... a mission. To seek out new friends, with big bags of dope, and boldly smoke where no-one has smoked before."" The fonts and layout of the book's interior are easy to read- green has been integrated with the standard black text and interesting headlines are used to grab attention. The book is a trade paperback and its official category according to Random House is general non ... surrounding Dopeland' is to be attributed to anything, it is not the fact that it is an honest book about Australia's marijuana culture; it is Birmingham's admittance of being a part of that culture. Although la...

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... 100km/h in less than four seconds. That is twice the speed limit for most suburban streets! Therefore, it is highly obvious that high-powered cars are more likely to be involved in accidents caused by speed. Drivers of fast cars put themselves in dangerous positions and due to their speed, they ... law ignoring hoon gets hold of a super-powerful car and travels top speed down busy roads. Any person nearby can become an innocent victim, whether they are seriously injured, scared, or killed. Car companies have recently began to design safety features that reduce the chance of sliding or sp...

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The detailed and comprehensive information contained in this, the 14th annual Australian Financial Markets Report (AFMR) highlights one of the primary reasons for the Australian economy being one of the world's strongest ... June 2002, an increase of 19.5 per cent on the same period 12 months ago. Gains have been particularly strong in the swaps market where turnover rose 77 per cent to $2.6 trillion, and in the repurchase agreement market where turnover increased by nearly 60 per cent to $6.7 trillion. The report also confirms that Australia continues to be one of the key centres ... to 36...

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... the Universe, W. H. Freeman and Company, United States of America. Written by Joseph Silk, The Big Bang describes in a sophisticated yet detailed way human understanding of the universe with emphasis on the astronomical discoveries prior to its publication back in 1980. The book gradually explains recent discoveries in this field of physics providing definitions of the technical terms and is intended for senior ... consulted. Resource 4 Kerrad, Robin, 1993, The Universe and How it Works, The Five Miles Press, Australia. This encyclopaedia brings together in a single volume a wealth of i...

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... -Schema Activation Authors: Duane Hargraves and Marika Tiggerman Source: Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2002, pp. 287-308 Summary: In this article, Hargraves and Tiggerman used summaries and conclusions from their experiment to determine whether or not appearance related commercials have an effect on mood and body dissatisfaction. This experiment consisted of having 195 female and 206 ... a person has about his or her body, and is found mostly in women. These results confirm that the media can increase body dissatisfaction, and appearance schematicity, and tha...

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... enjoy life after the war encouraged new forms of entertainment. Influenced by the wild American Jazz Age, many dance halls were made. At least one appeared in every town, and detailed dance palaces and ballrooms were appearing in the major cities. The Australian youth gathered at dance halls to socialise and try daring and new dances such as the Charleston and ... ...

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... the age of 18. The National Geographic magazine commissioned him to keep a record (pictures and journal) of his trip. He encountered many adventures and peoples during his travel. Some examples are: flying fish, dolphins, Samoan and Indian people. Robin's trip began at Los Angeles, California and went from Hawaii to the Fiji Islands, Australia, the Cocos Islands, The Cape of Good ... over the side of his boat for a future dinner. Robin was also a talented photographer. He rigged many pictures of himself by pulling a string on the camera he had. he kept a detailed log of his journey. Dur...

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... a group of teenages, in the bush, when Australia is invaded. I have read the whole series and have decieded to to re-read Burning for Revenge because it was my favourite book in the series. Burning for Revenge has the most action of the whole series. The story is told by Ellie a 16 year old teenage girl living in the small town ... ...

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... led to the launch the modern day women's movement. This was greatly influenced by such people as Beatrice Faust and Germaine Greer. Germaine Greer wrote a very important book in supporting women's liberation. Although this book wasn't published until 1971 it had great impact across Australia and in the united states of America. In 1951 the United Nations sugested that their should be ... ...

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... historical information for the audience. It is one of those films that exploded the anti-war themes. Peter Weir uses several sources to help with his script including Bill Gammage's book The Broken Years' which is a collection of excerpts from soldiers diaries and letters as well as The Official History' by C.E.W.Bean. In this film, I believe Australian's attitudes toward enlistment in ... ...

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... and female roles _ stories cover sacred and public activities _ often not gender-specific until translated into English _ different versions of the same story common _ stories provide children with a detailed map of their country _ Aboriginal Spirituality and its inextricable (can not be separated) Connection to the Land _ natural world provides a link between the people and the Dreaming _ ... extinct _ Aboriginal identity and self- esteem difficult to maintain _ complex religious and cultural practises broke down _ tribal law and authority break down _ eg, Kevin Gilbert in his book Liv...

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... necessary to consider current water use and its impacts. Water in Australia (Ingle Smith, 1998) attempts to solve questions such as Who uses what', where and how much?' and presents research and figures in reviewing the use of water. The 1987 survey together with Ingle Smith's (1998) research, ... that something must be done now to ensure ongoing sustainability. The outcome has been a reduction in the per-capita use of domestic water. Detailed surveys of how domestic water is used have been conducted in recent times and published in many resource handbooks including Water-Saving Strateg...

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... than books and I suppose that is because movies can show more details and more background information on the characters. After reading the book Educating Rita and seeing the movie, even though they were both incredibly amazing and unique each in their own ways, I preferred the movie to the ... of the movie when Rita is going to university for the first time, I could sense the formal atmosphere of the university and how it was different from where she lived and how she might have felt making this big change. Also when Denny is burning Rita's books, the music showed the pain, sadness and ...

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... the vacuum cleaners, refrigerator, toasters, kettle, stove, washing machines etc. Since these inventions were new and not everybody could afford them, they was a new way to purchase things. This is where they introduced hire purchase, were people could take the goods/products home and pay it back over a period of time. Cars also were extremely popular, as this meant that people ... ...

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... ) united with the Commonwealth Public Service and worked at the tax office which built his connection to the government. Gough Whitlam was enrolled at the University of Sydney in 1935. Where he completed an arts degree and began a law degree. On 8 December 1941, the day Japanese airplanes attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Whitlam registered with the ... ...

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... of driving could be made by the Japanese people, in an attempt to refrain from depleting necessary resources. Petrol rationing did not only affect Japan, as it extended to Australia where people used large gas burners instead of the ordinary petrol. The government was essential in upholding the fair distribution of petrol and other every day commodities such as food and ... ...

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... . The Department of Immigration was set up in 1945 by the Commonwealth Labor government and Arthur Calwell was the first Minister of Immigration. However Calwell had a single-minded view of where the migrants should come from. He was in favour of the 'White Australia' policy and to him Asian countires, especially Japan (for what happened in World War II) were the ... long pigtails, spoke a different language, had different customs, religion, wore different clothes etc. to the Europeans. The Chinese worked hard and were often successful at finding gold frequently in places where European ...

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... warfare. The independence movements were likewise diverse. They were not all communist, although communists actively involved themselves in most of the "wars of liberation", forming blocs within other movements where they did not have the strength to stand alone. Some movements were purely nationalist, of no particular political colour. Some were even elitist, representing the interests of a privileged caste ... " battles. To this end, Dien Bien Phu was occupied and established as a major fortress in 1953. It was a serious tactical error, being sited too far from major centres where supp...

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... , and disgusting." (Immigration Stories Pg. 109) On the other hand there were many people who had a good life in the US. Many people found jobs, houses, and even found place where they can practice their religion. In one case, Gretta langenbrunner and her husband, came from Germany to the US, and within one week she had a job at the grocery store ... ...

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... Hungary were all helping to defeat Britain, Russia and France. To assist the British, Australian soldiers [although most were farmers] were sent to Egypt for training and eventually to Gallipoli where most, if not all, of the fighting was taking place. Australia and Great Britain did play a big part in the War but as Australia was not at threat, the country ... ...

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... to keep working with children and the poor in particular, but was unable to find a order of sisters that had similar values. She left for Penola along with her sister, where she met Father Woods who had been attempting to start a religious order of nuns to help teach poor children in the region. Mary and Father Woods helped each other to ... ...

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... his education at age 10 to work on the railways. Shortly after he began an apprenticeship with the North Otago Times. Watson moved to Sydney, New South Wales, in 1886 where he followed his real passion and began to involve himself in political groups. By 1893, Watson had become the president of the Sydney Trades and Labor Council and the following ... ...

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... dual descriptions, on one hand they were foolish and immature, on the other hand they were dedicated and determined. This was represented similarly in each source except in Bean's extract where he had expressed the behavior of the soldiers from a byest point of view, mainly because the audience reading his extracts would disapprove of his work and dismiss his extracts. Bean ... ...

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... fears were realized in December 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, and Malaya. By this time most of an Australian division had been deployed to help defend Malaya, where more than 18,000 Australian soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured. Those captured suffered terribly, with about a third dying in captivity. On 7 December 1941, the Japanese launched a devastating surprise attack ... ...

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... and they would be able to make their own decisions on "peacekeeping". After many talks between Indonesian and Australian ambassadors and the United Nations, they decided to have a U.N. controlled ballot, where the East Timorese people would vote for or against autonomy. An agreement was signed on the 5th May 1999 to allow the U.N. to enter East Timor and control the ballot ... ...

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