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    to the full. When the Empire is at war‚ Australia is at war." Many Australians objected to the country’s involvement in the war‚ but the majority of the population agreed with the government’s decision. Australia joined the war for many reasons‚ but two main reasons were : Australia (as a counry) felt a loyalty towards the ’mother country’‚ Britaain and that the war would be a good opportunity to improve Ausrtalia’s international reputation. Many individual Australians also joined the war

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    without its troubles. Many white people all across the U.S. were raged by the idea of integration and put up a fierce fight against the Little Rock Nine. Reading the book Warriors Don’t Cry‚ which is by Melba Beals‚ a member of the Little Rock Nine‚ I realized that the book was starting to inform my own understanding about injustice through its different perspectives in three ways: Showing me the difference that the Little Rock Nine made‚ displaying the amount of injustice despite the Brown .v. Board

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    Death is a thing that happens to anyone and anything living. It is a way of life and a part of the circle of life. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult‚ “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas‚ and “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant are three poems that talk about death. They all talk about how death is just a natural way of life and that people worry about death to much and that they shouldn’t. While all the poems are about death they all have different viewpoints on death. “Don’t fear the Reaper”

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    a shotgun? Gun rights and gun control are always hot items during any political discussion‚ whether it is between peers or politicians. One of the many great advantages to being an American is the ability to choose for one’s own self what to believe in. Another advantage‚ in my opinion‚ is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Laws should not restrict gun rights because first‚ it would infringe the second amendment‚ second‚ guns are a part of our culture‚ and finally‚ if guns were outlawed

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    Billy Budd

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    Billy Budd by Herman Melville fits into both categories of tragedy‚ classic and modern. This story fits into both Aristotle’s and Arthur Miller’s concepts of tragedy. Billy Budd is this story’s tragic hero and its his actions that determine how this story fits into both categories.The classic definition of tragedy is Aristotle’s‚ that the tragic hero must be noble and have a tragic flaw. He must also experience a reversal of fortune and recognize the reason for his downfall

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    Spare Parts In the United States‚ drinking and driving is a major concern in today’s society as about thirty-two percent of total traffic deaths involve alcohol (Hanson). To prevent people from driving under the influence‚ many slogans and advertisements are used mainly to encourage driving carefully. One advertisement made by the car manufacturer BMW is found in Public Interest Magazine and promotes safe driving with the message “Don’t Drink and Drive.” The visual in this advertisement is a bare

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    while living in a small town in Nebraska. At first‚ as I was watching the movie‚ I was confused as to why Teena wanted to dress up at as a man and be called Brandon. I thought that maybe she was just lesbian and that she didn’t like dressing like a girl and wanted more of the masculine look. But then I realized that she was just having issues with not feeling right being a woman. She felt that she was stuck inside the wrong body. That’s why she wanted to dress up as a man‚ and later on actually be

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    Billy Elliot

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    World conveyed in the film Billy Elliot? ‘Into the World’ describes a concept of a growth and change experienced by an individual – whether the change is physically‚ emotionally or intellectually- from the transition between one stage to another. In this transition there are often barriers and obstacles which the individual faces and needs to overcome. The notion of ‘into the world’ is clearly displayed in the film Billy Elliot (2000) directed by Stephen Daldry. The film Billy Elliot set in Durham‚

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    Michael Gerard Bauer’s 2006 novel Don’t Call Me Ishmael. Tells us about the world which we live in‚ through the first person narrative of a fifteen year old boy‚ Ishmael Leseur. The teenage years are very challenging because throughout this time people are learning more about themselves and their place in the world. This is the case for Ishmael because he is not the most popular kid in school and when he starts higschool it just gets worst. This essay will explore the main theme which is acceptance

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    Michael Collins

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    Junior Certificate Notes – Twentieth Century Irish History Governing Ireland 1914-1917 * Ireland ruled directly from London – Irish Politicians sit in the Parliament at Westminster (1800 Act of Union) * Lord Lieutenant – King’s representative in Ireland * Chief Secretary – Parliament’s representative in Ireland * Nationalists & Unionists are the TWO main political groups in the country. Political Groups in Ireland (1914) The Nationalists – About 3 million Irish people

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