ANTH1150 - THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA The Aboriginal people of Australia have been an ostracized ethnic group throughout their native land since being discovered by the English Captain James Cook on April 23 1770‚ which marked a dramatic turning point for the last significant land mass to be colonized by European settlers. The development of the Aborigines class status‚ welfare and rights have gradually evolved to a somewhat humane level over the past four decades‚ significant government
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retention of registered nurses across rural Australia Rural Australia is characterised by having a largely industry driven economy‚ being geographically diverse‚ climatically extreme and having a low population density (Rural Health Review 2001; Kidd et al. 2012). Rural Australians are an ageing population‚ with a higher incidence of chronic disease‚ drug and alcohol dependency and a greater proportion of Aboriginal Australians than metropolitan Australia (Blue 2001; Francis et al. 2001; Lenthall
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Essay on Casablanca The movie Casablanca (1942) takes place in the WWII torn town of Casablanca. The movie is based on the fleeing of refugees from war torn France trying to gain passage into America. The movies circles around the struggles of the war in Europe and of the struggle between lovers. Casablanca was a war waypoint located in Northern Africa where refugees from the war against the Nazis fled to try and gain passage to the America’s. The only problem is that it is a rough place to live
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For research project B‚ I intend to investigate the issue of Australian sleep patterns‚ cycles and necessities in high school‚ alongside the use of social media‚ and how it is influencing the balance of rest we require as young adults. Hence‚ my research question is‚ “To what extent is social media affecting Australian adolescent sleep requirements and how is this influencing their behaviour and/or cognitive development?” The reason for considering this line of research is because I am discovering
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EATING DISORDERS/HOW THE MEDIA PLAYS A KEY ROLE Eating disorders is a worldwide problem that affects far too many Canadians at a very young age. No matter where one looks today‚ one will notice that our culture places a high value on women being thin. It is estimated that 7 million Canadians have an eating disorder. 6 million women‚ 1 million men. Eating disorders are often caused by stress and are also tied into depression and anger‚ resulting from the pressures of modern living. Most eating disorders
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Euthanasia is often a controversial topic around all areas of the world. The idea of ‘assisted suicide’ has sparked debates and many countries‚ including Australia‚ are still hesitant or reluctant in allowing legislation for legalising Euthanasia to pass. This inquiry will aim to provide sufficient evidence as to why and how Euthanasia should become legalised while also evaluating and examining other cases and laws in other states regarding this topic. To clarify first‚ there are‚ in fact‚ three
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Canadian Film Essay For the Canadian film unit we watched three films‚ The New Waterford Girl‚ The Boy in Blue and The Red Violin. In comparison to American Hollywood made films the Canadian films had some significant differences. These differences being the budget‚ and genre. The first movie was The New Waterford Girl. This movie was a slice of life film showing the life of a teenage girl living in a very small Canadian town. Moodie is trying to escape from the life that she is currently
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The Thirteenth Warrior Essay The middle east and western Europe have always been different. This is true now and was true back in the 10th century as this movie shows. One thing this movie shows that is not seen very often is what the two cultures are like when they met together peacefully. This movie displays the vivid differences of the nomadic Vikings and the intellectual Muslims. First there were the Arabs who were far more civilized than the Vikings. They wore layers of elaborate
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A Civil Action Essay Jay Lee 9-8-09 In the movie “A Civil Action”‚ the environmental problem was that trichloroethylene and silicone was placed into the water in the town of Woburn. It happened through a tanning company pouring chemicals on the hides of animals and it seeping out. The company also placed a lot of barrels with the dangerous chemicals into the ground and it seeped out into the wells of the town. The damage it caused to the environment and to the people was a huge amount. It
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What does home mean to each of the characters in the play stolen? Every person has their own role to play in this society‚ which cause them to have different point of views and different opinions on the exact same issue. As a consequence of that‚ people interpret the definition of an abstract concept with their own unique observations and understandings as well. The characters in the play “Stolen” by Jane Harrison‚ who were removed from their homes at various stages of lives as a result of the
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