How Australia contributed to the First World War

In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire and almost immediately began preparations to send forces overseas to participate in the conflict.The war was fought between the … Read more

Learn All About Parkinson's Disease: Causes, Diagnosis, & Treatment

 I chose to write on Parkinson disease. Symptoms: The Symptoms of the disease are rigidity of muscles, tremor, slowness of movement and falls due to loss of postural balance. This is because of the dopaminergic neurons loss in the substantia nigra oars compacta which innervate the striatum. (Ronken and Schnarrenburg,2002) There are also additional … Read more

How Swift's "A Modest Proposal" used Satire to Critique the Conditions in 18th Century Ireland

 “A modest Proposal” was written in 1729 by the Irish intellectual Jonathan Swift who is coined with developing the Swiftian style of satire writing. Swift penned the letter to the pope in an attempt to direct the pope’s attention to the socio-economic issues in Ireland. In the 17th and 18th centuries Ireland was a … Read more

Mythology, History and Surprising Wildfires: Greece's Past, Present and Future

 Greece is a small country located in Southeastern Europe.  Greece is not just one piece of land, in fact it has many different islands branching throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas.  Because of its plentiful history and beautiful location, Greece attracted nearly thirty two million tourists just this year!  When people travel to Greece … Read more

Nature Versus Nurture

‘Nature vs Nurture’ is an indefinite debate concerning the extent that particular aspects of the human life, such as behaviour are genetic or obtained attributes. Nature links to how genes and hereditary factors define who a person is, this may be through someone’s physical appearance and general characteristics. Whereas nurture is how a person’s environment, … Read more

Graphic Design Through the Ages: How it Evolved and Impacted Culture

 Tamia Jewell Carroll August 10, 2018 Intro to Graphic Design Graphic design has been used from what seems like the beginning of time. Everything from product advertisement, war recruitment, and new art advancements were involved with it. It was perfect to relay all different types of messages. Throughout the years, the popularity and preference … Read more

Christian & Muslim Interfaith Peace: Commitment to Love of God & Neighbor

 “An expression of interreligious solidarity at a time of religious tension, spoke of a shared Christian-Muslim commitment to love of God and love of neighbor (Heck).” Christianity and Islam are ranked as the top two largest religions by following. They, along with Judaism make up the bulk of monotheistic Abrahamic religions, meaning their religious … Read more

Joseph Ellis – Founding Brothers

Jospeh Ellis introduces his book with the preface titled, The Generation. The purpose of this book is to examine and explore the key members of the American Revolution and how all their relationships were connected. Ellis wants his readers to look at this novel from a point of what happened on that actual date and … Read more

Promote Healthy Connections with Patients: The Myers Briggs Personality Indicator

 A communication model is described as an alternative way in identifying key areas of how humans communicate, make decisions and interact with each other (Mishra, 2017).The Myers Briggs personality indicator has existed since 1943 and is a reliable way to understand the behaviours and preferences of particular individuals (The history of the MBTI® assessment, … Read more

Together we can make a difference to a unified Australia.

 Have you ever thought of the history of the new Australia you live in today? In history, we learn about the World's most catastrophic and memorable events; the eradication of Jews in WW2, the ongoing controversy in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the revolt against the French nobility during the French Revolution; BUT have you ever … Read more

The Association between Reward Processing and Impulsivity in Addictions: A Functional MRI Study

 Rationale: Evidence suggests that abnormalities in reward processing and impulsivity contribute to the pathophysiology of addiction. However, the relationship between the two is currently not well characterised. This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging during reward and inhibitory control tasks as well as subjective measures of impulsivity to investigate the association between reward and … Read more

The Origin of English Contract Law: A 6000-Year Journey

 Brief History  English contract law can be traced back to Ancient times.  Greek law identified what a contract was, and created rules for cancelling a contract; most of which are still relevant today.  The Romans went further by identifying the different categories of the contract, and what was required to fulfill each aspect of … Read more