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    English Oral

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    Year 12 English Oral; Foreign Aid mustn’t be cut Persona: Fiona Pearse (Board Member of World Vision) speaking at a foreign aid conference in regard to the Government’s recent plans to introduce a $4.5 billion cut in foreign aid over the next 4 years. Poverty‚ war‚ hunger‚ thirst‚ disease; these are all words the average Australian does not have to face. However‚ it is indeed what millions upon millions of people battle out every single day in so many countries we call our neighbours

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    Religious Traditions

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    Elements of Religious Traditions University of Phoenix REL/134 Elements of Religious Traditions Religion is a big part of today’s society; it has always been a big part of society. What is religion? The dictionary definition of religion is a system of beliefs that involves worship of a god‚ prayer‚ ritual and a moral code. Not all religions follow those guidelines‚ so it is not an accurate definition. Instead we look at a number of characteristics such as a belief system‚ community‚ ritual

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    Prince Hall was an African American‚ and considered one of the most prominent citizens of Boston‚ during the revolutionary period. He is also known as the father of Black Masonry. He is noted to be the founder and master of the African Lodge of the Honorable Society of Free and accepted Masons of Boston‚ which is the world’s first black Masonic lodge. Today this lodge is called African Lodge Number 459. African Lodge Number 459 is the foundation‚ or cornerstone‚ for the organization which still

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    African American History‚ 1877-1919 National | Year | African American | James Garfield inaugurated as President‚ assassinated later in the year; Chester Arthur becomes President | 1881 | Tennessee introduces racial segregation on the railways‚ opening a pattern of legalised discrimination in public facilities that will spread through the Southern states. |   |   | July The black activist Booker T. Washington (18561915) opens the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to provide agricultural and industrial

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    the lives of families are determined by the community in which they live and the cultural tradition from which they come.” In Keeper’n me‚ for instance‚ Garnet Raven who was taken away from his family to a series of white foster homes when he was three. Garnet’s experiences as a result of the oppressive political and social policies. Moreover‚ Keeper as a storyteller tries to pass the message of traditions and a way of life to guide Garnet‚ who arrived in White Dog reservation with anything but

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    English Oral

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    adults both enjoy it. My job and the whole point of this essay is to analyze the media techniques and effects in the opening sequence of Luhrmann’s film ’Romeo and Juliet’ starts with a blank screen then zooms in to an old-fashioned with a black African-American woman saying the

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    been promised the throne by both Edward and then Harold‚ yet he had been cheated. This is why William the conqueror believed he had the right to the throne. Why is William the Conqueror such an important figure in history? William the conqueror is such an important figure in history seeing as he introduced a new order in England. He had also ended the conflict between the Danes and Saxons by establishing himself as king. William was a conquering leader so because of this he was able to execute

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    Columbia Traditions

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    found at the northern tip of South America‚ was first recognized in 1819. Within Columbia‚ there are five geographic regions; the Caribbean coast‚ pacific lowlands‚ Andes highlands‚ Orinoco Savanna and the Amazon Rainforest. The regional cultural traditions are mixed‚ with a broad assortment of distinct groups that have unique customs‚ accents‚ and social patterns. Within the Caribbean region of Columbia‚ the predominant ethnic group is the Pardo‚ a mixture of European‚ indigenous‚ and afro-Columbian

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    Chinese Tradition

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    Li Ren 19 The idea of filial piety has always remained as a significant part of Chinese tradition from ancient China and even till today’s times. It stands not only as a mere concept but more so‚ something that was an “absolute‚ metaphysical entity‚ something so exalted in (ancient Chinese’s) minds” (Holzman‚ 1998). Perhaps the idea of filial piety can be traced back to Confucius‚ who emphasized the importance of family ties (Stole & De Vos‚ 1998). IThe quote above gives us a glimpse of the idea of

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    The Western Tradition

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    Institution: The western tradition Introduction Renaissance is a French term meaning rebirth is a perfect description of the economic as well as intellectual changes that happened in Europe continent from fourteenth century through the sixteenth century. In the course of the renaissance era‚ the whole of Europe sprung from stagnation in terms of economic status which was dominant in the middle ages to a period of economic or financial prominence. Of much greater importance about this period of renaissance

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