Examine Anthony Smith’s Fundamental Features of National Identity National identity refers to the set of attributes and beliefs shared by those who belong to the same nation‚ the legitimate form of a political organization. Our independence and the way the achieve liberty is through self-rule. According to Anthony Smith a nation is a self-identifying group or community based on such factors as a common culture‚ history‚ language‚ ethnicity and religion. (Power Point Lecture) Nations can adopt
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What Makes A Nation‚ A Nation? No nation can exist forever. So what makes a nation‚ a nation? Milan Kundera’s essay‚ “A Nation Which Cannot Take Itself for Granted” examines this significant question. Published in June 1967‚ Kundera‚ a reformed Czechoslovakian communist writer‚ explores the sphere of culture and optimism of the Czech nation during the period of de-Stalinization in Eastern Europe. “The existence of the Czech nation has never been a matter to be taken for granted and
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The Competitive Advantage of Nations Porter The prosperity of a nation and the success of the companies that do business there is something that must be created‚ not inherited from generation to generation. The pressure and challenges companies set for their employees is how they advance‚ promote innovation and how they ultimately gain competitive advantage against competitors worldwide. This is also the case at a local level‚ a nations companies will see great benefits from having strong competitors
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Sir Arthur Currie the soldier of the past and the hero of today Nationalism is defined as the sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational group in the Webster dictionary.(Merriam‚ Webster. Webster’s dictionary. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationalism). However that is just a technical term used in books. Nationalism is not just a
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National Identity * National identity is derived from: * History and tradition – a recognition of the past and how it impacts today (speech writers use evidence from history to give their piece ‘textual integrity’) * a perceived sense of belonging * shared values * a sense of national pride * All speeches examine what makes an’ Australian National Identity’ National Identity >> Purpose >> Keating and Dean * Aimed to create a national identity based on
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Australian Identity Speech Good morning teachers and students. Though our national identity is an evolving one‚ aspects of our identity are constant. Some of these aspects include the iconic sporting legend‚ mateship‚ the notion of the underdog and the Aussie battler. This is conveyed in a number of texts in a variety of ways. The texts we will be discussing today include “The Man from Snowy River” by Banjo Paterson and an episode from “My Place” by Nadia Wheatly. The two texts thoroughly present
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World citizen has a variety of similar meanings‚ often referring to a person who disapproves of traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship. An early incarnation of this sentiment can be found in Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412 B.C.)‚ the founding father of the Cynic movement in Ancient Greece. Of Diogenes it is said: "Asked where he came from‚ he answered: ’I am a citizen of the world (kosmopolitês)’".[1] This was a ground-breaking concept‚ because the broadest basis of social
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Christine Sinclair born June 12‚ 1983 in Burnaby‚ British Columbia‚ Canada is a Canadian soccer player. For Christine Sinclair‚ January 6‚ 2006‚ was a day to remember. First‚ the Canadian Soccer Association named her the 2005 female player of the year. Then‚ later in the day‚ came the announcement that the British Columbia native had won the 2005 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy as the top female Division 1 college soccer player in the United States. The MAC Hermann Trophy is U.S. soccer’s
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National pride often can be beneficial to our society; in fact‚ numerous citizens in every country take pride on their country‚ ethnicity‚ culture‚ religion‚ and even sometimes their current status of wealth. Therefore‚ having patriotic ideas and feelings are not terrible; actually‚ it gives us as citizens to have an image and it defines us who we are. Nevertheless‚ there are problems in some major parts in our society that ends up take an advantage of pride against other ethnic groups. In other
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• Political: a politician’s very survival depends on pleasing voters‚ therefore‚ they may intervene to: o Protect Jobs: nothing will oust a government faster than high rates of unemployment o Preserve National Security: industries considered essential to national security often receive government-sponsored protection o Respond to “Unfair” Trade: if one government thinks another nation is not “playing fair”‚ it will often threaten to play unfairly unless certain concessions are agreed o Gain Influence:
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