protagonist‚ fifteen-year old Gary Black‚ or commonly known as Blacky‚ and his realisation and recognition of the world around him. Everyone assumes that the three main ‘Australian rules’ are that all Australians are equal‚ Australians believe in mateship and that they think that they have their own individual identity. In both of the texts the author and the director use sport to explore these three main rules examining the issues of the mentality of racism towards Aboriginal people‚ the bond of
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The Drover’s Wife: * Henry Lawson’s short story “The Drover’s Wife” is about a woman and her four children that must cope with the dangers and natural elements of the Australian bush. * By Lawson not using a description of the woman he makes the story symbolic to all women in her position throughout the bush. (by not giving her a name and making her description pretty generic/general) so it’s a story about the stamina and resourcefulness of the people in the bush – in this case extending
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From this behaviour it is reasonable for people like Brian to struggle in difficult situations‚ relying on other’s such as Emma‚ for emotional support. The necessity of support in difficult circumstances links to the strong value of friends and mateship in the Australian culture. Another example is Brian’s father follows the stereotypical Australian dad‚ some of his values are iconic Australian. This can be understood from the example‚ “I sipped at the beer. It tasted like medicine to me. I only
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A Story of Australia Australia is a country known for its surf beaches‚ koalas‚ and kangaroos‚ the Great Barrier Reef‚ iconic laid back lifestyles and much more. But how did this unique country and continent down under begin‚ and become what it is today? Aboriginals themselves have existed in Australia on the land for an estimated 60‚000 years. Recently‚ their diverse and complex history as truly been discovered. Dispersed throughout Australia‚ there were 600 tribes spread out‚ all living off the
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World War One was a war that affected Australia‚ its culture and history in ways that are still prevalent in today’s society. The hardships that the war placed on the country and its people helped to allow Australia to adapt and change to manage these issues in the best way possible for the continuation of Australia’s prosperity and cultural growth. However this also brings up the question as to whether or not World War One did not actually help bring the people of Australia together‚ but instead
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Movie Reviewed: Red Dog Ting Tran playing Rachael Taylor Cathy Uchida playing ‘Oz Movie Talk’ show host/movie critique (Show introduction music playing) CATHY: Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome back to ‘Oz Movie Talk’ where the latest‚ hottest Aussie films are the talk of the show. This week on Oz Movie Talk is a heart-wrenching film based on a novel‚ ‘Red Dog’ directed by Kriv Stenders. This movie features Josh Lucas‚ Rachael Taylor‚ John Batchelor and most importantly the main
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The Language and Structure of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Some ideas of how to address the following criteria * Well-developed discussion and sound analysis of the structures‚ features and conventions used by the author to construct meaning * Considered selection and use of significant textual evidence and highly appropriate use of relevant metalanguage to support analysis Things to think about Structure * 1st person narration – allows the reader to see and explore the ward/institution
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The Second World War changed many things: the face of Europe‚ the balance of world power‚ and‚ perhaps less notably‚ the perception of the common Australian. From Federation day to the 1940s‚ most poets wrote about the ideal ’aussie’; the strong‚ silent outback-dweller; the Man from Snowy River or the Man who went to Ironbark. The 1950s were a time of change‚ and Australian Literature changed too‚ from aggrandizing the increasingly rare ’Dundee’s‚ to noting the average Australian living in suburbia
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Location: Crn. Deakin St and Rickard St - Mary St‚ Rhodes Event: Although the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway was built to specifically commemorate the events of The Kokoda Trail‚ Papua New Guinea (July 1942 - January 1943)‚ the Walkway also commemorates all those who served and died in the Papua-New Guinea campaign of July 1942-January 1943. The Papuan Campaign: Port Moresby and Milne Bay The Japanese entered the war in December of the year 1941 and slowly forced their way towards the Australian
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SUBMITTED BY KIFAYATULLAH (M.Phil) RESEARCH SUPERVISOR Dr. Ibrahim Khattak Department of English & Applied Linguistics Qurtuba University Of Science & Information Technology Peshawar
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