Notorious bushranger‚ popular icon and national identity‚ Ned Kelly was hanged at Melbourne Gaol in 1880. It was the final curtain in one of the most colourful and controversial careers in Australia’s history. A ’troublemaker’ in a lawless outpost Kelly was born in December 1854‚ near the town of Beveridge in Victoria. When he was 12‚ his Irish father John ’Red’ Kelly‚ an ex-convict‚ died of dropsy‚ forcing Kelly to leave school and become the family breadwinner. Soon after‚ his mother Ellen
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the history and folklore of Australia‚ as well as in books‚ movies and other works of art‚ Ned Kelly can be said to be a respected idol by the Australians‚ the image was even used in 2000 in Sydney The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games. As the saying goes: "... ... Ned Kelly as brave (that is very brave)" This shows that it is deeply commemorated by the people of Australia. 3. In September 1877‚ Kelly was arrested on the grounds of drunkenness‚ riding on the sidewalk‚ and refusing to arrest
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Heroes and Villains – the creation of Australian Identity |Unit Summary | |Students will develop an understanding of the creation of Australian identity between 1788 and 1901. The Intel Visual Ranking Tool is used by students to | |think about and discuss the important steps in the formation of a new nation; the Intel Seeing Reason Tool is used by students
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Ned Kelly HERO…OR VILLAIN… H&F DESCRIPTION Ned Kelly was an Irishman born in Australia in 1854. The son of a convict Ned and his family have always been put under the microscope. This lead to Ned being wrongly imprisoned and spending 3 behind bars. When he got out his mother was imprisoned so he and the Kelly Gang sort justice for all Irish immigrants who were being treated wrong by the Victorian Police. Through out his time Kelly became an outlaw as well as a beacon of hope for many. In 1880
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Many Australian films explore the concept of ‘overcoming adversity’‚ common to films from many countries but they explore it in a manner unique to Australia and embrace the ‘Aussie Battler’ or ‘Aussie Hero’ icon. The films Gallipoli (Directed by Peter Weir - 1981) and Ned Kelly (Directed by Gregor Jordan - 2003) are two good examples of this. Both films show evidence of characters overcoming adversities throughout their stories. The following will analyse each film and explore the concept by looking
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The Last Outlaw: Ned Kelly as Australian Icon By: Rynatha Vietadiella P. 121012096 English Department‚ Faculty of Humanities ------------------------------------------------- Airlangga University ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Every nation must have a historical figure of the hero which is attached as their identity. Usually they are figures which opponents of the law arbitrary‚ defender of the oppressed‚ close by the poor. The most memorable of them‚ of course
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Bushranger Ned Kelly born to hunt and gather for the family formally known as Edward is seen by some as an Australian infamous political defender of his people and by others a criminal malicious murderer. Ned was born the first son of a catholic couple in December 1855 raised by an ex convict John ‘Red’ Kelly and Ellen Quinn an Irish bounty migrant. Ned was the voice of the 50.000 Irish immigrants who migrated to Australia in 1942 within an unorganised legal system. He was a political activist who
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thought of Ned Kelly as a villain‚ some think of him as a hero or possibly a victim in most cases. Ned Kelly has committed various villainous acts or has been a part of scenes where he most likely wasn’t supposed to be. However‚ Ned has also done heroic acts and has been victimized by numerous Victorians at the time. Ned Kelly had been expected to be a villain since a young age. Young Ned had done many things a twelve year old wouldn’t think of committing‚ such as robbing a bank. Ned was originally
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Magneto: hero or Villain? When we think of villains there are several that quickly come to mind. For Batman there is the Joker‚ Superman has Lex Luthor as his great revel‚ and Spider-Man fights the Green Goblin. Yet no other character is as complex as the X-Men’s villain‚ Magneto. From they very beginning of the comic series there has not been a person that has crossed the line between hero and villain as much as Magneto. Even though he has helped and saved the X- men on several occasions. What
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Columbus did discover America‚ but does this make him a hero? I don’t think so. Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent‚ North America. He was actually looking for India and its gold but found a different place. Exploration of North America brought so many bad things to people. All of those things happened because of Columbus. So‚ Do you think Columbus is a villain? To begin with‚ Christopher Columbus is a villain is the fact that he stole America from the natives. His
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