PRO-AMERICANISM
As an Australian, I see considerable differences between US culture and my own Australian culture — and I definitely prefer my own. Most people do prefer their own (Park, 1950). What I find hard to understand, however, is what the most generous nation on earth has done to deserve the hatred of it [...]
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PRO-AMERICANISM
As an Australian, I see considerable differences between US culture and my own Australian culture — and I definitely prefer my own. Most people do prefer their own (Park, 1950). What I find hard to understand, however, is what the most generous nation on earth has done to deserve the hatred of it [...]
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�CULTURAL SENSITIVITY� IN EDUCATION
There seems to be a lot of nonsense around at the moment about offering education in a special mushy form so that �the lesser races� can understand it. Marc Miyake has been especially scathing about the situation in Hawaii, where it is now proposed that �Hawaiian� mathematics be taught in the schools.
Australia�s [...]
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�CULTURAL SENSITIVITY� IN EDUCATION
There seems to be a lot of nonsense around at the moment about offering education in a special mushy form so that �the lesser races� can understand it. Marc Miyake has been especially scathing about the situation in Hawaii, where it is now proposed that �Hawaiian� mathematics be taught in the schools.
Australia�s [...]
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HEAR HERE!
“Holiday greetings to the men and women of the Armed Forces, as you gather to celebrate this day of friendship and worship. Some are spending this Thanksgiving Day with family and loved ones; others of you are far from home, standing watch for freedom. Wherever you are, I want you to know that your [...]
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HEAR HERE!
“Holiday greetings to the men and women of the Armed Forces, as you gather to celebrate this day of friendship and worship. Some are spending this Thanksgiving Day with family and loved ones; others of you are far from home, standing watch for freedom. Wherever you are, I want you to know that your [...]
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CARNIVAL OF THE VANITIES
I have just had one of my posts put up on �Carnival of the Vanities� so have a look. The �Carnival� is where bloggers submit posts which they think deserved more attention than they originally got.
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FREE SPEECH TAKES A DIVE
It looks like Australia is now as bad as Britain when it comes to forbidding free speech. An Australian conservative Senator gave a private interview in which he spoke disparagingly but not unreasonably or abusively of Australian blacks so was yesterday found guilty in the Federal Court of breaching the Racial [...]
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CARNIVAL OF THE VANITIES
I have just had one of my posts put up on �Carnival of the Vanities� so have a look. The �Carnival� is where bloggers submit posts which they think deserved more attention than they originally got.
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FREE SPEECH TAKES A DIVE
It looks like Australia is now as bad as Britain when it comes to forbidding free speech. An Australian conservative Senator gave a private interview in which he spoke disparagingly but not unreasonably or abusively of Australian blacks so was yesterday found guilty in the Federal Court of breaching the Racial [...]
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