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    What It Means To Be an Australian Australia is a very unique place‚ along with our multiculturalism there is also a strong heritage surrounding us. At first thought of Australian heritage we think about such landmarks as Uluru‚ The Sydney harbour bridge and The Sydney opera house‚ The Great Barrier reef and other internationally recognised places. But our heritage goes much deeper than that; it is far more than outstanding icons. Along with these icons there are also unsung places like the

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    General Psychology May 8‚ 2014 Biological Factors of Homelessness Sheila McKehnie said‚ “People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.” This illustrates the important point that we cannot dismiss a person’s human dignity simply because he or she lives on the street. On the contrary‚ we need to acknowledge their equality and think about the endless factors that could have put these people on the streets. There are many biological and social factors that can lead

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    A Shemagh can be cut down to create a camouflaged ghillie suit; well at the very least you can make the hood. A ghillie suit‚ also known as a yowie suit‚ or camo tent‚ is camouflage clothing designed to resemble heavy foliage. Typically‚ it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of burlap‚ cloth or twine. It is sometimes made to look like leaves and twigs‚ and optionally augmented with scraps of foliage from the environment you’re in. Snipers and hunters may wear a ghillie suit to blend

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    Four Geological Eras

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    Earth is categorized into four different geological time eras beginning with‚ the Precambrian Time (4.6 billion-544 million years ago)‚ the Paleozoic Era (544-248 million years ago)‚ the Mesozoic Era (248-65 million years ago)‚ and the Cenozoic Era (65 million years ago to the present). Eras are broken down further into smaller units called periods‚ which help scientists detect changes in Earth’s history. Geologists’s main sources of evidence for geological eras‚ and periods are the ages of rocks

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    cultures on what the characteristics that make them unique is what gives us the knowledge we need to interact better with them. By obtaining the knowledge of how different cultures live their lives within their families‚ dress‚ religion‚ and function during time of war is different. The Iraq culture has several subgroups that live within the country. Understanding the history which goes back thousands of years gave us the knowledge and understanding of how this culture is today. The Iraq culture

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    Auckland Geological History

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    Earth and Space Science 3.1 Achievement Standard 91412 Auckland Geological History * Nature of Auckland’s Volcanoes * Eruption History Volcanoes are an important feature of the Auckland city landscape. In most cases they are emphasized by their different forms such as reserves and parks‚ while in the other locations‚ they have been quarried away to meet the city’s demand for construction material. According to research‚ distributed over a 20km radius are approximately about 49 volcanoes

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    Geological Hazard

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    Geological Hazards Geological Hazards are naturally occurring or man-made geologic conditions capable of causing injuries or other health impacts‚ loss of property damage‚ loss of livelihoods and services‚ social and economic disruption‚ or environmental damage. It had been divided into many types. The two main types of man-made geological hazards are collapsing of buildings and forest fire which happening recently. Now‚ I’m going to talk about the collapsing of buildings first. The structure of

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    Flora and Ulysses Paper

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    English 305 15 May 2014 Flora and Ulysses Every year‚ the John Newbery Medal is awarded to the author who makes the most esteemed contribution to American literature for children. Well-renowned author of many children novels‚ Kate DiCamillo’s Flora and Ulysses makes a splash in the literary world. Straying away from the conventional storylines of children books yet still retaining elements that appeal to many young readers‚ DiCamillo challenges her creativity to entertain the idea of a young girl’s

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    their own styles. Barbara Kasten makes her unique style unique because of the way she plays around with the light and shadow and the mediums that are used in her projects‚ which make her style‚ stand out. What makes Barbara Kasten’s photography unique? While other photographers take photographs of people or landscapes‚ Barbara Kasten takes photographs of objects that are not usually used in photography. By taking photographs of a bunch of random objects as subjects makes her style one of its kind and

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    Geological Era Theory

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    evil and wicked. The next theory is the geological era theory (p 96-98). The geological era theory states that instead of six days of creation‚ it is actually six eras that span for an unspecified amount of time. This is due to the Hebrew word for day‚ Yom‚ is a very loose term in which can be used to communicate an undetermined span of time. The span of time is sometimes thought to be longer than just a day. The third theory‚ the literal theory‚ talks about how the most commonly accepted idea of creation

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