An Accurate Representation Of Australian Identity

In the history of Australia, there are a variety of people in their respective areas have made outstanding achievements, made a contribution to the identity of Australia. Among these people, Anh Do is probably the most instructive and interesting person. As his book "happy refugees" implied, Anh experienced suffering in his early years. At the same time, he has maintained an optimistic attitude, this pain into an inspirational story, to share with you. At present, Anh has made achievements in various fields such as writers, films, television, artists, live performances and corporate speeches (Anhdo.com.au 2017). Anne 's story is sure to shape the identity of Australia. This report will analyze the achievements of Anhe and his

Many historians disagree on which historical event was key in shaping the Australian identity. Two common answers are Federation, and the fall-out of World War One. Both events have had significant impact on the evolving identity of the Australian people. World War I was a military conflict that lasted for the four years between July 1914 and November 1918. World War One was a force of change due to the nature of Australia's involvement at home and in politics. Prime Minister Billy Hughes came to power just six months after the start of the war. This meant that as a politician, he held a significant sway with the Australian public. Both Hughes and the media influences at the time are key aspects of the Australian identity during the war, and

How a country is designed and subsequently populated will have an indelible impression on the joint psychology of that country's population. The people's understanding of themselves as a country will also affect how that nation presents itself to the rest of the world. Much of this will have to do with the country's concepts of nation, nationalism, and community. A nation is a socially-constructed concept dealing with the country itself as well as the population in the lands of that country. Nationalism, on the other hand, is a political principle which deals with the joint consciousness of that nation, including their shared targets of antagonism and satisfaction (Gelner 2006). All countries are affected by their concepts of nation and nationalism, and also by their sense of constancy and community. The history of any given nation will have an indelible impact on the way that the nation constructs itself and develops in the present and also into the future. This is particularly true of a nation which has a history filled with negative perception and has tried to evolve from that primary function. Every nation will invariably develop a unique culture which will be born of the ethnicity and religion of the people who inhabit a given community. Australia has become linked to the concept of an imagined community. Social critic Benedict Anderson coined this phrase by defining an imagined community as one in which there is not innate sense of

There is no doubt that the power of language is a major component in influencing Australia’s contemporary society. Documentary film texts such as Brian Knappenberger’s 2014 expository style documentary ‘The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz’ as well as Alex Gibney’s 2013, ‘We Steal Secrets’, position Australian audiences to feel a certain way about privileged social and cultural issues. The texts do this through their use of language features and devices such as editing, non-diegetic sound, emotive language. Through the texts incorporation of these language features and devices, they are able to appeal to our societies values of the truth and anti-authoritarianism.

Australian Contemporary theatre is a tool to address those thoughts which are a part of Australian life. It plays on the fears and insecurities of the audience using characters which people, although they may not wish to, find connections to. These characters provide a medium in which to translate the many ideas of the lives of the

Australia, the best country in the world. From our wonderful exotic beaches down to our friendly and loving true blue community, it has definitely become a hotspot for foreign travellers but is also home to some very wonderful people and amazing sites and historic areas which if ever visited can definitely make you feel closer to our amazing country. But what does it actually mean to be Australian? Being Australian is more than just living in our country, it’s an honour. Many people don’t get the privileges and chances most Aussie’s are given so we take those opportunities and we make something out of them.

The second half of the 1800’s consisted of “federal spirit”, a term to express the feeling of fellowship and common cause which they believed all Australians shared and which nourished the Federation movement. This “federal spirit” was formed from the visions of various groups in Australian society. The spirit and visions drove the formation of the nation today known as Australia. These visions of Australian society included a vision of national identity, a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole. A vision of a “White Australia” developed from the fear of invasion of outside nations. The desire for economic progress and a uniform tariff policy, called upon a push for Australia to federate. Each of these visions were driven out by groups that formed in Australian society to ambition to a united nation that it is today.

Firstly, this essay will investigate the idea of ‘nationalism’ and the ‘nation-state’. Coming into effect during modernity, nationalism is, at its core, a form of macro level societal management that regulates people into particular groups (Ritzer ed. 2005). These groups are able to construct a united and exceptionally powerful collective identity which is linked to a much larger and seemingly ‘fixed’ force, the nation. Thus, the nation perpetuates a deep-seated sense of ‘commonality’ among citizens in society, but it also separates people by creating illusionary distinctions and differences to other nations (Ritzer ed. 2005). These distinctions have become ‘naturalised’ within social life and often manifest (sometimes subtly) through every-day symbols, objects, narratives, institutions and activities (flags, sporting events, money and banks) (Wade 2011).

Australia Indigenous identity and culture are denied and removed by the dominate race since the first British colonisation in 1788 (e.g. Australia Museum, 2015; Reflective Journal, 19 March 2015), and it has cross-generation effect. An Aboriginal member from the stolen generation, Rita Wenberg (2012) states she was not a good mother to her children, her traumatise experience from stolen generation remove her sense of identity and disable her to handle her grief, which has significantly affect her parenting ability. Priest, et al., (2010) found that Aboriginal parents were 3.6 times more likely to report drug problems and the children were 1.62 times more likely to be become ill. Zubrick, et al., (2006) also discovered that Aboriginal youth

Australian Indigenous Education has exposed me to a different perspective on Australian history past and present. During this unit, I have been provided with the opportunity to develop a better understanding of what is typical stereotyping of Aboriginal culture, origins and history. My knowledge has broadened from Aboriginal people are typical in non-education and not wanting to learn, alcoholics and ‘bad’ people. In fact, Aboriginal people are misunderstood due to the myths and stories that have been told in the past.

Thank you for getting back to me. I have a general sense about Aboriginal identity since my ASTU class has been recently discussing about Indigenous people but I do not have any background knowledge about Gitksan in particular. One of my lectures involved a guest speaker, Mark Turin. He had explained his story, and his documentation of the Thami language. I found it particularly worrisome that some languages may be potentially endangered. He emphasized the importance of language preservation. Although I do not have first hand experience working with First Nations people, I have volunteered at Kopernik Lodge, a seniors home for the Polish community. As a Vietnamese speaker as well, I used to be the translator for my grandparents since they could

Australia is one of the countries in the world with high immigration rate. The immigrants enter Australia through either Skilled migration program or Humanitarian program for refugees. The increasing influx of migrants from different parts of the world transformed Australia into highly multicultural diverse population. However, the increasing multicultural diversity leads to the increased of social polarization and disharmony. A survey of 10,000 people showed that 19 per cent of third-generation citizens didn’t like that the fact that Australia has “too many immigrants” while 18% didn’t like racism and discrimination (Crowe, 2016). In the hope to achieve a more cohesive community, education plays a very important role in creating a just, democratic

I barely remember the fine details, but I remember that it was the summer of 2011 and I had just finished the fifth grade. My mom already had some sort of homework in line for my sister and I so we retained our ability to speak, understand, read, and write in spanish. I also took horse riding lessons every Wednesday, which was one of the most exciting things I had planned next to our family trip to Australia. I had a pretty eventful summer planned ahead of me, and I was beyond excited.

Australia is a multicultural country which is surrounded by a high percentage of different cultures that had migrated in the early 1950s and 1960s from many different countries all around the globe. By this reason as a teacher working in Australia I need to have the awareness of the sociocultural diversity in the country. Through the knowledge of the cultural differences of citizens we need to consider social class, ethnicity, gender, language and its effects on learning in schools. I would be interacting with many different children that belongs into different forms of these category, for example in the consideration of SES (Social Economic Statues) the knowledge of its indicators of wealth, power and prestige brings along the impact it has

Australia is both the smallest and oldest continent in the world, and it is the only country that is also a continent. [1] It is an island located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, just south of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. At 2,941,299 square miles, Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world and only about 150,000 square miles (about the size of Montana) smaller than the continental United States. Its interior land is a flat and sparsely populated desert, but as you move outward the climate changes to grassland, subtropical, tropical, and even temperate in the southeastern region. [1] While more than 70% of Australia is arid, the rest includes a variety of rich environments including flood plains,