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Australia, 2017). 8 years later he was appointed the chairman of Arrernte council of central Australia (Indigenous Australia, 2017). By 1993 he was elected commissioner of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders commissioners for an area of the Northern Territory and one year later he became the deputy chairman for the same commission (Indigenous Australia,…

During the early 1700’s, the characteristics of the Irish economy remained those of underdevelopment with a “narrow range of basic products, a sparse population, recurrent subsistence crises and widespread poverty” (Connolly 41). Segregation between the Catholics and Protestants led to a prolonged economic downturn in Ireland. The minority Protestant population achieve an economic advantage over the Catholics in Ireland through the oppressive Penal laws which were designed to strengthen the…

Italy is one of these countries. Although small in size, Italy offers an abundance of culture and historical sites to see With the Alps on the northern part of the country, it separates Italy from the rest of the European mainland. With history dating as far back as the militaristic Roman Empire, the influence of its rich culture can be found throughout Europe. Some examples of this influence include popular Italian cuisine and the strong presence of the Roman Catholic Churches spread throughout…

The Early Seventeenth Century of the English East India Company in the Spice Archipelago The English Company's first interest lay in the Malay Archipelago and the Spice islands, although from the start it faced considerable competition from Dutch merchants. The fleet of the first voyage (1600) visited Acheen in Sumatra and Bantam in Java; in both places the commander, James Lancaster, obtained permission to trade and to establish a factory. He also visits the Moluccas. The fleet of the second…

Amazed and concerned about Dill’s actions, Jem shows a sign of growth and maturity by informing his father about the situation. Although both Dill and Scout see Jem as a “traitor” for telling Atticus, the young man recognizes that he did the right thing. He says, “Dill, I had to tell him… You can’t run three hundred miles off without your mother knowin’” (161). Consequently, by alerting Atticus and seeking help from a grown-up, Jem proves to be a more mature character. He clearly puts adult…

Pica The word ‘pica’ comes from the genus and species for magpie. In the past, people thought that what the magpie’s carried in their beaks is what they ate, though now we know that they just used those random objects for their nests (Young, 2011). The relationship between the word meaning and the disorder is accurate. Pica is an eating disorder where those who are afflicted with it eat things they are not supposed to, and it can negatively affect the sufferer's social lives and health. Pica…

Morality shapes the person. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, we see the protagonists, Scout and Junior, building their moral character throughout the story. They receive moral lessons, and they influence their life decisions. Lessons include: having to understand a person from one’s point of view, how wrong it is to destroy one’s innocence, the serious problem of discrimination, and tears don’t always mean…

She commutes daily to Northern Virginia where she works as a federal contract employee for Walden Security. In her lead position, she oversees the daily operations of over 20 other contract employees. She has daily contact and interaction with clerks’ offices, judges’ offices…

"You never truly understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around," said Atticus effectively summarizing the difficulty of understanding Boo Radley (Lee 30). Because of his reclusive nature, it was impossible for Maycomb 's citizens to understand Boo Radley. His isolation from society resulted in the total development of his character to come from outsiders until his appearance at the end of To Kill a Mockingbird. As a result,…

The Latour d’Auvergne Triptych, also called the Annunciation with Saints and Donors is a three part, wood panel that depicts the Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to Mary that she is to be the mother of Christ as described in the Gospel of Luke. As a foldable triptych, the art has remained amazingly well preserved without any conservation efforts, however, additional scanning and research had exposed some interesting changes and edits made to the image that are otherwise invisible to the naked…