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influenced by other foreign cultures, in specific Europe.*change Slide* Britain colonised Australia from 1788 onwards to the early 1900’s and only recently made attempts to officially reconcile. Throughout this process Britain has had a consistent influence on aboriginal people,…

The text Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson offers a range of representations of people and groups that were present during the 1990s in Australia and allows for the audience to gain an understanding of them. Hannie Rayson focuses on how gender roles in Australia produce a patriarchal society in which men had the power and women were greatly restricted. Rayson manages to use characters and their relationships with one another to help demonstrate this representation. Rayson also draws attention to…

Is the end near or is it all a hoax? The long-term use of greenhouse gases including fuel for cars, emissions from charcoal and many others will have everlasting effects that will ultimately lead to the demise of civilization and mankind. Changes in climate will have damaging consequences, such as flooding and increased worldwide storm activity, which can be prevented only if humans get involved. Media may portray emotional stories to fear society into beliefs. Evidence will be proven for each…

Mathematics Science Society Technology All portals From today's featured article Epacris impressa Epacris impressa, also known as common heath, is a plant of the heath family, Ericaceae, that is native to southeast Australia: the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales. French botanist Jacques Labillardière collected the species in 1793 and described it in 1805. Four forms have been identified, but no subspecies are recognised. Growing in heathland,…

There was a dramatic fall in wheat exports resulting from the stiff competition from countries such as Argentina, Australia, and Russia. In addition, the European countries tried to protect their domestic products by restricting importing of food. Wheat prices dropped to a record-breaking low: a bushel of NO.1 Northern wheat that was worth $1.63 in 1928 had dropped by…

World War I divided rather than unified the Australian nation’. Critically discuss World War I played a significant role in Australian history between 1914 and 1918. Throughout this period of time Australians were rushing off with great passion to enlist and fight in a war that was meant to end all wars. Not only did this time period raise problems that progressed overtime, the consequences to the Australian nation were ones of conflict, grief and segregation of what could have been peaceful…

(Gale & Bolzan, 2013). This inequality manifests as misconceptions that portray Indigenous people being dependent on welfare, alcoholic, lazy and living on the dole (Pederson et al., 2006). This disadvantage experienced by Indigenous peoples in Australia is associated with both historical and contemporary racism, colonisation and…

The Trans-pacific Partnership is a trade agreement between 12 countries, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile, and Peru. The purpose of the Trans Pacific Partnership is to deepen economic ties between these nations by reducing tariffs and promote the development of trade. The increase in trade between these nations is aimed at reducing China and India’s dominance it the Pacific Rim. The Trans-Pacific Partnership was not a…

Introduction A voting right can be defined as a special right that is given to a common shareholder for purposes of voting in person or by proxy on the affairs of a nation. Voting rights differ from one country to the other and the people who are eligible to vote in different countries vary1. The variations are brought about by different Acts that are developed by legislators from different countries in different geographic locations. As such, it is always good to have the idea on how the…

Bilal Bourouf 260500473 Assignment 2 Geog200 My essay on Kyoto protocol Introduction: Greenhouse gases are primarily made of water vapor and other elements such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide [1]. This gas is emitted mostly by energy plants, transportation vehicles and deforestation. In a huge amount, it acts like a thermal blanket for the Earth conserving the heat which leads to important environmental problems such as global warming [2]. These gases are generated by all…