On October 9th‚ 2012‚ then Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a speech to Parliament in reaction to the movement of Tony Abbott‚ the Leader of the Opposition‚ to have Peter Slipper removed as Speaker‚ due to some sexist and crude texts. She uses appeal to logos and ethos‚ second person pronouns‚ and ad hominem—yes‚ a logical fallacy‚ but one that has proven to be very influential to political audiences—to persuade her audience to discredit Abbott and understand her reasoning for defending
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Carbon is present in all fossil fuels (coal‚ petroleum‚ and natural gas) and is released as carbon dioxide (CO2) when it is burnt. The CO2 is a greenhouse gas which traps heat when it is released into the atmosphere. On the 10th of July 2011‚ Julia Gillard announced a flat charge of $23 per ton of emissions to be levied on the top 500 polluters of the country. Due to government decision to exclude fuel from the scheme‚ the number is halved from 1000 polluters‚ the tax came into effect on the 1st
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Case Study Report PM Julia Gillard’s China Visit MGP2278 – Cross Cultural Management & Communication Unit Lecturer: Dr Chan Cheah Assignment Due Date: 18/04/2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………...Pg03 Problem Identification…………………………………………………………………Pg03 Case Story…………………………………………………………………………………... Pg03 Case Reference…………………………………………………………………………… Pg04 Questions…………………………………………………………………………………… Pg06 Problem Analysis………………………………………………………………………… Pg08
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Euphemisms 1. Passed away instead of died 2. Pregnancy termination instead of abortion 3. On the streets instead of homeless 4. Adult entertainment instead of pornography 5. Au natural instead of naked 6. Comfort woman instead of prostitute 7. Sanitation engineer instead of garbage man 8. Domestic engineer instead of maid 9. Batting for the other side instead of homosexual 10. Blow chunks instead of vomited Jargons 1. Agonal - Term to signify a major‚ negative change in a patient’s
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Queenslanders at the Gabba This photograph has been extracted from an article on the news website: “The Australian”. Taken in January 2011‚ it shows Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the Gabba Sporting ground in Queensland at their first major sporting event since the floods of December 2010. This Image is intended to promote Julia Gillard’s image as a caring and community minded Australian. The reason this is being promoted is to gain more support for her and her party. Knowing this‚ it is evident
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has a considerable impact on the Australian people and those are in the national workplace relations systems. The question that got everyone asking is whether it would be fair to both employer and employees‚ and the answer is yes according to Julie Gillard speech on November 2008‚ “ Fair work Act provides a “safety net” (Fair work Australia‚ 2010‚ p 1) to create a balance in the workplace for workers‚ employers with terms and conditions that enforceable through the National Employment Standards (NES)
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Introduction to Political Science Research Essay What does Elite Theory reveal about the Enterprise Migration Agreements for large mining companies? What are the strengths and limitations of this theory in relation to this particular case study? It is questionable and difficult to prove whether a group of elites in a society exists. All that can really be done is to study the actions of powerful figures and assess their consequences on society. However‚ with the first Enterprise Migration Agreement
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democracy practices as they are evident in modern conflicts. Lane uses multiple highly prominent figures with direct involvement in regards to Australia’s position in the Afghanistan War to her advantage. Lane continues to express the views of Julia Gillard in detailing Australia’s view and the progress being made as well as the withdrawal schedule. Lane further successfully exploits human nature‚ evident in numbering the deceased soldiers and quoting the father of one of these men‚ “how many lives
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“Discovering who we are and where we belong can be challenging” "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." Ralph Waldo Emerson’s statement illustrates the difficulty of establish one’s true identity and sense of belonging. Humans are no means anti-social creatures and one of our quintessential traits is our desire to belong. Belonging gives us a purpose in life‚ it boosts our self-esteem and it provides us with a sense of security
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Does having a lower socio economic status influence the choice to participate in university in Australia? What reasons might there be for this? Low socio economic status is part of the under-represented group in Australia‚ which also consists of ethnic background and indigenous Australians. People who are classified in the low socio economic group generally have poorer education‚ income and occupational status compared to members of the medium and high socio economic group. This group has a
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