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    “Conflict both unites and tears us apart” Conflict is an inevitable part of life. It can arise from a failure to achieve a motive or when facing an unfamiliar environment. Conflict is an opportunity to improve. Different individuals will learn to cope with conflict differently; it may seem natural for some to avoid or stand by conflict and let it tear relationships apart‚ but there are common mechanisms which people can adopt to resolve their problems. Finding similarities and ignoring the differences

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    Equality and inequality is a characteristic of every society‚ mainly due to differences and the perpetuation of these differences in society‚ caused by various factors including social class‚ race‚ ethnicity and appearance. Equality of opportunity holds great significance in Australian society and faces many barriers that range from status‚ power‚ ethnicity and race. The existence of difference and discrimination in society‚ due to inadequate access to socially valued resources such as healthcare

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    Question 1: The land rights debate in the 1970’s was a tough and hard-fought journey for the Aboriginal people. In the 1967 Referendum‚ Australians showed their support for the Aboriginals‚ by voting to change the Constitution to include the indigenous in the Census and giving overriding authority to the Commonwealth government regarding Aboriginal affairs. Ralph Hunt‚ of the National Coalition Party and Federal Minister in 1971 stated ‘To just set aside land because Aboriginal groups and tribes

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    The film Mabo demonstrates the importance of family in Eddie Mabo’s struggle for land rights. The story film Mabo‚ in leading up to its supportive and motivated revolution in Australia’s history‚ is assist by Eddie’s family determination to win Eddie Mabo’s land rights case and thus restore justice to indigenous people. The foundations of his familial and social assitance can be seen in his encounter with white authority and his later involvement in the union movement‚ as well as his role as political

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    Diaoyu Dao‚ an Inherent Territory of China BEIJING - The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday published a white paper on Diaoyu Dao‚ an inherent territory of China. Following is the full text of the white paper: Diaoyu Dao‚ an Inherent Territory of China (September 2012) State Council Information Office The People’s Republic of China Contents Foreword I. Diaoyu Dao is China’s Inherent Territory II. Japan Grabbed Diaoyu Dao from China III. Backroom

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    Chapter 1 Introducing the law Chapter 1 | Introducing the law 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Law and life The nature of law Justice‚ ethics and politics The sources of law The Australian legal system Law and life Chapter 1 Introducing the law You already know about the law ... •... from your personal life. •... from your business activities. •... from the media. •... from popular culture. •There are very few aspects of life that are not regulated by law. The nature of law Chapter 1 Introducing the law

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    religion 2unit hsc notes religion and belief systems in austrlia post 1945 Contemprary aboriginal spirualities aboriinal spirituality as determined by the dreaming Dreaming Dreaming describes an enormous variety of spiritual beliefs and not a single unified systems; it refers to all that is known and understood by aboriginal. It is central spiritual concept‚ determines not only beliefs and values and religions with people and the environment Aboriginals believe they are related to the

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    Q. “Comment on the ways in which understanding a texts context of production would help readers make meaning from it” A. Cloudstreet‚ written by Tim Winton in the 1980’s and published in 1991‚ is a novel born out of its historical context. It agrees and affirms many of the key ideas of the time; that national pride is crucial towards Australian national identity‚ and the evolving acceptance of the Indigenous having rights to their own land. However‚ the text rejects more notions of the time

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    Linzhuo Liu LS 620 Honor Code: I have neither given nor received nor have I tolerated others’ use of unauthorized aid. The Territorial Disputes between Japan and China over Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands Introduction The maritime dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dates back to many decades. The main issue in the dispute has been on the ownership of sovereignty over the islands. In modern times‚ the dispute may be said to have been triggered by Japan’s move to claim sovereignty

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    Indigenous Australians were racially inferior to Europeans and it was believed the Europeans that the Indigenous People would soon die out. Colonial Australians had begun this process of dispossession through the cultivation of the ‘empty’ land theory: Terra nullius. Dispossession broke up Aboriginal nations and distributed the religious and cultural beliefs and practices around which their lives have centered. Not only had they lost their land and their culture‚ but also their understanding of their place

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