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    courageous contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the Australian Defence Force. For decades this contribution was unacknowledged and their sacrifices were unmentioned at official ceremonies.” Alistair Nicholson, Reconciliation Australia (2014). It is estimated that 1,200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women volunteered for the AIF during WW1. It should be remembered that this was a time when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were not recognised

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    going to show you how big Mexico City is and how beautiful mexico city can be. In my opinion Mexico City is very beautiful and there is much to learn. Did you know that the biggest building in mexico city is 807 ft tall? The building’s name is the “Torre Reforma.” Well, you learned something new. In this essay I hope you learn more about Mexico City and you become more interested in Mexico City. Some of the reasons why I think that people should learn more about this topic is there is many things

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    A third consideration in regard with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is the meaning of sovereignty. The discourse on sovereignty is obscure and non-reflexive. It situates itself somewhere between moral axiology, social ideology and political and legal authority. The link between sovereignty and politics within the public discourse often mask oppressive power relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people (Prokhovnik, 2015). Furthermore, the mainstream political discourse

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    The communities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are rich, strong and diverse. The identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander is central to this priority and is intrinsically linked to deep knowledge traditions, living, learning communities and holistic world view. Within the Australian curriculum, a conceptual framework based on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ unique sense of identity has been developed as a structural tool for embedding their culture and histories

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    Anyone who is a sports fanatic can say that when their team is playing, they will go all out in cheering and showing their support so that everyone else can see how much their team means to them. So how does one choose their favorite team? In basketball, there is no argument that fans stick true to their teams, whether it's because it's their hometown or they have the most valuable players on the team (MVP) or simply just based on statistics. Whichever way a person decides which team they'll go for

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    It’s October 8th, just a normal Sunday, a work day. I grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down on the soft, grey couch.The House 51 alarm suddenly started blaring like a song being played over and over again on the radio, calling all trucks and ambulances to several different places, which meant that this fire was going to be dangerous and that it was going to spread very quickly. Everyone chaotically puts on their big black and yellow brush pants, steps into their wide, rubber boots, grabs their safety

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    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the oldest surviving culture in the world. They have occupied Australia for at least 65,000 years. Their cultures are complex and diverse. • The reason Aboriginal cultures have survived for so long is their ability to adapt and change over time. • It was this affinity with their surroundings that goes a long way to explaining how Aboriginal people survived for so many millennia. • In Australia, Indigenous communities keep their cultural heritage

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    Jingyi Weng College of Staten Island Page Break The movie "Brokeback Mountain" directed by Ang Lee, reinforces and prolongs harmful stereotypes toward homosexual. The main characters are Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, who are hired as sheepherders on Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming of 1963. They are strangers at first, then they find a deeper connection after a heavy drinking one night. Therefore, their sexual and emotional relationship creates a dilemma for them. After Jack and Ennis eventually

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    Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students have challenged the meritocratic in the university system, as they are a minority but they still continue to succeed and hold a lot of power and help dictate and design the changes that are being made in Government funding and in the higher education and university structure. This is shown with the lower application and offers and with the percentage rates that are offered at the higher education level. Their Success in the higher education system is

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    “We the Animals” by Justin Torres, takes place in an upstate New York town with three half breed brothers, their Puerto Rican father along with their white mother. Their parents were overworked and absent from the kid’s lives’ most of time and lack to provide food, companionship and safety. Throughout the book, Torres uses brief, evocative descriptions to create a picture that can interpret hidden meanings from a child’s perspective. Not to mention he describes his characters with animal-like qualities

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