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Romantic fiction is very big these days. There are books, movies, plays, t.v shows, and sometimes even t.v commercials involving romance. They can be all about romance, or there can be just a little bit of romance involved. Romance is usually in everyday life. People usually revolve or reley on romance. Weather its with a boyfriend/girlfriend, family member, or a wife/husband. T.v shows, movies, and books can sometimes also be written on a true story, but it is very rare, that you get a non-fiction romance novel.

Today we had Jason Bongers come to our school. He is from Parliament house in ACT and his job is to educate students on the Government.
 We did a role play in the house of representatives. This is the green room. We were all pretending to be MPs. Our topic to debate on was should circus animals be banned from circus’. We debated about this, and eventually come to the decision after a vote, that they would all be banned. I was in the government side.
It was fun and different, and I enjoyed it.

Attribution:
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Hobart
The Australian Antarctic Division (ADD) is based in Kingston.

Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island located in the Southern Ocean, approximately half way between Australia and Antarctica.

Casey
Casey is located in the Windmill Islands – just outside the Antarctic Circle – and is the third Australian station to occupy a site on Vincennes Bay.

Heard Island
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is a subantarctic island group located in the Southern Ocean, about 4,000 kilometres south west of mainland Australia.

Davis
Davis is the most southerly Australian Antarctic station and is situated 2,250 nautical miles south-south-west of Perth, on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land.

Mawson
Mawson is situated on an isolated outcrop of rock on the coast in Mac.Robertson Land, at the edge of the Antarctic plateau. It is Australia’s first continental station and the longest continuously operating station south of the Antarctic Circle.

Height of Antarctica.

Snow in Antartica.
Antarctica is the driest continent on earth. The amount of moisture received by the polar plateau is comparable to that falling on the world’s hot deserts. For more information, see Ice, Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate.

Wind in Antarctica.
Antarctica is the windiest continent on earth. Winds flow down the coastal slopes under the influence of gravity. Speeds of these katabatic winds have been recorded up to 327 kilometers per hour. For more information, see Antarctic weather – meteorology.

Temperature in Antarctica.
Antarctica is the coldest continent on earth. The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth was minus 89.2°C at Vostok, in the Australian Antarctic Territory, in 1983. For more information see Dome Argus (the coldest place in the Antarctic Territory) and wind chill.

Size of Antarctica.
With all islands and ice shelves, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia, covering 13,661,000 square kilometers. The Australian Antarctic Territory is 5,896,500 square kilometers (42% of Antarctica).

The closest country to Antarctica
South America, whose tip is shared by Chile and Argentina, is the closest continent to Antarctica. It is 1238 km from Ushuaia, the southern-most city of Argentina, to the Argentinian station, Vice Comodoro Marambio, at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Who owns Antarctica?
There are no cities or states in the Antarctic. The only places where people live are bases or stations, usually operated by national governments. Seven countries, including Australia, claim territory in Antarctica, but all of these countries have agreed to put their claims to one side and cooperate with other countries in studying and conserving Antarctica for the benefit of the world.

Claims for Antarctic Territory
The Antarctic Treaty was designed to provide an agreement for the future care and use of Antarctica, as well as the avoid territorial and other disputes. It encourages international co-operation in scientific research – it is an extraordinary agreement that was signed during the Cold War!

Where is Antarctica?
Antarctica is in the southern Hemisphere.

In skills for life we have to do a ToonDoo on conflict, and have to have a resilotion. A ToonDoo is just like a cartoon comic.
Here is mine:

1. frostbite - Frostbite is something you get whilst in freezing places. it can affect your hands and you cannot move them if it is bad enough
2. Glacier – a Glacier is a big block of ice that can be found in freezing conditions. they are usually large in size
3. Ice Cap – an ice mass that covers 50 000 km2 of land. they can be found lots in antarctica
4.  Krill – Krill are little tiny crustaceans. mutiple sea animals eat them
5. Aurora Australis – Is a big Orange boat that heads down to antarctica. It is situated in Tasmania
6. Emporer Penguins – Stands up to 122 cm tall. Can be found in antarctica
7. Killer whales – Black and white shark like whales. They eat multiple types of Fish/ Crustaceans
8. Antarctic tourism – Antarctic Tourism is not a good idea because multuiple people could get frostbite.
9. Seals – There are multiple types of seals found in different parts of the world. Some are very soft with fur and some are not
10. Global Warming – Global warming is melting all the ice and snow in antarctica. it would kill all the native animals to antarctica