My Country – Dorothea Mackellar My Country is an iconic nationalistic poem about Australia written by Dorothea Mackellar in 1908. Dorothea Mackellar was born in Sydney in 1885. Her education was comprised of private home tutoring until she attended University of Sydney. She travelled broadly with her parents and also become fluent in Spanish‚ French‚ German and Italian. She highly educated and lived an adventurous life. Though raised in a professional urban family‚ Mackellar’s poetry is usually
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I come from the richest country in the world‚ yet also one of the poorest. While Venezuela has the largest reserve of petroleum in the world‚ besides uranium‚ gold‚ coltan‚ and anything you can ask for‚ there is hunger‚ illness‚ and poverty. If disgrace was awarded‚ we would win in so many fields: highest inflation‚ most dangerous cities‚ corruption‚ and even 2nd year as the country with the most misery‚ according to John Hopkins University. When I was 5 years old‚ I already knew who Chávez was
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If I have a chance to change something in my country – India‚ then I would suggest increasing green areas in the country by planting more trees. Planting more trees helps the country in many ways. They not only give clean and fresh air to the country but also nice parks for the people. Trees and plants give clean and fresh air. Most of the cities in India are highly polluted. Pollution causes many diseases to the people. I have seen many of my friends suffering from allergies and breathing problems
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Essay on ‘’My Little Bit of Country’’ ‘’My little Bit of Country’’ is an essay‚ written by Susan Cheever‚ about Central Park. Susan Cheever acts as the narrator‚ telling parts of her life story‚ from her childhood days until her present‚ from her point-of-view. The story takes place in the urban Manhattan‚ putting the New York City life in perspective‚ of a life in the suburbs. The story begins with the protagonists’ first memory of summer mornings in Central Park with her father‚ after his
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My Little Bit of Country As humans we are always haunting the feeling of belonging. Not only the feeling of belonging to someone we love‚ but also figuring out the place where we feel home and safe. The feeling of belonging clarifies the ideal lifestyle for every individual. Some people find the feeling of belonging in a small suburb surrounded by an untamed nature. Others belong to a life surrounded by millions of people and skyscrapers. Once again‚ the feeling of belonging is a mindset that makes
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Year: 2012/13 Semester/Trimester: 1 Contents 1. Key Information 2 2. Introduction to the Module 2 3. Intended Learning Outcomes 2 4. Outline Delivery 3 4.1 Attendance Requirements 3 5. Assessment 4 6. How is My Work Marked? 5 7. Assessment Criteria and Marking Standards 8 8. Assessment Offences 14 9. Learning Resources 16 9.1. Library 16 9.2. Other Resources 17 10. Module Evaluation 17 1. Key Information Module
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“My Country” and “The Pedestrian” both discuss factors which are considered to contribute to the loss of humanity through their lexical choices. Part of being human in society is the ability to be humane and capability to progress with society. Millbank explores this issue in the story “My Country” by expressing the idea of humanity regression. In the story‚ Millbank describes intoxicated men as a “pack” exhibiting abhorrent behaviours as they “wolf whistle” and taunt the women in “loud jeering voice”
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Almost in every country in the world there are different forms of communities. These communities are also known as nationalities or in a more specific term ethnic groups. These communities live in one country but their roots or ancestors came from another country. I will elaborate in this paper the nationalities in my country like Albanians‚ Macedonians and Gypsies. There are many different ethnic groups in my country but the largest group is the Albanians‚ because they represent almost one quarter
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| Does my country need a revolution? | UDHR | | Karla Renić | 2/18/2013 | | INTRODUCTION My task is to write a research paper on a Human Rights topic and how well the chosen right is protected in my country. I chose the right which states that everyone has the right to education. Education is necessary in realizing other human rights. Everyone has the right to education and it should be available and free to all people‚ at least the primary level. Across the world many children
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Cross-country was the only sport that kept my life from falling apart. But‚ tragedy struck as soon as I entered my freshmen year in high school. My hip plates had not fused which caused discomfort leading in the result of cutting off running till it healed. The news was unbearable for me as all I wanted to do was run. Staying away from running was difficult as I watched individuals do the sport I loved. I didn’t let that stop me as I strived to stay in shape. My mornings would consist of thirty minutes
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