The lost city of Atlantis‚ a mythical island which supposedly sank beneath the Atlantic ocean‚ hence the name ’Atlantis’‚ was a fictional place thought up by Plato. Plato first introduced Atlantis around 330 B.C. in his works ’Timaeus’ and ’Critias’. Some people belive the people of Atlantis had far more advanced technology than we have today‚ like flying cars for example. If Atlantis exists and was found‚ the residents would probably try to enslave or kill us‚ so it’s clear Plato made up this place
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of being equal‚ especially in status‚ rights‚ or opportunities‚ (Oxford Dictionary of English). There is a great discrepancy of health equality and equity in Australia. Especially with people who live in rural or remote areas‚ Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders (ATSI) and low socioeconomic groups. Inequities in social determinants often lead to health inequalities. For example‚ female mortality rates in the lowest socioeconomic areas are 23 percent higher than females in the highest socioeconomic
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Methods of efficient implementation’‚ Proceedings of the 12th Commonwealth Law Conference‚ September 1999‚ Kuala Lumpur. 9 ‘A murky sort of pond life’‚ 2002‚ Economist‚ 7 June‚ p 11 McKinsey & Co‚ 2002 12 ‘Steps to improve accounting firms’‚ 2007‚ New Straits Times‚ 27 July‚ p List of Cases Pacific Acceptance Corporation Ltd v Forsyth (1970) 92 WN (NSW) 29 Simonius Vischer & Co v Holt (1979) 2 NSWLR 322 13
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506) Christopher Columbus is one of the best-known of all explorers. He is famous for his voyage in 1492‚ when he "discovered" America while he was looking for a way to sail to Asia. Columbus was probably born in Genoa‚ Italy‚ around 1451. His real name was Christoforo Columbo. His wife‚ a Portuguese women who he married around 1480‚ was Felipa Perestrello e Moniz. They had one son named Diego. He made several voyages to the New World‚ which he thought was Asia
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The members of the Scarecrow People came together in 1991. A man named Tim and some friends of his formed the band. The group began as a reggae band and adopted their name “Scarecrow People” from a song by XTC. In 1996‚ the band reformed into a rock band. The format was changed to an unusual blend of “B” sides‚ soundtracks‚ 80’s‚ retro‚ and more. After sixteen years and eighteen different band members‚ the Scarecrow People have been through many phases. The band is considered a tradition‚ rather
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still its influence on the global economy will probably make them to remain strong. This can be seen through the efforts made by the United States nation showing their ability to resolve global crises and their soft power in the field of economy (New Straits Times‚ 2012). In that matter‚ they will be able to fight against incoming competitors to surpass them so that they will remain being the first among equal. However‚ for Muslims communities‚this phenomenon has become a challenge for them as the chances
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References: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission‚ 1998: http://www.abs.gov.au/ Australian Bureau of Statistics Statsite. Australian Conservation Foundation‚ "WORLD SAYS NO TO JABILUKA MINE - ACF CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTION TO STOP"‚ December 1‚ 1998‚ http://www.peg.apc.org/~acfenv/mr011298
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mainland bridge to Tasmania‚ which allowed Aboriginal people to reach what is now an Island state. About 10‚000 years ago‚ the climate warmed‚ the ice melted and Bass Strait again become submerged. At this time‚ the Prom was an Island until the winds and tides deposited the sands which became the isthmus. The fierce weather of Bass Strait has eroded the granite into the well rounded mountains of today and shaped the many granite boulders which are a feature of Prom scenery. What did the indigenous
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(2008‚ November 21). Birth control: More education needed; 1 in 4 women who ’re not ready for babies fails to take preventive steps: Poll. The Straits Times Teen sex as a health issue (2008‚ April 10) Risque teens at risk; Sexually active teens are on the rise but many are ignorant of the deadlier aspects of unprotected sex. (2008‚ September 18)‚ The Straits Times She Googled to learn about sex Study links teen pregnancy‚ racy TV. (2008‚ November 3)‚ Newsday Lecture Slides
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new world. The first people to populate the Americans were believed to have migrated across the Bering Land Bridge. The Land Bridge Theory proposes that people migrated from Siberia to Alaska across a land bridge that spanned the current day Bering Strait. This theory is widely adopted by most modern textbooks The continent of North America has been inhabited by humans for at least 16‚500 years. As early as the 1500s‚ scientist and theorists were interested in discovering how humans had come to populated
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