1874 – 1970. The need for the British to establish a strong economical base in their colony of Fiji arose, and so, they turned to sugar cane plantations as a steady source of employment and revenue. However, the British were not willing to exploit the indigenous labour and disturb the Fijian way of life, so they needed to recruit labour from over the seas. They decided to utilise the indentured labour system, by…

France was another nation which used imperialism for their benefit as a nation. They had established power in South-East Asia (Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam), in the Pacific Islands as well as in the North West of Africa. Imperialism was a long term cause of The Great War as it was seen that the more colonies you had seized then the more power you had. NATIONALISM In the lead-up to World War 1, nationalism was a key reason countries…

Current conservation In view of the difficulties faced in conservation, different international parties held measurement to protect the Great White Shark from extinction. The CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is the most popular international agreement in the world. It is not protecting those endangered species only, but also many wildlife species because it makes sure the sustainable development of the trade in order to safeguard the…

Helping animals is another way to respect animal rights. It is believed that some endangered animals are extremely sensitive to environment change or disease to which we need to pay particular attention. For instance, the national symbol of New Zealand—Kiwibirds have faced a challenge to survive due to intrusion by predators. The consequence is the reduction of its populations from five million to 50,000-60,000 over eighty years (Department of conservation, 2016). The department of conservation…

“community assembly”? They also wanted to test and see the beginnings of biodiversity development in the testate amoebae taxa on different quality and locations. Will there be interspecific competition and which species are the best to colonize the new land? What parameters they looked at and why? -They sampled small amounts of soil from sandy inland dune sites they tabled them table A and table B, which was located on a former military training areas. Both inland dune sites display different…

In Australian history the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia were not treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve, they have been the protectors of this land for many years before British colonised here, they lived from the land and they had a very strong community based life. After years of demoralising them and taking their basic ways of life away from them, we now have certain policies and procedures in place to bring the equality back. From the National Aboriginal…

earthquakes, which in turn, create fault lines. According to the map from www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-earthquake.htm majority of earthquakes take place on the west coast of North, Central, and South America. As well as India, the Philippines, New Zealand, an eastern parts of Africa. The Richter scale is a device that measures the magnitude of an earthquake, one being the least destructive and ten being the worst. That scale is what classifies the quake as a main shock or an aftershock.…

Analysis of: “Their Finest Hour” by Winston Churchill A. 10 forms of rhetoric in the speech i) Metonymy: “We have under arms at the present time in this Island over a million and a quarter men.” Winston Churchill substitutes the Island of Great Britain with the word Island, acting as a figure of speech that means the same thing. ii) Connotation: “If Hitler can bring under his despotic control the industries of the countries he has conquered...” By referring to Hitler's control as being…

are implemented to avoid conflicts and behaviours that may cause group to breakdown. Social cohesion laws generally prohibit negative behaviour in hopes that individuals will choose to act in a positive and non-destructive manner. As reported by BBC News, Rolf Harris, an established TV personality, has been jailed for five years and nine months for twelve indecent assaults against four girls between 1968 and 1986. One victim was only seven or eight years old, whilst the other three girls were…

“Being gay is natural. Hating gay is a lifestyle choice” - John Fugelsang. The question of LGBT rights come into play with this quote. What kind of human rights violations are LGBT people exposed to? When thinking about the answer to the question, there are a lot of themes to take into consideration. For example, LGBT rights affect government, environment, social relations, and ethics. Determining what themes human rights violations affect allows us to see how some countries have better human…