Alcoholism in Australia The effects of a country with a drinking culture Alcohol is a seemingly moderate drug‚ that over the years‚ became a key part of our Australian culture. This essay will examine how our society has turned a blind eye to the dangers of alcohol consumption‚ and in turn disregarding the numerous health issues. The Australian culture has normalised and legitimised binge drinking. It has become an expectation that alcohol is an accepted part of most social occasions. However
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The Chocolate City is a documentary that attempts to take on the complex issue of gentrification. The documentary presents the point of view of the residents being gentrified out. These residents were pushed out of their neighborhood in Washington D.C for the purpose of re-developing the area where they lived; leaving them with no way of coming back. This is happening so close to the white house‚ it can be said that it is happening right at their door steps‚ and yet the government has not done anything
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One of the most valuable lessons that I have learnt from life is to make the best of what I have. I believe this is one of the most important rules than can help one survive in a developing country like Pakistan. A lot is written and said about Pakistan these days; that it is begging for good governance; is rife with mismanaged assets; is plagued by rampant corruption – the problems listed are endless. The one problem that has always irked me lies in the fact that the majority of the privileged class
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culture has been part of people for a longtime now‚ people have held to the traditions even as some remain outdated. Traditions have remained encrypted on people’s thoughts in that they refer to them when they want to do anything. In Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel and Blood Wedding by Frederico Garcia Lorca traditions has remained a core theme in that it plays part of what people do and practice. In both books they speak of love turn sour by the effects of traditions that do not allow certain
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Master General Department was established in 1901 on the federation of Australia as part of Australia’s government. In the later years‚ Post Master General Department (PMG) was separated into two different sectors which consist of the Australian Telecommunications Commission which is to handle the telecommunication sectors and also Australian Postal Commission which handles all the postal services under the trading name of Australia Post in 1975. In addition to that later in 1989 the Australian Government
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Analogy Life is a box of chocolate. A box of chocolate contains pieces of identical chocolates. But they all have different types of flavor‚ smell and texture. Some taste like sweet heaven‚ some taste like vicious inferno. Nonetheless‚ every time when you reach within to snatch a piece‚ the outcome is unexpected and unpredictable. Similar to what life is all about- It is full of surprises; you never know what you will get. One second you can be in heaven on earth‚ and then a second later be in
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The Dark Side Of Chocolate When I heard the name of the documentary I must say I expected something different to what it really was. The things that I saw presented in this documentary never even crossed my mind before. When purchasing chocolate products‚ who really stops to wonder about the background of the product. I will never look at chocolate the same again. What truly shocked me was the names of the companies that were ignoring what was going on. I could not believe that they would
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The Chocolate War Robert Cormier presented many different themes throughout The Chocolate War for every reader to find relatable. I found this to be a read more targeted to the older demographics of young adult literature. Many of the themes presented were very mature in nature. The way Cormier introduced the themes were brilliant; every character represented a theme at some point in the book. Cormier touched on bullying (physically‚ psychologically and by being a bystander)‚ power struggle‚ making
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cups boiling water 1 cup (2 sticks) butter‚ softened 2-1/2 cups sugar 4 eggs‚ at room temperature 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Chocolate Cake Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans. 2. In a medium bowl‚ stir the boiling water into the cocoa until smooth‚ and set aside. 3. In a separate bowl‚ combine the flour‚ baking soda‚ baking powder
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Spanish cuisine consists of a great variety of dishes‚ Churros Con Chocolate happens to be one of those dishes. It is eaten as dessert or a snack in most Hispanic countries and it has a few varieties in Spain. With unknown origins people have made theories as to how the churros came into hispanic cuisine. Churros are very popular worldwide and as a result it has become a favorite of millions. The origins are unclear and many people have theories‚ one of the theories states that the Portuguese
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