5. Demonstrate your understanding of Australian art and war through the Critical evaluation of the art of one female Artist and one male artist of your choosing. At the start of the First World War there were no officially recorded war artists in Australia. It wasn’t until 1917 at the request and advice of John Treloar and Charles Bean that the Australian government recognised the need for and establish the Official War Art Scheme based on a similar structure of the British and Canadian governments
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What does it mean to be Australian? If I was to go out on the street today and ask random people‚ what they thought it means to be Australian I would get a different answer from every person‚ whether they say that it means that we are strong‚ brave‚ proud of our country or that it’s about having a barbeque in the backyard‚ or going down for a surf every morning. The first one is the ‘Typical’ Aussie bloke‚ who on his days off from work will go down to the pub and have a few cold beers with mates
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Australian War Memorial The Australian War Memorial has a temple‚ a world class museum and an extensive archive. The purpose of the Memorial is to remember those Australian soldiers who died in war‚ sacrificing themselves to help our country. The Memorial was revealed in 1941 and was designed by Emil Sodersten and John Crust. It is regarded as one of the most remarkable memorials of its type in the world. The temple has the Hall of Memory in it which holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In May
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“How did the Australian Government respond to the threat of communism both at home and overseas?” With the conclusion of World War II in 1945‚ the world was left divided between two different political beliefs of the communist Soviet Union and the capitalist and democratic United States. The rivalry between these two superpowers‚ known as the Cold War‚ threatened Australia’s peace & security‚ therefore the Australian Government was forced to respond to the threat of communism both at home & off
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Distinctive Australian Vision Speech In my presentation of Distinctive Australian Visions‚ I will analyze first‚ two of Douglas Stewart’s poems‚ namely “Lady Feeding the Cats” and “Cave Painting”‚ second‚ the short story “American Dreams” by Peter Carey and third‚ my personal response. In “Lady Feeding the Cats”‚ Stewart portrays the image of a poor woman from the slums who goes to the Domain in order to feed feral cats. Stewart pictures the torn and tattered slum lady using descriptive words
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Aid to Australia – Geography Essay The purpose of Australian Aid is to help developing countries around the world eradicate poverty and to promote stability and prosperity both in our region and beyond‚ by providing different types of assistance and financial support. Although Australia receives a number of benefits due to aid‚ several disadvantages can also arise as a result of this link with different countries. Providing aid to developing countries in the
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one artwork By John Glover‚ focusing on the elements of art (Line‚ Shape‚ Tone‚ Texture and Colour) Patterdale Farm - John Glover (circa 1840) John Glover’s Patterdale Farm captures the Australian landscape at its greatest incorporating varied tone using the deep greens associated with Australian landscape‚ accompanied by the rich detail spread throughout the work. The painting depicting a common setting during the 1840’s in Australia. His use of varied tone casts great spanning shadows
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best path way to understand culture. And today I will be talking about Australian vision through Douglas Stewart’s “eyes” .Australian vision are a reflection is Australian beliefs‚ value‚ and perceptions. In Mr. Stewart’s poems explore concepts of Australian’s egalitarianism‚ Australia flora and fauna‚ Aussie battler. The poems clearly present those ideas. Wombat’s Aussie battler struggle for survival‚ the beauty of Australian flora “snow gum” that is standout out in snow. In the poem “then snow
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"The completedness of a speech relies on the contribution of the parts to the whole" Choose TWO speeches and argue how the structure of each contributes significantly to your understanding of the speech as a whole. An orator’s ability to utilise speech structure permits them to not only convey their ideas efficiently‚ but also to help achieve a social change and improvement. This notion of social change is at the heart of any successful speech. The idea of “parts to the whole” is shown in both
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Essay Introduction The conscription issue during the second Indo – China war in the 1960’s tore apart the fabric of Australian society and resulted in divisions in all sections of the community. There were many reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War‚ including the allegiance commitments of South-East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). The introduction of conscription illustrates the main purpose of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The conscription issues and the war itself
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