The White Australia Policy (WAP) was a policy that was introduced in 1901 by the newly federated government. It was officially known as the Immigration Restrictions Act 1901 and the Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901. These policies were put in place to keep Australia white for racial issues‚ economic issues and for the preservation of democratic freedom. In order for the WAP to work‚ a “Dictation Test” was put in place that would monitor who was allowed into the country such as undesirables including
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White-nose syndrome haunts bats The mysterious disease is obliterating bat colonies as it spreads across North America‚ and scientists say time is running out to save them. 7 Related Topics: Conservation‚ Endangered Species‚ Viruses & Diseases‚ Wild Animals Bats are flying ambassadors of Halloween‚ adding spooky ambience to countless forests‚ caves‚ graveyards and haunted houses. Lately‚ however‚ the tables have turned on them — Halloween and the winter it foreshadows are now an increasingly
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Devil in the White City Erik Larson’s non- fiction best seller portrays murder‚ magic and madness that occurred at the fair that changed America. The construction of The Columbian exposition began in 1891 and if on time was to be finished by 1893. This gave world famous architect Daniel Burnham a little over two years to achieve the impossible. There were other problems than just building the fair‚ there was corruption and decay in the city which made things more problematic. The
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beloved child’s death. Similarly‚ the narrative “If You Could Only See..”‚ tells the story of struggle a eighteen-year-old girl‚ Carrie Hunter-Martin‚ faces overcoming the recent death of her parents. Although from different perspectives‚ both stories seem to focus on the accidents impact to the main characters‚ the parents and Carrie‚ and the fleeting
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for music and want their talent to be recognized. Carrie Underwood is the season four winner of the show. Since her success in 2005‚ she has become a very popular country music star by having many hit songs and receiving two Grammy’s. The song "Before He Cheats‚" is one of her best‚ because it shows off her award winning vocals and expresses emotions of strong willed females. While sappy and slow hits are the usual characteristics of a Carrie Underwood song‚ she changes her style with a more
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Americans in response to this change. Sister Carrie and Cheap Amusements are two best representations for their works. Interestingly‚ through reading those two novels‚ readers can easily tell that both Dreiser and Peiss pay more attention to young working class women when examining the new consumer culture. Sister Carrie is a novel written by Theodore Dreiser and published in 1900. Through this novel‚ he told readers a story about a girl named Carrie Meeber who was born into a poor family and
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LULLABY by Leslie Marmon Silko The sun had gone down but the snow in the wind gave off its own light. It came in thick tufts like new wool—washed before the weaver spins it. Ayah reached out for it like her own babies had‚ and she smiled when she remembered how she had laughed at them. She was an old woman now‚ and her life had become memories. She sat down with her back against the wide cottonwood tree‚ feeling the rough bark on her back bones; she faced east and listened to the
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His biggest fan until now is writer Danielle Steele who owns over hundreds of thousands of pairs. Sarah Jessica Parker wore Louboutins on her wedding day as well as Cate Blanchett‚ Blake Lively and Kim Catrall have all fallen prey to the state of art luxury of owning the femme fatale’s accessory . THE STORY BEHIND THE TRADEMARK RED SOLES: It is said that once Louboutin was drawing a shoe design and he was unsatisfied with each and every one of them; then‚ he saw his assistant polishing her nails
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slave trade and their prevalent exploitation led to the emergence of civil rights activism‚ which constituted groups of abolitionists that ware against this trade. Amidst this institution‚ there were those that avoided marginalization by acquiring the white identity through racial passing. This includes those who changed their names and nationality to conceal their individuality as well as those who used the advantage of being a mixed
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Although some poor white men can rise above poverty‚ the truly disadvantaged individuals are poor people of color‚ as they must combat both racism and classism in order to succeed. Tom‚ Daisy’s husband‚ invites Nick to his apartment to spend the afternoon with him and his mistress. They are later joined by her sister Catherine‚ a feisty redhead‚ who has “a complexion powdered milky white” (Fitzgerald 30). Catherine’s decision to lighten her skin is directly influenced by Eurocentric beauty standards
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