Australia Facts: Interesting Facts About Australia The Land Down Under is an anomaly in many regards. It is an island‚ a country‚ and a continent at the same time. Keep reading to learn some very interesting facts about Australia. Situated in the Southern Hemisphere‚ the Commonwealth of Australia comprises the continental mainland‚ the Tasmanian island‚ and many other smaller islands. One of the interesting facts about Australia is that the oldest skeleton found in Australia is reportedly more
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The purpose of this lesson is for the students to read alternative sources about Christopher Columbus and express their opinion about whether he should be celebrated. The students will read an article about Christopher Columbus and highlight in one color the positive influence of Columbus’s life and in another color the negative influence of Columbus’s life. Then‚ the class will discuss the positives and negatives and the teacher will write each in columns on the board. The students will write
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The Facts About Job Satisfaction This article was written by Carrie Bloomfield. Job satisfaction is an attitude that employees have about their work and is based on numerous factors‚ both intrinsic and extrinsic to the individual. Job satisfaction is important from the perspective of maintaining and retaining the appropriate employees within the organization; it is about fitting the right person to the right job in the right culture and keeping them satisfied. 1‚2 Today ’s business environment
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attempts to highlight some of these myths and clarify the actual facts that do exist within the documented literature. Myths about the topic of bullying are widespread and are commonly believed by the majority of individuals. One of the most common myths can even be seen in the above definition of bullying‚ in that the victims of bullying are not always weaker children than are the bullies. One of the myths about bullying relates to the fact that some schools say their do not have bullying. Sometimes
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FACTS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE 1. What is climate change? Climate change is a long-term shift in the climate of a s pecific location‚ region or planet. The shift is measured by changes in features associated with average weather‚ such as temperature‚ wind patterns and pr ecipitation. What most peo ple don’t know is that a change in the variability of climate is also considered climate change‚ even if average weather conditions remain the same. Climate change occurs when the climate
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From the editors of NaturalNews.com Amazing 25 FOOD Startling things you never knew about the stuff you swallow. Mike AdAMS & dAvid Guiterrez Truth Publishing International‚ Ltd P. O. Box 29-99 Taichung‚ Taichung City 40899 Taiwan Facts About All information contained in this book is copyright © 2011 by Truth Publishing‚ Inc. All rights reserved. All information contained in this publication may not be copied‚ published‚ distributed‚ broadcast‚ posted on the internet‚ or otherwise
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The Mexican history‚ geography and culture are very interesting‚ because it is a lot different than the U.S. The Mexican people have endured a lot of war. Mexico is full of interesting facts‚ like the plant poinsettias are named after the first Mexican ambassador. Throughout this essay‚ you will enjoy learning about the country of Mexico. The Capital of Mexico is Mexico City‚ which lies in the southern central portion of the country. Mexico has many volcanoes-turned mountains‚ like Sierra
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Abortion Abortion is quite a controversial issue in today’s government. Many of us refrain from even getting into a discussion over abortion‚ because it is such a sensitive topic. It is very unfortunate that so many women around the world have to make decisions involving abortion‚ period. “One in three women will have at least one abortion by the time she is 45‚ and these run the gamut of ages‚ races‚ backgrounds and beliefs.” (Welch) In one’s eye abortion is simply immoral and unacceptable‚
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Child sexual abuse It can be very difficult to talk about sexual abuse and even more difficult to acknowledge that sexual abuse happens to children of all ages including infants every day. According to the NCANDS (National child abuse and neglect data system)‚ an estimated 9.3% of confirmed or sustained child abuse and neglect cases in 2005 involved sexual abuse. This figure translates into over 83‚800 victims in 2005 alone. Other studies suggest that even more children suffer abuse and neglect
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Some Facts about MYSOORU Heritage City…City of Palaces…Green City…Garden City…Clean City… etc.‚ etc‚ List never ends… ;-) Let’s see what made Mysore the World Famous (not only Dasara…!!!) Places: * Mysore Palace & all other Palaces in & around Mysooru * Brindavan Garden (KRS) * Chamundi Hill * St.Philomina’s Church (Asia’s 2nd Tallest Church) Products: * Mysore Silks & Sarees * Mysore Sandalwood * Mysore Mallige * Mysore Peta * More
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