CHARLES PERKINS AND THE FREEDOM RIDES by Jamie Iredale Kumantjayii (Charles) Perkins was born in Alice Springs in 1936. Through out his life he was an aboriginal activist. After playing 3 years in England of professional soccer he turned down a opportunity to try out for Manchester united and returned to Australia. In Australia‚ he began studies at Sydney University. Where he founded SAFA (student action for aboriginals)‚ him and a fellow student led about 28 others on a 14-day‚ 3200km bus
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The Angel of Death There are very few people in human history that are truly pure evil incarnate. For instance‚ Elizabeth Bathory‚ Charles Manson‚ Jim Jones‚ and probably the most famous of all‚ Adolf Hitler are prime examples of deeply disturbing individuals with too much power in their hands. As disturbing as these individuals are‚ none could compare to the atrocities committed by the “Angel of Death” himself‚ Josef Mengele. Mengele was an SS physician‚ infamous for torturing camp prisoners‚ especially
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Hundreds‚ even thousands‚ of innocent souls were butchered because of a man by the name of Josef Mengele‚ the "Angel of Death". How did Josef Mengele evolve to become the "Angel of Death"? At the Institute for Hereditary Biology and Racial Hygiene in Frankfurt‚ Germany‚ he became the assistant of Dr. Otmar von Verschuer‚ a head scientist widely known for his research of twins (January 1937). Later that year‚ Mengele joined the Nazi party. The same year in which he attained his medical degree (1938)
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and American Freedom Rides This essay briefly discusses the similarities and differences of the ‘Australian and American Freedom Rides’ history. Throughout the essay‚ there is a discussion on what the reasons were for the protest of the Freedom Rides. It also points out the duration of the protest and the major locations where they were held. The essay also shows the different reactions to the protest and the influential behaviour it results in. The American Freedom Rides were motivated by the
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objective of this experiment is to study the characteristic of four different types of membrane. The membranes used in this experiment are polyamide film ( AFC 99 ) as membrane one ‚ polyamide film ( AFC 40 ) as membrane two ‚ cellulose acetate (CA 202 ) as the third membrane and PVDF (FP 100 ) that act as the fourth membrane. In order to identify the characteristic of all four membranes‚ experimental procedures should be done. The variable for this experiment is the membrane maximum inlet pressure
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Current Trend and the Impact of Ride-Sharing Services: Ride-Sharing services have significantly grown since the introduction of Uber‚ in 2009. To date‚ Ride-sharing has attracted over 2 million members in North America and close to 5 million globally. Currently‚ more than half of American adults have heard of ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft‚ with 15% using the services. Ridesharing services have some economic benefits. These services increase the transportation options available to people and
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Angels Falling From the Sky (The Axe commercial) A company makes a commercial to lure people into watching it and entices them to purchase their product. In the case of the Axe commercial the fragrance is so sensual and yet so fresh that it appeals to both sexes. That is the strength of the Axe product. The women are intrigued by the scent of Axe and even the angels cannot resist its power. They are so intrigued that they descended from heaven
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My First Plane Ride The 21-hour voyage all begins when you step aboard the Boeing 747. For me this was my first plane ride. My parents and I were departing from LAX and our destination was Myanmar or Burma. I was probably 6 years of age waiting to see my relatives in Burma for the first time. Before we took off I was so excited‚ but when the plane started to take off my excitement turned converted to fear. Fortunately‚ about 2 minutes later the plane lost its slope and the roar of its engines
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The Civil War was one of the nation’s bloodiest wars in history‚ and there is so much more to it than the average person knows. “Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara does a fantastic job of ‘opening the doors’ into the true struggles of the Civil War. The book begins from a spy’s perspective‚ on his way to Longstreet to inform him of the Union Army’s position. The news caught Longstreet off guard because General Stuart was supposed to be on the lookout for the Union Army. It takes a while for him to
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Stanley Milgram: ’electric shock’ experiments (1963) - also showed the power of the situation in influencing behaviour. 65% of people could be easily induced into giving a stranger an electric shock of 450V (enough to kill someone). 100% of people could be influenced into giving a 275V shock. The Milgram Experiment Stanley Milgram (1963) Experiment: Focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. Investigate: Whether Germans were particularly obedient to authority
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