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    Evolution Evolution is considered to be the process in which life changes or evolves over time‚ with new species of life being produced from existing species. The creation-evolution controversy has been an ongoing political‚ theological and cultural debate. The scientific evidence shows that the earth is around 4.5 billion years old and that life evolved over time. However‚ those who believe in the Bible reject the scientific evidence and refer to Genesis. Genesis states that God created the world

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    Aboriginal Rights in Canada: Are They Being Denied? When Canada was first inhabited by the First Nations people‚ the land was completely their own. They were free to inhabit and use the land in whichever manner they saw fit. However‚ since the arrival of the European settlers‚ the First Nations people have been mistreated in countless ways. They faced many issues throughout history‚ and are now facing even more serious problems in our modern society like having to endure racism‚ discrimination

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    work so he should give up because if the goddess found out what he was saying he would surely be dead but‚ as naive as a sheep Milky went on and started building his contraption Jocanna didn’t like the fact that Milky was messing with one of her creations and she also thought that the moon

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    ancient heritage should be described and portrayed for the wider community to observe. One of the opinions that the Aboriginal people hold concerning this is that they eagerly desire outsiders to know about their proud heritage‚ customs and traditions. They glance back through recent history and realise the impact of the migrating Europeans on their own unique culture. The Aboriginal People pass on much of what was once a secret‚ in order to avoid the loss of traditions and customs. Secrets that were

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    The early European explorers to Australia‚ such as William Dampier‚ who encountered the Aboriginal people for the first time described the people as the “miserablest people on Earth”. As there were no other accounts to compare his observations to‚ his versions were widely accepted by other European settlers‚ who soon visited Australia in 1788 like Captain James Cook. The lack of misunderstandings by previous European settlers has established preconceived notions and attitudes towards the Aborigines

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    THE ABORIGINAL EXPERIENCE - STRUGGLES FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM _"THROUGHOUT THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY MANY ABORIGINAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED STRUGGLES FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS."_ The struggle for Aboriginal and Islander Land Rights is the longest-running political conflict in Australia’s history. The issue of Aboriginal land rights in Australia has existed for over 200 years‚ and the process still has some way to go. Why is land so important to Aboriginal people’s history and beliefs

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    The Dreaming and Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality Traditional Australian aboriginal religion is a cultural belief system among indigenous Australians‚ and a key aspect of aboriginal spirituality is the Dreaming. There are many different aboriginal groups and languages‚ but the Dreaming is a common characteristic in all these societies‚ although they may have different names for it. Thus each aboriginal group has its own way of connecting with the Dreaming. The Dreaming affects all life

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    out of cheese?” asked Jake. I laughed. “If that’s what you want to believe‚ then yes.” “What do you think though?” “Well‚ scientifically speaking‚ the moon is made of rocks that once used to orbit the Earth‚ millions of years ago. But there’s a story that my grandfather told me that I really like.” “Can you tell me about it?” “Why‚ yes.” Well‚ a very‚ very long time ago‚ there lived a young man who was very lonely and didn’t live with anyone but himself. His name was Charles. He yearned for someone

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    anyone else to receive a voice to be heard and that is the Aboriginals. The question that needs to be asked is‚ do they really have a voice at all? Throughout this paper I will highlight three areas of aboriginal political uprising‚ First the history‚ secondly successful initiatives for the betterment of aboriginals and finally unsuccessful actions in the political landscape. One of the earliest instances of Canadian aboriginals having a voice in politics was seen in July 1817. Five Saulteaux

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    Impact of Protests on the Rights and Freedoms of Aboriginals The treatment of Indigenous Australians by the government has been an issue of controversy since White Europeans settled in Australia. Throughout history Aboriginals have developed and hosted many protests‚ sometimes with the help of the White Europeans that wanted to make a difference to get back rights and freedoms of Aboriginals. The Australian Aborigines were the first people to live on the continent Australia‚ being here longer

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