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Australia - Cultures And Identity

A continent whose culture was essentially influenced by Western culture. British colonization of Australia began in 1788. Then followed by various migration of multi- ethnic people. English language become predominant. Form of government system was democratic as adopted from British traditions, parliamentarianism and constitutional monarchy. It was originally a penal colonies except for South Australia which was established as a “tree colony.” A place with no convicts, but for a purpose as territory with political and religious freedoms. Rampant kinds of different diseases swept off many of the Aboriginal tribes. It was 1835 when democratic government started in New South Wales. Different forms of Australian art, music, language and literatures was developed. It continued to progress even after World War I and Two. Flows of immigrant from other countries continued, and resulted to mixed adoptions of cultures. National symbols designs for flags was designed. Other ...

HOW COME VICES ATTRACTS SO MUCH HUMAN?

What is in it which make people to crave more and more the moment they tasted of having it? Let’s start with cigarette which are so common and are widely popular from kids to old. Cigarette are so easy to have for even kids can easily buy it. Laws are not that strict, so anybody easily can have it. As young as two years old, if not mistaken, it was featured in the news smoking so proudly. But the common age ranges from six, seven and onward. There are nation where in it is open to all ages, a scene so just natural for everyday life. Here in the Philippines, though how hard it is to earn that small amount of money, they consume it on vices. Never mind that empty stomach. Just to feed their lust for vices. Young boys goes on scavenging for almost a day, then just spend it for their vices. Buys it for a bottle of rugby, cigarettes, or alcohol drinks and others in gambling, cards. Slum areas, I don’t know, but vices are more prevalent there all over the world it is a ...

HOW TO BE A STRONG AND COURAGEOUS WOMAN

Maybe, from birth, was born within as a strong, brave, determined female,  fighter for life. A character and traits who never give up any obstacles, trials and persecutions may encounter. Being alone in survival for life, it added much in mind and heart to be a strong woman. Growing up in a poor family is a heartbreaking one. Poor but with many siblings. Education is so hard to be given equally among a number of seven or ten. Food had to divided among each including parents of course. Each with one small fried fish or cooked in vinegar with spices to have a gentle soup for rice. Rice coffee, “kamote” a root crop, or bread for breakfast. Not everybody has work. The father a mere regular hired carpenter, guard at night in a government department. The mother, cooked some food to sell, wash clothes for added income. The two eldest son has no job, the eldest daughter working in far city as household helper. The seventh youngest daughter and the sixth, at age eight yea...

WOMEN'S MYTHS

Am talking about here, matured aged and doesn’t refer to teenage boys and ladies out there. For their age is really an age generation to be understood for they still have a changeable mind or not so set kind of thinking. Rare we can find people like them who had a matured mentality. Men to men deals easily to each, for there is no much fuzzy things in their mind. They can tackle many things under the sun. No much backbiters or none at all really. There are women become more attentive to self as she reaches her ripe age. Fifties  going to sixties realizes to love themselves and spent more time to be a sophisticated woman. Those with children who had work already, or graduates now, we take our time out for ourselves. The lines on our forehead, eye bags are doubled now, skin starts to show off wrinkles, pigments on skin, graying hair, sagging arms and thighs, bulk here and there and so on. Things that many are now concerns about figures, those diabetes, rheumatism, kid...

COCONUT TREE- The Most Wondrous Tree

When planted in rows and in groups along the seashores bays, boulevard, produces shades, adding to cool breeze of winds. A suitable place to lean on for two lovers beneath the tree. It grows in tropical areas, rainforest areas and it takes a year or so to mature. One tree can produce 50 nuts. They belong to the family Arecaceae and has 150 species that can be found in 180 countries all over the world. Live on sandy soil, requires a lot of sunlight and regular rainfalls. What are interesting features of this tree? They can be either tall or grow as dwarf trees, 20 to 60 feet tall and 98 for tall trees. They have a 13 to 20 inches long pinnate leaves and can reach up to 24 to 35 inches in length. They are attached to the ground via a strong fibrous roots system. They develop both female and male flowers and matures at different time to avoid self-pollination. Female flowers are larger. Its fruit is known as drupe and ripens after one year. They can produce only from 30...

MY BABY, SORRY I DON’T LIKE YOU

A seems so palatable dish enticing human flesh to be taste and tested if it’s really so delicious. So many number of young ages, experienced sex at so tender age. This is not by forced sex but a submissive kind of indulging self on sex. From western countries down to rural areas of poor countries they say. A global thing happening around the world. There are records of youngest child who got pregnant, not by their own will, but a victim of last of either the father, brother, relatives or others. Records shows as early as 4 to 12 years old becomes victims of such cruelty. With so many kinds of false religions, traits, tradition and beliefs, sex is always involve. There are religious groups which offers sacred sex to their gods or religious leaders and cohorts. An ancient practice even ancient time. There are countries who indulge sex as part of traditions and cultures. We can read facts about this on internet, books and others. Just alarming for these children and tee...

ACCCEPTING TERMINAL DEATH-AN ADMIRABLE ACT

People’s death is caused by either deadly disease/illness or by an accident. We can’t avoid death, no matter what, we will have our end of life. Someone up there, our Almighty God owns our life. It may sound sarcastic, but I have to say, good for those who knows their life is near to end. An anticipation that must be admitted whether we like it or not. It is a bare fact, a reality that certain illness is decaying our life. Preparing us to spend life in righteous ways if it is not in that way. For the righteous, they set an example how they are living with their life. Benefits each one of us. I have a friend, though we’re not that so close, yet she opens up constantly her aching disease problems. She has a stage 4 breast cancer. She cries in tears for that agony of so painful she is undergoing whenever attacks occurs. I pity her so much, wanted to hug her and kissed her if it would help to pacify the much pain in her breast. Pain, she said even goes up to her brai...