Is our Australian identity a matter for pride or shame? Is it thongs‚ the beach‚ the bush‚ lamingtons and the sun? Or Flies‚ kangaroos‚ wife beaters and the Bunnings sausage sizzle? Depictions like these have been used to describe Australia for decades‚ however is this the epitome of the Australian national identity? Poetry‚ a practical and engaging form of language has deepened and challenged my understanding of Australian Identity through the questioning and exploration of the treatment of Australian
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my cheek with my hands‚ oblivious to the runner rounding second base. My coach rushes to the outfield and sees my fresh face of tears. “There’s no crying in baseball.” He told me. Then‚ I noticed all the other boys on the team glaring at me; the stereotype in their head was being confirmed-- girls should stick to playing with their dolls and having tea parties. I saw the visiting team take the lead on the scoreboard as a result of my wimpiness. Wiping the tears away and coming to a realization‚ I
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Cummeragunja walk off‚ International pressure against Australia‚ and the 1967 referendum. It was not until the late 1930’s and 1940’s that really caused the Aboriginal rights movement to really surge with the combination of international pressure on the Australian government grouped with Aboriginal political activism during this time period. In order to get an understanding of the progress of Aboriginal Rights from the 1920’s all the way to the 1967 Referendum we must look at the Aboriginal Rights before
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The Current Australian flag is in need of a change because it leaves certain elements out that are crucial to the Australian Identity. The current flag represents a blue ocean which symbolises Australia as an island. The first component is the Union Jack‚ illustrating the link with Britain being our mother land. The second aspect is the Southern Cross‚ representing Australia because the constellation can only be seen from the southern hemisphere and is a reminder of Australia’s geography. The Commonwealth
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Which placed privilege upon European identity and whiteness; demonstrating the influence which the western had on Australia’s culture. Prior to this‚ the “White Australian Policy” introduced in 1907 as a result of colonization‚ white Australians desired to preserve social and cultural superiority (Hampton‚
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Randa Ibrahim American movies stereotype Arabs The documentary of Jack Shaheen “Reel bad Arabs” discussed how American movies portraits Arabs as terrorist. It did not discuss only one movie. It discussed many of them‚ which will help me‚ support my topic by referring to the movies included in the documentary and also by his criticism and explanation. The Media critic used many films in him documentary to proof that this was done by purpose and to convince the audience that the American movies are
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In the campaign‚ we can see women that may be not to pretty or not to skinny to be models‚ but because Dove enforces real and common beauty‚ we perceive them as such. As happy and proud women of their bodies‚ even though they are not the perfect stereotype of beauty. This campaign is incredibly successful and effective. First of all‚ it reaches their target audience very well. They are targeting the common American woman‚ with different ethnic backgrounds‚ and this is exactly the kind of women they
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Persuasive Speech Almost twenty five percent of Australian residents were born outside of Australia. Then why do we proudly show this absurd flag that only represents our connections and history with Britain? A flag is a symbolic representation of its nation and people. We need a flag that can better reflect the values of the twenty first century Australia. I have created a new Australian flag that acknowledges all of its people and that reflects its status as a fully independent country but is still
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An Australian Icon An Australian Icon is defined as “an image or symbolic representation‚ which often holds great significance and importance to the Australian culture.” Every country has icons that represent their culture and values; Nelson Mandela is an example of a South African icon but also an icon of the world‚ who represented statesmanship‚ courage‚ freedom and equality against apartheid. Australia also has many significant icons such as the Sydney Opera House‚ Uluru‚ vegemite‚ Ned Kelly
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The Gold Rush The discovery of gold in the colonies had a major impact on Australian society. When Edward Hargraves discovered gold in Australia in 1851‚ it marked only the beginning of the changes about to happen in Australia. The discovery of gold had a major change in Australia; it affected not only those in Australia but around the world. The news of gold found in Australia resulted in huge numbers of people migrating to ‘find gold‚ get rich’ what people didn’t realise is that it wasn’t that
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