"I am Australian" was released in late 1980s by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton. It is a song that celebrates unity in diversity‚ recognising differences in ethnic background and remembrance of its history. It recognises significant events and icons in Australia’s culture‚ history and spirit and many reflects and ’Australian identity’ within the iconography of the song‚ which in itself is an Australian icon. This song was written very recently‚ thus contains many parts of Australian society which older
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As Mayor Lenny Curry considers a plan to reserve the consolidation of Duval County and the City of Jacksonville by forming component municipalities‚ a similar arrangement local governments established prior to the consolidation; it is important to understand the pro and cons of city-county consolidation as well as the motivations that influence the need for consolidated governments. Although metropolitan government can be achieved in a number of ways‚ reformers have traditionally sought to capture
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Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28‚ 1890 – December 29‚ 1967) was an American bandleader and orchestral director. Leader of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s‚ Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful‚ and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz". Using a large ensemble and exploring many styles of music‚ Whiteman is perhaps best known for his blending of symphonic music and jazz‚ as typified by his 1924 commissioning and debut of George
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Individuals generally compare pre and post World War II historically‚ looking at the facts and politics of the matter. However‚ during this era music was also growing dramatically. From pianos to banjos‚ music was changing. Music changed with pre and post World War II eras in order to cope with the idea of war. Or rather‚ the lack thereof. Without this change in music‚ U.S. citizens would have remained hopeless during World War II. From 1789 until 1941‚ individuals were caught in an era known as
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i never saw a man’s face change from lively to severe so suddenly in all my life before..... I was very cold when I got back into the boat‚ and‚ in my hurry to get my shirt on‚ I accidentally jerked it into the water. It made me awfully wild‚ especially as George burst out laughing. I could not see anything to laugh at‚ and I told George so‚ and he only laughed the more. I never saw a man laugh so much. I quite lost my temper with him at last‚ and I pointed out to him what a drivelling maniac of
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Ortiz-Cofer is one that many people can relate to. It is not merely a Latina girl ’s experiences with prejudice and growing up in New Jersey. The story rings true for many. In "American History‚" Elena is a ninth grader at a large public school in Paterson‚ New Jersey. On this day‚ a cold gray November day‚ President Kennedy has been shot. The reader can see how all the adults in the story are immensely affected by this event. However‚ Elena may show a little sadness‚ but her primary concern that
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Throughout the seventeenth century‚ many countries began inhabiting North America. Two of the most prominent countries that colonized the area were England and Spain. The English‚ were more accustomed to the Northeast area‚ which they called New England. The Spanish‚ however‚ had a higher interest in the Southwest. Because they lived in two separate areas‚ all aspects of life in their colonies were different. The two most obvious differences between the Spanish and English were in the areas of religion
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("concert jazz at its headiest"—DownBeat) . Teaching is also an important element of Jim’s work. He is Musical Director of the BMI Jazz Composers’ Workshop. In addition‚ he is on the faculties of both The Manhattan School of Music and William Paterson University. He has appeared at numerous college jazz festivals as performer and clinician‚ and has been involved regularly with summer workshops such as the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz
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the capstan on a sailing ship‚ was the first of its kind‚ and earned an important place in munitions history. Shortly after obtaining his patent‚ Colt found financial support in an uncle for a manufacturing business. He set up shop in 1837 in Paterson‚ New Jersey‚ establishing Patent Arms Manufacturing‚ but the Colt revolver was at first unsuccessful. Adoption of this new type of revolving cartridge was slow in coming. He tried to sell his revolvers to the U.S. government‚ but the Army was said
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http://changeminds.wordpress.com/tag/success-of-suhas-gopinath/ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-26/nagpur/32868366_1_software-companies-corporate-social-responsibility-english INTRODUCTION SUHAS GOPINATH Mr. Suhas Gopinath‚ now aged 26‚ a resident of Bangalore and hails from a middle class family‚ where his father
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