South Sea Islanders worked for long hours under extremely harsh conditions while being underpaid on the plantations. The change in environment had a physical effect on them as they were introduced to new diseases‚ which generally resulted in death because the insignificant health care and no immunity. The new diet also contributed to the tragedy. An excess of 14 564 Islander labours died between the years of 1868-1906 as stated by the Queensland Government Department of Communities. Another issue they
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land to see what was happening. The bird went to a boy named Lavai-pani to tell the story to Tongo villagers. After some disbelief the men dug up the turtle shell. They brought the thirteen turtle shells to their King and decided to set sail to find new land. They arrived in Kadavu‚ which was one of Fiji’s islands. The king of the island gave the men land to live on and start a life. It is believed that they are the first Tongo people that settled
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Englishmen came to Australia they weren’t welcomed with houses and farms‚ they had to build up a whole continent and make it modern. Unfortunately for the English people they weren’t prepared for what they came to‚ it was a whole new climate. New animals‚ new plants‚ new weather‚ new everything. They didn’t know what they could eat and which animal was friendly‚ so many of them died because of all the ignorance.
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decisions faced by several group of hikers as they find a Sadhu naked and close to death up in the Himalayan Mountains. The hikers consisted of goal obsessed Americans‚ New Zealanders‚ Swiss‚ Japanese‚ Porters and Sherpas all trying to reach the top of the Himalayan Mountains of 18‚000 feet. The Sadhu was discovered by the New Zealanders on their ascent to the top of the mountain. They responded to their moral obligation by assisting the Sadhu‚ but quickly they abandoned their moral obligations
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have no king” but they did trade: The West African Igbo of present day Nigeria did not have kings or a state like their neighbors‚ but they did engage in trade with nearby kingdoms. 3. Great Law of Peace of the Five Nations: In what is now central New York state‚ history developed in a complex manner. With a major agricultural shift‚ the Iroquois-speaking people became more productive and populations grew. The growing populations created conflict and frequent warfare until sometime in the fifteenth
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These changes have affected Australia’s political scene and economical value immensely since the 1940s and continue to have an effect today. The Australian population heavily fluctuated in the 1940s‚ taking citizens in at a capacity that was entirely new for Australia. Migration laws today have changed a considerable amount since then‚ with Australia ever evolving and adapting to the foreseeable needs of the nation. Australia was seen as a great place for war-torn country citizens to flee after WWII
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“The Lamb” a Poetry Essay Mary Dixon Liberty University English 102 Composition and Literature B13 February 20‚ 2012 I. In Blake’s poem “The Lamb” it has two main themes childhood and spiritual development A. The poem starts with a simple question “Little lamb who made thee?” B. The poem has a childlike innocence II. Did Blake intentionally write this poem to have a spiritual effect? A. The entire poem focuses on the lamb and innocence B. The child is seeking knowledge
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can`t do. B_ for the host country`s economy‚ immigrants offer an increased talent pool‚ if they have been well education in their original country. C_ high crime rates were common among previous immigrant groups when they were still new comers‚ particularly the Irish‚ Italian and Jewish. D_ as for learning English‚ the truth is also more appealing than myth. Many of the people who have immigrated don`t speak the language well‚ if at all‚ but that’s a transient phenomenon with
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sailed along the edge of the Antarctic ice block; on Jan. 16‚ 1773‚ he made the first crossing of the Antarctic Circle. In 1773 he discovered the islands that were named after him. In 1774 he charted the New Hebrides‚ the Marquesas‚ and Easter Island‚ and discovered several Pacific Islands‚ including New Caledonia and Niue. After his return to England in July
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in migration patterns. From the middle of the nineteenth century‚ Australia was a destination for migrants. From 1945‚ 6.8 million people came to Australia as new settlers. The controversy surrounding the early migration is said to be the introduction of the ‘White Australia’ policy which was one of the first legislative actions of the new Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The effect of this policy was to reduce the extent of non-European migration so that by 1947‚ when the post-war immigration
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