Breaker Morant

start rebuilding. We decided to put a vaulted ceiling in the kitchen to open up the room and make it feel larger. With the walls open we could rewire the house with ease. This would make it a safer home and allow us to upgrade to a 200 amp circuit breaker instead of the old fashion fuse box. Plumbing was next and lucky for us the house was small and only had the kitchen and one bathroom. This made the task of updating the plumbing a smaller project than the rewiring project. The exterior walls were

Morant and Handcock as Murderers or Scapegoats of the Empire The legend that Morant and Handcock were Australians wronged by the British army is, indeed, a legend.[1] As commented by Australian historian Dr Craig Wilcox, Australia’s only soldiers ever to have been shot by a firing squad following a court martial, Lieutenants Harry ‘The Breaker’ Morant and Peter Joseph Handcock were justly dealt with. The myth regarding the harsh, unjust treatment of both men and the

One of the many reasons that led to the progress of societies is the existence of a wise leadership that prepares plans, gathers ideas, and information, comparisons and studies, these measures require time and effort of the decision makers to cooperate with those who have the experience, and adequate study to make practical and theoretical tests. My point of view about the general concept of leadership and its definition: I 've read for many of the intellectuals and the military instructors and I’ve

Australia has had many national identities in its existence; the most noticeable of these being the Bush discourse, the battler discourse, the Convict discourse and the Larrikin discourse. Russel Ward utilises these discourses in his book, “The Australian Legend”. He explains that the typical Australian is a practical man, tough who drinks heavily. A. B. Facey is a classic example of a typical Australian, although he does not fit in with all of the aspects of Ward’s construction. The convict discourse

Storm Boy is an Australian movie that has been loved and has given great pleasure and joy to a wide range of audiences for many, many years. Not just Australian audiences but also overseas, where people have learnt a little of what Australian scenery looks like. The first day of shooting the film was on 24th May 1976 but before this many decisions had to be made. Matt Carroll, the producer had to get permission from the author of the book, Colin Thiele who wrote the book in 1963. Once he got permission

Introduction This essay explores the popularity of Australian film, both locally and internationally and asks the question: Is there a crisis in the Australian Film Industry? This essay will go through the current issues the Australian Film Industry and will demonstrate examples of those problems. To understand why Australian movies are the way they are now, there must be a review of the history of the films produced in Australia, because through out time, the films have had successes as well

Essay Question: Discuss the ways in which masculinity is constructed in Gallipoli and / or First Blood? What codes and norms of gender are used to construct masculinity in the film(s)? The perception of masculinity within Australian films is a reflection of our society’s views and opinions of what it is to be considered masculine. It is continually reinforced in our society by the constructions of the male character in movies, just like Archie and Frank, in Gallipoli and particular male figures

Madness as An Individual Attribute Or A Process Of Social Construction Madness is a largely contentious issue for a variety of reasons, comprising of operational discrepancies and its implications for wider society. In a very rudimentary sense madness implies a state of insanity beyond the control or will of the person considered to be mad. This however presupposes the existence of madness as tangible or concrete phenomena and dismisses the possibility that 'madness' may

A NOT-SO-ACCURATE prophet once wrote, "As recently as 1972, there were a tremendous number of quality Westerns being made . . . and since there seems to be a ten-year cycle in Western movie making, I'd say we'll see more in about 1982." 1 In 1982 only two Westerns were released, and neither was exactly a major success. Barbarosa, starring Willie Nelson, drew some respectable reviews–and some very damaging ones–but nobody went to see the film. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez appeared first