This essay explores the story ‘Kura‚ Yeye‚ Boorda ‘from the past‚ today and the future‚” written by Len Collard and the Indigenous Australian notion that the land is alive. I outline the deep connection to the land and how Waakal the Rainbow Serpent and the Dreaming has brought about this notion. To Indigenous Australians‚ the land is not inanimate; it is a complete environment that supports and is maintained by people and culture. Land is central‚ spirituality and culturally and in this story the
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There are several genera of micro-organisms related to contact lens storage case contamination. Unlike CL contamination which is bacterial in nature‚ storage case contamination is often polymicrobial.(Larkin et al. 1990; Gray et al. 1995) Gray et al found that bacterial contamination is common in 77% of lens cases‚ followed by contamination with fungi (24%) and then protozoan (20%). Most commonly found organisms include Pseudomonas aeruginosa‚ Staphylococcus spp‚ Acanthamoeba spp and Fusarium species
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responsible student‚ based on my experiences‚ my self-knowledge and my readings for this class‚ I will study the positives of different ethical lenses‚ I will find balance in when to look at a group of people as a whole or individually‚ and I will ensure that I hold myself accountable for those depending on me. I will study the positives of different ethical lenses so that I can be the best that I can be. Different situations call for different ethical views. If I can expand my knowledge of dissimilar
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Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens Robert Frank & Henri Catier Brunson Keith Richards & Mick Jagger She believes that attitude‚ lighting‚ what you’re trying to accomplish are the most important factors when taking a picture. I have never heard of Annie Leibovitz until I watched the documentary Life through a Lens. I was amazed by her work. Since 1967‚ the early days of photography‚ Annie learned that photography is very important. Annie always concentrated on the U.S. way of life
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John Steinbeck once said "It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement." This basically means it is important that the author does its job to show faults‚ failures‚ struggles‚ and hardships in a character’s life in order to demonstrate how they became stronger and improved upon their failures. This quote is valid because one can normally not improve upon nothing. In
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try so hard to accomplish a goal‚ and in the end it seems that all their hard work and everything they lost paid off for nothing. David Mamet once said “…it is the human lot to try and fail...” I agree with this quotation because it cannot be truer in my own life‚ as well as the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles in which two tragic heroes Creon and Antigone have to endure the pain of trying and failing. To the naked eye it may seem although Creon and Antigone are the complete opposite of one another‚ however
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Hamlet Through a Post-Structuralist Lens EQ: How does ambiguous language reveal deeper truths about the characters in Hamlet? Prior to Act 4‚ Hamlet has murdered Polonius‚ and now he has to face the consequences of his actions. At the end of act 4 scene 3‚ Hamlet tells Guildenstern “The body is with the king‚ but the king is not with the body. The king is a thing‚” and Guildenstern asks‚ “A thing‚ my lord?” to which Hamlet replies‚ “Of nothing” (IV.ii.24-27). There are many possible interpretations
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Tybalt Capulet‚ is easily angered when the protagonist‚ Romeo Montague‚ shows up to the Capulet’s part uninvited. He swears for revenge and goes to find Romeo to challenge him and ends up killing another Montague and then being killed himself. As a result of this‚ the Prince sets out to banish Romeo. The underlying problem in the story‚ though‚ is that the Montague and Capulet’s are feuding and have been for years. They only realize it’s wrong when their children die. On the other hand‚ the story
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My Outlook on Personal Responsibility Anne Marie Bordeaux Gen/200 March 30‚ 2013 Barbara Wood My Outlook on Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility can mean taking ownership in everything one does. It means different things too many people for different reasons. “Broadly defined‚ personal responsibility is a state in which an individual feels a sense of obligation to a situation or event.” DePasquale‚ J. P. (2000). Without personal responsibility one may fail not only in college
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court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” This quote illustrates the idea that man must live longer with his conscience than with a simple decision made in a courtroom. The distinction between right and wrong must be derived from one’s morals‚ not the rulings of the state. This concept of conscience conquering law can be applied to works of literature such as the Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone and Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men. Sophocles’
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