Australian Identity as evident in the poetry of Judith Wright The poetry of Judith Wright conveys a strong sense of ’Australian Identity’. This is evident though Wright’s strong connection to the landscape as it acts as a metaphor to describe her attitude towards her homeland and the issues which concern her The poetry of Judith Wright conveys a strong sense of ’Australian Identity’. This is evident though Wright’s strong connection to the landscape‚ using descriptions and personifications of the
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Vinoth Loganathan New Zealand is a country which ‘straddles’ between two tectonic plates; the indo-Australian and the Pacific. The location of the South Island is south of both Australia and South Africa; this is a major contributor to the geological process of weathering because it makes Mt. Cook subject to the westerly winds. MT Cook is situated in the Southern Alps between the two tectonic plates mentioned above. Its current height is now stated at 3‚753 meters making it the tallest
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for the Indigenous Australian Population Introduction Tobacco smoking is one of the main causes of major diseases in Australia and is still the largest single preventable cause of death (AIHW‚ 2008). Smoking counts for 15‚500 deaths annually and higher mortality and morbidity are found among Indigenous populations (AIHW‚ 2008). In Australia‚ the smoking prevalence is higher among the Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders. Approximately 34.1% of Indigenous Australians are smoking‚ compared
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It is stated that We maintain and reproduce our cultural identity through what we read and write’. Many great Australian poets show the culture that Australia has through the strong imagery and emotive language portrayed in their poetry. Judith write is a famous Australian poet who wrote many poems that portrayed Australia’s Cultural Identity. Her poems The Wonga Vine"‚ "Jet Flight Over Derby"‚ "A Country Town" and "Two Dreamtimes" strongly reflect the landscape‚ environment‚ history‚ beliefs and
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disarray and scared the more impressionable voters back to supporting the coalition. As well as impacting on Australian politics‚ communism and the fear of communism greatly affected Australian society‚ as evident in both long and short-term impacts. In the post-war period‚ the presence of communism in and around Australia was seen by many Australian people as a kind of threat to the Australian way of life. The concepts of the Domino Theory - that communism was spreading and making Southeast Asian
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The role of the minor parties within the Australian political system can be as their title suggests‚ quite minor. On the other hand‚ a minor party can influence the political proceedings of this country in more ways than one. Minor parties can highlight socio-economic problems that quite often fly under the radar of the larger political parties‚ or simply can broaden electoral debate. Often spawning from a social‚ or in the case of the Greens‚ an environmental movement‚ minor parties tend to only
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The Essay The speech ‘Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier’ by former Prime Minister Paul Keating has been chosen as the basis of this commentary. It was given on 11th of November 1993 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a commemoration in honour of all of the soldiers who have served for Australia in conflict situations. Paul Keating’s point of view is evidently reflected through his speech. He aims to bring about the development of Australia as a unified nation by the instilling
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Essay Question: Why did forced separation from the land have such a devastating impact on Australian Aboriginal culture? For an estimated sixty thousand years Indigenous people lived‚ surviving off the land‚ in what is now known as Australia. On January 26th 1788 the first British to settle Australia arrived at the location that is presently called Port Jackson near Sydney. This arrival marked the beginning of a new era in Aboriginal history that saw over the next two hundred years
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Otzi may have led a life that included long walks over a terrain comprised of many hills. * Otzi may have been a shepherd living in an environment with a high altitude * Otzi lived in the Valle Irsarco which runs from north to south from the Alps it was suggested that he was a Shepard or a hunter as he carried weapons with him * In samples taken of Otzi ’s hair‚ high levels of copper particles and arsenic were found. Scientists thought that he may have been involved in copper smelting possibly
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landscapes. The way they spent their time there is always different. Accommodations are one of these. They can stay in a big hotel‚ a bungalow or they camp. Examples would be the Black Forest‚ Provence‚ and Tuscany. Whole mountain ranges (e.g. the Alps) would not be considered a countryside area; however‚ a specific countryside area within a mountain range would be acceptable (e.g. Bernese Oberland). The example I have chosen is “Black Forest”‚ or in German “Schwarzwald”. This area is in the southwest
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