The Prisoners’ peril Tom Stewart Australian prisoners of war during World War 2 and their horrible ordeal revealed. First of September 1939 the world was about to change again as the Second World War commenced ironically and tragically‚ the events which occurred at the end of WWI were destined to trigger WWII especially when the Treaty of Versailles was put into place. Not everyone was happy with the treaty. Adolf Hitler invaded Poland on 1st September 1939‚ triggering the WWII. Japan then
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Australian Stereotypes – Are they really what they are assumed to be? Stereotyping the Australians has always been a common practice by people all around the world. In fact‚ Australia has been classified as one of the most stereotyped nations in the world due to the sense that much of the international community believes that they have a solid understanding regarding Australian society‚ despite the fact that their beliefs bear little similarities to the realities of Australian life in the 21st Century
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For generations Australians have been taught to believe the country was peacefully settled by Europeans. Discuss whether this is true or not. Majority of Australians are taught to believe that Australia was a peacefully settled country by Europeans. Only Ancient Indigenous Australian communities know for a fact from their ancestors‚ that this is not true. Indigenous Australians lived in the country for thousands of years before the Europeans ’ invasion. They believed the land owned them not they
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Question 2 a) A fall in the value of the Australian dollar (AUD) against the U.S. dollar (USD) benefit Billabong in two folds‚ strengthened price competitiveness and translation advantage. Firstly‚ the Americas segment accounts for about 50% of Billabong’s sales revenue in 2008 and 2009. (Appx.1) In case of depreciation of AUD against USD‚ the price of imported surfwear to the U.S. in terms of USD will decrease. The US importers demand more for Billabong’s products. The sales increases from the
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II. The Australian economy performed better during this period than most other advanced economies on nearly all relevant indicators. Although financial and economic conditions were stressed‚ the financial system worked remarkably well (Tony & Morling‚ 2011). Diverse factors have been stood in to explain this strong Australian economy performance during this recession. These include the strength of Australian financial system‚ the monetary and fiscal policy response and the Australian government
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How is language used to represent distinctly Australian visions in Douglas Stewarts Poetry? Use “Snow gum and Lady feeding the cats” Douglas Stewart is one of the great poets who portray the though and varied landscape‚ with its flora and fauna using his poetry and diverse vocabulary. His effective use of poetic techniques and high level of imagination combined with passion for Australia gives him the possibility to create poems such as ‘Snow Gum’ that admires a unique Australian landscape. ‘Lady
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Each city in Australian has a different character and habit reflecting the geographic situation and settling. For example‚ Melbourne is a city without beaches; therefore despite not having the sea‚ the coastal area in Melbourne is used as a port. The only good sandy beach is located at St.Kilda‚ about 20 km from the centre of Melbourne. So it can been seen that the beach culture in Melbourne is not as prominent. Their lifestyle‚ fashion and ways of life are therefore very different from coastal cities
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The Impact of Sport in Australian People’s Lives today As Australian society became more commercialised and globalised‚ so did our sport. From an amateur‚ locally-based pastime‚ sport in Australia gradually evolved into a professional‚ highly lucrative industry with international scope. The development of sport in Australia also reflects the gradual movement of our culture away from its British roots‚ towards a more Americanised‚ yet distinctly Australian cultural hybrid. While sports like cricket
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is the study of humanity. In Chapters 3 and 4 of the text we are learning about kinship system. In these selections I will focus on the Australian Aborigines culture. I will also concentrate on the Australian Aborigines and the three specific examples of how the kinship system of the chosen culture impacts the way the culture evolves. This paper will also show how the cultures compare to each other. Voluntary controls on fertility for Aborigines were controlled in the form of infanticide
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within Australian contemporary Australian Society. ‘Women produce children; women are mothers and wives; women do the cooking‚ cleaning‚ sewing and washing; they take care of men and are subordinate to male authority; they are largely excluded from high-status occupations and from positions of power.’ (Haralambous and Holborn 1995‚ Sociology Themes and Perspectives‚ HarperCollins Publishers) These stereotypes have come from our past and have now become quite frequently used in today’s society. Women
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