... simply can't live together if our property, our well being, and even our lives are at the mercy of evil doers. We need protection. But we don't need to kill the evil doer in order to provide that protection. All we have to do is take the evil doer out of circulation so that he ... executions is alright. How about explaining that to the innocent peoples" families, explain to the families that it was alright for their beloved to be wrongly executed. Don't you think they would be quick to raise fists? Deterrence is also argued about when it comes to capital punishment. Supporters of capital...

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... . There is a naive attitude that some activists and politicians for gun control have. They feel that reducing the number of guns would result in a lower crime rate, but good intentions don't necessarily make good laws. What counts is whether the law will ultimately save lives. Someone once said, "Society is a safer place when the criminals ... don't know who is armed." Which brings us to the only proven legislative action that shows reductions in crime. Non-discretionary, or "shall-issue" carry permit laws reduce violent crime. Anti- ... gun control done for the safety of the public? No...

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... infallible and could be manipulated quite easily. A popular slogan that was used through out the campaign to deter the public from voting "yes" to republic was "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" In 1880, and the beginning of the Federation movement, when Australia sought to become a Nation rather than a colony under foreign rule, it was done for the "Advancement of ... the Australian people" (Edmund Barton, 1880). If we had said then "If it ain" t broke, don't fix it", we would still be dependent on a foreign country, a dependence that is shown by Australia's Imperial feelings of 1900, a...

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... , or depending on the severity of the offense, death. This game allows people to go out and pretend to do things that are not allowed in our society. Children that don't know what's wrong and what's right may be more apt to try these acts themselves. Grand Theft Auto III is "touted as the most sophisticated, most realistic video game out ... ? Pay a mere thousand dollars and another life is granted, and the gamer can go right back to the crime. But if you are hot on a mission and decide that you don't want to waste your time fighting off the cops, simply type "nopoliceplease", and magical...

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... , and to the knees (http://www.americansun.org) eg wetshirts, neck to knee outfits, hat, sunglasses, collared shirts (see appendix 7). 17% of people surveyed (see appendix 11) said that they don't wear a hat when in the sun, 47% (see appendix 10) they do wear a hat but not one with any sun protective qualities (see appendix 8). Only 36% (see appendix 11) said ... , and to the knees (http://www.americansun.org) eg wetshirts, neck to knee outfits, hat, sunglasses, collared shirts (see appendix 7). 17% of people surveyed (see appendix 11) said that they don't wear a hat when in the sun, 47% ...

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... leave as they assault you and your loved ones as you look on helplessly in horror. How can any reasonable person think themselves safe without proper means of protection? A "please don't do that" does not always work. If criminals are always going to possess firearms, why shouldn't you? After looking at the facts presented here forth, take a moment and ponder if ... highest level since records began 100 years ago, undermining claims by ministers that they have got violent crime under control." (Leppard, Dobson Oct. 13, 2002). Perchance, noted civil rights lawyer, Don. B. Kates, best exp...

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... team. "Someone kicks his ankle and says, F*** off Cong. Jeffrey stumbles but keeps going head high. I want to run over to him and tell him we should go, but I don't. Even the coach is laughing." This shows the attitudes of the boys towards Jeffrey when he joins them in the field. He is immediately turned down because of his ... ...

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... a Tortorici 5 relatively rare member of the starfish family, that feeds on the soft corals and the polyps of the stony coral (World Book). The Australian government believes that these starfish don't pose an immediate threat to reef life, but worry about the long-term effects of their appetite. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the marine worlds greatest gifts to ... ...

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... 2001. Another trend is the aging of the population; the number of people aged 65 and over has increased, from 4% in 1901 to 12% in 2001. Even though these trends don't seem to have much of an effect now, they could become a problem in the future of steady population growth if they continue. (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2000) RACE Aboriginal people ... ...

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... as bad. Just as penguins reproduce during the harshest weather of the arctic (to be sure of their young's survival in the better conditions), some plants do as well. Plants don't seek the survival of their offspring as animals do. Some factors beneficial to the survival of plants are: rain, fertile soil, open areas allowing sunlight to reach the plants, and ... ...

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... on them, they are legal to make and to possess. It is estimated that over seventy percent of high school seniors have these "fake ids." And even the ones who don't have them, most people know at least one person who is of age that would go out and buy them alcohol. Some high school kids even reported paying homeless people ... ...

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... -owners and politicians show how they can abuse their positions for their own personal and political gains. It will be interesting to observe whom the media barons support, or rather don't support at the next Federal election. Conclusion Considering these events, if the media industry was left to total self-regulation, Australia's cultural identity and the public interest would not be ... ...

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... it is, is true. Teen suicides have become an increasingly large problem and issue in today's society. Every day, more and more people make themselves part of the statistics. People don't realize the dramatic effects that suicide puts into people's lives until it happens to them or someone they know. Although teen suicide is altered by depression, mental illnesses, unfitting home ... ...

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... sale, she returned from the operating room holding a fist size glass bottle stuffed with thumb sized fetuses, remarking, "Normally we doctors take them home to eat - all free. Since you don't look well, you can take them- (Waldron 28) Most hospitals are not as generous, charging up to three hundred dollars in some areas for one fetus. Many of the fetus ... ...

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... (CAD), every month we have a CAD out debt increases by approximately 1.5 billion dollars, our imports are greater than our exports. We are living beyond our means and spending money we don't have. Foreign ownership is also a cause of foreign debt, money made in Australia is sent overseas instead of being invested back into the Australian market. COSTS AND BENEFITS As with ... ...

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... gun control can and does work in America (Bogus 163). If these types of laws are effective in Washington D.C. then we should institute them all over the country. The numbers don't lie if it works in one area what is stopping it from being to work in another area. There are different ways to regulate gun control one is through a restrictive ... ...

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... , but when he was sentenced to six months jail for handing a bottle of rum to another Aboriginal man, he made a very distinct observation about Australian society when he said: Why don't they just shoot us and save all this trouble if we can't be allowed to live like men!" Restrictive laws and practices were a cause of frustration and resentment among Aborigines ... ...

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... , but when he was sentenced to six months jail for handing a bottle of rum to another Aboriginal man, he made a very distinct observation about Australian society when he said: Why don't they just shoot us and save all this trouble if we can't be allowed to live like men!" Restrictive laws and practices were a cause of frustration and resentment among Aborigines ... ...

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... an individual. Young people when first entering into romantic relationships can become too dependant on this concept, placing pressure on themselves to make the relationship work, when in reality most don't. This problem was addressed by Professor Pierre Baume, from Griffith University, who noted that 70 percent of young people who committed suicide in 1993, did so within one month of ... ...

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... inventors of Australia, and as a result images of the nation were incapable of incorporating the female experience." Women have participated in forming a nation as much as males, however, the women don't seem to be shown the accolades they deserve. Even when it came to wage earning, the women earned nowhere near that of a male, even if they worked longer, and harder ... ...

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... organizations set up to protect our natural resources such as the rain forests. You could contact them and support them in their work of protecting the rain forests, get involved. Don't purchase products made of rare woods, such as mahogany. This and other woods are a finite source of timber and not a sustainable harvest. As the destruction of the rain forests continues ... ...

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... collapse. Unemployment was a problem for all western countries with some sports through gambling providing hope and income. Pharlap was winning all the horse races and carried the hopes of Australians. Don Bradman the great cricketer was a role model for Australian sportsman and also made cricket the popular game it is today. War World II had an effect on sport and life ... ...

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... legend of Ned Kelly was different to stories that I had previously heard of him. Watching the movie was a moving experience, although how true to the actual facts the storyline was, I don't know. Ned Kelly is a fascinating movie of an extraordinary man in extraordinary circumstances. With copious amounts of action, adventure, drama, and little bit of romance, Ned Kelly is a movie that ... ...

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... sale, she returned from the operating room holding a fist size glass bottle stuffed with thumb sized fetuses, remarking, "Normally we doctors take them home to eat - all free. Since you don't look well, you can take them- (Waldron 28) Most hospitals are not as generous, charging up to three hundred dollars in some areas for one fetus. Many of the fetus ... ...

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... . An externality is an economic effect that results from an economic choice but is not reflected in market prices. It occurs when the good is over or underestimated because people don't take into account the additional benefit or costs the good imposes on society. There are many externalities involved in the Barrow Island Gas Project. Positive- Extensive research has identified that ... ...

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