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    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

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    enlisted, our relationship with Great Britain, and the coming age of Australia as a nation. Many historians, however, suggest that the film does not tell a totally accurate version of what happened in this key moment in our nation’s story. I was shocked by Weir's simplistic and inaccurate portrayal of the attack at the Nek. The various inaccurate representations and twisted historical facts demonstrated in this classic Australia film were utterly beyond belief.

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    Essay about Gallipoli - The Anzac Legend

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    that will live on for future generations to understand and to acknowledge their courage and bravery. Some would say The Anzac Legend all began when Britain declared they were in need of help and it was Australia’s duty to go to their aid. Australia tossed aside experience and opted for youth. There were big incentives to go. To travel and visit foreign places, economic reasons, to be with their mates but the most incentive of all was that Britain needed help. Although these facts are

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    based on a true story by Australian director Philip Noyce set in Western Australia in 1931 is a very mean and angry attack on the Australian government's in order for "the science of creating better races of people" policy toward mixed-race people. Continuing policies begun by the British, the white government in Australia for sixty years forcibly removed all mixed-race (people that have existed from the beginning in Australia) from their families to “better improve them”. They were sent to government

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    The film Gallipoli by Peter Weir, is a fantastic historical representation of the British military campaign against Turkish positions on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The film starts out in Western Australia, 1915. Archie is young man who is introduced in the first scene, is a talented sprinted who is very passionate about the war. Young men living in this time period all aspired to go to war to help fight for their country and gain honor from their families. Archie saw it as an opportunity to

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    Australia is a vast landscape, known for its laid back attitude, beautiful never ending beaches and snags, but Oz has more to offer than just slang culture. Ever since its colonisation, Australia has branched off from its European counterpart and grown into a vibrant society that the American dream could never top. Yet the country isn’t nearly as recognised as much as it deserves. Film above all other forms of Art is one media that has the ability to capture worldwide attention and while Australia

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    The Castle Film Analysis

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    weren’t disseminated. Media is formed by cultural, political, economic and social conditions. These influenced or even directed its characteristics and its intended meaning. After a devastating blow to the film industry in the 1960’s, filmmakers of Australia had stopped creating and making quality Australian films. However, the Australian New Wave brought a revival of the Australian film industry during the 70's, 80's and 90’s. It introduced Australian qualities into film, including larrikinism, mateship

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    ‘Gallipoli’ is a movie directed by Peter Weir. It is set during World War 1 at the time that the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps was trying to take the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Ottoman Empire from 1914 to 1915. The story of ‘Gallipoli’ follows two young Australian men, Archy and Frank, as they travel from their homes in Western Australia to the harsh trenches of Gallipoli. The significance of the Gallipoli campaign was that it established an Australian image. An image of camaraderie and ‘mateship’

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    is due to the changes of media content as society has progressed. The 1980’s was a time for womens liberation, to a large extent there was a change in the areas of, health, work, law, education and welfare, redressing the issues of equality in Australia. Planned parenthood was put into place, allowing

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    segregation between the fabrics of society in a town that doesn’t possess the capacity to co-exist which is evident in urbanized Australia. My name is ______, and I am taking it upon myself today to tell you, the good people of the Australian Film Board that ‘Australian Rules’ is capable of earning great accolade at the international film competition and doing Australia great favours in the eyes of the international film community. The director, Paul Goldman, has achieved what he

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