The topic of ‘the contribution of Indigenous people‚ unwanted‚ used and then forgotten’ explores the idea that Indigenous people were not firstly wanted by the Australian Government to participate in conflicts as soldiers‚ then‚ were desperately needed and used‚ only to get forgotten‚ receiving little to no recognition for their incredible efforts in the wars they served in. At the time of World Wars I and II‚ Aboriginal Australians were subject to oppression and discrimination under regulations
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Spratly Island The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[2] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They contain less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and
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Rizal’s First Homecoming In the summer of August 1887‚ Rizal decided to return to the Philippines for some months. The circumstances during his time were favorable because many authorities at that time were liberally inclined. Both the Gran Oriente de España and Luz de Oriente was composed of Spaniards and Filipino masons. Rizal’s priority was to cure his mother’s eyes‚ thus his first operation of being an ophthalmologist based from his experiences and studies‚ was very successful in removing
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A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation‚ attracting visitors for holidays orvacations. Resorts are places‚ towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self-contained resort attempts to provide for most of a vacationer’s wants while remaining on the premises‚ such as food‚ drink‚ lodging‚ sports‚ entertainment‚ and shopping. Destination resort A destination resort is a resort that contains‚ in and of itself‚ the necessary guest attraction capabilities—that
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Typhoons in the Philippines In the Philippines‚ tropical cyclones (typhoons) are called bagyo. Tropical cyclones entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility are given a local name by the Philippine Atmospheric‚ Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)‚ which also raises public storm signal warnings as deemed necessary. Around 19 tropical cyclones or storms enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility in a typical year and of these usually 6 to 9 make landfall. The deadliest
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I.THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO 1.1 Pacific Theory * By Beily Willis (geologist) * Occurs 200 million years ago in Pacific Ocean ( Eastern Region of Asia) * When volcanoes erupted continuously . (volcanism) * Japan‚Taiwan‚Indonesia‚ Solomon islands and new Zealand (pacific ring of fire) * 250 volcanoes in said countries and 22 active volcanoes in Phil. 1.2 Asiatic Theory * By Dr. Leopoldo Faustino * Diastrophism (deformation of Major feature
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J.‚ 2011. Turning oil palm biomass into valuable by-products. [Online] Available at: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/20/nation/8506931&sec=nation Greenpeace International‚ 2008. How Unilever Palm Oil Suppliers Are Burning Up Borneo‚ Amsterdam: Greenpeace International. Ho‚ F.‚ 2012. Wood from palms. [Online] Available at: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2012/4/16/lifefocus/11056504&sec=lifefocus Indian Council of Agricultural Research‚ 2010. Crop Diversification
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The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945. These two events represent the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date. Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities‚ the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. The war in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed its instrument of surrender on 8 May‚ but the Pacific War continued. Together with the United Kingdom
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Understanding Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was an American author and poet whose forte was writing mystery and horror stories. Many know of Edgar Allan Poe as the “Father of the Detective Story‚” which nickname he earned for his mysterious detective fiction tales such as “The Murders in the Rue Morgue().” Before switching genres from dark romanticism to detective tales‚ Edgar Allan Poe published “Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque‚” which was a tale of fear and horror. Edgar Allan Poe’s style
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In the Future of Life‚ Edward Wilson describes the problems that the Earth is experiencing‚ the causes of them‚ and some of the solutions that can be done to save it. Some problems facing the planet are invasive species‚ overpopulation‚ extinction‚ and killing of biodiversity all have solutions to them. First of all‚ the Earth faces the problem of invasive species which kill the native plants in the population. An example of an invasive species is the giant land snails from Africa were introduced
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