“The Past” “The Past” by Oodgeroo portrays both the author’s resentment for the mistreatment of aboriginals in the past and also depicts her desires. Oodgeroo Conical her aboriginal name also knows as Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska was the first Aborigine women to have her works published in which she used to promote aboriginal rights. Oodgeroo’s has a variety of poems which all are very direct‚ uses accessible rhyme schemes and allusion. Poems such as “Dark unmarried mothers‚ “Time is running out” and
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on the phone with me to the time you wrote me poems to cheer me up‚ you were always there for me. Our friendship last one year‚ nine months‚ and seventeen days‚ and through all that time‚ I had never cared for someone as much as I did for you. Even today‚ you are beautiful. I can’t express in amount of words how much you meant to me and I hope that I never can. Kori‚ you being here for me was the greatest blessing I could ever have asked for and I know that you are looking down on me from
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Statistics in India Today-Past Perfect‚ Future Tense! A P Gore Professor‚ Department of Statistics‚ University of Pune President‚ Indian Society for Probability and Statistics Today we are all used to the idea of young Indian techies traveling all across the world providing IT solutions and services. But hardly anyone knows that a similar trend started 50 years ago. What? You ask incredulously. But there were no computers then‚ let alone PCs. Very true. Those techies were statisticians
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firms in the United States. Do you think that these American employees are being influenced by the foreign owner’s approach to management and the culture of the country of the owner? Because of globalization‚ businesses are open to do business in new markets and improving profits. Also because of globalization‚ companies are faced with different cultures‚ religion and norms. For a company to do business in another country‚ a manager needs to understand the differences associated with the host country
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The Lasting Impacts of Funk and Disco The transition from the 1960’s to the 1970’s was a rough one. A decade characterized by the supposed defeat of poverty and racism as well as the conquest of space‚ was subsequently and surprisingly followed by a decade of chaos and disorder in the world. The country was running out of promise‚ the troops were running out of Vietnam‚ and the President was running out of office. Luckily however‚ the emergence of great music simply could not be affected by the
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Despite numerous cultural and technological advancements‚ life in America today continues to resemble the Anglo-Saxon world. Although it may take time and some loss of pride to admit it‚ since characteristics of human nature have stayed the same in the work place as to personal relationships‚ the similarities between the two worlds are remarkable. A king or the modern-day boss chooses the best worker in the land through their experience in battle or a resume of previous employment. The king/boss
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beliefs of the past have created this moment‚ and all the moments up to this moment. What you are now choosing to believe and think and say will create the next moment and the next day and the next month and the next year” (Hay‚ 1999). Everyone has a story about who he or she is and how he or she got themselves where they are today. Lives are complicated they all have a past‚ a present and a future. What lies ahead in the future we do not know‚ but one thing is even though the past can affect you
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Effects of Mass Media on Culture Introduction: The media shape our attitudes about everything from soap to politics. It’s important for us to be aware of the impact the mass media has on our culture/society. We need to be vigilant and ask ourselves to look for opposing opinions and evaluate the facts for ourselves rather than blindly accepting the media’s version of the "truth." Research has revealed that media is responsible for influencing a major part of our daily life. Media contribute to a transformation
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Is societies violence the media’s fault? This is the question that has been asked since before television was in every American’s house. Of course there are the different types of media today ranging from newspapers‚ to on-line reports and stories. There have been arguments upon arguments about this issue‚ and over 3‚000 studies conducted. Unfortunately there isn’t one single result‚ there is only an array of supposed answers to this undying question. CBS president‚ Howard Stringer is pointing to
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violence and creates disruptive behavior. However‚ modern research points out and identifies how important superheroes are‚ not only to children‚ but to adults alike. The effect of ancient Greek culture on modern culture has brought today’s society an endless number of customs and ideas. The most important aspect of Greek culture was the Greek hero. The word ‘hero’ in Greek mythology
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