P & Q: Politics & the Queen. Poets and Queensland.

We still have a couple "P" topics to finish from previous class. And one new one: POLITICAL SYSTEM.


1. political system






















Our new topics will include:

2. The Queen of England (so as you see we are still staying in the realm of governing the country and the division of power)


*** PREFERENTIAL VOTING SYSTEM explained

and

3. Queensland
Have a look at this video. This is just the first random result I got from YouTube, I wasn't searching for it intentionally. And still it just makes you want to pack your things right away and head there ;-)



Queensland is sometimes referred to as the most beautiful state in Australia. And yet they feel the need to address advertisements to prospective tourists. In 2009 they launched the "Best Job in the World" action. Find out what it was all about and what campaigns are running now - maybe you'll get to spend some time in Oz yourself ;-)

We will also spend some time talking about Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise.

Get some ideas from this video :-)



What about POETRY? Don't worry. I'll handle that ;)

P: Perth, Painters, Pearls and Poles

1. Perth is my favourite city in Oz so please make sure you are prepared for some pretty tricky questions ;-)



2. painters



















Focus mostly on the body of work of Sidney Nolan.
(hint: think of one of the topics we covered in our last class)


3 pearling industry (Broome, WA)



















(CLICK to learn more about Aboriginal Australians and their relation to pearls)

Japanese divers (for buffs only)


4. Poles in Australia

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