Walkabout

Over the last five weeks, my understanding of SSGH education has changed a lot. When I was younger, all I ever remember about SSGH was lecturing, reading an analysis of a historical document or article, and then filling out worksheets. While they were all valid strategies, they didn't leave a lasting impression on me, because while I'm sure I can read an article and analyze it today, I doubt I can recall any of the information without prompts. Over the course of this course, I have learned…

In the film, Australia, Baz luhrman focuses on the power of belonging. This is shown through Nullah, Lady Sarah Ashley and Drover as the film progresses each character finds their belonging and identity. Baz Luhrman uses different camera techniques, such as different camera angles and music to intensify different scenes and represent different points of the film. Through these three characters Baz Luhrman explores the idea of belonging in Australia and how each person’s identity is important and…

Pheonix McAuley grew up hiking and camping with his family. His earliest distinct memory of hiking is from Crescent Bay when he was around 7 yrs. old. Spending a lot of his time in the great outdoors from a very young age, fostered in him an adventurous spirit and an appreciation for the beauty of nature. For Pheonix, the great outdoors has certainly delivered some adventures. One morning, when they were camping in Yellowstone, he and his family departed from the camper in the morning to find…

He has produced many well-known ballads such as “The Man from Snowy River “and “Clancy of the Overflow” also his infamous ballad “Waltzing Matilda”. “Waltzing Matilda” was originally created in 1895 and the title is Australian slang for ‘going walkabout with your swag’. The ballad narrates the story of a lonely, wondering worker or swagman preparing a drink of billy tea at a bush camp in outback Australia. Swagman were common throughout the Depression years (1890’s) as they travelled from town…

In a lifetime people will have many codes or rules that they will morph over time. They might honor them or they may abandon them as time goes by. Peter is a young boy who grows up in South Carolina during the time of segregation. His world gets turned upside down when he abandons his code of being a wealthy civilized boy who dislikes people with darker skin tone to immersing himself in the aboriginal culture, becoming what he knows as being “uncivilized”, and starting to be more hands on.…

Coelophysis. So similar, in fact, that many scientists wonder if Podokesaurus is actually another species of Coelophysis. Only more Podokesaurus fossils will settle the score. But not a single specimen has been unearthed since Mignon and Ellen’s 1910 walkabout. Today, casts of Mignon’s fossil still remain, but they are only outer impressions and are lacking the kind of key details‭ that might have been revealed by a CAT scan of the original fossils.…

Aboriginal Australians - Life within a Dream Before british colonization hit Australia, there was a unique way of life here. Aborigines were the members of the traditional aboriginal race of Australia. These people were hunters and gathers. Kinship represented their social structuring. Tribes formed along the male lineage were called the Patriarchal descent and consisted of 2 or more families, while the female led lineage was considered the Matriarchal descent. After the british…

Command Master Chiefs (CMC) office. In the past many of the people that have visited have waited until their problems were serious. It seems that people are more willing to talk to me if I am in their space. I already make it a habit to go on “walkabout” but I am going to commit to spending four hours a week walking about and talking with the crew in their work…

ENGLISH FILM STUDY Cinema is a sounding board for directors to express, reinforce and challenged ideologies, representations and stereotypes within society. Film makers often rely on cinematic techniques such as symbolism, metaphor, settings, events, props, costuming, characterisation and even deconstruction of stereotypes to isolate particular ideologies and themes to convey and challenge audience interpretations and opinions related to historical and political events. Baz Luhmann attempts to…

street was home to a nice bar and was a frequent watering hole for many of the servers that worked at the hotel. The gang worked hard and they sure did drink. One of the assistants, Katie, showed a particular liking for All-in. All-in was unattached and was a popular server with many of the ladies. He grew up in that general area and was familiar with all the hot spots. After leaving the fine drinking establishment, Katie informed the group that she was so amorous that she could hardly contain…