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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Reflections: The impact of tourism on Australia: 1 of 1
Tourism has been accredited to be the corporation that nurtures the ideals of multiculturalism and encourages the manifestation of the still-tentative concept of the global village,' by primarily allowing the appreciation of a place's unique features to transverse all cultural and geographical boundaries. Furthermore, touris... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Dead Sea Scrolls: Judaism and the New Testament: 1 of 1
The Dead Sea Scrolls of Qumran are considered to be the greatest archaeological, manuscript discovery of the 20th century because their implications for previous assumptions about many aspects of Judaism and Christianity have immortalised them as a milestone in the intellectual history of all humanity. I will be examining fi... More..
Arts & Humanities > African History The history of apartheid in South Africa: 3 of 5
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed in 1948 to specify the rights for freedom and equality, entitled to all human beings. South Africa was amongst the few countries that refused to sign this declaration, preferring to continue their own segregation and discriminatory laws. This rejection resulted in deca... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Mount Olympus: Fact and mythology: 3 of 5
For the modern tourist, time has not mitigated the majestic glory of ancient Olympia, the impassive observer of the journey of mankind through the ages and the evolution of his civilizations, the serene guardian of masterpieces of art that stand today as a testament to the past greatness of the Greek Empire. In order to full... More..
Arts & Humanities > History (Other) Australia and the war in Vietnam: 2 of 3
Australia's involvement in the Vietnam conflict was undoubtedly one of the dominant national issues in the post WW2 era and the tensions, divisions and reevaluations that arose from our commitment would trigger profound changes in Australia on political, economical and social levels. The continued existence of these changes ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe The Armenian genocide: The sad truth: 5 of 7
The reasons for the lack of international response to the Armenian Genocide have been a highly delicate and often controversial issue in world politics. The main explanation this article will be outlining is the international events at the time, and the relations between the major players that prevented sufficient support fr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Acid rain and the environment: 7 of 9
Rain is the essential ingredient for life for it provides the water all life on earth requires for survival. Pure rainwater is naturally acidic because it dissolves the carbon dioxide gas, CO2, in the atmosphere to form carbonic acid, which dissociates to give hydrogen ions, H+. The scientific definition for acid rain' is an... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Facts about Ancient Egypt: 19 of 24
Deir el-Medina had no equivalent in the ancient world it was a community exclusively established for expert craftsmen who devoted their lives to building the eternal resting places for their monarchs. From their elaborate tombs, the artifacts of everyday life and the immense wealth of written evidence, historians have been a... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History The assassination of J. F. Kennedy: 16 of 20
The assassination of John F. Kennedy evoked an eruption of conflicting emotions on a national level the immediate response of haunting despair, passionate rage and cynical bitterness were the beginnings of the glorification of a president remembered more for the fatal bullet shot that robbed a nation of an idealist's dreams ... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Literary analysis: Dominant themes in Shakespeare's Macbeth: 12 of 15
Four centuries of producing Shakespeare onto both stage and film stands as an enduring testament to the fact that the text of a play is merely the preliminary foundation of its potential manifestation, that even the legendary Shakespeare is but a collaborator in the creation and recreation of his works, that it is only in pr... More..