Every people have positive or negative feelings about the war. There were lot’s of volunteers that wanted to go to the war because they wanted to use the war as an opportunity to show that Australia was a great nation and seen the was as a chance for adventure. Also, soldier that have returned from the war felt that they had served their time for their nation and family so it was the turn for someone else to do this. Where as some ANZACs who held the against opinion thought that no one should be forced to go the war. Therefore, they believed that the conscripiton
The journey put pete into realisation that everything his grandfather had taught him had saved his and kalmains life. Without the skills that he was taught pete would most likely die in the desert due to lack of food and water. His grandfather had taught him how to find water and food which had saved pete and kalmains life. Also petes mentality from what his grandfather had taught him was to respect the land so that it would respect you. This is unlike kalmain who did not have respect for the land.
This camp site looks really old and dirty. It seems to me that it is not looked after well. e) Do you think this letter would be considered appropriate in Australia today? Why? I think that this letter would not be appropriate in Australia today as were not in an era were racism is tolerated and we don’t judge people on where their parents were born.
College takes a great deal of money, and he did not have the money. Furthermore, his alcoholic mother is unable to send him to college because she lacks the finical ability to do so. When Richi says, “My plans, maybe just my dreams really, had been to go to college, and to write. All the other guys in the neighborhood thought I was going to college. I wasn’t, and the army was the place I was going to get away from all the questions”, this illustrates that Richi is
How is the concept of belonging represented by Peter in his poem Feliks Skrzynecki? Belonging is the feeling that is felt by someone who has a spiritual connection to a group or place. In his poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” Peter illustrates his changing attitude to belonging due to his deep admiration for his father. Differences in culture can serve as a barrier to belonging. Peter’s lack of belonging is felt throughout this poem as he cannot truly appreciate his father’s Polish heritage against the mainstream Australian culture that Peter has grown up in.
The fact that Peter is becoming more Australian further distances him from his father leading to isolation and alienation. The distance growing between them is shown in the metaphor “Further and further south of Hadrian’s Wall”. In the poem Feliks has tried to instil in Peter a sense of cultural belonging but it is impossible for Peter to develop the sense of belonging to a nation, a culture and heritage that is a large aspect of Feliks’s life. This attempt fails as a feeling of belonging cannot be enforced or easily
Whilst working in Footscray he, like Romulus, learnt of the laziness and incompetence of Australian workers. My grandfather did not adapt to Australian culture as he had anticipated. As much as he spent his childhood with Australian children, as many times as he would greet everyday people, he was still discriminated for his dark complexion and his struggle to pronounce fundamental words. However these complications did not alter his plans for assimilation in Australia. In 1959 my grandfather had completed his duty for acceptance in Australia, he had been made an official Australian citizen.
Erich first tries to suppress his feelings for Alice at first but then gives in and then has a part of him loving her for the rest of his life. Eaton uses flashback techniques to inform us on the difficulties of Erich’s time in war and gives a more real experience for the reader. The reader may question that Erich’s father was not a supporter of Hitler but one who loved his country and would do everything to help it, he was “A True
Paul Keating’s speech “funeral service of the unknown soldier” (1993) was presented on Armistice Day in order for Australians unite and learn as a country by commemorating and reflecting the sacrifices thousands of Australians who have lost their lives in war. Keating addresses the need for unity and how we need to strive for peace. The speech being televised made it easily accessible to all Australians so that he would not isolate anyone rather as a means to unite. Keating emphasises on unity in ‘stick together’, ‘have bonds of mateship’ as a prime minister he is expected to speak in a formal manner but the use colloquial language invites the audience to not only establish a relationship with himself but also each other. Keating also effectively
Despite Paul seeing his teen years as a mistake, he fails to realise his achievements through his hard work. Paul’s loyalty to Rosie is one of these key examples. Although his musical career seemed to fail, his love life was of his true successes. He was continually loyal even through the temptations of Megan Murray and ended up marrying and having two children with Rosie. Another example is of Paul’s honour towards Herr Keller.