Maori - The native population of New Zealand The Maori people is the original population of New Zealand. They came to the island from northern Polynesia by sea more than 1500 years ago. A popular theory suggests that they came in three large immigration waves‚ and that each wave turned into several individual Maori tribes. And even though the tribes are very similar‚ there have been lots of wars and fights between them. In this article I’m going to immerse myself with the Maori history and culture
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Social Work Theory 23rd March 2011 Critical Commentary by Suzy Atkin In New Zealand we are taught that indigenous identities; tangata whenua are an important focus to our social work practice. Not only because they are the people of the land‚ but because they are the most oppressed and politically neglected in the country. Through colonisation tangata whenua have struggled with their historical‚ political and social ideologies so much so that their values‚ practices and beliefs have been shaped
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Should U.S. States Raise the Driving Age? Teenagers worldwide view the privilege of driving as a coming of age ritual. Recently‚ the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has called upon states to raise the driving age from sixteen to seventeen‚ or possibly even eighteen years old. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety‚ or IIHS‚ is a research group funded by the auto insurance industry. Research by the IIHS has shown that car crashes are the leading cause of death amongst teenagers
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Recruitment a. Outline the stages in the recruitment process. 1. Determine the recruitment responsibilities & objectives The first stage is to determine the objectives of recruitment. With having an accurate goal‚ then we can set the right direction to make correct recruitment. For example‚ we need to recruit 20 cabin crews for this case. Due to achieving these objectives‚ we are not allowed to recruit more than 20 people for this position. 2. Review the person specifications This step requires
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Driving is a daily activity that has been ingrained in the American culture. The anticipated sweet sixteen unleashes a rush of emotions and excitement for many teens‚ but it releases a completely different rush of emotions for parents and adults. Giving a sixteen-year-old the keys to a car and freedom of the open road can be both convenient and terrifying for parents. If a parent had a choice between their child dying or having an inconvenience of driving them around‚ hopefully‚ they would choose
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to ascend the minimum age of driving to eighteen due to safety concerns. For instance‚ If some states do increase the age of driving by a couple of years‚ they will be saving more lives. Teenagers look forward to receiving their licenses from the time they turn thirteen. Most parents agree with the decision to rise the age of receiving driver’s licenses because they can save a lot of money for a couple of years. I agree with the settlement to add on a couple of years of driving practice so that teenagers
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he is the reason I’m still striving to become the best that I can be‚ so every time I step on a basketball court‚ I do it for him. I was introduced to basketball when I was in 3rd grade. I wasn’t good at all but I wanted to play to try something new. I played for Holy Angels Catholic School and never got a chance to get in the game because I wasn’t experienced and good enough to compete. That made me very mad and I wanted to work harder during the summer to become better for 4th grade. Came 4th
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the day they get the ultimate freedom: driving‚ but with this freedom there comes risks. Every day another life is lost to teen driving. Along with risking their lives‚ teenagers are also not mentally prepared to handle the consequences that could come with driving. They are not only putting their life at risk‚ but the lives of others. No mother or father wants to bury their child‚ and this would be less likely if the driving age was raised. The legal driving age should be raised to save lives and have
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Driving Age Epidemic State legislature has considered raising the minimum driving age from 16 to 18. Doing this would cause many issues with teens throughout Virginia. The driving age should remain the same because most 16-year-olds have jobs and need transportation‚ it teaches responsibility at a younger age‚ and lets teens experience more of the world at a younger age. Around the age of 16 most teens are considering getting jobs. When these teens accomplish their goal‚ they realize that they’re
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Turning the age of sixteen is an important part of your life‚ you get to have that huge birthday party‚ your parents start giving more respect and responsibility‚ and of course‚ you get your drivers license. This might all change if congress pass a bill the was recently proposed. This bill will raise the driving age from sixteen years of age to eighteen years of age. This bill was proposed because teenagers make up 7 percent of Licensed drivers‚ while they are involved in upwards of 20% of accidents
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