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right from wrong

sometimes i feel like silence is the key to keeping me safe. then sometimes when you try not to talk about it. it still tends to make things unsafe. i feel like this sometimes when things go well for me. for a brief moment i feel safe and happy then out of the blue. things happen and i feel what i believe to be sadness and sorrow. but now as i've grown older i've decided to take a logical approach to things. and it seems to help clear something s up, that in the end your mind will play tricks on you. also that crack about making cupcake from cup is somewhat true. to quote the wise once said to always follow your heart cause every decisions that we make in life always have two sides, the negative and the positive. it doesn't matter if the decision you made has more negative side than the positive or the other way around. as long as you put your mind on the positive side and always learn from the negative side, the conclusion of your life will be always beautiful.

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Most of the rich farmland and good ports are in the east and particularly the southeast, except for the area around Perth in Western Australia. Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide are the leading industrial and commercial cities. There was considerable industrial development in the last two decades of the 20th cent. While the Australian economy fell into a severe recession in the late 1980s, it experienced an extended period of growth beginning in the 1990s. It then suffered somewhat from the Asian economic slump of the 1990s and from the “Big Dry” drought of the early 21st cent.

Australia is highly industrialized, and manufactured goods account for most of the gross domestic product. Its chief industries include mining (much of which is accomplished with the aid of Japanese capital), food processing, and the manufacture of industrial and transportation equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, machinery, and motor vehicles. Australia has valuable mineral resources, including coal, iron, bauxite, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, natural gas, and petroleum; the country is an important producer of opals and diamonds.

The country is self-sufficient in food, and the raising of sheep and cattle and the production of grain have long been staple occupations. Tropical and subtropical produce—citrus fruits, sugarcane, and tropical fruits—are also important, and there are numerous vineyards and dairy and tobacco farms.

Australia maintains a favorable balance of trade. Its chief export commodities are metals, minerals, coal, wool, beef, mutton, cereals, and manufactured products. The leading imports are machinery, transportation and telecommunications equipment, computers and office machines, crude oil, and petroleum products. Australia's economic ties with Asia and the Pacific Rim have become increasingly important, with Japan, China, and the United States being its main trading partners.