To what extent is it accurate to claim that Australians are committed to a ‘fair go’ and that they belong to a classless society? Since Australia opened its doors to the rest of the world it has been widely regarded as a land of ‘golden opportunity’ well endowed in resources with a small population; it appeared to be an escape from the rigid aristocratic ruling of European nations (Furze‚ 2008: 349). For such a long time many Australians have been reluctant to recognise that social classes do
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Multicultural Australia: Australia’s Immigration History and Current Political Debate Ryan Besgrove Word Count: 1‚491 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION People have always come to Australia through immigration. Whether it be 45‚000 years ago via nomadic boats (Broome‚ 1994) or through the efforts of the British Empire to expand their Anglican empire (Ferguson‚ 2003). As a result modern Australia is a composite of many varying cultures and ethnicities. It is often said that Australia is a multicultural
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Peter Lucas ENG 1301 11/18/2014 Illiteracy in Australia In today’s world‚ knowledge is an important factor in the development of any country. And a low functional illiteracy rate is always a sign of a very humanly developed country as humans is what should be focused on by a government in order to advance in their country’s development. Australia is one of the developed countries‚ therefore‚ it should have a low functional illiteracy rate. However‚ Australia has an astonishing functional illiteracy rate
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Joint Venture 103 CHAPTER 6 SOLUTIONS TO MULTIPLE CHOICES 6-1: a Assets per Jessica Company- balance sheet P3‚550‚000 Jessica’s proportionate interest in assets of JV (50%) 1‚000‚000 Total assets of Jessica P4550‚000 6-2: a Total liabilities only of Jenny Co. 6-3: b 6-4: b Investment of Heart P80‚000 Profit share: Sales 150‚800 Cost of sales (150‚800 ÷ 125%) 120‚640 Gross profit 30‚160 Expenses 10‚000
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A Story of Australia Australia is a country known for its surf beaches‚ koalas‚ and kangaroos‚ the Great Barrier Reef‚ iconic laid back lifestyles and much more. But how did this unique country and continent down under begin‚ and become what it is today? Aboriginals themselves have existed in Australia on the land for an estimated 60‚000 years. Recently‚ their diverse and complex history as truly been discovered. Dispersed throughout Australia‚ there were 600 tribes spread out‚ all living off the
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"working man ’s paradise‚ ’the land of the fair go ’‚ and an egalitarian society. However‚ there has been evidence of inequality of groups such as the indigenous‚ the disabled‚ and gender issues‚ where differences to access of socially valued resources highlight the disadvantages that these groups in society face. This disadvantage has implications of a
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Top of Form |Time Remaining: [pic] | | |Page: 1 2 3 | Page 1 [pic] |1. (TCO A) Alpha Co. owns a 30% interest in Bravo Co. and exercises significant influence. Which of the following results in a | |decrease in the investment account when applying the equity method? (Points
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public at the time. Journalists often published relevant content to the time and essentially provided a voice for many people who could not be heard which encouraged the public to engage. Journalism was developed further with the introduction of advances in technology and in society which introduced such aspects to journalism as investigative journalism and photojournalism‚ as well as the invention of the typewriter. The introduction of investigative journalism had a tremendous impact on society
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cohesion? Why?” There are many countries that celebrate multiculturalism in today’s society‚ yet none have the diversity of what Australia holds. Since banning the “white Australia” policy in the 1970’s‚ we have become one of the most culturally varied countries on the planet. Though despite the many ethnicities in this society and the abolishment of the “white Australia” policy‚ a great divide has still been created between sub-cultures. Many political figures have control over the thoughts
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The theme of ‘Fair is foul‚ foul is fair’ permeates throughout the play ’Macbeth.’ Explain what it means‚ providing examples from the play to support your answer: One of the most important themes in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare comes from one of the last lines in Act 1‚ Scene 1 of the play. The three witches speak this simple line ‘Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair‚’ shortly before they disperse and it becomes a prophecy and an underlying warning for the rest of the play. The connotations
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