Dingo

All cultures have distinct social and individual worldviews that form a collection of beliefs (or stories) about the universe and life. Worldview is an overall perspective, derived subjectively, a sense of self, beliefs and value systems, philosophies, or ‘mindsets’ based upon individual interpretations of the nature of reality and self-understanding. The worldviews and philosophy of Australia’s first people’s convey plural perspectives through song, dance and stories. Indigenous people’s…

didn’t even hear ‘em coming. There wasn’t any of the usual yelling, or any laughing. They were quiet as hell. Which was why I answered when I heard a knock on the door. Yeah, I was sure surprised, I mean, it was just the usual bunch a’ bloody white kids, but they were different. They all looked real glum, and there weren’t even any taunts. None a’ them seemed to want to look at me. I was about to tell them to scram, until I saw my Herbie. I couldn’t believe my eyes. My Herbie, on some kind of…

Platypus was swimming one day on the river. He saw a flock of ducks and went to say hi. “Hi” platypus said. “Hi loser” one of ducks called out. “Hey I'm not a loser” platypus replied. “Yeah you are your just not cool. You don't even have a bill like us. You can talk with us when your cool.” Platypus was shocked. He couldn't believe he wasn't cool. “I’ll get a bill” platypus told himself “no matter what.” Platypus went on shore and thought how he could get a bill. “Hey you” platypus heard.…

and maintained by humans. Also, "breed" can include landraces, or natural breeds. These dogs have developed similar characteristics over time in response to their environment, but without direct selection by humans. An example of a landrace is the Dingo of…

The King Arthur legend thrived for centuries changed but untainted. That is, untainted until Monty Python came along. Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail (directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones in 1975) attempts (and succeeds, for that matter) to satirize the Legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table using a range of different techniques. These techniques include, but are not limited to, deflating the heroic stereotype, breaking the dramatic illusion and using…

backdrop of the desolate Australian society. The idea of humour is credible through particular indigenous characters, namely through Milly and Gran. Humour is depicted through ‘You don’t want to shout like that Chergeant, you’ll ‘ave a fit, just like the dingo when get’s a bait’ (Act 1, Scene 2). One can’t help but to commiserate with Gran’s witty and snarky humour, mocking the ‘chergeant’ who deprives them of heavily consumed rations. Through the use of dialogue, the characters of both Milly…

Ernie Dingo once said, “Aboriginal achievement is like the dark side of the moon, for it is there but so little is known”. Good evening everyone, it is my privilege today to inaugurate the Australia Day Film Festival. Ernie Dingo’s wise words express the indignation the Aborigines feel for their actions being neglected. This is perfectly highlighted in the two selected films that will assist in the grand opening of the festival. I am honoured today to introduce to you two musical-comedy films,…

The Thylacine is a native Australian marsupial; who 's population began to dwindle away in the 1890 's. The last thylacine died in captivity in 1936 rendering this native creature extinct. Many integrated factors led to the demise of this species one of the more obvious factors is that the government put out a bounty between 1888 to 1909 allowing farmers and local people to kill Thylacines (Attard, 2013). This only came into effect as farmers and the government began to worry that these…

When a person is young they have goals that they wish to have when they are older. My goals were to have a big house, be a veterinarian and when I was old enough to realize what had happened to adopt siblings. I have a few stories that go along with these goals and here they are. When I was a little I always had a dream of being a veterinarian. I’ve always had a huge attachment to animals. Once when I was about seven or eight my sister and I, were walking back to my grandma’s from my friend’s…

and Pennipedae (Wang). During the Paleocene period, approximately sixty million years ago, wolf predecessors began to develop (Koryos). Later in the Miocene, some early Caninae were able to cross Bering Strait to Europe and the breed Canis lupus dingos were transported to Australia by humans (Wang). From there, Canidae became one of the top successful predators roaming the Earth. Today, Canidae is currently occupying all continents except Antarctica. The family is represented by 37 species;…