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1. DEFINITION

The Macquarie Dictionary defines suicide as: (1)
i)“The intentional taking of one’s own life”.
ii)“Someone who intentionally takes their own life”.

2. BIBLE REFERENCE

Psalm 23:4
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me”.

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1. DEFINITION

The Macquarie Dictionary defines steal as to “take or take away dishonestly or wrongfully, especially secretly” . (1)

2. BIBLE REFERENCE

Exodus 20:15
“Do not steal”.

3. FACTS

Below are some NSW crime statistics for the year of 2005 from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research: (2)

·There were 29, 103 motor [...]

1. DEFINITION

Below are definitions of stem cells, embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC): (1)

a) Stem Cells
·Unspecialised cells that are capable of developing into other specialised cells in the body eg. Blood or muscle cells.
·They can be used for growth or repair.

b) Embryonic Stem [...]

1. DEFINITION

The Macquarie Dictionary defines ‘smoke’ as: (1)
i) “An act or spell of smoking tobacco, or the like”.
ii) “That which is smoked, as a cigar or cigarette”.

2. FACTS

Below are some of the risks of smoking: (2)
·Lip, tongue, throat, larynx and oesophagus cancer.
·Increased risk of stroke and a [...]

1. DEFINITION

According to the United Nations a refugee is a person who has a “well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself [...]

1. DEFINITION

The Macquarie Dictionary defines poverty as “the condition of being poor with respect to money, goods, or means of subsistence” . (1)

2. BIBLE REFERENCE

1 Samuel 2: 7-8
“The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap”.

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1. DEFINITION

The Macquarie Dictionary defines pollution as: (1)

i)“Environmental pollutants”.
ii)“The results of these pollutants”.

2. BIBLE REFERENCE

Isaiah 11:9
“They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,

for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea”.

3. FACTS

a)Marine Pollution
·Pollution from the land contributes up to [...]

1. DEFINITION

The Macquarie dictionary defines water as “the liquid which in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc., and which in a pure state is a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O”. (1)

2. BIBLE REFERENCE

Genesis 1:2
“The earth was formless and empty, and [...]

1. DEFINITION

Ellen Frost from the Institute for International Economics defines globalisation as “a long term process of connection and transformation…it has set in motion a living, expanding, and highly uneven network of cross border flows not only of goods, services, money and technology, but also of ideas, information, culture, people and power” . [...]

1. DEFINITIONS

a) The Macquarie dictionary defines ‘gamble’ as: (1)

i)To play in any game of chance for stakes.
ii)To stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance.

b) Social Gambling: (2)

i)Takes place with friends or colleagues.
ii)Has a restricted time limit.
iii)Only a certain amount of losses will be [...]