“In the decade 1985-1995‚ Australia saw sharp increases in the number of overweight or obese‚ and conservative estimates suggest that this is increasing by at least 1% per year. These figures do not auger well for the future health and wellbeing of our communities” (NSW Department
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Australia day In the beautiful country Australia‚ lives a culture where is almost forgotten. A lot of us Europeans actually don’t know. Isn’t it the British who lives in Australia? Which culture is almost forgotten? If you see back in the past 200 years‚ you would know that the British people actually did. There was a culture before the British arrived and clamed Australia as a British land. Now days we call them Australians Aborigines‚ but they are the real people of the country. It is the Aborigines
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“The British are coming the British are coming” Paul Revere said this famous quote. This report is going to be about the life of Paul Revere and his famous ride. Paul Revere was born on January 1‚ 1735‚ Boston MA. During Paul Revere’s young childhood he had eleven siblings. He was the second oldest child and the eldest surviving son. He attended the North Writing School‚ he started attending the school at age 7. By the age of 13 Paul had graduated from the North Writing School. After he graduated
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History: British Airways PLC is the largest international airline in the world. It is based at Heathrow Airport in London‚ the busiest international airport in the world‚ and has a global flight network through such partners as USAir in the United States‚ Qantas in Australia‚ and TAT European Airlines in France. Via its own operations and those of its alliance partners‚ British Airways serves 95 million passengers a year using 441 airports in 86 countries and more than 1‚000 planes. British Airways
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After WW2‚ Australia felt that the population was too small to defend itself in case of another event. It also felt that Australia needed an economic boost and an increase in the population was the way to do so. In a speech to parliament in 1944‚ Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell expresses the need for migrants; “…Only by filling this land can we establish a title to hold it” (House of Representatives‚ Debates‚ 1944‚ vol. HR177‚ p.935). The Chifley Labor government’s aim in the late 1940s was
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“As Australians we promulgate the value of a fair go. Yet there are individuals and groups in our society that experience extreme and persistent disadvantage that sets them apart from the rest of our society”. (Reference: Wise‚ S. (2011) “Advance Australia Fairly” Sydney Morning Herald. January 14‚ 2011) One of the most predominant values in Australian society is that of ‘mateship’ (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy 2010‚ pg 49). Such a value promotes equality of life amongst Australians
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r PREPARATIONS FOR BRITISH CULTURE AND SOCIETY 1. The features of the United Kingdom’s culture The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied‚ and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. It is a European state‚ and has many cultural links with its former colonies‚ particularly those that use the English language. The origins of the UK as a political union of formerly independent states has resulted in the preservation of distinctive cultures in each of the home nations. Britain’s
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example‚ Aborigines. Aboriginal cultures dating back thousands of years took many forms‚ with over 100 separate languages‚ and with widespread social networks making it necessary for Aboriginal people to be multilingual to communicate. A separate British-influenced Australian culture is also said to have existed since the mid-1800s.Commonly recognised examples of Australian culture include; • Poets: Henry Lawson‚ Banjo Paterson‚ C.J. Dennis • Authors: Miles Franklin‚ Mary Grant Bruce‚ Rolf Boldrewood
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Australia 1 (flags‚ coat of arms) 1. The Symbolism of Australian flag One of the designers was Ivor Evans‚ a fourteen year old schoolboy. Ivor had very clear ideas about what his flag meant and what he intended it to say about Australia and Australians. He believed that the Southern Cross‚ the brightest constellation (созвездие) in the Southern Hemisphere‚ was representative of Australia ’s bright future as a leading nation. However there was another reason for his choice of the Southern Cross
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BCarroll‚ Archie B. The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility: Toward the Moral Management of Organizational Stakeholders‚ Business Horizons‚ July-August 1991 For the better part of 30 years now‚ corporate executives have struggled with the issue of the firm’s responsibility to its society. Early on it was argued by some that the corporation ’ sole responsibility was to provide a maximum financial return to s shareholders. It became quickly apparent to everyone‚ however‚ that this
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