Resource Evaluation Incorporating texts that relate to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander history‚ culture and identity into the curriculum is not only essential in the sense that it allows students to learn about the unique and complex nature of Indigenous histories and cultures ‚ but it also fosters reconciliation‚ acceptance and tolerance between Indigenous and non-Indigenous student’s. However‚ educators must understand the importance of evaluating resources before implementing them
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that negative responses outnumber the positive responses by 15 percent‚ and the results represented the biggest lack of confidence in the economy for the past five years. It also showed that the public becomes increasingly pragmatic regarding cross-strait issues over economy. The survey was conducted by CommonWealth ‚ one of Taiwan’s most prestigious magazines regarding economic and financial matters‚ and the results was released Jan. 1 2008 (1). Despite of the lack of confidence with Taiwan’s economic
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Persian wars Now to the Persian wars. The Persian wars are a series of battles between Persia and Greece. The Persian Empire at the time stretched from the Indus valley to the Asia Minor and Egypt and was starting to get into Greece and Europe. A few city-states started to send solders to help their fellow Greeks. Nine years later Darius‚ the emperor of Persia at the time‚ started to take his revenge. The first invasion of Greece was in the plains of Marathon near Athens‚ a great and scholared city
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temperatures affect the wind and ocean currents. This in turn affects the amount of precipitation and dryness around the world. When the glaciers present a land bridge called the Bering Strait (Figure 1.4) between Alaska and Siberia revealed itself. This happened many times during the Quaternary Period. The Bering Strait was most likely how both humans and animals traveled and dispersed themselves throughout the world. During interglacial periods the sea level was higher than it is today. The sea level
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people were pushed away from the homes they had long since known. Going back much farther back than this however‚ there were other foreigners‚ that came not from the sea‚ but from the land‚ from the north. Most likely coming in waves through the Bering Strait from East Asia and Russia. Such ancient cultural ties; shared history‚ religion‚ land‚ and especially languages‚ are instrumental in retaining strong identity. With these connections being threatened by cultural suppression and an unfriendly‚ changing
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Central Mindanao‚ Region XIII Caraga and the ARMM which stands for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The Philippine Islands are surrounded by large bodies of water. They are bounded on the west by the South China Sea‚ on the north by the Luzon Strait separating the Philippine Islands from Taiwan‚ on the east by the Philippine Sea( and the Pacific Ocean)‚ on the south by the Celebes Sea‚ and on the southwest by the Sulu Sea separating the Philippine Islands from Borneo. Many of the
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(MAS) Corporate Information Historical evolution Malaysia Airlines had its humble beginning in the golden age of travel. A joint initiative of the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool‚ the Straits Steamship of Singapore and Imperial Airways led to a proposal to the government of the Colonial Straits Settlement to run an air service between Penang and Singapore. The result was the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) on 12 October 1937. On 2 April 1947‚ MAL took to the skies with its
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Lecture Notes on Greek Civilization Greece part of the Balkan Peninsula maritime country in Southeastern Europe bounded in the north by Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ in the south by the Mediterranean Sea‚ in the west by the Ionian Sea and in the east by the Aegean Sea known as the first “Western” civilization; reached the peak of its advancement in the 5th century BCE had no unified government and consisted of city states 4 Major Greek Tribes: 1. Acheans 2. Ionians 3. Dorians 4
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automatic visa agreements‚ or who would not otherwise qualify for a visa‚ often cross the borders illegally in some areas like the United States–Mexico border‚ the Mona Channel between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico‚ the Strait of Gibraltar‚ Fuerteventura‚ and the Strait of Otranto. Because these methods are illegal‚ they are often dangerous. Would-be immigrants have been known to suffocate in shipping containers‚ boxcars‚ and trucks‚ sink in shipwrecks caused by unseaworthy vessels‚ die of
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preserve the culture and tradition of Australia and its surrounding including the aboriginals (Morgan‚ 2003‚ para. 5)‚ smaller exhibitions inside the museum includes First Australians: Gallery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples traces the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples‚ Horizons: The Peopling of Australia since 1788‚ Nation: Symbols of Australia explores common expressions like ’G’day’ and ’mate’ and symbols of national identity from the flag‚ to Anzac‚ the kangaroo
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