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DRAFT 1 Writers always have a reason or purpose for writing stories. “The Happiest Refugee”, written by Anh Do, is a memoir describing his family’s journey from Vietnam to Australia, heartbreaking struggles in his life, and how he became such a well-known comedian. He uses comedy to lighten serious issues and shows the best of his life living in a dominant white society. He makes readers more aware of Vietnamese refugees, how they are not taking this country for granted, and breaks the dominant

“From the surface one may look upon Australia as being the ‘lucky county’ however when explored deeper Kayleigh Richmond came to the conclusion that this so called ‘lucky country’ isn’t all that ‘lucky’ for marginalized groups in Australia, the literature of these marginalized groups in Australia certainly substantiates this point”. Many sources of literature suggest that Australia is not considered the lucky country for migrants, indigenous and other marginalized groups of people living in Australian

To better understand Aboriginals as a Dream Culture I want to give more insight into Aboriginal Australians general culture and their conceptions of “Dream Time.” In his discussion of religion, Mircea Eliade describes a concept of Cosmos vs Chaos (Eliade 1957). In this notion an unordered world is chaotic only until is it transposed during a sacred time: “By occupying it and, above all, by settling in it, man symbolically transforms it into a cosmos though a ritual repetition of the cosmogony” (Eliade

exchange of product and information has boosted economic growth ( Investopedia, 2014). This essay is an investigation and analysis of a international trade between Australia and Japan. It will explain the events and discuss impact on Australian economic growth. The article is about an international trade partnership set up by Australia and Japan. The aim of this partnership is to help stimulus the economic growth of two counties under the privileged import policy. On April 08, 2014, Tony Abbott

Tropical rainforests contains the most diverse ecosystems of any biome, containing over half of the world’s flora and fauna species despite only covering less than 6% of the earth’s surface. Ecosystems have flourished here because of plentiful rainfall (over 100mm per year) a humid but consistent temperature (http://www.blue planetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm). All this combines to something of a nightmare to live in, especially for someone who has never experienced it before. So whether your plane

too many philosophies and concepts for one to confidently declare that he or she possesses the key. Is it capitalism or communism or Marxism or a dictatorship, which one way of governing is the most benevolent yet firm? Comparing countries like Australia and North Korea they seem to be almost identical in terms of their governing philosophy, on the surface they both seem to exercise democracy yet on a deeper level a different supposition may be extracted. In august 1945 Korea was divided across the

According to the UNHCR, three million refugees make this journey annually. The next stage of Najaf’s development in identity is when he makes the dangerous but successful journey to Australia and is transferred to the Woomera Detention Camp, in South Australia. His identity is developed, shaped and changed due to the different Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Shariff By James Petherick circumstances he encounters whilst in Woomera. The first development in Najaf’s identity is

from Asia (Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program 2012), unconfirmed reports suggest Australia receives most of its supply from New Zealand, since the founder of ‘Kronic’ expanded his New Zealand business to Australia in 2010 (Australian Drug Foundation 2013). The ban of synthetic cannabinoids in New Zealand was imposed on 8 May 2014 (NZ Drug Foundation 2014), which may influence the supply of synthetic cannabinoids to Australia in the future. The ACT Policing investigation is currently ongoing. References

Fraser island is the largest sand island in the world. It’s located on the east coast of Australia. Some scientists considered this island as a heaven on earth. It has the tallest rainforest worldwide, very long continuous white sand beaches with flanked colorful cliffs, large lakes of pure rain water. Almost all the property is considered as a National Park. A very small area is dedicated to secure the island. This This island was listed as a world heritage site by the UNESCO in 1992. UNESCO

The Indigenous Populations of Australia In recent years, there has been an apparent growth of the Indigenous population of Australia driven, in part, by an increasing willingness on the part of many Australians to acknowledge/assert their Aboriginality (ABS, 2003). As at 30 June 2001, the Aboriginal