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    able to appreciate speedy access to wellbeing, instruction and business administrations, and above all you can remain associated with loved ones wherever they are far and wide. The Sky Muster™ satellite administration covers terrain Australia and Tasmania, and remote islands, for example, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Lord Howe Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Q-4 Function of the telephone network Affecting factor of telephone exchange coverage 1. Cable size 2. Cable quality 3. Availability

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    themselves. “The histories of Tasmanian and Australia warn us that the differing areas and isolations of the continents, by determining the number of competing societies, may have been another important factor in human development” (Diamond 53). Tasmania which was completely isolated, had lost all hope in technological advancement, domestication of animals, and their culture was turned upside down. “If Tasmanians had remained in contact with mainland Australians, they could have rediscovered the

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    no gene pools. Therefore, there is no human race that is intellectually superior to another. The human race has been distributed in different geographical locations with a particular physical feature. Below are some of the races found in various parts of the world? The Natural habitat Caucasian from North Africa, the Indian, Southwest Asia, and Europe. The group is made up of Nordic, Alpine, east Baltic, Mediterranean among other groups. These groups of people are different from other groups significantly

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    During 1996 the new prime minister John Howard of Australia introduced gun restrictions in response to a national crisis that occurred. On April 28th 1996 a twenty eight year-old man named Martin Bryant traveled to the coast off of Tasmania with an AR-15 and an FN Fal. It was here that he took the lives of 35 and injured 22. This was the greatest massacre in Australian history committed by an individual. The public was outraged and demanded that something be done. Within twelve

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    Nowadays, about 375 million people are native English speakers and more then half of them live in the United States. Also, five more countries use English as their first launguage including the United Kingdom,Canada,Australia,Ireland, and New Zealand. Because English is so widely spoken, there are major varieties of English, such as British English, North American English, Australian English, South African English and New Zealand English (R. Nordquist). In my research paper, I would like to talk

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    Gun Control in the United States On December 14, 2012, a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 20 children and six adults. This tragedy shook the nation and made Americans wonder, how could this have been prevented? Recently published research suggests mass shootings are becoming more common in the United States. Harvard University researchers said in October 2014 that a mass shooting has occurred every 64 days, on average, since 2011, compared with every

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    Kangaroo How can a kangaroo hop up to speeds of 35 miles per hour? How dangerous can they actually be? In order to understand the significance of a kangaroo, one must understand their daily life, the structure of their body, and their effect on people and the environment. An example of God’s great creativity is the kangaroo’s body structure. It has functions that are only usually seen in this animal. The reason a kangaroo can hop up to 30-35 miles per hour is done by its lower half. A kangaroo

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    Copper is an inexpensive metal that transpires in abundance in communities where copper mining occurs, such as Queenstown, Tasmania. Copper resists corrosion and an effective conductor of heat and electricity, which makes it an ideal material. However, copper mining is a factor that influences acid rain on a large scale through the use and release of a variety of detrimental chemicals. One positive impact of copper mining is that it has a great impact on the economy, as it is a multi-purpose metal

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    After many research I decided to do my topic essay on the negative impact that texting has on college students. This topic is something I can relate to because texting messaging remains the most popular way of communicating for me, a college student. I looked up many articles and academic journals that would help me further explain the point that I wanted to make. In 2010, it was recorded that 98.8% of college students owned cell phones. (Ziegler, 2010) Texting is a prevalent way of communication

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    KPB203 Australia Film Look Both Ways Look Both Ways is an Australian independent movie, written and directed by Sarah Watt. It was shown in 2005. The film was funded by the Adelaide Film Festival fund where it opened (Wikipedia 2005). It is a sucessful movie and has been shown at the Toronto International film festival (Discovery Award). The genre of this movie are drama and comedy. Look Both Ways takes a look into lives of different people drawn together by this tragic accident on the railway

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