Murray-Darling Basin

First, Abigail Adams felt very strongly about girls receiving an education. Judith Sargent Murray felt strongly about women’s education, she believed that the women were meant to be doing way more than housework, she thought it was a waste. Abigail and Judith Sargent Murray knew each other because they both lived in Boston, Massachusetts (National Women's History Museum). Abigail and Judith Sargent Murray worked together to expand women’s education and women’s rights.…

How does ‘Secrets in the Fire’ show personal strength and courage? ‘Secrets in the Fire’ written by Henning Mankell and translated by Connie Stuksrud, is a story about a young girl named Sofia who goes through many struggles and shows how she can cope and deal with those situations. The book gives examples of personal strength and courage by having the characters be persistent, having Sofia cope with her struggles, having characters encourage the protagonists, etc. This will focus on the three…

When brainstorming for my valediction I had many ideas such as a overly cheesy thank you, a super salty rant or even to just fill it with star wars quotes. But inspiration came to me before prom when I went to Dylan's candy bar and got a ginormous Jawbreaker. Over the last few days, I have been mindlessly licking and sucking on this Jawbreaker. Sometimes when you throw yourself at something over and over again things might go wrong. For example after battling this jawbreaker the last few days my…

life. One of the best known is "On the Equality of the Sexes" that she published anonymously in 1790 where she argued for the natural equalities of women’s minds and to provide mentally challenging education for girls (Cleary). With Judith Sargent Murray along with many other women activists we as a society and country have come a long way since the eighteenth century, from women not have a formal education to having the same rights as men, today there are more females attending college then…

Thesis Statement~ Madalyn Murray O'hair's 1963 Supreme Court case victory removing religion from the public school system has had a directly observable effect on the breakdown of necessary teachings of ethics, morals and values at a very impressionable development period, which is leading to increased acts of juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy, teen suicide, violence and disrespect for authority. The void created from the removal of religious teachings in public schools has exploded into…

early women to advocate this idea was Judith Sargent Murray. Judith Sargent Murray was an early American woman who proposed Women’s rights, an essayist, playwright, poet, and letter writer. Murray’s ideas about women’s rights were considered extreme in the 1700s. Murray asserted education should be equally offered to women as the same as men and argued for women to earned and manage their own money. By demanding women to be treating equally Murray challenged the founding fathers of American and…

In the “Santa Ana” by Joan Didion, she describes the Los Angeles wind and the effect it has on people. Didion describes the Santa Ana winds as a very unpleasant time that people have to go through. She says, “Los Angeles weather is the weather of catastrophe…” (Didion 47). Her description of the Santa Ana winds is extreme and shocking. Didion says the winds make people depressed and sometimes the winds make people go crazy. The way the Santa Ana winds are described makes me not want to be…

future that could potentially be the most effective changes to the environment. Question How could you possibly let the Murray Darling Basin survive without the Federal government enforcing and legislating laws for the environment when the Murray Darling Basin is struggling due to unsustainable extraction levels for irrigation? Without sufficient water needed, the ecosystem at the Basin will continue to deteriorate, harming and threatening species and the viability of farming, cities and non…

the water market to buy- back the water from irrigators looking to sell. In this market, water is a commodity that can be bought and sold between customers and sellers. Specifically, Australian Government’s plan is restoring the balance in Murray-Darling Basin. The purpose of this program is using the water purchase from irrigators restores the environment (Australian Government- 2010). The water buy-back also will be used in the future to protect future living standards. Another way to solve…

navigable river in the world, after the Amazon and Nile (Discover Murray River, 2015) and spans three states: Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia (Discover Murray River, 2015). Murray River is a significant barrier for land-based traveling and trading (OMICS International, 2014). In 1914, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia agreed to share the waters of the Murray after many years of negotiations, then the River Murray Commission was founded in 1917 and composed by the…