Essays Tagged: "colonisation"

Australian Foreign Policy since World War Two.

lian/American Alliance has dominated Australian Foreign Policy since World War IIFrom discovery and colonisation to appeasement and blatant dependence, Australian Foreign Policy, for the initial part ...

(9 pages) 82 2 3.7 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Examines representation of race within " Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad.

plorably racist, yet can also be seen as a portrayal of european values of the era and an attack on colonisation, for example the International Association for the Exploration and Civilising of Africa ... tter racist, rather he is a skilful mechanism that Conrad uses to cast doubt on the decorousness of colonisation.The African and European people and their cultures are separated from each other in Hea ...

(7 pages) 166 1 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

An applied environmental ethics 'case study on the Brazilian rainforest'.

e population with the rest of Brazilians, mostly landless, congesting the coastal cities. Increased colonisation of this area (the Amazon) gave the impression of being a coherent and plausible resolut ... ast amounts of property within the Amazon to protect it.However, would this not result in a form of colonisation - where a nation holds property in a foreign country so as to propagate its own interes ...

(23 pages) 267 1 4.7 Aug/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

How has globalisation affected the world economy?

act an extension of a trend which dates back well over two hundred years, when it was simply called colonisation. During this period a well known economic theorists (David Ricardo) published a book in ...

(11 pages) 423 0 3.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

The legitimacy of the armed struggle of the Tamil people

ion of University admissions,to discriminatory language and employment policies, and statesponsored colonisation of the homelands of the Tamil people,sough to establish its hegemony over people of Tam ... c necessities Many Tamilsare daily fleeing across the Palk Straits to SouthernIndia. The continuing colonisation of Tamil areaswith Sinhalese settlers is exacerbating thesituation... and the country i ...

(7 pages) 52 0 2.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Is Heart of Darkness a text which criticises or endorses imperialism?

ntury, European countries undertook imperialism in Africa and Asia under a different model, that of colonisation. Colonies were de jure subordinate to the imperial state, rather than de facto as in ea ... state and retained some identity but were especially under economic control of the empire.The rapid colonisation of the "dark continent" by European powers between 1880 and 1914 is known as the Scramb ...

(8 pages) 143 0 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

How has globalisation affected the world economy? Discuss the impacts.

act an extension of a trend which dates back well over two hundred years, when it was simply called colonisation. During this period a well known economic theorists (David Ricardo) published a book in ...

(11 pages) 363 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Why by the 1830's, was the continuation of convict transportation to the Australian colonies under increasing scrutiny, and what arguments and interests were at stake in this debate?

By the late eighteenth century, Britain was no stranger to the process of colonisation. However from Captain Cook's first arrival at Botany Bay until the complete reprieve of ... he Hulks Act in 1850, successive British governments would experiment with a revolutionary style of colonisation called 'Convict Transpotation'. This would see over 115,000 convicts being transported ...

(6 pages) 57 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Greek Colonisation

inning towards the middle of the 8th century and ending in the middle of the 6th century BC was the colonisation of the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas by the ancient Greeks. The reasons for this co ... haracters such as Gods and the Fates, and the importance of individual heroes. The results of Greek colonisation during this period can still be seen today by the widespread presence of Greek culture ...

(7 pages) 54 1 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

How European expansion and colonial rule has affected or contributed to the social, economic, or ecological problems of Kenya

l as a market for manufactured goods in Africa. This economic motivation played a large role in the colonisation of Africa. The British East African Protectorate was established in 1895 and a railway ... ican Protectorate was established in 1895 and a railway system was built opening up the country for colonisation1. Anti-colonialist feeling extended amongst the African people leading to discontent an ...

(5 pages) 97 1 3.9 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Fresh water Ecology Josh de Salles

waterHas an important secondary effect by reducing the penetration of light and hence the degree of colonisation by plants.ii) LightWater absorbs light of long wavelengths, particularly the blue part ...

(5 pages) 27 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Woodland Succession in Britain Josh de Salles

nt. Over a period of time the environment is modified by these organisms so it becomes suitable for colonisation by another species and less suitable for those already there. These original species ca ...

(7 pages) 28 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Ancient Greece Why did the ancient Greeks Colonise

Between 800 and 750 B.C. a major colonisation movement began that for 200 years carried Greek settlers to new homes along the Mediter ... 00 years carried Greek settlers to new homes along the Mediterranean and into the Black sea region. Colonisation began as Greece emerged into the Dark Ages period following the disintegration of the M ... conquering and living among native populations, they wanted the new settlement for themselves. The colonisation movement had many positive and negative results, as the Greek political system changed ...

(7 pages) 69 1 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Outline the major developments in the move towards an Australian republic in the twentieth century.

tralia becoming a republic, the main push for republicanism has come in the twentieth century.After colonisation, and the first taste of responsible government, in the 18th and 19th century, Australia ...

(3 pages) 33 0 1.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Shakespeare, the tempest

Discuss how Shakespeare treats the theme of colonisation throughout The Tempest.The story of an expedition to colonise part of America may have ... on to colonise part of America may have inspired Shakespeare to write 'The Tempest'. The stories of colonisation are strongly echoed in the play. For example when Trinculo first sees Caliban he wonder ... their language and religions upon them. At the beginning of the play Shakespeare's attitude towards colonisation seems to be ambiguous.In 'The Tempest' Shakespeare establishes the stereotypes of the c ...

(13 pages) 59 1 4.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Heart Of Darkness Imperialism

ntury, European countries undertook imperialism in Africa and Asia under a different model, that of colonisation. Colonies were de jure subordinate to the imperial state, rather than de facto as in ea ... state and retained some identity but were especially under economic control of the empire.The rapid colonisation of the "dark continent" by European powers between 1880 and 1914 is known as the Scramb ...

(8 pages) 100 0 4.7 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Critical Analysis:Robert Kolker, 'The "Truth" Of the Image.'

he middle-classes and were intended functionally. They were used for propaganda purposes during the colonisation of nations and the First World War. Documentaries took on the form of illustrated lectu ...

(5 pages) 77 0 3.6 Nov/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

To what extent did the alliance system cause the First World War?

lie in the emergence of nationalismand the new prominent power Germany, the Great Powers' desire forcolonisation and, ironically, a desperate longing for security whichtriggered the arms race and the ...

(5 pages) 32 0 3.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

How did ideology shape the forces of change in your study of Cuba?

m and their ideal system of government, democracy. The Spanish wanted to spread their power through Colonisation, a concept derived from Darwin's theory 'survival of the fittest' in which it is believ ... ry when superpowers such as Spain, Britain, Frank, Dutch etc were all searching the 'New World' for colonisation because of the belief that colonisation was the key to power. As a result, Cuba was eff ...

(7 pages) 26 0 3.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Analyse the contribution made to the different Cuban musical genres by the various ethnic groups which have populated Cuba

this by looking at the main genres of music in Cuba and the main ethnic groups.During the period of colonisation and conquest of Cuba by the Spanish, many changes took place in the ethnic composition ...

(6 pages) 50 0 4.6 Oct/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies