cohesion? Why?” There are many countries that celebrate multiculturalism in today’s society‚ yet none have the diversity of what Australia holds. Since banning the “white Australia” policy in the 1970’s‚ we have become one of the most culturally varied countries on the planet. Though despite the many ethnicities in this society and the abolishment of the “white Australia” policy‚ a great divide has still been created between sub-cultures. Many political figures have control over the thoughts
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gsfgggggggggggggggg"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick‚ the song was first performed in 1878 but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984. Until then the song was sung in Australia as a patriotic song. In order for the song to become the anthem it had to face a vote against the Royal Anthem ("God Save the Queen")‚ "Waltzing Matilda" (the "unofficial anthem") and "Song of Australia". Other songs and
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Volume 14‚ Number 3‚ 2012 © WIETE 2012 Global Journal of Engineering Education It’s a man’s world: the academic staff gender disparity in engineering in 21st Century Australia Ian R. Dobson University of Helsinki‚ Helsinki‚ Finland University of Ballarat‚ Ballarat‚ Australia ABSTRACT: This article examines the academic staff gender disparity in engineering in the 21st Century through an analysis of Australian university staff statistics. The proportion of female academics in engineering
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needs of immigrants. Multiculturalism became a theory that expressed the personality of the emergent ethno-cultural diversity of society in the final decades of the twentieth century. Although in theory‚ multiculturalism preaches equality‚ the development of self-awareness and self-worth‚ society has been faced with several problems in regards to the practice of multiculturalism in Australian curriculum. Some of these problems stem from the mentality where Social groups stay together and exclude
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at American ports in the aftermath of world war II. Overall‚ post-world war II migration of international immigrants to the United States was beneficial as it provided the thriving economy of the US with a workforce willing to accept low‚ factory wages‚ it provided a flood of professionals seeking to experience of the “American dream”‚ and it allowed the US to massively increase exports. “The effects of immigration -to put in another way-the contribution of immigrants-can be seen in every aspect of
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1. a.) Contribution per CD unit: Unit Selling Variable Costs $9.00 1.25 - .35 1.00 = $6.40 $6.40 b.) Break-even volume in CD units and dollars: ($275‚000 + 250‚000) / 6.40 = 82‚032 units 82‚032 * $9.00 = $738‚288 to break even c.) Net profit if 1 million CD’s sold: 1‚000‚000 * 6.40 = 6‚400‚000 6‚400‚000 525‚000 = $5‚875‚000 d.) Necessary
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St Paul of Tarsus had contributed greatly to the development and religious expression of Christianity. His education as a Pharisee under Rabbi Gamaliel gave him an excellent rabbinical and scriptural background for writing‚ speaking and debating holding a context of high authority as he was able to establish that Jesus of Nazareth was undoubtedly the Messiah due to his extensive knowledge of the Old Testament and the Covenant. Due to this aspect of his authority‚ many people believed what he was
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Australia is one of the greatest nations known to man and that is why we all gathered here once a year‚ to rejoice in our flourishing nation. Without a doubt‚ Australia as we know it is the ‘lucky country’ and this fortune does not just come from our natural resources. The expression has been used to describe our weather‚ our way of life and our heritage. However‚ it is not just our blue skies and golden beaches that define us as the lucky country. The phrase also often describes our ability to give
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exploration. Afghani people first came to Australia during the 1860s. These people were known as “cameleers”. They travelled to Australia with “travelling papers” which they obtained while working in British India. The Afghan Cameleers operated in most areas of transportation‚ mining and the supply of required items to farms‚ communities and towns. A small amount of these settled in Victoria in 1901‚ while others settled along the Port of South Australia. The aim throughout this essay is to argue
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Drought in Australia Definition: A drought is a prolonged‚ abnormally dry period when there is not enough water for users’ normal needs. Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was‚ much of inland Australia would be in almost perpetual drought. Because people use water in so many different ways‚ there is no universal definition of drought. Drought occurs because rains are unreliable and in some years the ITCZ (Inner Tropical Convergence Zone = area of rainfall) may not move so far north.
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