nald Bradman Who was Donald Bradman? Donald Bradman was an Australian Test cricket player in the years of 1928 to 1948. Donald made the record highest batting average of 99.94. Donald Bradman was the youngest son of George and Emily Bradman, and was born on 27 August 1908 In NSW • Donald began playing cricket at an early age mainly batting. • He invented a famous solo game in which he got a golf ball, cricket stump and coregated iron tank. • He would hit the ball against the tank and it would come back in different areas and different speed. • Using a stump he managed to make his batting more accurate and preceice • HE hit his first century at the age of 12 making 115 runs First class cricket (Australia) • The don made his first class…
understand things.” This statement from Robert Hannaford concisely encapsulates his approach to art. Throughout his artwork, it is easy to see this approach through his quest to understand the people and environments around him. Robert Hannaford is one of Australia’s most renowned and influential portrait artists. The Art Gallery of South Australia has curated an exhibit of the artist’s portraiture and drawing works. Robert Hannaford’s impact upon Australian Art can hardly be overlooked. A…
Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls contributed a great deal to Australian society, he was a person for all people not just for the Indigenous community. After his football career ended he devoted his life for the advancement of the Indigenous community. His work as a pastor, social worker and later in political life demanding audiences with people like Sir Henry Bolte convincing them of the needs for greater support. Adam Goodes is the individual I will be comparing with Doug. Both individuals had the…
com 1). In 1803 Matthew Flinders sails around Australia and proves its an island. In 1824 Australia is named from “New Holland” to “Australia.” “In 1829 The settlement of Perth is founded on the southwest coast and England lays claim on the entire continent of Australia (Ducksters.com 1).” In 1851 Victoria was known to gold, which then made prospectors flood into Victoria in the gold rush (Ducksters.com 1). On January 1, 1901, the commonwealth of Australia is created, later the Northern…
frontrunner of the Republican Primary candidates. It’s just a fact that in most cases, Democrats do better during a campaign when the public’s main concerns are on social issues. Republicans fare much better when that concern shifts towards worry of war or terrorism. A major ISIS terrorist event occurred in Paris, France towards the beginning of the Republican Primary. Once again, Trump shocks the world by responding with a controversial plan of banning all Muslims from entering the United…
‘No.’”. This statement may be true for some liberals, but Schlichter speaks as though this is a fact that is true in all situations. Schlichter is using this statement as if it is logos when in reality it falls into being more pathos. David Kopel expresses in his article, “Trust The People: The Case Against Gun Control.” on the CATO Institute website, his view on gun control, “Gun control is based on the faulty notion that ordinary American citizens are too clumsy and ill-tempered to be trusted…
myself. I think that what we can do to fix this problem, is to just inform others. If we allow others to form their own opinion, rather than to just agree or regurgitate what their parents or relatives say, than maybe we can make a difference. The idea that immigration is bad is an outdated and irrelevant opinion. By talking and raising awareness of the great things that immigration can bring, we can make a change in our lives and open our eyes to new culture and world views. Because I am not…
With all of my heart, I know that he will make a great and lasting difference. Donald has a deep and unbounding determination and a never-give-up attitude. I have seen him fight for years to get a project done - or even started - and he does not give up! If you want someone to fight for you and your country, I can assure you, he is the 'guy '. He will never, ever, give up. And, most importantly, he will never, ever, let you down. Donald is, and always has been, an amazing…
How To Be “The Donald” Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hold the highest office in our land? The prestige, the honor, and the respect that comes with the job is what 43 men have had the chance to experience. And, this year, it was explicit that our nation would have the first women president to take the oath of the presidency. But, there is one orange, beautifully haired man, who refuses to let this transpire and is leading the charge to the democratic frontrunner, Hillary…
Both George Orwell’s allegorical tale, Animal Farm and Jimmy Fallon’s comedic clip of Donald Trump employ satire to demonstrate that some people are unfit to lead because they use fear and terror to maintain power. Orwell believes that any society where leaders have absolute power would fail because inevitably leaders use power for their own benefit. He criticises the failures of the Russian revolution and the subsequent totalitarian regime to provide strong and fair leadership and to establish…