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    saw the business opportunities in Australia as radio and film became the most popular sources of entertainment for us due to falling prices (i.e. of the radio) and rising living standards (more spending money). American soapies‚ such as Dr Paul and Portia Faces Life‚ were immensely popular; some (like Blue Hill) ran for several decades. The majority of these soap operas are based on imported US scripts. Only few Australian soapies were successful. When American rock ’n’ roll hit Australia in the mid

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    “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin‚ or his background‚ or his religion. People must learn to hate‚ and if they can learn to hate‚ they can be taught to love‚ for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite‚” said Nelson Mandela. What he meant when he said this was‚ people don’t automatically hate other people. They are taught to hate through the influence of other people or their own experiences. Even though they may hate somebody though‚ it’s

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    | Atlas‚ 1981S13 (unnamed as yet)‚ Prometheus‚ Pandora‚ Epimetheus‚ Janus‚ Mimas‚ Enceladus‚ Ththys‚ Telesto‚ Calypso‚ Dione‚ Helene‚ Rhea‚ Titan‚ Hyperion‚ Iapetus‚ Phoebe | Uranus | 15 | Cordelia‚ Ophelia‚ Bianca‚ Cressida‚ Desdemona‚ Juliet‚ Portia‚ Rosalind‚ Belinda‚ Puck‚ Miranda‚ Ariel‚ Umbriel‚ Titania‚ Oberon‚ | Neptune | 8 | Naiad‚ Thalassa‚ Despina‚ Galatea‚ Larissa‚ Proteus‚ Triton‚ Nereid‚ | Pluto | 1 | Charon | ------------------------------------------------- Formation hypotheses

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    Argumentative Essay: Love is Love‚ Same Sex or Opposite Sex Sarah Driggers English Composition I ENG 101 317 David Brennan April 23‚ 2013 Word Count- 1‚168 Love is Love‚ Same Sex or Opposite Sex A big issue in today’s society is whether same sex couples have the same rights as opposite sex couples. The biggest concern is the right to marriage and currently‚ according to the Human Rights Campaign’s website‚ about 11 out of 50 states have generated laws that permit same sex marriage

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    to deal with Brutus and Cassius‚ who after exile decided to raise armies and fight. Meanwhile in the conspirators’ camp Brutus and Cassius go back and forth at each other. The two eventually settle and Brutus confesses that his absence has drove Portia to suicide. Later while alone‚ Caesar’s ghost makes an appearance and tells Brutus he’ll meet him again. Before the big battle problems arise on both sides. The republic struggles with attack patterns because both Octavius and Antony want to give

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    Ellen DeGeneres is an Emmy Award winning talk show host and an outstanding comedian. Some of you may know her as the voice of Dory on Finding Nemo‚ or even as a judge on American Idol. Whatever you know her from‚ you probably know that Ellen isn’t afraid to be unique. Ellen talks about being true to yourself. She says‚ “Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth‚ live that truth and everything else will come.” I chose Ellen for

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    Angelo’s proposition When Shakespeare wrote Measure for Measure in approximately 1604‚ society was very sexist towards females and men were seen as the stronger sex‚ however Shakespeare included lots of strong female characters in his plays such as Portia in ‘Mercent of Venice’ and Lady Macbeth in ‘Macbeth’‚ he was aware that his plays wouldn’t change society and that unlimitedly‚ women are regarded as subservient to men. They were not allowed to vote‚ state their real opinions‚ go

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    She later mentions that she has a partner‚ Portia and is now living life to the fullest. Focusing more on relationships and working on several tasks is known as polychromic‚ which is what Ellen is now (Tulane‚ U.). Ellen also notes that she had been to Tulane University back in 2006 which connects

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    perpetuating of poverty: The Jamaican experience”. One of the most overwhelming problems we face in Jamaica is poverty. The negative consequences of poverty have a devastating effect on all facets of society. The Prime Minister‚ the Right Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller has consistently maintained that she loves the poor‚ no wonder why the poor seems to get poorer and the rich get richer. Political institutions seem to perpetuate rather than alleviate the conditions of poverty in which many Jamaicans

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    Shakespeare Sonnet 20

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    Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 20’ This sonnet has been the subject of much debate as academics theorise for and against the possible homosexuality of Shakespeare‚ as per the sexual connotations present in the sonnet and the way Shakespeare plays with gender. However‚ the way in which one interprets poems of any kind is highly subjective. Consider‚ for instance‚ a poem on love: the poet cannot be claimed as being an expert on love and its merits‚ and oftentimes a poem is not necessarily based on a personal

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