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    For Aboriginal Australians‚ the land has a special significance that is rarely understood by those of European descent. The land‚ or country‚ does not only sustain Aborigines in material ways‚ such as providing food and shelter‚ it also plays a major role in their spiritual lives. As Rose put it‚ "Land provides for my physical needs and spiritual needs." (1992‚ p.106). To use Rose ’s own term‚ to Aboriginals the land is a ’nourishing terrain ’. (1996‚ p.7). The basic tenets of Aboriginal spirituality

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    protection of the land resource of individuals‚ communities and habitations of Scheduled Tribes in Scheduled Areas. Alienation of land of a Scheduled Tribe would mean dispossession of land by any means to any one‚ whether a tribe or a non-tribe. The objective of this provision is to ensure protection of rights to land of every tribal persons as indicated by the usage of the term ‘a Scheduled Tribe’. Both the Gram Sabha and Panchayats at appropriate level is bestowed the power to prevent land alienation

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    chosen to explore the differences are ‘We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and a scene called ‘This Land is Mine’ from ‘One Night The Moon’ by Carmody and Kelly. They both emphasise the way white people tend to belong to and the indigenous tend to belong with. In ‘We Are Going’ the difference is shown as the white people use the land for their own needs while the indigenous people connect with the land and is seen as a way forming together. The white people are silenced in this poem showing that the

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    Leopold’s expression of land ethics discussing the complex relationship of humans with each other in terms of community as well as both humans and community factors impacting the land I found his positions nearly moving in parallel motions with my own. The continually changing society and the environment surrounding it require a morally and ethically directed connection in terms of logic and emotion. Understanding how people treat their interactions with each other and the land are necessary when understanding

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    mostly from major urban centres‚ moved ‘back-to-the land’. United by a shared critique of consumer oriented society‚ capitalization and the homogenizing‚ often oppressive effects of mass media‚ the generation sought to live in ways that were more authentic‚ self-reliant and in better harmony to the natural world. There was an emphasis on nonconformity‚ self-sufficiency and on ‘doing’ itself. Leading thus to the formation of the 1970’s back-to-the land movement. Although originally coined by the activist

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    declaring‚ The reference to ‘land’ repeatedly describes a person’s being or body as its actual meaning. Hephzi-bah‚ in Hebrew means ‘my delight is in her’ and Beulah means ‘husband/married.’ Again‚ this clear expression of land meaning wife or married transpires in the book of Jeremiah‚ saying‚ Ultimately‚ could the “Promised Land” in the Old Testament that the LORD appears to be leading the Israelites to obtain; in essence‚ also be their sexual bodies (their land within) – to lead them back

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    caused by taking the Natives land away? I think the natives should get their land back. First reason is money can’t help them their land is more important. In addition to my claim‚ money can’t buy happiness money won’t fix their emotions when their land was taken away. Third reason it will Improve the tribe’s economy‚ as well as start a "process of healing". I think the native americans should get their land back‚ I believe they should because money can’t help them‚ their land is more important. According

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    other models in the Land Rover line‚ the brand’s strengths and weaknesses versus formidable U.S. competitors‚ and potential differences in target audience perceptions of brand and category equity in the United States versus the United Kingdom‚ which of the three following positioning options should be introduced for the new $30‚000 Land Rover Discovery:  The Definitive Family 4X4  The Evolved Land Rover or  The More Affordable Range Rover How should Land Rover North America

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    Fragmentation and Coherence in The Waste Land T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is an intricate poem that is intentionally difficult to understand; it contains a myriad of allusions to other texts‚ it has a fragmented narrative structure‚ speaks in various languages and utilizes surreal imagery. These features‚ amongst others‚ contribute to the poem’s complexity. I wish to examine‚ in detail‚ how these features create or suppress meaning. In The Waste Land the reader is presented with a series of stanza’s

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    Faster––Land or Water? PURPOSE The purpose of this lesson is to investigate the heat capacity of water and land and to explain how the properties of water influence coastal climates. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN In this experiment‚ you will heat the same volume of water and sand or soil in two different containers. They will compare the temperatures of the water and the sand or soil as each beaker is heated and as each beaker cools to answer the question: Which Absorbs and Loses Heat Faster––Land or Water

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