“My Country” Persuasive Speech Have you ever wondered about what it means to be a ‘True’ Australian? Does it mean to be “Fair Dinkum’ or does it mean to be of Australian Blood? Does it mean to live in the bush or desert and wear an Akubra with jeans and an old shirt? Hello fellow students. Today I am standing here to discuss how and why ‘My Country’ by Dorothea Mackellar best represents Australia. Although some may argue that this poem was written in 1908 and since then Australia has changed in
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A love letter to my country: from a transgender Filipina InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 Mga minamahal kong kababayan (To my beloved Philippines): I know that it has been an emotional three weeks to all of us who have been affected by the death of Jennifer Laude‚ the 26-year-old transgender woman whose lifeless body was found with her head in a motel toilet in Olongapo City‚ Philippines on October 11‚ 2014. I know‚ too‚ that Jennifer Laude’s story has divided us as a nation. While
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My Little Bit of Country What would the ideal lifestyle contain? Would it be a busy life‚ surrounded by tall buildings and lots of people or would it be on the country‚ enveloped in the uncontrolled nature and with a small society? Some would argue for the city-life‚ while others would argue for the country-life. It might be impossible to conclude which lifestyle is really the best‚ but there is definitely both cons and pros to each of the two lifestyles. In an article called My Little Bit of
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Living My Country Life I could not imagine growing up in a different neighborhood. My neighborhood was an amusement park full of fun and games. Every day in our neighborhood was an adventure in itself. Our home was a wooden‚ traditional one-story home with a built on porch. The aged wood made our home look like one of those haunted houses shown on television around Halloween. The porch was lined with horizontal‚ parallel beams that my grandfather referred to as a “banister.” On rainy
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If I could create a country of my choosing‚ I would create a Union State similar to the defunct Soviet Union with some important changes. The country I would create would be composed of the same countries that formed the former Soviet Union: Armenia‚ Georgia‚ Azerbaijian‚Tajikstan‚ Uzbekistan‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania‚ Estonia‚ Belarus‚ Moldova‚ Kazakhstan‚ Turkmenistan‚ Ukraine and Russia. This state would also be a one party country dominated by the Socialist Union Party. This is where the
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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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One problem of my country Nowadays‚ the society becomes more and more developing and brings about increase in using the technical appliances. One of them‚ the mobile phone is an very useful means of information. However‚ the youth is abusing it a lot and this becomes a big problem deserved taking interest in. The cause of using the mobile phone excessive is a positive cause. Parents buy for their children a mobile phone to contact with them in some necessary situations. On the other hand‚ there
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Maldives. They are as follows: In terms of geography‚ the Maldives is one of the most dispersed countries in the world‚ despite being Asia’s smallest country in terms of population and land area. Its coral atolls encompass a territory spread across approximately 90‚000 square kilometres. Sitting an average of just 4 feet 11 inches above sea level‚ the Maldives are also the Earth’s lowest country. In fact‚ more than 80 per cent of the islands sit less than 3.2 feet above sea level. With sea levels
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A Place of Interest in My Country Pulau Langkawi is a place of interest in my country.For the role it plays in the lives of countless visitors around the woeld‚”The Enchanted Island” or “Paradise” is most aptly named.Pulau Langkawi is surrounded by a cluster of small islands and is situated in the north-western part of Peninsular Malaysia.It is always blessed with perpetual sunshine‚adequate rainfall and refreshing breeze.In fact‚Pulau Langkawi is a perfect tourist destination
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Kristen Daly Commack Road Runners Club Scholarship Essay How Being a Member of An Athletic Team Has Helped Me Grow As a Person Being on an athletic team is one of the greatest honors I have ever had. Athletic teams influence people across the world in countless ways every day. But for me‚ being on an athletic team has influenced who I am as a person. During my four years at Commack High School I have been involved in various clubs and organizations‚ but none have benefited me the way that being
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