Victoria Osteen

The weekend my boyfriend began seeing another woman, I walked into a megachurch for the first time. My girlfriends and I didn’t go to praise Jesus. We went for fun. (I didn’t know about the boyfriend yet.) My two friends, both 20-something journalists like me, were visiting me in Houston, and we considered Lakewood Church — the largest house of worship in the country and home to controversial superstar pastor Joel Osteen — a tourist attraction. We parked in a crowded underground garage and followed a trail of people into a stadium built for the city’s basketball team. I’d rarely set foot in a church since growing up catholic in upstate New York, and yet I knew this religious gathering would be nothing like the one I’d attended at home. Everybody in Houston knew about…

In 2013, the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) published a series of draft relating to the development of new standards for the national curriculum. It was scheduled to be introduced across Australia in 2014 (Falkner et al., 2014). Later in 2014, the Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE) supported and emphasised the importance of the implementation of the technologies as “a General Capability” in the new developing Australian Curriculum (Zagami,…

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga is a city that locate in New South Wales, Australia. Across the Murrumbidgee River, with population of 55,364 people, Wagga Wagga is not only the state's largest inland city, but also an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia. Wagga Wagga is the ninth fastest growing inland city in Australia, it is located midway between the two largest cities in Australia:Sydney and Melbourne. This is the Central Business District of Wagga Wagga. It looks flat…

The Murray Darling Basin is a large area inside of south-eastern Australia. They are to major rivers Murray river and the Darling river, It goes over most of the states of New South Wales, Victoria, and Australian Capital Territory .It also goes over parts of the states, e.g, Queensland (lower third) , South Australia (south-eastern corner).Some facts about the Murray Darling basin is that the river is one of Australia’s longest ever river. The Murray River flows between Mount Kosciuszko…

Australia’s 10 Best Camping Hotspots The awe-inspiring beauty of Australia can be difficult to tackle. When there are so many opportunities surrounding you, figuring out which parts of this iconic beauty you experience can be tough. While sometimes the best option might be to just jump on your car and drive away, exploring the tried-and-tested locations can add ease to your camping experience. If you are looking to back your bags, these are the best camping hotspots Australia has on offer. 1.…

All students studying at the University of Victoria (UVic) want to achieve success. Chinese international students are no exception to this rule. For Chinese international students to have overall success they need to be proficient in three inter-related areas of academics, culture and social. First, challenges interfering with academic achievement include Chinese international students lacking English language proficiency, lacking academic skills and______. In regards to culture, there are…

Main industries in Australia are mining, industrial equipment, food processing, chemicals and steel (United States Central Intelligence Agency). Most industries of natural resources development are located in the Gunnedah basin; Most industrial manufacturing and food processing companies are in Tamworth; Highways are available around the country with regional road network (Regional Development Australia – Northern Inland NSW). Sydney, New South Wales; Melbourne, Victoria and Brisbane,…

employment opportunities. Rock Bay contains many parking lots, small businesses, and industrial buildings (City of Victoria, 2011, p. 27). According to the City of Victoria (2009), the highest percentage of education in Rock Bay lies within the field of business and public administration, with the second largest being engineering and architecture. Observations of Rock Bay during our assessment revealed that the community thrives on businesses and the services the businesses provide. Based on the…

greater Melbourne or within Victoria. Remember to include BOLTSS on your maps. Close up map of Melbourne Map of Melbourne within Victoria http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Melbourne b) Describe the location of Melbourne city. Make sure you refer to both absolute and relative location in your description. Melbourne city is located in the southern region of Australia in the state of Victoria. Melbourne’s longitude and latitude is, 37.8136° S, 144.9631° E. Melbourne being…

MURRAY RIVER LOCATION: An investigation took place of the Murray River and its connection to the Aboriginal People. The Murray River spans across three states, they are: South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. In South Australia’s part of the river it is enclosed in floodgates to prevent flooding. The river has a total of 1061469 square kilometres. It flows between cliffs that are over thirty metres high. ABORIGINAL PEOPLE: The Aboriginal people settled near the Murray River over 40000…