Now days people see too far into issues and it simply just becomes an issue of wether it is politically correct or not. If Adam Goodes got booed because he was aboriginal, then every other aboriginal footballer would get booed yes? Adam Goodes is simply playing the victim and taking abusing his position as an aboriginal. If anyone disagrees with the conclusion that booing Adam Goodes is racist, they are seen as a politically incorrect and racist, as now days society cares more about what’s happening than why it’s happening. Most people understand that Adam Goodes is being booed, but they don’t understand why and therefore they hope on a prejudicial bandwagon thinking anyone that boos Adam Goodes is a racist pig.
Is it really freedom of speech? Did our soldiers die in defense of our county so we could desecrate a sacred symbol of America? There are always two sides to a story, and in this case both sides have a valid point. Bottom line, burning the flag is desecration, it shouldn’t be covered by the first amendment, and it undermines the integrity of America. "Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist.
However, yesterday's outrage illustrated that such debates are mainly opportunities to enforce the compensatory victimhood of "reverse racism". In the Telegraph, Toby Young consulted his dictionary, and found Abbott's remark to be the very definition of racism. After many hours of tweeting and ratcheting up media coverage, blogger Harry Cole appeared on Sky News to lament those who "use race as a political tool". The insistence on an apology evinces a new standard of racial sensitivity among rightwing commentators. Racist jokes are always "taken too seriously", but Abbott's sentence is offensive, no contextualisation allowed.
An individual’s sense of belonging is determined not only by their own choices but also by the attitudes of others. How accurately does this statement reflect the ideas represented in your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing? The sense of belonging that can be gained by being part of a community often means that collective identity is prioritised over the individual identity and sense of integrity. An individual may have to make a choice to belong which conflicts with the communal attitudes of a society. Drawing ideological parallels between 17th century Salem and his own experiences during the McCarthy witch-hunts of the 1950s, Miller sought to draw parallels between one of the “darkest periods in American history” and his present context, to highlight the destructive nature of mob mentality.
In this persuasive text by The Age, 'The Afghanistan Debate Rages On' refers to the conditions of the Australian's taking into consideration of the Afghan involvement during a Parliament debate. The Parliamentarians are certain that this debate has not been taken seriously nor engaging which means that Australia's involvement will remain unchanged. This text is persuading the audience to believe that this debate is neither contructive or useful, yet just another waste of time and resources. Arrogance, frustration, anger and pointlessness is widely demonstrated throughout the text. This war has sparked controversy from the media, families have been lost and people have died from the cause of fighting for their own country.
Year 10 History Essay Question: “Australia is, and always has been a racist country” We all have to agree that from the time that Australia was colonized till the 1960’s ish Australia has being a racist country, we have kicked out the previous owners, we have rejected Asians an only let white people in, through government schemes such as the white people only policy. My 3 topics im gonna work on are Laws, Government policys and the peoples culture. Firstly the laws of Australia could be considered racist by the way you look at them, however up until recently the laws have being down right racist to people who aren’t white, for example after WW2 the Australian government activated a scheme which only wanted white people in Australia an if you weren’t white then you were kicked out, they used tatics were officials would go around an test people they thought weren’t Australian an they would use
Mandatory sentencing in Australia has been described as an undercut of the justice system, with considerable arguments that imposing mandatory sentences for serious sex and violent crimes would severely undermine judge’s authority, thus it being condemned by most judiciaries. According to the first article titled ‘Lucas must reject fixed jail terms’, Mr Potts talks about how some would argue that mandatory sentencing emasculates a judge’s discretion, claiming that justice must be individual or it is not justice at all. “A standard minimum non-parole period for certain serious crimes conceal a harsh reality – it means judges have no say or influence in determining a sentence.” B. Potts 2011 In all fairness, any person who believes committing a serious offence such as rape or armed robbery is acceptable must be dealt with to the full extent of the law, and a mandatory minimum sentence would surely be a deterrent. However, this type of sentencing could pose a problem. Supporters of mandatory sentencing believe it reduces crime and ensures consistency in sentencing.
he author continuously re-ittirates that he doesn’t deserve to celebrate Australia day. This repetition allows the audience to imprint in their minds the point that he is trying to emphasise and that is that he feels isolated and thinks he is unworthy of being referred to as an Australian. This, in some way, relates to the fact that the author is Jewish which represents the diversity culture of Australia. Australia day. There are those who will say that to celebrate the national day is to celebrate a day of being a country as a whole.
Language Analysis – ‘So you think we’re mean-spirited to migrants? Think again’ Debate regarding the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers has ignited due to the backlash of media and their constant attacks on the governments failed attempts at devising some sort of a plan for these issues. An ex-minister but now a columnist for The Age has recently published an opinion piece regarding the inaccuracy of the media. ‘So you think we’re mean spirited to migrants? Think again’ published on the 17th of August, 2015 by Amanda Vanstone contends in a frustrated tone, that the media is ‘incapable’ of delivering accurate news to the people regarding Australia’s immigration record.
Further to this, it is also shown how an individual’s culture can affect the views of another’s, and how these can combine to create an understanding between their different belief systems. Further to these aspects, it can still be realised that culture does have a dominant contributing factor to one’s life and how they perceive things around them, and also how they respond to certain situations. The true definition of culture remains highly generalised and ambiguous as it can only be accurately defined by the individual, due to each person having different interpretations of what it means for them personally. Culture exists in the actions and beliefs of various individuals and is the product of human thought, but despite this, its true role in life can vary significantly. Disher explores this idea of mixed culture in numerous ways throughout his text, which can be seen even in the simple Japanese tradition Sadako implements in making ‘soy sauce’.