Should Australia change their national flag? The current on-going Australian debate is one that I wholeheartedly agree with. Should Australia change their national flag? Yes‚ yes we should. As an Australian citizen I believe we need to acknowledge the ancestors of our land‚ the aborigines who were here long before European settlers. We need to also acknowledge the fact that we are an independent nation‚ the Union Jack in the top corners suggests Australia to be a British colony. The current flag
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Interact with History Question: "The Australian policy of ’forward defence’ was based on the notion that it was better to fight potential enemies in Asia rather than wait and have to fight them on Australian soil. Write a letter to the Sydney Morning Herald in which you either support or oppose the concept of ’forward defence’". Dear Sydney Morning Herald‚ I’m writing to you today in order to discuss the main reasons in which I support the concept of ’forward defence’. During the 1950’s and
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High Schools in Australia and China High schools play an important role in teenager education. Each country pays high attention on it‚ so they try their best to improve the high school education system. Because of different cultures‚ high schools have many differences in various countries. For example‚ comparing high schools in Australia and China‚ there are several similarities and differences in three areas‚ including the teaching styles‚ the curriculum‚ and the time spent. First of all
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What do you think of modeling an entire culture on just four traits? I think the modeling of an entire culture on just four traits can be misleading at times as certain cultural aspects may be missed in the grouping of individualist. Australia scored quiet low (36) on power distance because individuals in societies may not be equal. This expresses the attitude of the cultures towards these in equalities amongst all of us. Hofstede. G. (n.d) states that‚ “Power Distance is defined as the extent to
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good cause‚ they would not have much of an impact on the gun violence rate (Goldberg 2). They’re wrong.On the 28th of April 1996‚ 28 year old Martin Bryant opened fire in Port Arthur‚ Tasmania in Australia. He killed thirty-five people and injured twenty-four. This was the worst massacre in Australian history. Twelve days later‚ the Australian government‚ led by Prime Minister John Howard‚ announced new gun policies for both state and local governments to enact. It started with a massive mandatory buyback
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Film Critique Essay The film‚ “Australia” (2008)‚ opens with a scenic backdrop as well as information on pre-World War II and its effect on Australia‚ specifically in the northern area. The film then transitions to the issue of Stolen Generations- the attempt of ‘whites’ to send mixed aboriginal children to mission homes on far islands to phase out their culture‚ setting the stage for the many complications and dramatic events in line to take motion. With the main characters of Lady Sarah Ashley
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Should Australia day be changed? Introduction: Most Australians celebrate Australia Day as the day Australia was founded. In contrast‚ Aboriginal people mourn their history and call it ‘Invasion Day’. My Three Arguments: Fairness/Justice/Equality because its fair for aboriginal people. Rebuttal: The most common refrain against this is‚ ‘It’s time to move on’. Here’s the problem with that statement. If you apply the same logic to non-Aboriginal Australia‚ then we should stop commemorating Anzac
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Bushfires of Australia PART A: Bushfires are large-scaled wildfires that burn out of control spreading across the forests‚ shrubs and woodlands but to a lesser extent in grasslands. Bushfires have slow movement but high heat output which means they can be very destructive. Even though they smoulder for days‚ bushfires only pass through for two to five minutes. They take a big role in the Australian environment because the ecosystems have evolved with fire. Also several of the native plants are
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From the start of 20th Century to the early 21st Century‚ Australia has gone from a European centric nation to a multicultural superpower. With the introduction of many different ethnicities and cultures throughout the years‚ not only have our values‚ attitudes and beliefs evolved to accommodate the amount of variety‚ but many other things have evolved too. One of the most important things to have been brought to the country of Australia is the wide variety of different cultural foods and cuisines
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The case for Australia not to become a republic. Australia has deep-rooted ties to its founding nation; the UK. To sever the few remaining links to our ally and historical parent under peaceful conditions (unlike the American war of independence) would be a crying shame. The first thing that we would notice would be the astronomical cost of setting up a republic‚ this would be a cost that we as tax-payers would have to reach into our pockets for and give money for something that doesn’t change
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