Does Australia need a national identity? "Australia needs sudden shocks of reorientation within its society that will divorce it from the largely irrelevant problems of the British‚ make it possible to speed necessary changes and to develop some new sense of identity‚ some public feeling of being a people who can be described - even if incorrectly - as such-and-such a kind of nation‚ and act at times as if it were so. Australians are anonymous‚ featureless‚ nothing-men. This modest anonymity reveals
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To me Democracy is the regular and consistent consultation of a peoples in order to reach a decision. Democracy truly is a government of the people ‚ by the people and for the people. It is an inclusive platform in which an entire nation‚ every citizen down to the most proletarian becomes a contributing member of the government of their country. Democracy symbolizes the voice‚ the ability to express one’s self‚ to make one’s self heard without fear of persecution or reproach‚ but above all Democracy
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Representative Democracy In participative democracy it brings the means of the citizens are also participating in the democratic action as well by selecting the representatives for them to help voice out their demands. This sentence explained the fact that participative democracy gives power to their citizens as well to help lead the country. For example is like what we have here in Malaysia‚ our citizens have the power to choose who their leaders will be. Every single state and region is set up
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The tag senior citizen is generally given to a person who is between 58 and 65 years of age and has superannuated from active service. This age band fixed for retirement was based on the old system followed decades ago when longevity was lower than 60 years. With the advance in medical sciences and health supporting systems‚ longevity now goes up to 75. Perhaps‚ the retirement age needs revision to make use of the services of experienced people for some more time in the interest of national development
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The film Citizen Kane‚ directed by Orson Welles‚ is a great example of how a man can be corrupted by wealth. Through the characters in the film we can observe how Charles Foster Kane‚ an idealistic man with principles‚ can be changed and misguided by wealth and what accompanies wealth. The film takes places during the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ a time in American history when the world is changing and wealth is a great power to change it with. Through the story telling of Kane’s
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How has Technology Affected Senior Citizens in China? Original Over the last 30 years‚ China’s technology has developed rapidly‚ making life more and more convenient to many of its citizens. Mobile phones have helped to connect people all over China and computers have helped people to organize their work and share information easily. Owing to the length of time that they have spent on this Earth‚ senior citizens in China will have experienced two very different worlds‚ having seen first hand
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Having a liberal arts education is very beneficial to owning your own business. By having a Liberal Arts Education you learn many skills like the ability to think for yourself‚ also skills to communicate effectively‚ problem-solving and pattern intelligence skills. All these skills reflect on having your own business because you have to know what you are doing‚ knowing what people want‚ also know how to communicate with people and knowing how to manage your time efficiently. If you want to be an
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British History Pre-1906; Reasons for the Liberal Landslide Issues arising at the beginning of the 20th Century Free Trade vs. Protectionism; rife‚ and opinions of it split amongst many Imperialism vs. Liberalism; the two were deeply contrasting‚ making the government suffer Rights of Individual vs. State Intervention /Laissez-faire vs. Social Welfare; questions of how to run the government Workers vs. Employers; workers want better pay/ less hours‚ whereas employers sought greater profit
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Citizen Kane is an American classic film from 1941 and it is regarded as one of the top ten greatest movies of all time. It was able to achieve this with a complex and clever way of telling a story and revealing the plot. Along with a great cast of new but talented actors‚ each helped brought their characters to life to make the film memorable. Especially the character Charlie Kane‚ whose performance made you both love him and hate him at the same time. The actor director Orson Welles crafted this
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By early 1916‚ recruiting in Australia had raised sufficient troops to replace the ANZAC losses. The Australian Imperial Force in Egypt was expanded to four divisions before being transferred to the Western Front‚ with a fifth division raised in Australia. On arrival in France‚ the divisions were initally organised into I ANZAC Corps (1st Division and 2nd Australian Divisions‚ and the New Zealand Division) and II ANZAC Corps (4th and 5th Australian Divisions). The 3rd division did not arrive in
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