The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Montville Country Cabins
Friday 7th March
To
Monday 10th March 2008
7th March, Paul came and picked me up from Tafe at 11:30am and we were on our way to Montville. We arrived at 1:40pm and I paid the outstanding accommodation. I hope that for the amount I’m paying it’s gonna be worth it. $260 per night.
Well, it’s not worth what I payed for. We didn’t even get any complimentary gifts. The spa is too small. There’s mould in the shower, there’s soo many cobwebs inside that’s its just ridiculous. Anyway, on a better note, well funny actually, they have three ducks here and they just wander into your house when they want.
After we settled in we went out to Settlers Rise and I bought 2 bottles of Port, 1 white and 1 red. From there we drove into Montville and I bought 2 more ports, 2 whites and a red. Oh I also bought some chocolates to have with my port. For tea we made hamburgers, they were yummy.
Tomorrow arvo at 3pm were getting a massage each. It’s 1 ½ hours long (full body). That’s gonna cost $220. so I hope that’s not gonna be another waste of my money.
8Th March, Last night I was so tired but I had a hell of a time getting to sleep. We got up at 7am and pottered around for a while. We fed some kookaburras and 2 currawongs, there was also 2 magpies. You could hand feed one of them. I didn’t feel like eating any breakfast, but buby had a toasted bun with an egg on it.
We left around 8am and I wrote a note on the white board at reception saying fire wood for Rose Gum please.
Our first stop we made was to Melany and I got a chicken and salad sandwich, from there we drove to a local spot. It has beautiful rock water falls, and since Melany has had a lot of rain recently there was soo much water. It was really pretty. I decided to get my feet wet and omg the water felt like ice. After that we were driving back towards Montville when we saw a woodcraft festival, so we drove in and had a little look. I saw a beautiful little jewellery box for $22 so I bought it for my Grandma, I know she’ll like it a lot. From there we went to the tea house. We has raspberry scones with strawberry jam and cream, and some earl grey tea. I wasn’t fussed on the seeds in the scones. The tea was great though.
We had an amazing view from our table. We were looking out towards to ocean and over the Gold Coast, it’s always beautiful up there.
From there we drove into Montville and I went to Chocolate Country and got all my coffees. Now were sitting on the balcony waiting for our massage.
Tomorrow we have to go and get some more wine, were going though it nicely. I don’t care though, as long as were enjoying our selves.
When we got home we saw that my note had been rubbed off the board so, you could assume that the wood had been delivered, well, guess again. So out again to reception to ask, and the guys excuse was that ha had to drop his kid off to the coast. And have a guess how much I cared….I DON”T.
For the amount I’ve payed you would think that you would not have to ask for anything, have it all done ahead of when you arrive.
Well we had our massage and it was fantastic. It was worth the money.
For dinner tonight were having hamburgers again, but I love hamburgers, baby’s cooking up the rest of the sausages, not that we have many left. We fed to many to the birdies lol.
9th March, We didn’t cook breakfast this morning, we decided to eat out. Paul had eggs, bacon, tomato and toast with a hot chocolate and I had a caramel late and fruit salad. The service there was sad, we waited 35mins for our food and we got our drinks after our food…
After breakfast we went to the fudge shop and I bought some chocolate fudge for Erin and some caramel fudge for Danielle. (Two friends from Tafe). I also bought some body glitter crap to annoy Paul with. I said I was gonna put it all over him and he had a little tantie, he hates glitter.
After that we went into this really nice shop that had little nick nacks and silver stuff. I bought 3 relaxation cd’s from there. One was of Africa and the other 2 were of Birds and rainforest things. I bought my self 3 nice bracelets and a lovely black glass beaded necklace. Paul bought me these lovely green earrings with a matching necklace. It was a very thoughtful gift.
We had lunch at Camphor cottage. We got a pot of earl grey tea and garlic bread to share. For our main we had king prawns. They were on a bed of rice and salad. It was a good lunch. $60.
After we got home and relaxed for a bit we went for a walk around the lake and Paul finally caught a goanna. He’s been trying for a while now to catch one. It was really nice, I got to touch it, it was all scaly and its skin was peeling. It rained on up while we were walking, well it actually pored down so we had to take shelter under the trees. We saw two tawny frog mouths roosting in their tree but they were to far away to take pictures of.
Paul’s cooking up a lamb roast for dinner. He’s building a fire in our fire place at the moment. I’ve been feeding the ducks lettuce and I thought I’d give them the rest of it since it’s starting to look really sorry for its self lol.
Well the roast was the best he’s ever made. It was soooo damn good, I hope he can cook one like that at home.
Well all and all the accommodation was pretty sad but we really enjoyed our stay very much.
The Whistle Stop
At
Secrets on the lake, Lake Baroon,
Montville.
Wednesday 25th April
To
Saturday 28th April 07
http://www.secretsonthelake.com.au/whistle/index.html
The trip up was easy; we had lunch around 1:30 before check in. I had fish and chips; Paul had a bacon lettuce, cheese and tomato sandwich.
The reception area was sooo lovely.
They’ve got big carved wooden doors and a huge pool table. They’ve also got a big chair carved from wood called the wishing chair.
For tea we had a BBQ hamper. That was nice. The T-bone was really nice. But the best part was the possums. A mummy and bub turned up, they are so tame. We were hand feeding them. The bub was so close to Paul that it may as well have sat on is lap and ate. I took some pics of them. They didn’t even flinch.
I wanted to sit with them all night. Paul lit a fire in our fire place. That was real nice.
Thursday 26th
I had a horrid night sleep last night. I hate waking up early and waiting for the sun to come up. You don’t get to see the sun here until the afternoon because were at the base of a mountain. We got out of bed at 6:30am and Paul made a nice breaky.
We had bacon, tomato, eggs, mushrooms, sausage and hash browns. Oh and juice.
We left home around 8am and drive to the reception area and took some pics, and then we walked through their other cabins and onto the lake. We came back home and fluffed around until lunch and went into Montville. I got 5 different coffees and the lady gave me 2 tins of coffee free which was really nice of her. From there we had lunch at a nice wooden café nestled in with big trees.
Paul had King prawns on a bed of rice and I had beef lasagne which was average. I tried Paul’s meal and I knew I should have that instead….
From there we saw a wine tasting store. We tried some. We got 1 white, 2 reds and a really nice port.
http://www.masonwines.com.au/site/
Oh and I got 2 soaps, (lavender, spearmint) from the cafes gift shop.
Then we went to the candy shop, they were making some. It was really interesting to watch it. There are so many steps involved.
We went next door to a natural remedies shop and I bought 2 jars of cream. Relaxation cream to help with my head aches and a sleeping balm to help me sleep more calmly. I hope that they work. They smell nice anyway.
After that we came home and relaxed.
I sat in the spa for a while, while Paul watched snakes on a plane. Then we watched Tokyo drift. It wasn’t to bad. For dinner we had steak, potato, beetroot, sausages, onions, pasta salad and juice. The possums didn’t come. I think they turn up at a certain time. Tomorrow night we’ll have to eat later.
They came a bit later and we gave them some stuff, they seemed a bit on edge this time and they wouldn’t stay and eat. They would grab a bit and run off and eat.
Friday 27th
For lunch Paul had an Italian sandwich and I had a mini seafood plate.
After that was went for a walk to the local walking track. We took a wrong turn and ended up on the 9.6km track instead of the 500m track. After a while we turned around and went the right way and oh my fucken god! Steep! Holey shit. I was dreading walking back up. We got down there and what a crappy site. You couldn’t even see the falls, there were so many weeds.
My legs were shaking when we got to the bottom. I’ve never done/walked such a steep bushwalk before. I thought I was going to pass out lol.
After that we came back home to rest for a bit, then we went to a winery called Settlers rise. http://www.settlersrise.com.au/index.html
We tried 4 whites, 3 reds and 1 port. I wasn’t a fan of most but I loved the port. I got 3 whites and 2 ports, cost $108, then we went to another winery in Melany, http://www.malenymountainwines.com.au/
I tried 2 whites, red and 2 ports. I bought 1 white, 1 red and a port, $67. Then we had a hot drink and came home.
The possums came out to dinner but they weren’t to enthusiastic. After tea we hoped into the spa for a while.
I’ve got a really sore neck; I think it’s from the pillows, their really stiff.
Saturday 28th
We started packing around 8:30am, didn’t take us long. When we got to reception I enquired about the CD that they have in the cabin and if I could purchase one, the guy said we usually give them to people who stay 3 times but we’ll give you one anyway since you like it so much. I thought that was really nice of him.
All up the trip cost $1144. $740 for the accommodation. I had a good time.
Curramore Country Cabins
Maleny QLD
Saturday 11th February
To
Wednesday 14th February 2007
http://www.malenycabins.com.au/index.php
Amore’ Casa – House of Love
Sentimental' Cabin
We left for our holiday on Sunday 11th. We were going to Curramore country cabins in Melany. The trip took about an hour and a half, which was quicker than I thought.
When we arrived our cabin was quite ready so we played chip gold ( I think it was called ). We didn’t try for the holes; Paul just taught me how to hit them. I ended up with a blister on my hand lol. But it was fun.
After that we went to our cabin and omg! I love it! Its two stories. Were getting massages tomorrow at 1pm. We get a half hour each.
For tea were having a BBQ pack. We had onions, sausages, lamb chops, steak, salad, beetroot, peas and corn. It was yummy!
The cabin is so peaceful and quiet.
We have a veranda with a magnificent view. After tea we had a spa, I’ve never been in a spa before but it was great.
Tomorrow were going to go to the cheese factory and see what that’s like.
Monday 12th
I woke up early, 6:30am; I had to go to the loo. I soo just wanted to lie in bed and do nothing. Paul got up at 7:15am I think; he had a shower and started on breakfast.
We had steak, sausage, bacon, eggs and tomato. Oh and orange juice and coffee.
We left at about 8:45am; our first stop was the cheese factory, well what a let down that was. I tried three cheeses and I hated all of them. They weren’t making anything either so we went into Melany and looked around. I got 2 nice tops. While we were in the shop, we asked if there were any good places to go and visit. The lady told us of a couple and we were off.
Our next stop was garden falls. She said it was a local spot. It was nice, I took come photos. From there we drove to Baroon dam, took more photos. Then we went on to Montville were I go a dingo pub toy, 2 different kinds of coffee, Irish cream and Kailua. Yummy!
I also got some nice writing paper that was on sale.
From there we came back to the cheese factory and I got this plunger for my coffee. Its cool because it’s a cup and a plunger all in one. I love it.
Then we came back home.
We had our massage and it was great, only downer was, we didn’t’ get massaged at the same time….oh well.
It’s storming at the moment and there’s nothing to do.
I don’t know what were gonna have for tea because we were told that most places close on a Monday night because the lack of tourists. Id really like to go to a nice restaurant but I don’t know where to go and plus it’s still raining and it’s crappy weather. It doesn’t look like its going to get any better, I hope it does soon. Knowing my shit luck it’ll stay like this for the rest of our stay.
When we checked in we got 3 DVD’s to keep us entertained.
I’m not interested in TV at the moment. Paul just opened up our second bottle of wine. It’s called Chalk Hill Blue. I didn’t really like it at the start but now it just goes down lol.
Well the rain has let up and I’ve made a booking for us at the Terrace for 6:30pm. It’s a seafood restaurant so I’m expecting to pay a fair bit for it lol. I just hope that it’s worth it and I also hope it’s a great night. At least when we get back we can relax in the spa, Woot!!
We arrived at the Terrace and we started with a lovely entrée of garlic king prawns. It had the best sauce ever. Yummo. For our main we had a seafood platter for 2. there were oysters, Morten bay bugs, prawns, calamari, fish bites, muscles and rice rolls. That was very nice.
I was so full I thought I was going to explode. The wine was nice as well. All up it was $228.80. And there’s the grimace, but it was a good night.
http://www.terraceofmaleny.com.au/
Tuesday 13th
I woke up at 6:30 again but this time I was determined to stay in bed. Only problem was, I was busting to go to the loo. I ended up getting out around 7:30. Paul made a yummy breakfast; we left around 8:30. We went back to Montville and we had a hot chocolate. We looked at more stores. We then went to Kondalilla falls. It was raining all morning, its bleak and miserable. At the falls we braved the rain and went onto the look out. The falls weren’t very exciting but the view was incredible, even with the sad weather.
Then we came back to Maleny and had a bite to eat. After that we came back to our cabin and jumped into the spa.
We had Maudies for dinner. It was a 3 coarse meal included in the price of the package stay. We had a mixed hot platter for an entrée, it had; a crab claw, battered prawn, curry puffs, dim Sims, spring rolls and dipping sauces.
The main was a fisherman’s basket. For desert I had a crape with maple syrup, ice cream and cream. Paul had a bread and butter pudding.
Wednesday 14th
We got up pretty early this morning. We had breakfast, and then jumped into the spa again. It was still raining when we left. I paid the tab and we were off back home. All in all it was a good little trip away.
Integrity Report
Academic integrity is a major part of a university student’s life. Academic integrity means; students are responsible for the information they use and that they must treat that information with respect and honesty. Students must cite and reference correctly to avoid plagiarism.
Plagiarism is taken very seriously in the university world, there are rules that need to be followed and if those rules are not followed, there are consequences for it.
When a student is caught plagiarising (cheating) most of the time, it’s not because the student deliberately stole information but because they didn’t know how to reference properly and this responsibility falls to the student o learn. However, there are those students that deliberately steal another’s work and pass it off as their own, some examples are; downloading completed essay off the internet (paying for them) or asking another student to do the work for them (Brick, 2006, p. 128).
There is a way to avoid plagiarism and it comes in the form of ‘Turnitin’, a piece of software developed to show a student where they have potentially plagiarised before they submit their work. It is highly recommended that you use this software before submitting any work to your tutors.
During the 20th century, there were two documents produced, Australian Immigration Policy and The
Australian Nation. The purpose of this report is to present the two different images made by the documents and analyse why the documents were written the way they were. It will be argued that Australian immigration policy needs to be changed as it is racially incorrect, and that Australians are a proud people who harbour no malcontent for other nations but want to protect what they have.
To analyse the two documents, a brief summary of the key points made will be presented. The key points made in the document 'Australian Immigration Policy' are; the current policy of exclusion of Asians should be changed to a different policy of controlled intake based on international agreements that take into account skills, health, age of the immigrant. White Australia is an outdated and offensive term that should not be used. By admitting highly skilled Asian immigrants, Australia's culture is sufficiently enriched. The key points made in the document 'The Australian Nation' are; Australia is a classless, democratic, advanced and modern nation. Australians are generous, hospitable and a tolerant society. Australians way of life is desirable and unique. To protect this way of life, depends on the selective immigration policy which is not racist because Australians are racially tolerant.
The current policy of exclusion of Asians should be changed to a different policy of controlled intake based on international agreements that take into account skills, health, age of the immigrant, (Documents Booklet AUS 11, 2007, p.3-8) constructs an image of the immigration policy only focussing on the colour of the immigrant and not what that immigrant can bring to the country. This is supported by Australians being encouraged to have large families and migration to Australia was thought to be essential to avoid national extinction. Although, in order to preserve the Australian heritage, the 'right' migrants were sought after, British migrants (Study Guide AUS 11, 2007, p.27). However, in (Documents Booklet AUS 11, 2007, p.14-15) the point is made that to protect this way of life, depends on the selective immigration policy which is not racist because Australians were seen as racially tolerant. This constructs a different image to that of racism.
White Australia is an outdated and offensive term that should not be used. Documents Booklet AUS 11, 2007, p.3-8). Again, the image that comes from this is one of racism. Assimilation was a transitional doctrine in the sense that it facilitated the shift from 'British-white', monoculture definition of the nation to one conceptualised in pluralistic and multicultural terms. It acknowledged the need for the host society to reach out to new settlers, whilst maintaining the belief that ethnic and cultural homogeneity could be preserved (Readings 20, p.89, 1997). Sir Frederic Eggleston makes no reference to a "white Australia", but does suggest that Australian's are fanatically determined to protect their way of life.
By admitting highly skilled Asian immigrants, Australia's culture is sufficiently enriched (Documents Booklet AUS 11, 2007, p.3-8). The image was constructed so people would be more accepting of the Asian immigrant population. If there are good reasons for re-making an outdated immigration policy then people are more likely to be in support of it. A new Australia is coming into being before our eyes; and it is an Australia which, we believe, has all the elements of greatness (Readings AUS 11, 2007, p.166).
Australia is a classless, democratic, advanced and modern nation (Documents Booklet AUS 11, 2007, p.14-15). That is how Sir Frederic Eggleston describes the nation. Frederic also suggests that Australians are generous, hospitable and a tolerant society (Documents Booklet AUS 11, 2007, p.14-15). This is an image very different to that of the one being presented by the Australian Immigration Policy. When reading the article by Lathem, J.G, you can't help but feel worried about how other countries are viewing our immigration policy.
Australians way of life is desirable and unique (Documents Booklet AUS 11, 2007, p.14-15). In the Australian Immigration policy document, there is no mention of an Australian way of life. But the image that is being portrayed to other nations, especially those of Asian countries are being led to believe that Australians are racist and don't want them or their culture in the country. Foreigners weren't told what 'the Australian way of life' actually is, and to quote one such foreigner "what is this way of life? No one yet tells me what it is! Yet always tell me to adopt it…perhaps I begin to behave like you behave in pubs. I drink beer until I am stupid. Or learn to "put in the boot" and bash the other fellow with a bottle…Is this the way of life I must learn? (Readings AUS 11, 2007, p.160).
In conclusion, an analysis of these two documents has shown that Lathem, J.G has constructed an image of the Australian Immigration Policy being racially intolerant of Asian countries and that the policy is out of date. This was made quite clear by only taking into account the immigrant's skin colour and not their skills, health and age. In contrast, Eggleston, Sir Frederic who wrote The Australian Nation, has created an image of a classless, democratic, racial tolerant and a desirable way of life.
References
Documents AUS 11 2007, 'Australian Studies: Images of Australia IA', School of Arts, Griffith University, Brisbane.
Eggleston, Sir Frederic 1953, 'The Australian Nation', in G. Caiger (ed.) The Australian Way of Life, Melbourne: Books for Libraries Press, pp: 14-15.
Latham, J.G. 1961, 'Australian Immigration Policy', Quadrant, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp.3-8.
Readings AUS 11 2007, 'Australian Studies: Images of Australia IA', School of Arts, Griffith University, Brisbane
Study Guide AUS 11 2007, 'Australian Studies: Images of Australia IA', School of Arts, Griffith University, Brisbane.
In 1914 and 1915, two documents were produced, ‘Australasian Gallantry and Letters from our heart. The aim of this essay is to compare the images of national identity constructed by the two documents produced by The Age, and the Weekend Australian.
For easier analysis of the images the documents create, a brief summary and the key points made in the documents will be provided. The Age was a Melbourne newspaper that printed the document (Bean. C.E.W. 1915, “Australasian Gallantry’, 13 May). The key points made by The Age are, an image of the terrain that the Australian and New Zealanders faced when they landed. Stretcher bears work was beyond praise. Men were motivated by the action of their officers. Australians and New Zealanders fought fiercely and suffered heavy losses. Many deaths occurred as a direct result of thew Turks trickery. There was almost no rest for the men.
The Weekend Australian was a Sydney based newspaper and although this document wasn’t written by a reporter, it was still published. This document, Letters from our Heart was written by David Gordon, to his son, John on the eve of his departure to World War 1. John was one of the few survivors of the 10th Battalion. This letter would provide John with the confidence and support every young man needed when serving his country in times of war. It’s clear from the letter that David loves his son very much and only wants the best for him. David also makes it clear that John has the full support of the whole family.
The images that are created from the Australasian Gallantry are images of pride for our men serving for our country. Bravery is also never far from your mind when you read this document. You can’t help but try to imagine the conditions that the men served under and also the fear that the loved ones felt while at home reading the daily reports of mass losses. The conditions that the men had to endure were horrific. There is also the image of determination. “Presently up came the ninth and tenth in very good lines of 20 or 30. They went through the scrub rushing for all they were worth, dropping every hundred yards or so to take breath. Then up again and on towards the end of the ridge. About three rushes covered it. They were facing shrapnel and machine guns but reached the required position. Three times they were driven off the ridge, and three times came back and took it. The last time they remained there.” (Bean, 1915, p.3). That is something your loved ones would have been proud to read.
These images were constructed the same way as they were for every country who became involved in the Great War. People felt obligated to protect their country and protect their families. During the recruitment for WW1, people were told that they would be able to travel the world for free, have a wonderful adventure whilst doing their bit for their country. However, when the men were serving their country, many felt that they had been lied to. Many men were forced to lie in trenches with the rotting bodies of their best mates, but none of this reached the shores of home because it wasn’t in the countries best interests for the families to know what was really happening. The men were forced to eat mouldy food, but again, none of this reached the ears of loved ones.
This is one of the many posters made to recruit men to defend their country. Another is, “Your country needs you! Recruits wanted. The defence department requires eighty men per day to reinforce Victorians at the War. Will you make one of this number? Possibly you believe you are justified in not volunteering. Examine you conscience carefully. Is it a valid reason or an excuse? Which is better? To fight and perhaps die as an Australian or you and your to live under the heel of German Militarism. Your County Calls!” (Recruitment Advertisement in Moorabin News, June 12, 1915).
Economically, the war was a wonderful thing because it meant the country was able to employ almost everyone to make uniforms, weapons, tanks and so on. Even socially, it was a wonderful thing to say that your son is serving their country. Another image that was constructed by these posters and various other war propaganda was one of fear.
People were being made to fear German rule and to stop the Germans you were told to enlist in the armed forces and defend the image that you call Australia/home. People didn’t want to lose the laid back feel of Australia to the German rule.
Letters from our Heart also fills you with pride, but its not a national pride, it’s a family pride. David has written this letter to his son John with such passion and pride in his heart that you can almost see the tears in his eyes. While reading the letter, you can see that David can now see his son as a man instead of the young boy he used to know.
Another image that is almost thrust upon you is that of the commitment people at the time felt to the King and our Commonwealth. David tells his son to “play the game, my dear mate, all the time in all circumstances, in every condition, remembering to set the cause above. To love the game beyond the prize. To honour, while you strike him down, the foe with fearless eyes”. (David Gordon, 1914). “To honour while you strike him down”, comes from Australian sportsmanship. Australians have always played sports with honour and pride. Young men were taught to see the bigger picture instead of only seeing the prize, and that’s what David is trying to teach to his son.
In conclusion, the image constructed by The Age was one of Obligation to serve your country, to travel the world, the war created and economic boom and it was seen as socially acceptable to serve your country. The Weekend Australian image was pretty similar to The Age, but this letter was on a more personal level than a national level. It constructed an image of a son being transformed into a young man, a young man who is making an ultimate sacrifice for his country, a man who will fight with honour and pride, no matter what the circumstances were, whether they are good or bad.
References
(Recruitment Advertisement in Moorabin News, June 12, 1915).
Document 1
Bean, C.E.W. 1915, ‘Australasian Gallantry’, The Age, 13 May. (4 pages)
Document 2
Gordon, David (1914) in Weekend Australian: Letters from our heart. 2001 p.13.
