In 1945‚ Australia was a very different country to what we see today. The country was effectively monocultural‚ monoreligious and monoethnic. It is obvious that Australia is predominately a Christian country as 61.1% of the population is Christian. The profile of Australia’s religious affiliations has been reshaped with help of immigration over subsequent decades. The most significant reason for the increase in the diversity of religious characters in Australia is the result of immigration. Denominational
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Becoming an athlete‚ let alone a college athlete‚ is not a path paved in gold. There are times you will be doubted‚ challenged‚ and cast aside. There will be mornings you are awake before the sun rises. There will be nights you cry yourself to sleep. You will push your body to points where it will fail. In fact‚ you might be blindsided by an injury that ends it all. There will be coaches that will give you a false sense of security or flat out lie to you‚ and there will be coaches that change your
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Teens Becoming Parents 56% of young women and 73% of young men today have had intercourse by the age of 18‚ compared to the 35% of young women and 55% of young men in the early 1970’s (Facts.) Each year‚ nearly one million teenagers in the United States become pregnant. One third of these pregnancies result in being aborted‚ 14% miscarry‚ and 52% bear children (Kids.) What are the effects of having children at a young age? Education‚ being unprepared‚ and a change in responsibility are just a
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Becoming Mexican American George J. Sanchez Becoming Mexican American is George J. Sanchez’s document how Chicanos survived as a community in Los Angeles during the first part of the twentieth century. He goes into detail of how many thousands of Mexicans were pushed back in to Mexico during a formal repatriation. Those that survived in Los Angeles joined labor unions and became involved in New Deal politics. The experience of Mexican-Americans in the United States is both similar‚ yet different
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reports finding only 1 in 4 people in Australia are born in Australia. But Australia is still seen as one of the most racist countries in history and still show signs of its past in the present day. Many of my classmates tutorials shared the light on the racism on the racism taking fold 20 or 30 years ago but little talked about the problems facing our present society. In Chris’s tutorial he explored how race is seen in todays modern society. With the world becoming more technologically aware people
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Religion has been in Australia ever since the Indigenous people existed and continues to be growing in variety with immigrants bringing and practicing their own religions such as Christianity Buddhism‚ Islam‚ and Hinduism. These religions are central to Australia’s identity and history and have helped Australia into a pluralistic nation. Although religion is a word used often‚ defining it is a hard task. Some definitions are too broad and do not really make sense or others are too narrow which only
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Reconciliation is about creating unity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. According to Scott: Reconciliation is the process of recognizing and healing the wounds of the past‚ addressing the disadvantages that aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to suffer today‚ and working together to establish a better future for all Australians (2001‚ p. 840). One “wound of the past” (Scott‚ 2001‚ p. 840) was the forced removal of indigenous children from their families to
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Shayne McCormick Mr. Katz Senior Project Research Paper January 8‚ 2002 The Road to Becoming a Teacher Teachers bear the heavy responsibility of molding the minds of our nation’s most precious resource‚ its children. The road to becoming a teacher is a long one‚ involving post-high school education‚ people skills‚ and a desire to change lives. These traits‚ when accompanied by experience and good techniques‚ form the foundation for an effective‚ life-altering educator. Before anything else
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Development of graffiti throughout history Modern Graff or graffiti can be traced back to Philadelphia‚ during the late 60’s. But some people believe its origins can be traced back to New York around the same time. In the 1960’s the art work was mostly political and or gangs marking there territory’s throughout the streets of America. The first well know graffiti writer in the early 70’s was TAKI 183 took the graffiti scene to a new level by covering a lot of New York City with his tag. TAKI attracted
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features of life is electricity. Being a lineman involves electricians who work on electrical systems that deliver electricity for the power source to the end user. Becoming a lineman is a solid career choice for one who enjoys outdoor work has an outstanding salary and benefits and is physically challenging. First benefit of becoming a lineman is being able to perform outdoor work. Some people enjoy waking up before the sun rises. When a lineman wakes up before the sun it’s typically cold outside
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