What is an information report? An information report is a factual text, which means it provides information about something. An information report is used as a way to gain a better understanding about a living or non-living subject. An information report:
Formal written information reports usually follow a very specific structure. The first part of an information report is the title, or heading, of the report. This will tell the reader what topic is covered in the report.
The first introductory paragraph, known as the classification, explains the aspects of the topic that will be covered in the report.
The following information is contained in the body paragraphs. This is where the topic of the report is covered in more detail. These paragraphs use factual information to give the reader a better understanding of the topic. Often, these paragraphs are broken up by sub-headings to help organise the information.
The conclusion of an information report gives any final details or facts about the topic. It may also be used to review what the report was about.
Visual elements are important because they help the reader to understand the topic better. Visual elements can include drawings, photographs, graphs, maps or diagrams.
A glossary is often put at the end of an information report. A glossary is a list of technical words used in the report and their definitions.
The bibliography is a list of resources like books, magazines and websites, which were used to help write the information report.
Creating an information report
The first step in preparing an information report is to choose the topic of the report. Then you will need to research the topic. Textbooks, websites, an encyclopaedia and other information reports are good places to gather information. You might also want to look for pictures and diagrams to use in your report.
Once you have the information, you will need to organise it into the structure of an information report. It is also important to make a list of any important words to use in the glossary. Information reports are generally written in the present tense.
When you have finished writing the report, read it again to make sure that it uses facts, gives details, and does not contain personal views. Always check your text for correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- uses facts to explain something
- gives details about a topic
- does not contain personal views
- is usually written, but can also be presented orally (spoken).
Formal written information reports usually follow a very specific structure. The first part of an information report is the title, or heading, of the report. This will tell the reader what topic is covered in the report.
The first introductory paragraph, known as the classification, explains the aspects of the topic that will be covered in the report.
The following information is contained in the body paragraphs. This is where the topic of the report is covered in more detail. These paragraphs use factual information to give the reader a better understanding of the topic. Often, these paragraphs are broken up by sub-headings to help organise the information.
The conclusion of an information report gives any final details or facts about the topic. It may also be used to review what the report was about.
Visual elements are important because they help the reader to understand the topic better. Visual elements can include drawings, photographs, graphs, maps or diagrams.
A glossary is often put at the end of an information report. A glossary is a list of technical words used in the report and their definitions.
The bibliography is a list of resources like books, magazines and websites, which were used to help write the information report.
Creating an information report
The first step in preparing an information report is to choose the topic of the report. Then you will need to research the topic. Textbooks, websites, an encyclopaedia and other information reports are good places to gather information. You might also want to look for pictures and diagrams to use in your report.
Once you have the information, you will need to organise it into the structure of an information report. It is also important to make a list of any important words to use in the glossary. Information reports are generally written in the present tense.
When you have finished writing the report, read it again to make sure that it uses facts, gives details, and does not contain personal views. Always check your text for correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Your task
Compare and contrast our government to that of another country. Choose from Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
A comparison of Australian and Molvania Governmental systems
Australia and Molvania have very different governmental structure to each other. Australia follows a Westminster system of government and law inherited from the British who originally colonised the country. There are two main political parties and a number of minor parties, which make up the Commonwealth Parliament. Each state and territory also has its own government, and there are also local councils within state regions. Molvania is a very small eastern European country much older than colonised Australia, with a long history of civil war and unrest. Molvania has experienced monarchy, Soviet occupation (communism), dictatorship and finally democracy, of a sort. This report will compare and contrast the two countries governmental systems.
History
Australia is known as a constitutional monarchy. This means it is a country that has a queen or king as its head of state whose powers are limited by a Constitution. A relatively young country, the Commonwealth of Australia was formed on 1 January 1901 when six partly self governing British colonies united to become states of a nation. The rules of government for this new nation were enshrined in the Australian Constitution- external site, which defined how the Commonwealth government was to operate and what issues it could pass laws on. The birth of our nation is often referred to as 'federation' because the Constitution created a 'federal' system of government. Under a federal system, powers are divided between a central government and individual states. In Australia, power was divided between the Commonwealth federal government and the six state governments.
In contrast, Molvania's earliest recorded history was 10000BC, when Molvania emerged from the Iron Age when certain tribes began hunting animals with weapons made from unripe potatoes. In 50BC the Romans invaded Jraftwork in Molvania, taking the king's daughter as a slave. She slew her captor after refusing a demand to shave her armpits and the Roman army retreated. In the Middle Ages a series of fiefdoms continued, headed by despotic kings until the first king of unified Molvania, Fydor 1 , set about unifying his country by killing off as many citizens as he could. Those not murdered or imprisoned he forced into teaching. In the late 19th century the monarchy was overthrown, but the royal family remained popular in exile. During World War II the country was allied with Nazi Germany, and then afterwards was occupied by the Soviet Union, who set up a Communist puppet government. After the fall of European Communism in the 1990s, the country became a dictatorship run by a corrupt government with heavy ties to the Mafia. This was under the guise of democracy, as the elections were won by a landslide victory - literally - by former military commander General Tzoric when all members of his opposition were buried by a freak landslide. General Tzoric was ousted after 10 years by the Peace Party, who governed a period of steep economic decline beginning with declaring war on Slovakia and Poland and culminating with a Thirteen Year Strike by the nations factory workers over holiday pay.
Conditions Today
Australians today live a prosperous and enviable lifestyle compared to the Moldavians, with much less poverty, homelessness and unemployment. Access to health care and education is far superior in Australia. The nations current leaders emphasis on jobs and growth and a stable governmental infrastructure cement our place as a prosperous nation. Compare this with Moldavia's seemingly paradoxical public spending on nine governmentally funded television stations but extremely under resourced health care and education.
Australia's Government system
Australia has a three tiered system of organised Federal, State and Local government, with clear and traditional roles and responsibilities.
Compare and contrast our government to that of another country. Choose from Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
A comparison of Australian and Molvania Governmental systems
Australia and Molvania have very different governmental structure to each other. Australia follows a Westminster system of government and law inherited from the British who originally colonised the country. There are two main political parties and a number of minor parties, which make up the Commonwealth Parliament. Each state and territory also has its own government, and there are also local councils within state regions. Molvania is a very small eastern European country much older than colonised Australia, with a long history of civil war and unrest. Molvania has experienced monarchy, Soviet occupation (communism), dictatorship and finally democracy, of a sort. This report will compare and contrast the two countries governmental systems.
History
Australia is known as a constitutional monarchy. This means it is a country that has a queen or king as its head of state whose powers are limited by a Constitution. A relatively young country, the Commonwealth of Australia was formed on 1 January 1901 when six partly self governing British colonies united to become states of a nation. The rules of government for this new nation were enshrined in the Australian Constitution- external site, which defined how the Commonwealth government was to operate and what issues it could pass laws on. The birth of our nation is often referred to as 'federation' because the Constitution created a 'federal' system of government. Under a federal system, powers are divided between a central government and individual states. In Australia, power was divided between the Commonwealth federal government and the six state governments.
In contrast, Molvania's earliest recorded history was 10000BC, when Molvania emerged from the Iron Age when certain tribes began hunting animals with weapons made from unripe potatoes. In 50BC the Romans invaded Jraftwork in Molvania, taking the king's daughter as a slave. She slew her captor after refusing a demand to shave her armpits and the Roman army retreated. In the Middle Ages a series of fiefdoms continued, headed by despotic kings until the first king of unified Molvania, Fydor 1 , set about unifying his country by killing off as many citizens as he could. Those not murdered or imprisoned he forced into teaching. In the late 19th century the monarchy was overthrown, but the royal family remained popular in exile. During World War II the country was allied with Nazi Germany, and then afterwards was occupied by the Soviet Union, who set up a Communist puppet government. After the fall of European Communism in the 1990s, the country became a dictatorship run by a corrupt government with heavy ties to the Mafia. This was under the guise of democracy, as the elections were won by a landslide victory - literally - by former military commander General Tzoric when all members of his opposition were buried by a freak landslide. General Tzoric was ousted after 10 years by the Peace Party, who governed a period of steep economic decline beginning with declaring war on Slovakia and Poland and culminating with a Thirteen Year Strike by the nations factory workers over holiday pay.
Conditions Today
Australians today live a prosperous and enviable lifestyle compared to the Moldavians, with much less poverty, homelessness and unemployment. Access to health care and education is far superior in Australia. The nations current leaders emphasis on jobs and growth and a stable governmental infrastructure cement our place as a prosperous nation. Compare this with Moldavia's seemingly paradoxical public spending on nine governmentally funded television stations but extremely under resourced health care and education.
Australia's Government system
Australia has a three tiered system of organised Federal, State and Local government, with clear and traditional roles and responsibilities.
Moldavia's current Government system
Moldavia is in a state of economic hardship, with a corrupt system of government led by a dictator under the guise of democracy.
Moldavia is in a state of economic hardship, with a corrupt system of government led by a dictator under the guise of democracy.
Conclusion
When comparing the two systems of government and the quality of life they represent, it is clear that the Australian system provides a better model for the prosperity of the nation and the majority of its inhabitants than the tumultuous history and barbarity of Moldavian political regimes.
Glossary
commisariat - а local military administrative agency that prepares and executes plans for military mobilization, maintains records on military manpower and economic resources available to the armed forces, provides pre-military training, drafts men for military service, organizes reserves for training, and performs other military functions at the local level
communism - a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.
fiefdom - a territory or sphere of operation controlled by a particular person or group
Judiciariat - a made up word
mafia - a type of organized crime syndicate whose primary activities are protection racketeering, the arbitration of disputes between criminals, and the organizing and oversight of illegal agreements and transactions
plenary assembly - a meeting that is attended by everyone who has the right to attend.
puppet government - a puppet state is a metaphor of a state that is supposedly independent but is in fact dependent upon an outside power.[1] It is nominally sovereign but effectively controlled by a foreign or otherwise alien power, for reasons such as financial interests.[2] A puppet state preserves the external paraphernalia of independence like a name, flag, anthem, constitution, law codes and motto but in reality is an organ of another state which created or sponsored the government.[3] Puppet states are not recognised as legitimate under international law.[4]
Bibliography
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