debt‚ in which they had to solve by placing taxes on common items in the colonies. The Stamp Act and Tea Act were two examples of taxes Britain put on the colonists that led to political unrest. The expansion of English territory was not the only cause for colonial unrest‚ severe taxation also played a major part in straining the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies. After the war British troops were still stationed in North America‚ resulting in massive debt (Doc. F). Heavy taxation
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Domestic Violence in India: Causes‚ Consequences and Remedies Introduction “Bride tortured to death for dowry”‚ “School going kid succumbs to his injuries after beaten by father”‚ “A seventy year old man killed over property dispute”‚ “Harassment of men in Chandigarh…” All these and what not‚ turn to any newspaper at random and you would find the reports of such kind of violence all over the country. These are all what we come to know through different forms of media. There are more such cases
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The Happiest Refugee The book The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do is about a young family in Vietnam who risk their lives to travel illegally to Australia. In the middle of the ocean with the sun beating down on a jam packed boat‚ with water supplies already running low‚ more trouble arrives‚ a pirate ship. With all their goods taken‚ hope for survival is at their lowest. Just as everything seems lost‚ a German ship arrives. The family reaches Australia safely and kindness surounds them. Anh lives
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. What were the causes and consequences of the First World War? There were several reasons that led to WWI; the European nations were growing more powerful and the arm forces as well. Another cause was the alliance system which cause conflict between several countries because there were treaties and agreements in which not every country agreed with. Imperialism also took a great part of the war‚ many countries wanted to colonize other countries such as Africa‚ South America‚ the pacific‚ and Asia
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Analytical Response – Refugee Refugee‚ a novel by Alan Sunderland conveys the horrific qualities of Australia by showing us the view of a 12-year-old boy‚ a refugee who has to live in a detention centre for 12 months in the Australian outback. Sunderland condemns the fact that Australia has closed doors and is not letting refugees into its world. Sunderland encourages the reader to feel empathy for the plight of those seeking refuge from other countries and exhorts us to embrace an Australian Identity
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French forces battled against nearly 50000 Viet Minh guerrillas. The battle resulted in a shameful loss for the French and was one of the worst military disasters for the French of all time. This battle spelled the end of the 1st Indochina War. One cause of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the French Plan. General Henri Navarre‚ commander-in-chief of the French forces in Indochina devised a plan. His plan was to decimate the Viet Minh forces by using a military camp as bait. Because the Viet Minh did
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Abstracted There are more than 40 million victims of modern slavery living in our present world‚ one out of every four is a child. This figure is much higher than the number of slaves trafficked during the slave trade of the last century. Many people still do not know about the cruelty and modern structures of slavery. Human trafficking comes in second place in terms of global profits after the profits of drug trafficking and arms trade‚ but the financial resources to fight them very little. Trafficking
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World War 1 Causes WW1 left roughly 10 million soldiers dead‚ 21 million soldiers wounded and 8 million soldiers missing. It was a conflict between the Allied Powers‚ and the Central Powers. The three main causes of the war were the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ widespread militarism and economic imperialism. I will explain why these where the three reasons in the following paragraphs. The first cause of WW1 took place on June 28‚ 1914. Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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The memoir‚ "The Happiest Refugee" written by Anh Do is an extraordinary true story of a boy’s journey from starvation at sea to becoming one of Australia’s best loved comedians. The novel tells us about incredible‚ uplifting and inspirable story of Anh Do. The novel has many themes such as; adversity‚ bullying‚ humour and most importantly courage. Courage was used by many people throughout the novel such as; antagonist‚ protagonist and other characters. Courage was used when the antagonist saves
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Introduction The atmosphere is considered as a great cover that guards the earth’s surface from the full solar radiations during daytime and prevents excessive losses of heat during nighttime. The atmosphere provides a sustaining livable temperature on the planet by maintaining the heat balance of the earth. However‚ humans disregard the atmosphere through activities that contribute in polluting the surrounding. In order to prevent and minimize the air pollution‚ it is essential to understand the
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