Good Morning Mr Callanan and boys can I ask you a question… what does it mean to be Australian. Being Australian means that you are resilient, persistent and understanding while holding a free and egalitarian society with great importance. Being Australian means you’re not afraid to give something a go weather or not the outcome was is what you wished it to be. This Identity that has developed around us began in the 1920’s with the hardened Bushmen that persevered through the incredibly harsh environment that is Australia. The aspect of our Australian identity that I am focusing on today is the stereotypical persistence that most Australians can relate to. This persistence can found in many Australian texts such as Kellee Slater's How to do
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Kellee Slater proves time and time again that women can be general surgeons and not even gastro, childbirth or a terrible first impression will get in the way of her dream.
The Pre-chorus of the Veronica’s song did you miss me sets the tone for the stereotypical Australian perseverance for the world as it quotes Did you miss me? Did you really think that I was gone? So baby tell me, did you miss me? Did you really think that I was done? This gives the listener the idea that you should keep going even if everyone else thinks you're done
Michael Sage’s poem Keep on Keepin on depicts the typical Australian Perseverance that we have come to adopt as one of our primary traits as Australians. I will now read you his …show more content…
This perseverance really shines through when misfortune falls upon a community of people for example the “mud army” after the 2011 floods in the effort to clean the city. Perseverance is one of the few Australian traits that can involve most of its population because everyone has to push themselves to achieve what they want out of life. The only group of people that the trait of perseverance could exclude are the people too lazy to push ahead and to overcome the obstacles that stand between you and your
Kellee Slater proves time and time again that women can be general surgeons and not even gastro, childbirth or a terrible first impression will get in the way of her dream.
The Pre-chorus of the Veronica’s song did you miss me sets the tone for the stereotypical Australian perseverance for the world as it quotes Did you miss me? Did you really think that I was gone? So baby tell me, did you miss me? Did you really think that I was done? This gives the listener the idea that you should keep going even if everyone else thinks you're done
Michael Sage’s poem Keep on Keepin on depicts the typical Australian Perseverance that we have come to adopt as one of our primary traits as Australians. I will now read you his …show more content…
This perseverance really shines through when misfortune falls upon a community of people for example the “mud army” after the 2011 floods in the effort to clean the city. Perseverance is one of the few Australian traits that can involve most of its population because everyone has to push themselves to achieve what they want out of life. The only group of people that the trait of perseverance could exclude are the people too lazy to push ahead and to overcome the obstacles that stand between you and your