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    Cabrogal people inhabited the land who spoke the Darug language. As a future teacher I would encourage my students to create a personalised Acknowledgement to Country based on their learning and to use the correct name of the Custodians of the land (Oxfam Australia, n.d.), making it personalised and therefore more meaningful. (Reconciliation Australia, 2013). Furthermore, I would acknowledge important events such as NAIDOC week, Reconciliation week and National Sorry Day and incorporate them…

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    We first see evidence of this when Chris donated his leftover money from college (over $24,000) to OXFAM, which is an organization that fights hunger (Krakauer 20). The average salary for Americans is about $51,000, meaning that Chris donated almost half of an average American’s salary to the organization (Average Salaries). We see Chris reject materialism…

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    As the global price of oil increases, the biofuel industry becomes more attractive to grow. Hence, a majority of farmers will choose grow biofuel crops than food crops, which will lead to food shortages and increasing food price. According to an Oxfam study “By 2020, biofuels policy will result in 16% higher prices for plant oils, 10% higher prices for oilseeds and an estimated 2.6% average increase in global crop prices”. Food price increases affect consumer around the world, but their impact…

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    Fairtrade Case Study

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    A private industry survey of 179 Fair Trade farmers from Central America and Mexico came to the conclusion that more than half of their families still go hungry for several months of each year. The wage of $1.55/lb leaves the farmer only 50¢/lb after the fees, taxes, and expenses. Antonio admits that without the higher wage provided by Fairtrade, he would be unable to continue to grow coffee but it still is not enough to keep him out of debt. The CEO of Transfair USA stated in response, “What…

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    Sex In The Mining Club

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    family unit survival. (iv) The essential right to be listened, empowered and enabled applies just as to ladies The impact of mining on women The specific encounters of ladies have been investigated and recorded in various discussions by Oxfam Australia and others. The grievances voiced by ladies from mine-influenced groups and ladies mineworkers uncover that mining can, and regularly does, affect on ladies and those things of concern to ladies. For instance: ● The disappointment to…

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    Do What You Love Analysis

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    An idea of 'Do what you love’ which is working on a job that a man really has a passion in is now being on spotlight. There are many books, TV shows, and Facebook pages with thousands of likes which tell the readers and audiences of how good and happy they would feel when they are working on a job they love and also encourage them to find and work in what they really love. Nevertheless, the idea of ‘Do what you love’ is not all new. It was introduced in 19th century by an American philosopher…

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    his destiny is when he chooses to give away the money that his parents gave him that was intended for him to pay for law school, which he never went to. The excerpt described this as “...he would shortly donate all the money in his college fund to OXFAM America, a charity dedicated to fighting hunger.”. Both of these actions demonstrated by Chris Mccandless show him making the decisions in his life to form his own…

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    MAR009-6 MARKETING ASSESSMENT 2 INDIVIDUAL REPORT “The London Oil Refining Company Ltd.” “Astonish uPVC Cream Cleaner” Written and Submitted by: NAME – Saikat Panja Student ID - 1223846 SUBMISSION DATE: Monday 26TH JANUARY 2015 Introduction Target Market ‘Companies cannot connect with all customers in large, broad or diverse markets. However, they can divide such markets into groups of customers or segments with distinct needs and wants. A company then needs to identify which market…

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    and continued his journey on foot shows how he doesn't care about items a main one for him was money he donates all his money to charity about 24,000 dollars. “ what nobody knew-was that he would shortly donate all the money in his college fund to OXFAM america, charity…

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    The journey Chris McCandless makes into the wild is one of the most unproductive “journey” anyone has made. Chris McCandless’s journey is one that doesn 't seem to be very logical. McCandless’s proved nothing with his journey. The fact that he was not able to complete his journey due to selfishness shows the lack of intelligence Chris McCandless carried one his so call “journey”. Giving out his inheritance and college money just makes Chris sound even more childish. To add on Chris McCandless…

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