Katie Jankowski‚ Ashley Carvalho‚ Andrew Trottier‚ Joe Duffey‚ Giovanna Giosa INB 307 – Professor Walker Country Paper November 29‚ 2011 Australia Australia is comprised of six mainland states and two territories (Figure 1). The continent is the world’s largest island and sixth largest country. The total landmass of Australia is 7‚686‚850 sq km‚ “40% of which is covered by sand dunes and 18% is covered by desert” (Encyclopedia of Nations‚ 2007). Australia’s population consists
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Jason Dernay is a current senior at Lakeland High School‚ employee of the Huron Valley School District‚ international theatre advocate‚ aspiring philanthropist‚ and a current applicant for the Highland-White Lake Business Association Scholarship. As he is reaching the college age‚ Jason is deciding between attending Western Michigan University and University of Michigan to study within their Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting and Bachelor of Science Statistics degree programs with the goal of working within
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Kilts are a knee-length pleated skirt worn by men in Scotland and by Scottish regiments in the British armies. This item of clothing‚ which has been a very important part of Scottish culture‚ is still widely used today in formal occasions‚ sporting events‚ and recently‚ in everyday fashionable informal clothing for men. Before we begin talking about the kilt‚ we need to first have an understanding of the tartan. A tartan is a pattern made of criss-crossed bands of many different colors. Many American
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Scottish Nationalism – Music Josh Watson As the bagpipe played such an important part in this particular Scottish-themed wedding‚ it likewise played a major role in the evolving spirit of nationalism in the Scottish people. It has been used as an instrument of war but the same instrument is proudly marched in demonstrations of peace. It moves men to give more of self‚ to march longer when they are exhausted‚ to be more thankful in celebratory times‚ to celebrate more with their friends and family
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according to Jared Diamond‚ is that the civilization’s power and strength totally depends on geography. I think that people’s choices also change a lot. For example‚ Papua New Guinea’s highlands‚ the people there are living in an old fashion way of life‚ thanks to geography. But if one of the citizens said: “I want the highlands to be just as good as America” and he got to America and got lots of cows and wheat and stuff like that‚ and he tout people modern ways‚ and how to use the cows and stuff like
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The documentary The Waiting Room directed by Peter Nicks‚ focuses on a typical 24 hour day in the over-crowded and under-resourced emergency room of Highland Hospital in Oakland‚ California. Within this hospital is a group of compassionate professionals that strive to provide the best quality care they can for such a diverse population that have been living without health insurance. Many of these Americans find themselves stuck for hours at this public hospital because they are given numbers and
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Stylistic Analysis on the Solitary Reaper ’The Solitary Reaper" is one of William Wordsworth’s most famous post-Lyrical Ballads lyrics. It describes the poet’s delight in a young woman’s melancholy song in an unknown language. A highland girl is singing a ’melancholy song’ as she wings a sickle and reaps grain. The song is carried through the hills and valleys and seems to echo all around. To the poet the song seems sweeter even than the song of Nightingale. He does not want anyone to disturb
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banned. The kilt‚ bagpipes‚ Gaelic language‚ and Scottish Clans became illegal after the battle. Bonnie Prince Charlie was to be searched for‚ and hung for treason. The Duke of Cumberland wanted revenge for his British king‚ so he ravaged the Highlands. Many jacobites were executed after the battle‚ or thrown into jail‚ while their prisoners themselves were set free. More than 1‚000 Jacobites were killed and around 300 Hanoverians died in the battle. Why were things banned? The kily‚ Gaelic
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counterparts that have marketed themselves as snacks of middle to lower class. Just June of 2012 IP ventures group bought 40 percent of the doughnut company. Due to this event they were able to tie up with other stores of IP ventures like highland coffee. Highland coffee has now a tie up with go nuts donuts and that they actually sell donuts produced by Go Nuts Donuts in their stores. They currently now have 27 stores allover the country and are aiming for 50 in the next five years. In the following
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Her character showed a women who arrived at Highland as vibrant and alive yet overtime‚ with frequent and elongated stays‚ became depressed and withdrawn due to the loneliness she felt‚ the disappointment she had with how her life turned out‚ and the oppression she experienced in her marriage. At no
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