The first known time that rice was planted in Australia was in 1906. It was planted in the south-eastern part of Australia and was planted by Jo Takasuka. Jo Takasuka was an import/export merchant who was previously in the Japanese parliament.in the same year of the plantation of rice he sowed a total 35 acres of rice on flood-prone land that he rented from a farmer named Nyah. This flood-prone land was on the Murray River. Rice first came to...
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Iâm stuck in the middle, stuck between an older brother and a little brother. People often look upon the middle child negatively. Because they are somehow always forgotten about, and when they get a sparse amount of attention, itâs usually for all the wrong reasons. I, however, respectively disagree. I am who I am today because of my family and, most importantly, because of my role as the middle child. From the day I was born I had an immediate...
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Michael Jackson is the King of Pop. He is called this because he is good at music and entertaining. Michael Jackson affected music history by being one of the first African American artists on MTV. He inspired people to do what he does, which is make people do his dances and perform on other stages like him. He also inspired Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber and Beyonce. He was famous for his music. âThrillerâ was the best-selling album ever. It...
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Jenny Santi in her article âThe Secret to Happiness Is Helping Othersâ states that helping others may seem like it doesnât make a big different on making our lives happier, but it has a huge impact. When it seems as if we are forced to give back to others, it doesnât make us happy which is why we should never have to feel that. No matter how much we help people, we can guarantee it will make us or them...
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I recently spent a few days in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a unique destination with a wonderful combination of urban sophistication and small-town charm. And in this essay, I want to share my experience. With great art, shopping, restaurants, lively nightlife and cultural attractions, Grand Rapids is the perfect holiday destination. It is not surprising that people travel hundreds of kilometers to enjoy this energetic and lively town, as it offers many attractions for visitors. Lonely Planet agrees named Grand Rapids...
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In the story âDogâ, we follow a kid named William Henry Devereaux and his treatment by his parents, who are both English professors who were âacademic nomadsâ. Henry was a nine-year-old boy who wanted a dog for Christmas, but probably wants a dog to substitute the love and care that his parents don't give him. Richard Russoâs âDogâ is a short story that shows the negative impacts that parents at times have on their children and the unintended results that...
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Is gentrification okay? In Spike Leeâs film, âDo the Right Thingâ, he displays scene of gentrification stating that is creating high racial tension. Lee predicted the gentrification 25 years early by exploring the issues. An early time that people did not know what really was gentrification the only people who knew about it were the people who were going through it, the minority groups the ones that are getting pushed out of their community. By reminding us of the past...
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Costa Rica can provide insight into how, despite the common practice, it is possible to have sustainable practices that do not harm the environment and still experience economic growth. The focus of this essay will be on tourism as it is Costa Ricaâs main source of income and because tourism itself accounts for around 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions (Lenzen et al., 2018). It is important to identify cases of current practice that go against common practice as it...
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âIn 2011, 160 million hectares if genetically modified crops were grown and it was an 8% increase than the previous yearâ. Genetically modified foods (GMFs) are foods manufactured from plants or animals whose genetic material has been changed through genetic change. Therefore, making genetically modified foods the answer to the nationâs famine difficulties because they give better health benefits, energy, soil, and water resources and it takes less land to grow them. Genetically modified foods can be customized to give...
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The White Americans occupied various part of the United States including the western frontier. It is important to note that they viewed the Native Americans as aliens and this generated fear in them. On the other hand, efforts that put in place by earlier Presidents that sought to make Native Americans equal to the White Americans had not succeeded (Cave, 1334). The inflow of more White Settlers into the United States in the 1830s saw most of the land occupied...
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âThe Landladyâ is a very weird and unusual story. This short horror story is by author named Roald Dahl. The story is about a lady who owns a house that does bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere. Billy Weaver aka Mr. Weaver is a businessman that is looking for a place to stay for the night, he first looked at the âFirst Bell Dragonâ. The bed and breakfast pulled him in like some magnetic force field dragging him...
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Did you know that good deeds decrease stress which can give you a lot of diseases or heart attacks? People should help others without expecting any rewards. Just like Mawi Asegdomâs brother and father. His brother and father were caring people. The father used to wake them up early every day to do something nice to their neighbors. All people should help each other without expecting any reward because it would help make this world way better, there would be...
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In recent years, open-plan offices have been the subject of considerable controversy. This journal argues that the benefits of open-plan offices which can be defined as the interior office space without the partition of wall or door are less than the disadvantages of it and the main reason for the dissatisfaction with the open-plan offices is the lack of privacy (especially in acoustics). The purpose of this journal is to evaluate the impact of conflict between advantages and disadvantages of...
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Responsible for the creation of over 40 movies throughout the 1960s to early 2000s, director Milos Forman attempted to bring to life the best-selling novel, âOne Flew Over the Cuckooâs Nestâ, written by Ken Casey. With a prominent director at the helm of the movie, and backed by an all-star cast composed of Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, and Danny Devito, this movie unsurprisingly won many awards. If I was writing this movie review in 1975, I would say this is...
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The movie, âA Strayâ was released on October 21, 2016. It was created by the writer and independent filmmaker, Musa Sayeed. It was directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. The two were inspired to work on the film following a Somalian refugee because they are both Somali-Americans. The movie was even shot in the neighborhood where the director grew up. The creator, Sayeed, said in an interview that he wanted to film to show the diversity of Muslims and Somali people in...
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Introduction Faith-based education offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the importance of faith in life and to learn about the values and beliefs of a particular religion. It is an education that can provide students with the knowledge and understanding needed to make informed decisions and to develop a personal spiritual relationship with the world. In this essay, I will discuss why I desire a faith-based education and how it can help me to become a better person. Definition...
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Karl Heinrich Marx was born on May 5, 1818 in Trier's comfortable middle-class home on the Moselle river in Germany. In one of the sites that I found, it mentioned that, âwhen he was 17 years old, he attended the University of Bonn, where he also enrolled in the faculty of lawâ (Karl Marx 1818-1833). He was engaged to Jenny Fon Westfer, who was a famous member of the Trier community, the daughter of Von Westfalen, and was responsible for...
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World's largest rain forest, Amazon has been burning for over 16 days now and holds the risk of burning out completely. Contributing almost 20 percent of the earthâs oxygen, the rainforest is in a major loss of trees and biodiversity. It will get completely burned out if it is not put out soon. The impact of the fire can already be seen in different regions in South America including the Atlantic coast and Sao Paulo. Located about thousands of kilometers...
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There's a reason nutritionists recommend drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day while limiting soda â or better yet, avoiding it altogether. Water is calorie-free, hydrating and the benefits are many. Soda is loaded with sugar and calories but does nothing for your health. While the sweetness of the carbonated beverage may be enticing, ditch the soda pop and reach for water instead. 1. Water Helps You Stay Hydrated Throughout the day, you lose about 8 cups of...
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Today I am going to address a serious topic related with global warming issue. Deforestation. When the word âdeforestationâ appear the first thing that comes to our mind is man-made. Deforestation is a method of constantly removed of trees and forest which people clearing trees for their own benefit. Deforestation can be occur in many method such as logging, burning, intensive agriculture and more. Deforestation occurs all around the world, particularly targeted towards the tropical country. Modern day deforestation is...
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The Nepal earthquake happened in 2015 on the 25th of April. It destroyed many homes, health facilities and took about 9000 lives away. The intensity of the earthquake had a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII (Severe) and magnitude of 7.8. How it Happened Since Nepal is in between two large tectonic plates, it is particularly prone to earthquakes. The Nepal earthquake occurred because of two intersecting tectonic plates; the U.S. Geological Survey said the India plate was overriding the Eurasia...
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Solar energy is one of the most beneficial sustainable forms of energy that human beings can use for a variety of purposes. It is a thoroughly renewable form of energy and can be used by the entire human race till the end of time. There are several different uses of solar energy in our day to day life, such as cooking food in solar cookers, using solar energy for generating electricity as well as heating waters in large reservoirs for...
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Through a constructive approach, this essay shows the extent to which the Treaty of Versailles was to blame for the extreme political instability in Weimar Germany. It includes contemporary and primary evidence such as Reichstag speeches, economists opinions and newspapers which examine the political climate during 1919-1933. Accounts, stories, and opinions have all been included in a narrative framework, and conclusions drawn consider general and generational experiences. A study of this issue is crucially important in a modern context. As...
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For my great ape, I chose the Gorilla. I chose this because I think it is a very common ape that most people know of. I was not, however, aware that they are close to extinction which is very saddening to hear. Going to the zoo and seeing them walk around might soon be a thing of the past. Gorillas originate from Africa and typically travel in large groups of up to 50. Although they all originate from the same...
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This study tries to examine the two main characters of the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri including Ashima and Gogol; in order to do that, the researcher uses the ideas of postcolonial theorist Homi Bhabha, especially the concept of hybridity. The study tries to see the way the two main characters see and experience the world as to representative of the first and second generation of immigrants who have started to live in the United States of America. Using...
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The Nepal Earthquake occurred on the 25th of April and 11:56 AM, there was nearly 9,000 casualties and nearly 22,000 injuries with the main injures occurring in the capital Kathmandu. Earthquakes such as this one are quite common in the Nepalese area because the country is on top of the of two huge tectonic plates in the world the Indo-Australian plate and the Asian plate. While this was caused by the fault line along the gap between the Indian/Asian Plate...
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War, a terrible war. A war in the form of a game. How would you feel if you were a tribute in a game like that? The hunger games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian novel reflecting on the world we live in right now. The hunger games have many aspects that reflect on this world. The dystopian novel portrays the biased government(the capitol) and the social classes we live by. I am here to convince you that The Hunger...
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Introduction Todayâs world is dependent on electricity, which is supplied from many different sources such as fossils fuels which emit harmful gases that pollute the environment and contribute to global warming by producing large quantities of CO2. However, with recent improvements in technology, renewable energy has been introduced in our daily lives in the form of solar power. Other forms of renewable energy that are consistently used include hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal power among others (International Rivers Network 2015). At present,...
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It was a sweltering summer day, the kind where it's almost too hot to walk, and most kids were inside playing games or having fun at the beach. But unlike most kids, I was moving our stuff into our new house. The house was pretty sizable for a beach cottage, but when you walked in, the stench of a cat assaulted your nostrils. Luckily, we had some air freshener that could clear away the smell. Carrying boxes was boring and...
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When the great economist and philosopher Adam Smith wrote âThe Wealth of Nationsâ and âMoral Sentimentsâ he could not have foreseen the profound and enduring impact these works were to have on society. Yet, a quarter of a millennium later, students are exploring his work and examining their impacts on society. How can this be? As these books contained countless economic and philosophical ideologies, I shall focus on just two of the most important: division of labor and free markets...
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