Is the concept of sovereignty out-dated? Discuss this in the context of international law The out-dated concept of sovereignty is no longer applicable to a highly globalised world‚ dependent on international solutions. A nations domestic powers and influence defines its sovereignty‚ this concept of ‘sovereign power’ has slowly decreased in suitability and is currently an out-dated concept. The contemporary notion of Globalisation forms a heightened interpretation of global communication‚ collaboration
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people who are aesthetically pleasing rather than for their outstanding achievements; a negative message for young girls. Recently‚ Julia Gillard has passed the monumental National Disability Insurance Scheme which benefits for around 400‚000 Australians with permanent disability‚ but instead of focusing on national matters‚ it has come to the public’s attention that Gillard is exposing too much cleavage in parliament or that she is a ‘quail’ who possesses ‘small breasts‚ huge thighs in a big red box
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restricting it in Australia. In The Age article‚ the Prime Minister’s old fashioned view on something that has become the norm has become out-dated‚ which she refuses to accept. There are also two significant ‘us’ and ‘them’ groups; between Julia Gillard and her party‚ and Julia and the more accepting community in Australia. In the Herald Sun article‚ President Barack Obama has just declared his support of same sex marriage‚ which caused a big reaction around the world‚ both good and bad. Yet after that big
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Cited: Gilgoff‚ Dan. “Investing in Diversity” US News and World Report‚ 2009. Web. March 4‚ 2014. Gillard‚ Julia‚ PM. "Sexism and Misogyny Speech." Australia‚ Canberra. 9 Oct. 2012. The Sydney Morning Herald. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. Noah‚ Peter. "Icarus." Scandal. ABC. 7 Nov. 2013. Web. 26 Mar. 2014. Mehta‚ Suketu. “‘Tiger Mom’ Superiority Complex.” Time. Feb
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To Satirise or not to Satirise … that is the Question By Marley Sometimes getting your message across to an audience can be challenging and well‚ extremely boring‚ that is why using satire can help with grabbing your readers’ attention. Satire is a feature which ridicules or provokes fun at situations‚ events‚ topics and even people. To amuse and entertain people‚ both sarcasm and irony are used. Satire not only provokes us‚ but can stir us into action and change the way we think or behave
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it reaches our eyes. A heated debate regarding global warming and climate change has some people up in arms. There are many who believe governments are controlling the media and coercing the public on the issue of climate change (Plovnik‚ 2010). Julia Gillard’s government is implementing the tax on carbon‚ commencing in July 2012‚ which will aim at reducing Australia’s carbon emissions. The public response to this tax is negative; people do not want to pay a tax to breathe in their own country.
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TERM PAPER: “women should be given a chance to become a leader” The purpose of this paper is to argue with orthodox statement that saying men is meant to be a leader and to prove that women also have the ability to be a leader instead of men. As part of that‚ it is obviously show that the deeds of women have not always been acknowledged as it’s because‚ most societies have been patriarchal. According to Oxforddictionaries.com‚ patriarchal means “relating to or denoting
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Australia and the United States of America Berna COM/170 March 5‚ 2013 Beth Walters‚ Ed.D Australia and the United States of America The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and President Barack Obama‚ both changed history in their countries. Julia Gillard became the first female Prime Minister of Australia‚ and Barack Obama became the first Black President of the United States of America. America and Australia may seem like similar countries in terms of their fashions‚ popular music
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Multiculturalism is a term used within a number of different contexts and thus can greatly vary in terms of its meaning. In the context of Australian political history however‚ ‘Multiculturalism’ can be viewed as a national ideology- a policy and framework that has guided and strengthened the cultural development of a unique Island Nation. Designed to embrace and promote unity amongst diversity‚ Australian Multiculturalism seeks to ensure that all Australians are simultaneously assured the right
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workplace‚ but everywhere‚ schools‚ sport and politics. In the words of Tony Abbott “What the housewives of Australia need to know when they are doing their ironing…” A few words created such fury‚ such Anger into many women living here in Australia. Julia Gillard‚ our first female Prime Minister spoke in anguish and fury as she performed a “slap
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