Australia‚ Asia and the World (week 2) Topic 1- A citizen of the world Topic 2- Identity‚ values and worldviews Topic 3- Cultural Literacy Encountering Strangers Terra Nullius- Land belonging to no one “In this world through which I travel‚ I am endlessly creating myself” Franz Fanon‚ Black Skin White Masks Communities of People People coming together for a common cause‚ connecting in a world of strangers. Recognising common humanity Connecting across differences Accountability and responsibility
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Comparison of Ethnic Stratification in Australia and the United States Tiffani Gibson SOC308: Racial & Ethnic Groups Dr. J Kipp September 1‚ 2014 Comparison of Ethnic Stratification in Australia and the United States Australia is a large continent located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. Its climate is generally dry to semi dry‚ with a temperate climate in the south and east‚ and a tropical climate in the north. The terrain is mostly low plateaus with
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accepted‚ respected and tolerance to others. In 1901‚ Australia government started White Australia Policy. They doesn’t want the unwhite people come in Australia. However‚ few years ago‚ they thought White Australia Policy wasn’t good so they dismantled this Policy. From that time‚ Australia started to become multiculturalism because they allowed unwhite people to come to Australia. Nowadays‚ people are becoming more and more diverse in Australia. More than 40 per cent of Australians were born
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Asian Influence on Australia The Australian perception through defining the identity of Asia/Asians and Australia/Australians has been significantly shaped by the influence of Asia. The implications of ideas of citizenship and migration‚ the growth of the Asian’s economy‚ the equality and the multiculturalism of Australia directly impacts on what Australia in Asia is comprised of. This essay will demonstrate the influence of Asia on Australia. At first‚ it is needed to know how to identify someone
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How would you explain the recent decline in the size of the building society industry? Building societies were originally set up to pool small deposits from individuals and households in order to finance mortgage lending. Residential home ownership was highly desired by Australians and as it was difficult to obtain home finance from banks in the regulated environment‚ building societies were able to fill the breach and thrived. With deregulation of banks and the growth of the securitised mortgage
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Introduction- With over 23 million persons‚ Australia has become the 52nd most populous country in the world. Population Demographics and its diversity have played a key role in shaping the very foundations of today’s culture. This can be seen through the transparencies of our local communities and the different profiles that co-exist within. This critical review will examine the population demographics of the Fairfield City Council. Through a number of sources including; (Fairfield a history
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The country that I have chosen to research is Australia. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere in between the Indian and South Pacific Ocean. The capital city is Canberra. The Australians are relaxed and friendly. The culture of Australia is very family oriented Family life Australian families have changed significantly over the last thirty years but they remain the basic unit in society for caring for each other and raising children‚ according to data released by the Australian Institute
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the household and cleaning the house. In Australia women occupy approximetley 45% of the workforce as women have equal oppurtunities of acuring any educational level. The role and status of men is to be protectors and providers for their family. They are the dominant descsion makers of the household. The percentage of men in Afghanistan Poltics is 75%‚ leaving the other 25% as women. This has only been since the Taliban was overthrown. In Australia the role of men does not designate them
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One-tenth of all convicts carried to Australia were Catholic and the other half Irish. Nearly all who were Catholic were shifted to Botany Bay. According to the 1828 Census‚ aside a all of 10000 Catholics‚ there were 374 adults who had been born in Australia. In today’s Catholic society it looks very strange from the 1950s. Mass presence rates have collapsed; the number of priests‚ sisters and brothers are declining
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PIRACY IN AUSTRALIA Professional Computing Practice - Assignment 1 Authors: Ornan Wei S3341875‚ Araunah Wei S3341874 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 ISSUES OF PIRACY 4 3 PIRACY SOLUTIONS 5 3.1 Stakeholders involved 5 3.2 Solution 1 6 3.3 Solution 2 6 3.4 Preferred solution 6 4 SURVEY 7 APPENDIX A: REFERENCES 8 APPENDIX B: KEY TERMS 9 1 INTRODUCTION As a first world nation‚ it is a surprised that Senator Brandis said that Australia is the worst offender of any
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