320 results found, view free essays on page:
-
Dreamtime Stories English Laws Aborigines
431 words
The making of a nation is a slow and painful
process. It needs a people who identify with each
other and with the land they inhabit. Australia
began that process on 26 January 1788. This essay
will attempt to describe the Pre-European
Customary law which existed in Australia in 1788.
When the first fleet arrived in Botany Bay in
1788, It brought with it all the laws of England.
English laws were seen as being every Englishman's
birthright. The coming of English laws was to have
disastrous conseq...
Free research essays on topics related to: 1788, tribes, aborigines, australia, aboriginal
-
Good And Evil Due To The Fact
1,586 words
The use of hallucinogenic plants dates back
thousands of years. Over the years, many different
cultures and civilizations have used them for
different purposes. The common belief that
similarities exist between cultures that rely upon
the use of herbal hallucinogens is greatly
exaggerated. The cultural variables between these
cultures are often so significant that the only
major similarity between them is the fact that
they use hallucinogens. The common generalization
by society that every cultu...
Free research essays on topics related to: australian aborigines, moral dilemmas, western societies, due to the fact, good and evil
-
The Early History Of Sheep And Wool
1,712 words
The Early History of Sheep and Wool The history of
the sheep industry began in Central Asia about 10,
000 years ago. It's the nature of sheep to flock
together. Early man could take sheep in his
travels, because they are efficient grazers, and
able to survive on sparse vegetation. Man had
discovered the value of the sheep as a two product
animal even then. It could provide two of life's
essentials, meat and milk for food, and hides for
clothing and shelter. The earliest sheep producers
used the ...
Free research essays on topics related to: north africa, south africa, mount vernon, c m, dark ages
-
Unique Photographers Their Lives And Art
1,924 words
From 1979 to present there have been many famous
photographers, but there are three who really
stick out: Jerry Uelsmann, Freeman Patterson, and
Annie Slivovitz. These three photographers had
very distinct photography and viewed photography
as more than pictures but as pigments of emotions
and feelings. These photographers are very famous
for their pictures and one photographer is known
for her help in third world countries. The first
photographer that I would like to mention in my
research pape...
Free research essays on topics related to: rolling stone magazine, john lennon, rolling stones, unknown author, man walking
-
Term Effects Water Pipes
904 words
Drugs in Youth Drugs in young people are one of
the major problems concerning the younger
generations. Drugs effect the youth of Australia
greatly and they are one of the major problems in
society today. In this assignment I chose to focus
on Marijuana because it is the most commonly used
illegal drugs in teenagers. Marijuana is made from
the dried flowers and leaves of the plant Cannabis
Sativa. Marijuana can look like dried herbs or tea
it can be green grey or brown. Marijuana is
usually smoke...
Free research essays on topics related to: major problems, young people, 17 year, term effects, water pipes
-
Iron Ore Nineteenth Century
1,315 words
Introduction If you look on a map of global
population density, you can see four or five major
concentrations of people: East Asia, South Asia,
North America and Europe. Many of the cities that
developed in Europe grew on coalfields as a result
of the industrial revolution. But today the factor
coal become more and more unimportant and the
people in the coal industry are facing huge
problems. The highest rates of unemployment can be
found in former coal and steel making communities.
Their mines ...
Free research essays on topics related to: industrial revolution, steel industry, coal industry, iron ore, nineteenth century
-
People With Disabilities Indirect Discrimination
1,464 words
This paper will discuss disability discrimination
and the legislative and non-legislative tools used
to combat it. The major piece of federal
legislation, the Disability Discrimination Act
(1992) will be examined in considerable detail,
and an attempt will be made to analyze its
strengths and weakness, with reference to various
opinions put forward by individuals and
organizations concerned with its implementation.
Particular emphasis will be placed upon the
compliance of the Act. The issues tha...
Free research essays on topics related to: educational institutions, discrimination act, indirect discrimination, education standards, people with disabilities
-
Piece Of Paper Patron Saint
1,056 words
St Valentine's Day was supposedly started in the
time of the Roman Empire. In Ancient Rome, the
date of February 14 was a holiday to honor the
Queen of Roman Goddesses and Gods, Juno. Juno was
known as the Goddess of women and marriage. The
next day February 15 was the first day of the
Festival known as the Feast of Lupercia. On
February 14 is was said that the young boys and
girls of the villages would write down the names
of every girl and place these names in a jar of
which each young man wou...
Free research essays on topics related to: young man, patron saint, loved one, valentines day, piece of paper
-
Joint Venture Trade Show
2,032 words
... here there are only few competitors present in
the show and the companys brand name or products
has been well known by the customers, they do not
necessarily need to conduct very intensive
marketing activities, a simple method of marketing
activities, i. e. Hand out company brochure, is
competent enough to win the battle as well as
cutting down their cost. Once the company has
ended their exhibition, they will generally
measure how well the outcome achieved from trade
show by conducting vari...
Free research essays on topics related to: joint venture, mcgraw hill, trade show, journal vol, prentice hall
-
Flexible Work Arrangements Reduce The Amount
1,589 words
If the workplace of today could be characterized
by a single theme, it would most likely focus on
the continual presence of change. Dramatic changes
in technology, the marketplace and the workforce
have compelled organizations to re-evaluate not
only the competitiveness of their products, but
also the core ways in which work is performed. It
is out of this pursuit for continued survival that
organizations have been faced with the notion of
varying work-schedules beyond the traditional
hours of n...
Free research essays on topics related to: nuclear family, blue collar, flexible work arrangements, working mothers, reduce the amount
-
Plato Mass Media
1,442 words
THE MEDIA AS AN INSTITUTION? ? ... it will create
forgetfulness in the learners? souls because they
will not use their memories; they will trust to
the external written words and not remember of
themselves. They will appear to be omniscient, and
will generally know nothing; they will be tiresome
company, having the show of wisdom without the
reality. ? Plato? s Phaedrus The media has become
the institution that it is today because of the
associated commercial concerns. Mass media is
financed due...
Free research essays on topics related to: mass media, women , plato , daily newspaper, australia
-
Dominant Culture Cultural Beliefs
735 words
The Last Wave SOC 118 The Last Wave-Peter Weir
dir. (1977) In the film, The Last Wave, the
director is trying to communicate the idea of a
culture within a culture or sub culture. The
dominant culture in the film is the white members
of society living in Australia. The subculture in
the film is the Aborigines who were natives to the
land before the white people settled in Australia.
The natives sustained their cultural beliefs and
ideologies while living in largely populated
cities. The dominant...
Free research essays on topics related to: aborigines, dominant culture, white culture, wave, cultural beliefs
-
Solar Energy Heat Loss
1,744 words
Design of Structures in respect to heat efficiency
OUTLINE Introduction Problem What materials are
better for insulation? What designs are better for
insulation? PurposeBackgroundOrganizations
Researching
ProblemMaterialslustrousdulldarklightDesignWindows
EnclosedHypothesisMaterialsProcedureSummaryMateria
ls that Work Best in Heat Efficiency Designs that
Work Best in Heat Efficiency References
Introduction Heat efficiency in any architectural
design is always a topic that must be addressed.
With...
Free research essays on topics related to: alarm clock, energy efficiency, heat loss, solar energy, higher temperature
-
Low Self Esteem Domestic Violence
2,099 words
Domestic violence is a significant social issue
that has a major impact upon the health of women
in society. Discuss this statement and identify
the factors that may contribute to domestic
violence. Domestic violence is known by many names
including spouse abuse, domestic abuse, domestic
assault, battering, partner abuse, marital strife,
marital dispute, wife beating, marital discord,
woman abuse, dysfunctional relationship, intimate
fighting, male beating and so on. McCue (1995)
maintains that ...
Free research essays on topics related to: family violence, low self esteem, domestic violence, spouse abuse, socioeconomic status
-
Nobel Peace Prize One Of The Worst
2,134 words
East Timor is half of an island in Indonesia,
about 300 miles north of Australia. In the 1500 s,
Portugal colonized the island of Timor, and its
inhabitants today are primarily Catholic. The
Dutch colonized much of the area, eventually
including the western half of Timor as part of the
Dutch East Indies. Before 1975 it was a lush
paradise that had remained virtually untouched by
the western world. In 1975 Indonesia invaded and
annexed the now defenseless East Timor. It was an
act based upon gree...
Free research essays on topics related to: east timor, general assembly, one of the worst, rest of the world, nobel peace prize
-
Lung Cancer Mother Died
1,168 words
Cathy Freeman was born in Mackay in Queensland in
1973. She is a very good runner and won a
scholarship to boarding school where she was able
to have professional coaching. Freeman is the
first Aboriginal sprinter to win a gold medal at
the Commonwealth Games (1994). She also won a
silver medal in the 1996 Olympic Games. She is
very proud of her Aboriginal background and has
carried the Australian and the Aboriginal flags
around the track after winning a race. She has
often appeared on televisio...
Free research essays on topics related to: gold medal, palm island, lung cancer, indigenous people, mother died
-
Rest Of The World Rocky Mountains
1,394 words
Give An Overview Of Life Through The Give An
Overview Of Life Through The Tertiary, In Relation
To Changing Paleogeography And Climate The
tertiary consisted of two main epochs. The
Paleocene, the Eocene and the Oligocene, which
make up the Paleogene; and the Miocene and
Pliocene, which make up the Neogene. The close of
the Cretaceous Period marked a major transition in
Earth s history. Ammonoids and marine reptiles
disappeared from the sea. Marine taxa that persist
as familiar inhabitants of mo...
Free research essays on topics related to: rest of the world, deep sea, tropical forests, rocky mountains, flowering plants
-
Theatre South Australia State Theatre South Australia Alan
943 words
Martin Dysart, child psychiatrist, is on a quest
to discover why a confused, passionate 17 year old
boy named Alan, has savagely blinded six horses
with a spike. The discovery of this forms Peter
Shaffer? s brutal play? Equus? . ? Equus? ,
meaning horse in Latin, was performed by State
Theatre of South Australia and directed by Marion
Potts. Although written in the 1970? s many of the
issues raised are highly relevant to today? s
audience. The emotional impact of the play remains
intact and cont...
Free research essays on topics related to: horse, horses, alan, equus, dysart
-
London Stock Exchange Development Projects
1,660 words
Quality Issues In System Development The period
between the 1970 s and 1980 s was a time of great
advancement in computer hardware technology which
took an industry still in its infancy, to a level
of much sophistication and which ultimately
revolutionized the information storage and
processing needs of every other industry and that
of the entire world. However, it was also during
this period when the shortcomings of implementing
such technology became apparent. A significant
number of developme...
Free research essays on topics related to: development projects, software development, london stock exchange, ambulance service, end product
-
London Stock Exchange Development Projects
1,655 words
The period between the 1970 s and 1980 s was a
time of great advancement in computer hardware
technology which took an industry still in its
infancy, to a level of much sophistication and
which ultimately revolutionized the information
storage and processing needs of every other
industry and that of the entire world. However, it
was also during this period when the shortcomings
of implementing such technology became apparent. A
significant number of development projects failed
which resulted wit...
Free research essays on topics related to: development projects, end product, ambulance service, software development, london stock exchange
320 results found, view free essays on page: