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    My Country by Dorothea Mackellar is a poem describing the love she has for the Australian country. My Country, begins with a resistant reading, comparing Australia's harsh bush environment to the desired English country. She then goes on to say "My love is otherwise," referring to her love of outback Australia. This poem describes the flaws and beauty of the Australian land. 'I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains..' refers to Australia's hot temperatures, and the dry landscape. It

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    MY COUNTRY: ANALYSIS Dorothea Mackellar’s ‘My Country’ is a poem expressing Mackellar’s deep passion and love for her country, Australia. The whole poem’s intention seems to evoke the sense of praising for the country and express Mackellar’s deep relationship and passion with her land. Mackellar attains this response from the audience by using numerous language techniques such as; Juxtaposition, personification, sound patterns including alliteration and assonance, imagery, and paradox. The use of

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    Stanza One: Starts with 'I love a sunburnt country ', which is the exact wording of the second stanza in the original poem by Dorothea Mackellar. This particular stanza (from the original) is the most oem by Oscar Krahnvohl like environmental issues, humanity issues, cultural issues and politicwell-known, and by Oscar starting with this particular line, he exposes the brilliance of the previous poem, but the next few lines start as a parody from the influence of the previous poem. In this stanza

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    Australian Wine Industry

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    the 1800’s Phylloxera, a disease in the vines destroyed over two thirds of the vineyards in Europe and by 1875 Australia fell victim (John Beeston. (2008). History of Wine in Australia) However with the strict regulations implemented in Australia, South Australia’s Barossa Valley remained free from Phylloxera and today has some of the oldest vines remaining in the world. By the 1980’s domestic wine consumption per capita had reached 17.3 litres, as the ‘bag in a box’ an Australian innovation had

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    Cultural Resource Management” presented by K. M. Sullivan in 1986. This paper is about game theory and negotiation processes. It refers specifically to the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service's approach to cultural resource management. It has implications for academic researchers in dealings with Aboriginal people. In New South Wales where environmental impact assessment is required, the Service has the right to require archaeological survey to be carried out for Aboriginal sites. Such

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    Introduction Empirical research consisting of simple observation of the day-to-day realities of criminal proceedings in the Downing Centre Local Courts, and the completion of systematic fieldwork notes intends to address the complex nature of justice. With specific regard to the operation of the local court system and its key players, the

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    conviction. The fleet then redirected to Port Jackson which then marked the official first European landing on Sydney Harbour. While setting up the official penal colony 751 convicts along with 252 marines were released and eventually given land to start a new colony. Later in 1790 and 1791 two more conflict fleets arrived along with the first free settlers in 1793. From 1788 the penal colony was officially set up with convicts, families and

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    City of Fountains Creativity and Inspiration Many people living in Kansas City do not appreciate one of the things their home is known for, fountains. A member of our group originally thought of the nickname “City of Fountains”, so we took that idea and expanded it. Our exhibit would not only educate our community about a subject they never would have thought of, but would implement a curiosity about the history of this city for young minds to learn as well. We also thought that the exhibit should

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    Yamba is in the New South Wales section of Australia. Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd which is located in Australia is the biggest chain of pizza in Australia. Domino’s Pizza holds franchise rights for the Dominos brand in Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Monaco and Japan. Domino’s Pizza Inc., a US company, owns the Domino’s brand. Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd has more than “….1400 stores across six countries, including over 600 in Australia and New Zealand. Employees

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    Facts The organisation, Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd, claimed a dairy farm in New South Wales. The Husband, in his ability as executive of the organisation, exchanged title of the land to both himself and his wife as joint occupants in like manner. The spouse later moved his enthusiasm for the property to his wife for $1. An Application was brought by the organisation against the spouse and wife in the New South Wales Supreme Court looking for that the property be exchanged back to the organisation

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