What does it mean to be an Australian?Australia is home to 21 million Australians. They include Indigenous Australians who have dwelled here for thousands of years‚ the Anglo-Australians whose forefathers came on the first fleet a few centuries ago‚ and migrants from other countries who have just arrived recently. Being an Australian is very diverse‚ but all Australians share many similar issues and have common traits. The aspects Australians share include issues on the environment‚ issues on the
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Gallipoli- The Anzac legend Dion Freilich 10h The Anzac Legend is the source of the Aussie Fight and bravery that will live on for future generations to understand and to acknowledge their courage and bravery. Some would say The Anzac Legend all began when Britain declared they were in need of help and it was Australia’s duty to go to their aid. Australia tossed aside experience and opted for youth. There were big incentives to go. To travel and visit foreign places‚ economic reasons
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universal concept and this is clearly shown in Henry Lawson’s “Drover’s Wife” and “In a dry season”‚ along with related text‚ “Lamb” by Emma Freeman. The two short stories and short film convey the universal principle of persistence‚ hardship‚ and mateship and a subtle but prevalent emphasis on deceit through appearance to ensure survival in an unforgiving and harsh environment. In ‘The drover’s wife’ Lawson creates powerful images by employing distinctively visual language that enables the responder
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Ranau. The ill treatment of these remaining prisoners has also been used to support the characteristics of the ANZAC legend. The fall of Singapore is a significant moment in Australian history‚ and the courage‚ resourcefulness‚ selflessness and ‘mateship’ shown by Australian prisoners of war supports characteristics of the ANZAC legend. 1 King‚ J 2011‚ Great Battles in Australian History‚ 2nd edn‚ Allen & Unwin‚ Crows Nest‚ New South Wales‚ Australia. 2 Hope‚ DA 2011 Fall of Singapore service
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World War 1 Assessment Task 1 Why did Australians enlist in the war (AIF)? Firstly‚ Australian soldiers (or any soldiers in general) enlisted in the war for nationalistic pride in the aftermath of Federation. Australians‚ young men in particular‚ wanted to support their newly-formed country and show "Mother England" that the country could stand on its own two feet. Soldiers in the AIF had many reasons to join in the war and fight Germany‚ one of which being a sense of duty to the Mother country
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The stereotypes or images of the typical ‘Aussie bloke’ (drinking hard‚ swearing‚ humour‚ anti- authoritarianism‚ slang‚ individuality and mateship) contradict the images of femininity‚ emotion and an ignorance of practical skills. A good example of this is the attempt Tick/Mitzi made to be masculine for his son with the iconic bush hat and outback clothes which actually disguises his real identity
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glorified following the war by conservative media and loyalist politicians but the official narrative was promulgated by Bean in his Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918‚ which advertised the Anzacs as egalitarian volunteers committed to mateship. The legend served two purposes in the early 20th century‚ it invested meaning to the war and created a sense of nationality and pride within the newly formed country. Politically the Anzac legend was useful for conservative loyalists as it reinforced
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’The Loaded Dog’ The goldfields were a setting very familiar to Lawson. The main characters Dave Regan‚ Jim Bently and Andy Page are good-natured. The escapades of Tommy‚ the black retriever dog establish the plot of the narrative. Tommy’s good nature and the challenge of a game with his friends build into a chase scene which has become synonymous with bush larrikinism and legend. The male characters hit on an ingenious plan to catch fish‚ by blowing them out of the water with a special cartridge
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This is a date well remembered by most Australians‚ but for what reasons? Do they think of “that guy with the donkey “or “ANZAC biscuits “or do they think: endurance‚ courage‚ resourcefulness‚ good humour‚ larrikinism‚ egalitarianism and of course‚ mateship. Words describing our soldiers that have been synonymous with the ANZAC Legend since its inception. There is absolutely no doubt the Australian soldiers were brave but the harsh truth of the tragic ANZAC campaign has been glossed over by mythology
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In The Days When The World Was Wide The world is narrow and ways are short‚ and our lives are dull and slow‚ For little is new where the crowds resort‚ and less where the wanderers go; Greater‚ or smaller‚ the same old things we see by the dull road-side — And tired of all is the spirit that sings of the days when the world was wide. When the North was hale in the march of Time‚ and the South and the West were new‚ And the gorgeous East was a pantomime‚ as it seemed in our boyhood’s view; When Spain
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