10.1 CHARLES PERKINS AND THE FREEDOM RIDE CHARLES PERKINS Kumantjayi (Charles) Perkins was born in Alice Springs in 1936. His early education was at school in Adelaide. A skilled soccer player‚ Perkins played professional soccer in England from 1957 to 1960. Having turned down an offer to try out for Manchester United‚ he returned to Australia to coach a local Adelaide team. Here he became vice president of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines. Perkins moved to Sydney in 1962
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Is Fox hunting with hounds cruel to be kind or just cruel? Fox hunting was made illegal in England in 2004. This act was later repealed and two thirds of England’s population are against the repeal of this law. In order to answer the question is fox hunting with hounds cruel to be kind or just cruel we must look at the opinions of both sides of the argument. One of the most impressive arguments for fox hunting is that it is traditional. The minority of the English public are fox hunters
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Book Review: HBR A Guide to Better Business Writing Garner’s Guide for Business Writing is an easy read for anyone who needs to tune-up their writing style. Garner defines bad writing and gives useful tools for great writing in business. This book is a good reference for anyone who needs writing tools. Garner walks you through the steps of writing and makes editing easy. Garner even reviews word usage and commonly overused words to eliminate. In this book you will find everything you need
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Version 1 February 2012 NAME : THUY NGUYEN Student ID 6820 DATE : 07/06/2012 BSBOHS407A Monitor a safe workplace Activity One Answer the following questions: What is the URL of the website that provides the most information about Occupational Health and safety in Victoria? OHS at DeakinSafe Work AustraliaWork Safe VictoriaHealth & Safety in the ArtsWhy is it important that all employees have access to Occupational Health and Safety information? On an average day‚ somewhere in Australia
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Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song)‚ and raises her. But as she reaches age 7 herself‚ Sam’s limitations start to become a problem at school; she’s intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities take her away‚ and Sam shames high-priced lawyer
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I AM SAM movie – Reaction Paper I. SUMMARY The movie revolves around a mentally challenged man named Sam Dawson. He has a 7 year old daughter‚ Lucy who in under unfortunate circumstances was taken away from him. Now he asks help from a well-known lawyer‚ Rita and fights for custody over Lucy. With the help of his friends and loved ones‚ they do their best to get Lucy back. On the way‚ rough challenges comes their way but strengthens their bond and love for each other. II. PERSONAL REACTION
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Charles Perkins Yes‚ you heard it correct‚ Charles Perkins. He was a famous Indigenous Australian soccer player‚ an administrator (similar to manager) and an activist. His Aboriginal name was Kumantjayi Perkins. As many people do‚ he also changed his name to Charles as British people have similar names. This allowed Aboriginal’s promotion of human rights such as playing for a team‚ publishing books‚ travelling and voting. Mr Perkins was born on 16th June 1936 and unfortunately‚ he died on 19th October
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like "We Shall Overcome"‚ "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke is equally as potent of a song. While both songs are inspired and modeled after traditional gospel structures‚ with a score that seems to belong in a sanctuary more than on a radio or in the streets‚ the lyrics add another political level. In the case of "A Change Is Gonna Come"‚ it took centuries of pain and efforts to preserve African culture despite slavery and colonization before Sam Cooke had the background knowledge to
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Sam Houston-Summary Sam Houston had to face many obstacles since he was a little boy. He had very little education; however he educated himself with many readings from his father’s library. Houston served as governor for Tennessee and Texas. He also served as a United States senator for thirteen years. . He befriended General Andrew Jackson and remarried three times. Houston was made the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1836 and was re-elected in 1841. He gave many speeches throughout
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The 2001 movie I Am Sam moves beyond the role of an entertaining film and into the function of a social dissertation on the cultural depiction of disability in contemporary life. Directed by Jessie Nelson (Megan Dowdy‚ 2009)‚ I Am Sam follows a mentally challenged father‚ on his integral pursuit to regain custody of his 7 year old daughter Lucy. As a result‚ I am Sam received acknowledgment for its aptitude and capability to approach the susceptible subject of cerebral disabilities and parenting
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