Harold Holt Essays

The Australian population has changed remarkably due to the immigration into Australia as well as the emgration from this country to other nations. A closer look at the data indicates that there were almost 5.5 million people, who came from 170 countries emigrated to Australia since 1945 (Wood, n.d.). The largest source of the immigrant population are the United Kingdom and Ireland; New Zealander immigrants ranked the second largest one (Wood, n.d.). Also, the international migrant population was

In “The Tragedy of the Commons,” the author, Garrett Hardin, explains how we should deal with environmental issues including but not limited to overpopulation and pollution, by giving us an example of the commons; in this case land that is shared among people. Each person wanted to gain revenue regardless of our narcissistic nature. This leads to the environmental issues that we have today, and the dilemma that the Once Ler created in “The Lorax.” Garrett Hardin, brings up the question, what should

I believe that the message in the Lorax is very important and is relevant to real life situations. The Once-ler has a creative idea to use the Truffula trees to make Thneeds but he becomes too greedy when the demand for the Thneeds increases. In the beginning of the episode, the Once-ler tries to reason with the Lorax for cutting one of his trees. He said, “There’s no cause for alarm, I chopped just one tree”. Later, his opinion changes, because as the demand for the Thneeds becomes greater it means

As a kid I always have loved to write; from short stories about mythical beasts and strange lands, to research papers about my favorite animal. My love for reading and writing came from my Dad, who has so many books we have a library room in the house. From the earliest I can remember, my Dad read to me every night, and it all started with Goodnight Moon by Margret Brown. In the story, the character says “Goodnight..” to everything was introduced earlier, and when I was little, I would walk around

The Lorax and the Once-ler were correct and incorrect. The Lorax wanted the Once-ler to stop cutting trees by threatening him. He threatened him by saying that bad things will happen to if he keeps cutting down the trees. The Once-ler was making Thneed out of Truffula Trees. He was harvesting the trees, but when his mom realized that it was going to slow so they started to cut them down. The Lorax was wrong by threatening the Once-ler . He could of just told him once he cuts down the trees the company

In the movie The Lorax, the environments in Thneedville and outside have a big impact on the people. Once a place filled with fresh air, clean water and trees is now a place of despair for the environment. After one man invents a product that ultimately results in destroying the environment around him, the people are forced to buy clean air. When Ted, a love struck boy, hears that the girl of his dreams, Audrey, would do anything to have a tree, he begins his search for some information on what happened

The Catcher in the Rye Essay Prompt #4: Corrupt Evolution of Man Leaves, their colors changing from green to yellow and yellow to orange, eventually reaching death in a final crippled and brown stage. Once lively and radiant, now only the shells of their former selves. The process of the leaf cycle, symbolically melancholic, is identical to various other universal processes. What begins must end, and that which has ended must have had a beginning. In humanity, this often takes the form of nostalgia

Humans have become desensitized to pollution and degradation of the environment. The use of non-recyclable materials and disposing of waste irresponsibly has become something that we see every day, and we do not acknowledge as something harmful, because it does not directly affect us. However, there are both fictional and nonfictional examples of excessive use of resources and the misuse of materials that we do have, that can bring to the attention the damage that we are really causing. Two examples

In the move and the story the Once-ler proves to be greedy, betrayer and eager. The Once-ler in this story can be compared to almost any average teenager nowadays. Teens today are absorbed by electronics and parting. If a teenage drops his/her plastic cup from a gas station most likely if he/her is outside will just leave on the ground. The Once-ler put smog in the lakes where the humming fish hummed and he polluted the air just like how a average teenage pollutes the ground around them by not

Keeping It Simple You would be hard pressed to find anyone who does not live under a rock that has not at least heard of Harry Potter, if not read a book or seen a movie. The series has become a cultural phenomenon that has people of all ages as loyal fans worldwide. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was the first book in the series by J. K. Rowling that had to have some qualities to capture audiences. Sure, it is a book about magic and adventures, but there are plenty of books about magic in

“The Lorax” is a popular children’s book written by Dr. Seuss, but did you know that is has a special meaning? Easter Island is famously known for its large statues, but did you know that it once had a population of nearly twelve thousand people? Both “The Lorax” and Easter Island were both affected by the effects of humans destroying the environment. In “The Lorax”, the Once-ler discovered land that appeared to have never been disturbed by humans before. He found truffula trees

The three short stories I am going to compare and contrast are by Raymond Carver; they are Cathedral, Little Things, and Why Don’t You Dance. In these stories Raymond Carver uses several literary elements to bring the works to life. The elements I am going to discuss are setting, tone, theme, plot, and point of view. The first element I am going to discuss is the setting. In each of Carver’s short stories he produces a setting which is consistent to each subjective story. In the story Cathedral

“Love can be uncertain, but true: The story of Hamlet and Ophelia” Love is a feeling difficult to understand. In fact no one exactly knows what does it mean to be in love. Some argue that being in love is feeling butterflies in the stomach and being constantly thinking about someone special. In my opinion, to love someone means to care for them and show respect at all times. In this play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, love is portrayed between the main character, Hamlet and the dear Ophelia. Even though

When it comes to justice, Polemarchus believes that justice is “…helping friends and harming enemies.”. Socrates questions this point of view because according to Polemarchus’ view point, only the people who are close to him and in his circle of friends would be worthy of any kind of Justice. Polemarchus is wrong in this viewpoint because if only the people that you know who are of your similar social status and you interact with on a day to day basis are considered friends, what of those that you

The Technological Sublime Pynchon’s essay “Is It OK To Be A Luddite?” links to the Technological Sublime. We know the term Sublime primarily from the descriptions of nature used by Romantic authors such as Wordsworth and Coleridge as a reaction to the secularisation and civilisation of the Enlightenment. With the Sublime, Romantics tried to capture the fearful enormity of the landscapes they encountered during their tours through the Lake District and other places in Europe (de Mul). That is, the

Brian Rotella Midterm Paper All throughout television, media has created a meaning of race and ethnicity that plays an important role in shaping the way we understand cultural identities. Television influences how we think about race in our everyday lives. By watching specifically prime time television, you can see the cultural diversity spread out amongst the characters in the show. The show Greys Anatomy is one of those shows that display many different characters from different backgrounds

“Men have become the tools of their tools.” -Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau displayed his disapproval and rejection for the ideas of the industrial revolution through his essays by stating that nature was lost by the usage of technology and the industrial revolution caused humans to lose their self identity; this led Thoreau to believe that people had to go back to nature for purification. During Thoreau’s lifetime, he saw many technological advancements, which he believed to be detrimental

The Battle of Hastings, October 1066 William had assembled a huge invasion fleet. This may have initially been gathered on the River Dives and at St Valery but by 25 September it was moored at St Valery waiting for a southerly or easterly wind. In the last week of September William got that wind, and William gave the signal for his fleet to set sail. It would take two days for the fleet to be in sight of the south coast of England and four to five hours longer before his navigators pointed out

Reigned 1035 – 1040, Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, the son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex. He was crowned king by the Witenagemot Council when Edward the Confessor, the king of England, died. But there was one man who did not agree with this vote to make Harold the king. Normandy Duke William was promised by Edward that he would be crowned. Normandy planned to invade and that was the start of a battle knows as the Battle of Hastings. The Battle of Hastings was known as "the

As the final product of this semester in Drama class, we performed our contemporary interpretation of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. The show was based on Kafka’s story, but it revolved around the theme of transformation. Our show was about a guy, named Gregor Samsa, who transforms into a cockroach as a result of the overwork and exhaustion he has to bear with in his life. As Gregor is the only money provider in his family, after his transformation, his family faces a situation where, besides