Santiago Beires – DEC 15 (20) Sample REPORT Introducing the Caipirinha in Australia Executive Summary The Caipirinha is a drink considered the symbol of Brazil‚ traditionally prepared with sugar‚ lemon‚ ice and a Brazilian alcoholic beverage called cachaça. It can be well appreciated in several occasions. Recently a Brazilian young man studying in Sydney came up with the idea of exporting the drink to Australia. However he recognizes that there may be cross-cultural issues in introducing
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Political Reform and Elite Persistence: Term Limits and Political Dynasties in the Philippines∗ Pablo Querubin Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies October‚ 2011 Abstract Research in political economy emphasizes the tendency of elites to persist and reproduce their power over time‚ potentially undermining the effectiveness of institutional reforms. One particular form of elite persistence is illustrated by the existence of political dynasties. A natural question is whether
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granted to facilitate dual listed companies has to be carefully ensured and reconciled with the continuing obligations applicable mainstream corporate Australia. There are a range of regulatory authorities and business groups which play key roles in promoting good corporate governance in Australia-ASIC‚ APRA‚ and FRC. The corporate sector in Australia is regulated mainly by agencies like – the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)‚ the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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problematically? Australian schools are comprised of a diverse population of students with a vast range of sociocultural factors shaping their individual and unique identities. In 2006‚ more than 50% of people living in Australia were migrants or had a parent who had migrated to Australia (ABS‚ 2006‚ p. 46). This demonstrates the prevalence of cultural diversity in the population which extends into Australian schools. Diversity has many faces‚ incorporating differences in culture‚ sexuality‚ gender identity
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breakers. Paragraph 1 Following the end of World War I‚ it took eighteen months to return 260‚000 Australian soldiers to their home and with them they brought the world-wide “Spanish influenza’ epidemic‚ which caused almost 12‚000 deaths in Australia. The soldiers had been told they would return to a land fit for heroes but Australia’s economy could not quickly adjust to the addition of so many workers. Initially 417‚000 men had enlisted in the AIF‚ which resulted in women emerging from their
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policy actions‚ then there will be long-term security challenges that will cause significant widespread security implications nationally and internationally. As an Australian‚ climate change is a worry because there are evidences to suggest that Australia
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Imagine the world where obesity was just a myth? Unfortunately‚ it is not and obesity is a serious health issue throughout Australia. Obesity does not only have an impact on the physical sector of health but has on all aspect of health in a way. Obesity weakens nearly every quality of wellbeing. “Someone who is 40% overweight is twice as likely to die prematurely as is an average-weight person” (Information on Health Risks Associated with Obesity at MedicineNet.com‚ 2016). Obesity results from
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A political system is an aspect of the social system‚ and political activity and study is a special category of social activity and study. The boundary of politics is often not clear‚ so that‚ for example‚ actions of trades union leaders may sometimes be induded in politics and sometimes not. The same is true of activities in areas more often thought of as economic‚ cultural and so on. For the purpose of analysis‚ the political system may be separated from economic and other systems but in practice
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POLITICAL CULTURE‚ PEOPLE AND POLITICS INTRODUCTION: To understand contemporary forms of government and their politics‚ it is imperative to be familiar with the organizations and functions of political institutions. It is also important to be aware of the physical and cultural dimensions within which politics operates. These external dimensions provide the environment of politics and help to shape attitudes and values
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its life and which provides it with directions for how to live. We live in a culture and culture is written into us in a process of internalisation. Australia is a melting pot of races‚ cultures and beliefs. This country was built by people from many different national backgrounds‚ and has followed an active policy of multiculturalism. If Australia were have a multicultural canon it would be very complicated due to cultures accommodate a variety of values and beliefs‚ and if we could manage to have
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