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The education systems of China and Australia have many differences and similarities. There are some similarities in their timetables and calendars. However, they are some differences between Chinese and Australian education systems, such as extra-curricular activities, ways of transportation students take to get to school and types of schools. This essay will describe the differences…

Shortly after the Battle of Britain Sir Winston Churchill, the prime minister of Great Britain, is quoted as exclaiming, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” The few that Churchill was referring to were the brave aircrew that undertook the daunting task of repelling the…

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is an engrossing novel that transports the reader to the  intertwined lives of members of a Dominican family.  Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  himself, Junot Diaz emerges as a highly credible spokesperson for his countrymen, narrating in painstaking detail the  socio-political events that transpired…

            Undoubtedly, tourism in the recent past has been the fastest expanding industry not only in the developed world but also in the third world countries. Most of the nations that were previously thought as unattractive to tourism have continuously opened up their borders and increased the marketing of their countries as attractive destinations for…

After scrutinizing economical models and business practices around the world, obvious conclusion is that the modern era is the era of multinational corporations. Money flows transcend national borders and administrative barriers if there is a promise of higher returns on capital. Virtually every major and successful enterprise has operations in another country or region. Starting…

The Essay The speech ‘Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier by former Prime Minister Paul Keating has been chosen as the basis of this commentary. It was given on 1 lath of November 1993 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a commemoration in honor of all of the soldiers who have served…

In 1830 Mr. Rankin tied a rope around a projection out of a rock face in order to lower himself into Wellington Cave (Horton, 1980). The projection turned out to be the bone of a giant extinct marsupial. It was to be the first discovery of a great range of giant marsupials. Were these animals…

ROBYN STACEY is a well-known Australian photographer who has exhibited large and powerful images both in Australia and overseas. Stacey’s work shows a fascination with the use of history to inform our present. Her interest in archives from museums led to her taxonomy artworks in which she researched and photographed archival repositories from museums in…

Australian transformation from a penal colony into democratic communities by the mid nineteenth century       Before the arrival of European settlers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples inhabited most areas of the Australian continent. Each people spoke one or more of hundreds of separate languages, with lifestyles and cultural traditions that differed according to the…

Persian society inhibited many unique features. Three of these features that stood out the most were their hunting skills, clothing and architecture. The first feature of Persian society was hunting, which the Persians were quite skilled in and greatly enjoyed. Not familiar with dog hunting because they thought them impure, they instead trained birds and…