Peter Lucas ENG 1301 11/18/2014 Illiteracy in Australia In today’s world‚ knowledge is an important factor in the development of any country. And a low functional illiteracy rate is always a sign of a very humanly developed country as humans is what should be focused on by a government in order to advance in their country’s development. Australia is one of the developed countries‚ therefore‚ it should have a low functional illiteracy rate. However‚ Australia has an astonishing functional illiteracy rate
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To what extent is it accurate to claim that Australians are committed to a ‘fair go’ and that they belong to a classless society? Since Australia opened its doors to the rest of the world it has been widely regarded as a land of ‘golden opportunity’ well endowed in resources with a small population; it appeared to be an escape from the rigid aristocratic ruling of European nations (Furze‚ 2008: 349). For such a long time many Australians have been reluctant to recognise that social classes do
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Although we are all human we have distinct differences that set us apart. These difference consist of race and culture. There should never be a time in which one substitutes for the other. These differences should not be used to discourage one another but instead to embrace‚ accept‚ and appreciate the differences that set us all apart. Race is something that we have created that is based upon an individual’s skin color. As Goodman states‚ “there is no clear marker to designate where one ‘race’ begins
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Perth Australia GEOL-1100-850: Earth System Science Introduction This paper is about what could possibly happen to the city of Perth‚ Australia and all of the people whom call it home‚ should a natural disaster strike the city or region. First let me give you some facts about the city of Perth. Perth is located in the country of Australia‚ which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. As of 2009‚ Perth had a population
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In contemporary Australia‚ the history of colonisation has had its own adverse dramatic effect on the indigenous societies. Colonisation has mostly affected the cultural and economic life of the indigenous people‚ particularly their central relationship with land and waters. Tribal enterprise began to increase considerably during the 1990s across Australia. It was not until 1992 that the High Court in Australia made a popular decision in Mabo v Queensland (No2) [1992] 175 CLR1‚ which held that the
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China China Structural * Ah Xian’s ‘Bust 66’ in the series ‘China China’ is made from porcelain and overtop of closed mouth and eyes are the traditional Chinese landscape paintings of misty mountains‚ waterfalls and wooden bridges. * Ah Xian’s semi abstracted qualities of his work make the face look recessive and his use of shadows create a contemporary feel to the artwork. * This artwork evidently reflects his Chinese culture and heritage through the painted surface designs‚ yet
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society. It has been prevalent for many years‚ and has infiltrated through many generations of Australians. It is a highly observable fact‚ yet often ignored. It can be seen that the reason for it‚ however‚ can be based on the poor education system in Australia. In my essay‚ I will be discussing how racism forms at a young age due to our education system‚ what is being done about it‚ racism towards ethnic students and how racism is prevalent in many educational institutions. Racism is defined as the hatred
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Migrating to Australia. To migrate to Australia you must be able to speak English and you also need to have good aspirations and you should also have a positive impact on the community. You should also have some knowledge that other people dont already have. And also can do a job that not many other people can to in Australia. You would also need good qualifications. I would pick Lucy Roberts because she can speak good English she has lots of good qualifications and she can teach Science
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The relationships between Americans and Indians began centuries ago with the first settlers and continue to this day‚ but as we know they certainly have changed. The European Americans were naïve to believe that they could come to this “New World” and take whatever they saw fit as theirs‚ but without this narcissistic attitude we wouldn’t have the history we study today. In this essay we are going to examine the writings of Alvarez Nunez Cabeza de Vaca‚ Mary Rowlandson‚ John Smith‚ and William Bradford
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Australia is famous for it’s strange animals. There are many kinds of animals living only there. We can also find there our typical animals. Sheep can be found on the West Coast and in the East. Cattle are bred on the Northwest coast and Southeast coast. We would like to introduce you some of not so common ones. Koalas Everyone knows these cute animals‚ looking like a teddy bear. Of course‚ they aren’t really bears at all. True bears don’t have pouches and their babies aren’t as big as your thumbnail
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