Hugh Jackman
Australian actor &Producer


Turning points

His mother left when he was 8 years old
Married to Deborra Lee Furness  since 1996
He appeared in several hollywood movies, he was best known as the wolverine in the film X Men in 2000


Achievements

Graduated from the University of technology Sydney
Appeared in several Melbourne musicals
Earned critical praise for his portrayals of Curly in Oklahoma in London and Billy Bigelow in carousel New York
Adopted his two children Oscar and Ava
2005 he won an Emmy Award for his turn as host of the 2005 Tony Awards
2006 he leant his voice to two animated movies Flushed Away and Happy Feet
2008 he was named People magazines "Sexiest Man Alive"
2008 he anticipated with Nicole Kidman and Baz Luhrmann  in the epic movie Australia
Hosted the Academy Awards in 2009
2012 helped bring on the most famous musicals of all times Les Miserables

Nelson Mandela

Achievements

 finish his degree and was qualified as a lawyer
1944:helped form ANC youth league
1949:was instrumental in pushing the ANC into more direct action
1950:conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious
1952: opened first black law firm
1993:was awarded the Noble peace prize
1994:was elected as the first state president of SOUTH AFRICA and was president untill 1999
Mandela associated with many educational programmessuch as Make Poverty History campaign


Turning points
whilst at uni became aware of the unjust nature of SOUTH AFRICAN society
1950: resigned from ANC and worked underground and was charged with treason
1960:sharpville massacre of 63 black SOUTH AFRICAN changed the whole political system ,the                 government banned the ANC
1962:been arrested and senteced to life
1990: was released from jail
Mandela lost his eldest son to HIV disease

Eleanor Harding time line
Passionate about women issues and educator

1934: born 1934 on Erub Island in the Torres Strait
1956 :moved to Melbourne with family for better life
1960 :was involved in equal rights for indigenous Aust Comp
1967 :was a member of (FCAATSI)pushing for constitutional change resulting the Referendum
1970 :was an executive member of the NAIWC , travelled to Sydney and participated in a peaceful               protest highlighting the historic moment for indigenous Australians
1972: travelled to Canberra in support of The Aboriginal Tent Embassy
1978: joined the Victorian Department of Community Services ,worked principally with victims of               domestic violence
1983: joined with other and set up Margaret Tucker Hostel supporting the victims of domestic                       violence and homeless young Aboriginal women
1992: helped establish the Victorian Wongai Torres Strait Islander Corporation
1996: died and was buried on Erub Island  

Fred Hollows Time Line


1929-born in New Zealand
1960-got a job in Australia
1965-Head of the Eye Department at Sydney Hospital
1970-Launched a national program to attack eye  diseases in Aboriginal Australians
1980- Traveled all over the the world to help set up health programms in developping countries
1989- cancer attaccked
1993-died surrounded by friends and family

Global Warming Statistics

In this line graph, we notice the percentage of the Global Warming Statistics fluctuate between the majority of Americans who believes that Global Warming is caused by different facts and activities. 70% of Americans believe Global Warming is very real,while 12% of Americans believe that Global warming is not happening, 58% of Americans "somewhat"or "very worried" about global warming. 76% of Americans trust climate scientists as a source of information about global warming. 90% of climate scientists believe Global Warming is being caused by humans. 1% of all carbon dioxide is emitted by man made sources.

Annual Greenhouse Emissions by Sector

In this Bar graph, we have different sectors of the economy and human activities that  contribute to the release and capture of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. We notice that the following factors holds the highest percentage of the Annual  Greenhouse Emissions.Power stations 21.30%,industrial processes 16.80% and transportation fuels 14.0%.Other sectors like residential, commercial and other sources hold up to 10.3%. Land use and biomass burning holds up to 10.0%, agricultural byproducts holds up to 12.50% . Fossil fuel retrieval,processing and distribution holds up to 11.30% and waste disposal and treatment holds up to 4.3%of annual Greenhouse Emissions .

Google into Bat for Apple

Notes:

• Google supports Apple in conflict with US government over iPhone hacking
• IPhone used by San Bernardino shooter
•  Disagreement over iPhone decrypting could lead to future breaches
•  Companies will only release data based on legal orders
• Apple rejects court orders over iPhone hacking

Summary:

Google supports Apple over recent conflict with the US government. It has been revealed that the San Bernardino shooters were using an iPhone. Apple disagrees with FBI in decrypting IPhone due to potential violations and government surveillance in the future. Companies have been informed that they are only allowed to expose data unless under legal orders. Apple rejects the idea of uncovering iPhone data due to customer’s privacy.

Personal Reflection:

In my opinion, Apple holds the right not to release any data relating to the shooting because of the customer’s rights and privacy. Since Apple has built up a reputation for being the highest technology company worldwide, this violation would shake the trust between the buyer and company in the future. Due to this matter being a terrorism act, the company should assist the FBI in their request to unlock the phone and retrieve the information required.

 

Immigration to Australia: 1992 and 2002

Immigration to Australia has changed from 1992 to 2002. Based on the comparison that we have demonstrated in the pie chart and column graph, we notice that the number has decreased dramatically in many regions such as Europe and former USSR, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. Other regions have reduced slightly like India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Middle East and North Africa, South, North and Central America. There has bean a rapid increase in the immigrants numbers from regions such as Oceania an Africa (excl. Nth Africa).

Teacher's log on to keep kids reading

Notes:

• Teachers embrace the use of technology
• Teachers should work on children's strengths and interests 
• Encouraging all sorts of reading 
• Parents should be reading to children at home 
• Teachers should communicate with children on how to improve

Summary:

Teachers are embracing technology instead of encouraging children to improve on their reading and writing skills. Teachers need to focus on an individual’s reading interests. Parents can assist by reading at home books that their children enjoy. Teachers should alter the way they provide feedback to the students. They can be more creative for example creating a podcast which consists of strategies that students can follow to improve.

Personal Reflection:
In my opinion, teachers play a huge role in encouraging and challenging students to keep their interest in reading. Parents can also contribute by reading at home for their children beginning to nurture that skill at an early age. Nursery rhymes and bedtime stories are great examples to build up their child’s love for reading and vocabulary. But the main aspect of reading is not to push the child as they will develop that skill overtime.