Cloudstreet, written by Tim Winton, has won many awards; it won the Miles Franklin award, tied for the Banjo award and the Australian Society of Authors voted it their favourite Australian novel. ... Another theme of Cloudstreet is the sense of diversity within both the local community and the wider Australian community. ... Quick is given a bundle of papers showing the aftermath of the Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and photographs of the holocaust, the essay that had been written by Quick was obviously bias, "you must remember that the West Australian and Western Mail are not final authori...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

History of euthanasia a. ... Australian citizens trying to legalize euthanasia. ... Australians introduce death bags. ... This is not the first step that pro-euthanasia groups have taken in Australia to get their ideas out. Many times the Australian government has denied the legalization of euthanasia, and the right of choice. ...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

History In 1817 lithium was discovered by a man named J.A.R Arfvedson. ... In 1949 an Australian physician named John Cade introduced lithium when he reported it was an effective treatment for manic excitement. ...

• Word Count: 361
• Approx Pages: 1
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Euthanasia has been practiced in some form or another by many societies in our history. ... In 1995 Australia's Northern Territory approved a euthanasia bill. It went into effect in 1996 and was overturned by the Australian parliament in 1997. ...

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The M"Naughten rule was subsequently introduced and remains so, even today in Australian jurisdictions (with minor amendments). ... (Wallace 1986, pg 3 Australian Institute of Criminology report no.133) In fact insanity is extremely difficult to prove, as insanity is not a psychological term at all, it is solely used in the legal system and had virtually no medical groundings. ... Mr Wilson had a history of depression for some years and spent 2 weeks in the Rosemount Psychiatric Hospital in 1994, and had been followed up there every 2-3 weeks since notably suffering from abnormal perso...

• Word Count: 1862
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A sophomore at James Madison University in Virginia, she's on the dean's list, has a boyfriend and hopes to spend a semester in Australia-a plan that makes her mother nervous, but also proud (Wingert). ... Throughout history, depression was not considered a disease. ...

• Word Count: 1447
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• Grade Level: High School

(Flanders 1991) Throughout history our perspective toward suicide has changed many times. ... However, although the rate of suicide by firearms increased more than suicide by other methods suicide rates also increased markedly in many other countries in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, where suicide by firearms is rare. ... (Borowsky 2001) Additionally, for girls, somatic symptoms, having a friend attempt or complete suicide, other illicit drug use, and a history of mental health treatment predicted attempting suicide for black, Hispanic, and white youth. . ... Occasionally feels "down" ...

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