Sir Francis Drake By Mussie Sahle Late in 1577‚ Francis Drake left England with five ships‚ ostensibly on a trading expedition to the Nile. On reaching Africa‚ the true destination was revealed to be the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Magellan‚ to the dismay of some of the accompanying gentlemen and sailors. Still in the eastern Atlantic‚ a Portuguese merchant ship and its pilot - who was to stay with Drake for 15 months - was captured‚ and the fleet crossed the Atlantic‚ via the Cape Verde
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part in traditional life and it explored the significance of ochres. Fish is also about the earth and the power of the elements‚ Fish focused on the waters of the earth and the wealth of life. Bangarra gets its inspiration from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions and deals with the contemporary issues the Indigenous population face. Ochres is a work with four parts to it‚ Yellow‚ Black‚ Red and White‚(colours representing Aboriginal culture and heritage) with each section representing
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news of Katmai‚ a place hardly anyone had heard of‚ was on front pages around the world. Ash filled the air‚ global temperatures cooled‚ acid rain burned clothing off lines in Vancouver‚ British Columbia‚ and on Kodiak Island‚ just across Shelikof Strait
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secondary school students. According to Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong‚ reported in The News Strait Times article entitled “Study on truancy - Education Ministry” dated January‚ 17 2012‚ "A total of 110‚218 students were involved in disciplinary problems. Of that figure‚ 72‚873 were from secondary level and 37‚345 from primary schools‚" students were involved in disciplinary problems are rising. Reported in The News Strait Times a survey conducted by the ministry‚ 58.85 per cent of truancy cases last year
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What does Terra Nullius mean? From at least 60‚000 B.C.‚ Australia was inhabited entirely by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with traditional‚ social and land rights. To the Aborigines the land was everything to them and is closely linked to their Dreaming stories. Dreaming is the belief system which explains how the ancestral beings moved across the land and created life and significant geographic features. In consideration‚ the Indigenous Australians are a people with a close
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Running Head: The Recruitment and Retention of Singapore’s Social Workers. The Social Worker in Singapore’s Voluntary Welfare Organisations Diploma in Organisational Psychology – Organisational Development Abstract In recent months‚ the Social Service sector has received much limelight. Much attention is on this sector because our government has realized that with the falling birth rates and a rapidly ageing population‚ there is a growing social need to reach
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It started with fur traders who crossed the Bering Strait in the 1700. The first Russian settlers in America were fur traders who crossed the Bering Strait into Alaska in the mid eighteenth century. Fur traders began to cross the strait to secure land for fur trading. Alaska soon became a frontier society with explorers searching for fur and gold (Gorman). Members of persecuted religions such as the Molokan and Orthodox crossed the strait to escape government oppression in Russia. These people
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students to understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture as Australian curriculum must be relevant to everyone and must address the present-day issues that young people face. With this intention and the goals mentioned in Melbourne Declaration‚ Australian curriculum gave special attention to Cross-curriculum priority. One of the major priorities was to ensure that all young Australian must understand the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture‚ and their significance
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____________________________________________________________ _________________________ Reconciliation is a form of agreement that deals with the legacies of our history‚ provides justice for all‚ and takes us forward as a nation. It is the process of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders and non Aboriginal Australians moving forward into a phase of mutual recognition of healing and justice. Reconciliation began in 1939 on Australia day where the Indigenous people called a Day of Mourning which was a call for recognition
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An example of this is the Coalition has mentioned that they are committing ten million to protect‚ preserve‚ and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Languages as it is part of the living history of Australia’s shared history. This can help with the funding for schools to run programs that could educate young children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander decent to help them show the sense of their identity and show their culture‚ values and beliefs that can help them at a young age be able
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