poet and essayist Alec Derwent Hope. This is evident in the poems Australia and The Explorers where Hope utilises a number of literary techniques‚ primarily metaphorical language‚ to express his understanding of and critiques the nature of identity. Australia is Hopes criticism of Australian society in general and Australia itself. The first five stanzas are spent describing Australia in an extremely negative manner‚ where Australia is said to be a ‘nation of trees‚ drab green and desolate grey’
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Economy of Australia Globalization has largely benefited the Australian economy. Australia has an abundance of natural resources that their population of 23 million people can’t use‚ so they sell the surplus to other countries that have a demand for the resources‚ giving Australia a world market of over 6.5 billion people. The Australian economy has experienced continuous growth and low unemployment‚ contained inflation‚ very low public debt‚ and a strong and stable financial system. By 2012
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The name of Australia comes from the Latin word Australis‚ which means southern. Since it lies entirely in the southern hemisphere‚ Australia is most commonly referred to as "down under". Australia‚ being a country‚ is also a continent. In land area it ’s the sixth largest for a country and the smallest continent.<br><br>Australia is a very dry‚ thinly populated country. Very few coastal areas receive enough rainfall to support a large population. The largest group of Australian people live in two
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to this factor. I have lived in Australia for a year‚ through this time period‚ I have perceived it as a welcoming place‚ and a civilized country that acquires a well-balanced society. But after studying a range of Australian poems‚ I broadened my knowledge of how Australia is viewed by different types of people‚ by decoding their thoughts and opinions through their works of poetry. The
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19th century Australia. This can be shown through evidence such and the discrimination and persecution towards these different races. In 1788 the British arrived in Australia in order to set up a new penal colony. Although the Aboriginals had been living on the land for 50‚000 years before the Europeans discovered the land as terra nullius and claimed it as their own. The Chinese arrived in Australia in 1853‚ two years after the discovery of gold. The Chinese flocked to Australia in search of
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Task 1: Short Written Response “The portrayals of Australia’s national identity presented in the Australia media bear little resemblance to contemporary reality” Is it the beach‚ bush‚ sun‚ thongs‚ or flies and kangaroos that help shape our national identity. It is these images for many years that portray Australia‚ however do they actually summarise Australia’s national identity. Our national identity as Australian’s is not how the media claims it to be and each individual has his or her
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My father wanted to escape the political unrest and Communist oppression in China‚ and decided on Australia‚ as Australia appeared to have the most liberal and culturally accepting immigration laws and was easiest to enter. The policy of multiculturalism further encouraged non-European migrants‚ particularly from Asia‚ with an emphasis on drawing in people who could contribute positively to Australia. New policies were enacted including race being removed as a factor in the migrant selection process
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a grave one; these are inescapable obligations which fall on us because of our position‚ treaties and friendship. There was no alternative but to respond as we have.” - Robert Menzies The Vietnam War was the longest major conflict in which Australia has been involved in. It lasted ten years 1962-1972 and involved some 60‚000 personnel. The Vietnam War ultimately started and stemmed from the consequences of the cold war‚ and was fuelled by the simple idea and belief of America that communism
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Over the past decade‚ the number of overseas students has been increasing dramatically in Australia. The term ’overseas students’ can be defined as the under-graduated students who come from foreign countries. In this essay‚ the countries are limited to Asia where is consist of majority of overseas. The following essay shows three main reasons which are financial benefit‚ geographical features and social features. Financial benefit The financial benefit is an underlying cause. In terms of tuition
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Marketing 14 Exhibiting Audience (who will exhibit) Attending Audience (who will attend) Competitor analysis 15 Operations 16 Management Responsibilities 16 Financial Resource Requirements 17 Appendices: Australia Quick facts 17 Australia ’s political environment legal and issues 20 Money Laudering Information 23 Syndey Convention and Exhibition Centre (Facility) 25 Pro-forma Cash Flow 25 Sources and Document Citations 28 Additional Information (sent via email):
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