The captain’s voice was courteous and friendly as he read the imperative into his mic. “The Australian Capital Territory’ requires all disembarking passengers to have their Australian Federation Cards ready for inspection. All passengers are required to submit to a fingerprint identification when passing through the border-guard inspection gates. We take this opportunity to welcome you to the sunny center of the nation‚ and we wish your stay with us be happy and secure.” The woman in the stiff uniform
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Logan White American Civilization/ English 11th Dr. Graves/ Mrs. May-Washington November 15th 2010 The Road to Freedom I be mighty grateful to mistah David Ruggles‚ who be a abolitionist Republican wantin to hear my story and publish a book about me. My name is Elijah White; I was born outside West Point in Bates County‚ Missouri. I worked on my masta’s farm. The farm was called da White farm. It was about forty acres an grew tobacco an hemp. My masta was Colonel Walter Prescott White
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“What the heck is wrong with you? You need help‚” Paxon exclaimed‚ “this isn’t the way you normally act. This isn’t the real you.” DJ‚ Paxon‚ and McKenzie were walking around on their way to the gas station when they decided to go off the street toward the old abanded insane asylum. When they turned down the creepy‚ gloomy street they heard crows gawking and making normal crow sounds‚ but McKenzie kept hearing words from the crows and thought she was going crazy. “Do you guys hear those crows?”
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“YES!!!” Jack yelled throwing his hands in the air. “Touchdown.” He slapped his baby brother Michael on the back .Michael just rolled his eyes and grabbed a handful of popcorn from the bowl on the table. “Whatever Jacky‚ we still have some time left. “ Jack laughed and took a swig of his beer. “Patriots are winning 35 to 17 Mikey Boy. You guys should just throw in the towel already.” Michael shrugged off his brother’s statement and glued his eyes back to the tv. As the commercials played‚Jack looked
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"For Justice!" Superman lets out a warcry‚ immediately throwing himself at his armoured archnemesis‚ sending them both into the mountain behind the ruined castle with a loud crash. I guess... that was our cue‚ I assume‚ selecting my target amongst the Young Justice clones. Also‚ I’m guessing that the JL is taking down Luthor’s gang‚ leaving the responsibiliy of handling ’Project Solar Dawn’ to us. We should know ways to beat us‚ right? Out of us all‚ I guess that fighting ourselves is the best option
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Welcome Home‚ Soldier by PaulieG© I was finally going home. After a year in Iraq‚ I was going home to my beautiful wife. Little did I know that not only had the war changed me‚ but my home life would change too. Genneveve‚ or Gennie as everyone called her is 11 years younger than me. At 38‚ I marveled at the fact that she still didn’t look a day over 25. Standing 5-7 with coal black hair contrasting with her nearly translucent smooth white skin‚ the contrasts didn’t stop there. Every bit
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population who lack sufficient income to obtain adequate health‚ food‚ housing and clothing that the rest of society can afford‚ find it difficult to ensure an adequate standard of living or are often unemployed and rely on social security and services. Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders (ATSI) fall into this category and make up a large amount of the people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. A study by the ‘United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ in 1998 found that
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Aboriginal spirituality. Origins of the Universe Different Aboriginal groups have varying creation stories with some general‚ common features Ancestors emerged from land features (e.g. rock formations) which are considered Sacred sites These supernatural beings created the natural world Each group has an ancestor and a natural species or totem (e.g. emu) Sacred Sites May be land‚ rock formations‚ parts of rivers or seas that are linked to Dreaming stories Also may be burial grounds‚
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What is a residential school? In the 19th century‚ the Canadian government believed it was responsible for educating and caring for the country’s aboriginal people. It thought their best chance for success was to learn English and adopt Christianity and Canadian customs. Ideally‚ they would pass their adopted lifestyle on to their children‚ and native traditions would diminish‚ or be completely abolished in a few generations. The Canadian government developed a policy called "aggressive assimilation"
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Belonging The texts I have studied have enhanced my understanding of the concept of belonging in its many forms and types. Belonging is ignited through connections with people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities and the larger world. The poetry by Peter Skrzynecki and the film Submarine by Richard Ayoade show the theme of belonging through unique and specific language techniques and features‚ such as imagery‚ repetition and structure‚ these methods give us an understanding of how a sense of belonging
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