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    George Strait‚ also known as the King of Country Music‚ has been singing country music for over thirty years. He has become one of the most popular country music singers ever. He started a long time ago and is still going strong today. George Strait was born on May 18th‚ 1952 in Poteet‚ Texas. He lived on a cattle ranch near Pearsall‚ Texas. When he was only a child‚ his mother left with his sister and left Strait and his brother with her husband. When Strait was a teenager‚ he began

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    Although there are multiple theories demonstrating different methods used by the first people to arrive to North America‚ the Bering Strait land bridge is the most logical theory. The Bering Strait Land Bridge Theory illustrates that the native Siberians reached North America through following the migration of reindeer‚ passing Beringia. Migration methods of those representing the hunter-gatherer lifestyle prove this theory to be most likely. When groups of people find a good environment to stay

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    Environmental pollution was the main issue with in the book‚ Tijuana Straits by Kem Nunn. He spoke of pollution in the beginning of the book‚ but yet he did not express pollution throughout the book. I feel in my opinion; he did not do a good of job that he was possibly to achieve with explaining his argument that he was trying to clarify. There were many times while reading this book that I was somewhat confused due to the fact that the book did not have me thinking of environmental pollution. It

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    1) Unit 16‚ Video 8‚ George Strait – “Check Yes or No” In this video‚ George Strait uses a very simple chord progression for the chorus and verses. The range he uses in his vocal abilities is minimal but I see and hear many instruments used such as the violin (fiddle)‚ steel guitar‚ acoustic guitar‚ bass‚ drums‚ electric guitar etc. All of these instruments together create a very honky tank feel to the song. The rock or pop element is missing‚ lending a more genuine country sound. The background

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    Indigenous Rights and Freedoms History‚ Year 10 Research Essay Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights have been a huge issue over the past 75 years. Many different changes to civil laws concerning indigenous rights have occurred during these 75 years‚ as well as many symbolic‚ but not legislative‚ changes. Although some small legal changes were made to the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as a result of the Mabo decision‚ the 2008 Apology and the ‘Bringing them

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    INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Grabber) George Strait emerged in the early 80’s and is still winning awards to this day. Just last week he won album of the year and single of the year. II. (Central Idea)It’s unbelievable how many years this man can keep making number one hit albums and songs over a course of three generations. George has had 50 number one hits while his albums consistently go platinum and gold. He hasn’t changed the sound of his music since the beginning of his career‚ which seems

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    Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Ferdinand Magellan shows that the 16th century is part of the exploration of the unknown because both of these explorers discovered invaluable information about previously unknown areas. Balboa was a conquistador and explorer hailing from Spain. He crossed the isthmus into the Pacific Ocean‚ and he was the first european to reach the Pacific Ocean from America. In 1509‚ to escape Santa Domingo‚ Balboa was a stowaway with his dog aboard Martin Fernandez de Enciso and Alonso

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    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are two distinct Indigenous Australian cultural groups‚ they obtain definite rights as Australia’s First Inhabitants. This is demonstrated in international law. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have preserved a powerful connection to their cultural identity‚ language and traditional lands. They have historically lived on mainland Australia. Australian aborigines have inhabited Australia for over 40‚000 years before European settlement. The Europeans first

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    The expression "Stolen Generations" is utilized for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals mightily taken away from their families between the 1890s and 1970s‚ majority of them never to see their relatives again (Creative Spirits‚ 2015). The colonizers arrangement of forcefully removal of Indigenous children left a

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    Why was the 1967 referendum significant in the fight for aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? The Australian Referendum of 1967‚ called by Prime Minister Harold Holt‚ led to important and influential decisions and legislations; which ultimately bettered the lives of the first Australians. Although the amendments made to the constitution‚ were minimal and overall didn’t immediately amount to much‚ it was significant in the progression of the mentality of Australian society. One of the most

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