Character profiles Paradse road

Adrienne Pargiter: During the first part of the movie Paradise Road Adrienne is a rich, married, well respected women, who has respect for the Japanese. As she goes through the movie she shows strength, honour, power and intelligence. Adrienne shows courage when she is faced by the Japanese, and shows that she has fire in her spirit and will fight for what she believes in.

Dr. Verstak: Is a doctor in Philosophy, and is one of the strongest characters in Paradise Road.  Dr. Verstak, is a women who pretends to be a doctor to survive the hardship of the war and being imprisoned. Dr. Verstak is married to a doctor, and uses the understanding from what she has heard from her husband to help the women in the camp can better, and cope with the heat and physical injuries. German and also a Jew.

Daisy ‘Margaret’ Drummond: Started the idea of a vocal orchestra, and she was a missionary. Daisy was a quiet person who usually stood by the rules except when she wanted to try and create something for the women in the camp. She is a close friend with Adrienne, Daisy is a Christian, she dies at the end of the film.

Susan Macarthy: Susan was a nurse from Australia, who changes from very timid to outgoing in the film, and is very against the way the Japanese treat the women.

Rosemary Leighton-Jones:  Rosemary is an English model, she develops a friendship with Helen who she teaches English too. Rosemary has a husband in a men’s POW camp, and always believes that they will get out of the prisons and live together until she sees him beat and captured by the Japanese.

Topsy Merritt: Is an American who doesn’t stand well with the camp and gets tempted to become a courtesan to the Japanese to have food and shelter, but decides not to, to stay with the other women.

Mrs Roberts:  Mrs Roberts begins as a lady who will only stay to her own opinion and not change, a stubborn women. Mrs Roberts carries a dog with her for most of the journey and is known as the ignorant women, who would say that she is ignorant and doesn’t care for anyone else during the start of the movie.

Mrs Tipplers: Doesn’t trust anyone, she also complains that she isn’t getting enough food and shows racism towards the Dutch.

Segeant Tomiashi “The Snake”: Hurts and abuses the women at the start of the movie, he burns Wing alive. However, as the movie progresses the music that the ladies sing he enjoys and begins to like having them and becomes less violent towards them and shows Adrienne his singing voice in the woods.

Captain Tanaka: Is a brutal officer of the Japanese secret police, he believes that in times of war that there is no need for rules. He believes that the women are racist, imperial domination of South East Asia by European countries.

The Interpreter: Shows sympathy towards the girls in the camp and advises them not to do things and changes words for them to make them sound more polite so they don’t have to suffer the consequences.

Colonel Hirota: Is in charge of the women’s POW camp. He is soft at heart and doesn’t believe that violence is what they need in the camp, but feels like he cannot do anything about it around the snake and around Captain Tanaka. He was only a bystander in the events that transpired, he believes that he has done the best he could for the women even though he knew his best was not enough. 

Wing: Is a Malaysian woman who had been taken into the POW camp, he husband is beheaded and shown in a local town square. He had died because of anti-Japanese activities. Wing had been shown racism by some of the other women in the camp, but helps them when in need. Wing smuggles some medicine of Mrs Roberts, but is caught and burnt alive.

 

Overview/review Paradise Road

Paradise road is the story of a group of women who are captured during the war and get taken captive by the Japanese, and create a vocal orchestra to raise hopes in the women in the POW camp. The movie points out the great deal of pain and hardships of which the women would have to go through if they were captured in a POW camp. Paradise Road is able to show how even the little things that can take your mind off of the pain and suffering might have been the most essential part of their journey together. When the women created the vocal orchestra they had to try and learn parts in secret to try and get ready for a show they wanted to perform for all the women and the workers in the camp.  The sprit, bond and beauty the women are able to establish within their songs was astounding to all that was to hear. The fire within them would never be crushed and that they were going to stand by each other in times of need and get through the camp and come out as survivors in the end. During the last part of the movie, the women are transported to another camp where they lose significant amount of women to disease and cold. During this time they even lose Daisy who was the person who originally came up with the idea of the vocal orchestra. The women were able to survive the camp and fight their way to the end, and never losing spirt because of the music they had within them and they knew they could not be silence. That they were together, and they shall not be beaten. 

Rug Maker Questions 1-50

THE RUGMAKER OF MAZAR-E-SHARIF QUESTIONS
Chapter 1: Singing in the wilderness
1. Why does Najaf feel better after singing his song?
Najaf feels better after singing his song because it had drew the attention of the guards on the balcony, and were listening to him sing with pleasure. The song was a release of his heartsickness, and feeling of wanting to be alone. When Najaf finished his song and saw the smile on the guards he felt like his “was not merely one of the hundreds of down-at-heel nuisances from some hellhole in Central Asia, but a man with something to offer, a song to sing and maybe a tale to tell that might be worth listening to; a tale that might even be true.” (Page 5)
2. Why doesn’t Najaf have a birth certificate? What does this say about Afghanistan, the country of his birth?
Najaf didn’t have a birth certificate because in Afghanistan they didn’t believe in documents, and were quite unorganised, compared to Australia that is. Afghani people believed in a taskera, which is like a family history going back for ages.
3. Provide a quote in this chapter that shows Najaf has suffered in his life.
“I think of the red flowers around the mosque at Mazar-e-Sharif. I think of how they bloom each year, no matter how many rockets explode over them.”
Chapter 2: Fire in the night
4. Who is fighting in Afghanistan and why?
Russia and Afghanistan are fighting in Afghanistan. The reason for this fight was because the Russians wanted to have power over the Afghanis and control their country as well as making them a communist country.
5. Who are the enemies of the Russians? Where do their weapons come from?
The Enemies of the Russians were the Mujahedin, the weapons were provided by the Americans and the Saudis
6. How does Najaf describe the Afghani people? Provide a quote.
“When people are broken as badly as that man, or as badly as many other I have seen – old men, young men, mother, small children- they are beyond fixing, all of them. “ (page 8)
7. Describe the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Provide at least one quote in your answer.
“Mazar-e-Sharif is a small city by world standards, but fairly big for Afghanistan. It had a population of 110,000 while the largest city in Afghanistan the capital, Kabul had shrunk from 1.3 million people to no more than 700,000 people by 1988, with all the troubles in our country.” (Page 8-9) Most of the people that lived in Mazar-e-Sharif are farming people and almost 80% of all Afghanis make their living on growing, harvesting, digging and herding.
8. Describe Najaf’s family how they lived.
Najah lived in a little paradise in the north, his family was made up of my older brother, Abdul Ali; a younger brother, Rosal Ali; my brother-in-law, Hassan, and my sister, Latifeh; Abdul Ali’s wife. Zani-lala (as she was called); his mother; and himself – at the age of 16 years old, he was the second youngest child.
9. What religion does Najaf follow? Do you think he is a devout follower?
Shar-shar muslim and yes a devout follower
10. What does the quote that Najah includes mean – ” If I were the owner of a hundred palaces, they would remain where they stand, for I leave this world with just the skin that is wrapped about my bones ” (page 15)? Can you think of a biblical scripture that eclosed the same sentiment?
Najaf means that earthly objects mean nothing to him and at the end of his life he will have nothing besides himself, so he doesn’t mind about earthly places or things. I don’t know a biblical scripture.
Chapter 3: Shoes
11. This chapter is called ‘Shoes’. What might Najah’s lost shoe represent
I believe that the shoe that he lost could represent the part of him that he left behind in Afghanistan. That it has taken him a long time and a lot of pain to get where he is now, but he know it will be brighter and better, that the shoe was lost at his home, where he started off, and that he has lost the burden of war and danger.
12. Describe a typical day in the life of a Woomera inmate. How does this compare to a normal day?
As a Woomera inmate, it would start with a breakfast being served in a local hall, with many other people. After they eat they would go back to their own group of nationality and stay with them/ or start to wreak havick on the other inmates if there is a dispute or a class of background. This would continue for lunch and dinner. Then finally sleeping where they can find a spot. This compares to a normal day by having as much food as we want, having what we want at, whatever time, don’t have to share it with others, we can be alone, children get education, and adults work.
13. What is Najaf’s attitude to work?
Najaf’s attitude toward work is very good and very passionate. Najaf believes that he was meant to work and enjoys working, he believes that if he is working, he is happy.
14. What does the Muslim story of the origin of language remind you of?
Tower Babel
15. Why do you think there are no TVs, radios, DVDs , ect. in Woomera?
i think that there are no TVs or Radios or DVDs, because this would cause conflict between the inmates, having disputes of what is the best to watch, as well as the news showing wars and updates that may start riots or rights among the inmates.
16. Why doesn’t Najaf like to think about rugs, in fact says that it’s “dangerous”?
I believe that he may have thought this could be “dangerous” because he would become homesick and miss making his rugs. This could cause him to regret what he has done and feel depressed and feel as if there is no hope.
Chapter 4: Lambs and Wolves
17. Look at the map on page 35. What do you notice about Afghanistan’s location? What effect had this had on country’s identity and its people and what they value?
Afghanistan is located with no coastline, and surrounded by countries that are well known for war and not having peace. The people are usually violent and unsettled.
18. How might a child’s upbringing in Afghanistan differ from that of a child in Australia?
A child’s upbringing in Afghanistan is violent, cruel and with the attitude of the tough survive and the weak die. Bombs explode, everywhere is unsafe, and people all around you are always dying. While in Australia it is peaceful, everyone lives to a old age, there is no war, all they have to do is play and have love from their mother and father.
19. What was Najaf’s life like before the civil war?
He had a good profession and a good school and a full family.
20. What is Najaf’s view on his education? How does it differ to his daughter, Maria’s?
Najaf’s education was not important to him, he had a harsh teacher who hurt his students, it was plain and boring, and in Najaf’s eyes work was more important. Why Maria’s education was very colourful, fun, happy and had a teacher who cared for her.
21. The Rugmaker is not written in a linear form, as it moves from present to past. Why do you think this is? What effect does it have on you as a reader?
I believe this is done to show the contrast between the two countries and to show the good and bad. I believe this has a positive effect on the reader as it shows how different the countries are and how they are different. It also give insight into the life of an Afghani who has come to Australia, the story of an immigrant.
22. Najaf draws a lot of contrasts between Australia and Afghanistan in his writing. Draw a table with some examples of these.
In Afghanistan there is:
No birth certificate
no tv
no driver license
no queues
no compulsory school
Chapter 5: The Room of Questions
23. What does Najaf think about lies? Do you think it is ok to lie sometimes? Do you think it is possible for the authorities to figure out if a person is trustworthy in “the room of questions”?
24. Why do you think Najaf has such a passion for rug making?
Najaf could have such a passion for rugs because he sees how every stitch makes a beautiful and fine piece of rug. That with very stretch it weaves a story for the buyer to see and love. That without very strand it wouldn’t work, they need to be strong and have character, just like people.
Chapter 6: Kisses
25. What are the roles of husband and wife in an Afghani family?
The roles of husband and wife in an Afghani family are very generic for the most part. Men work and earn money to support the wife, while the wife is at home with the kids, cooking, cleaning and doing daily chores, but the women do have very strong power. Especially when it comes to dealing with the men, as it is said that women manipulate the men to get the things they want, so they will be happy and have their say through the male.
– sounds very strange I know…I cant be bothered thinking of another way to say it XD
26. What does “vassal class” mean? (page 54)
Vassal class- A person that is entered into a mutual obligation to a Lord or a Monarch in Feudal system (a slave to them basically).
27. What is remarkable about the way Najaf’s family build their house. compared to Australia?
Najaf built their house by their family making mud bricks and the boys creating the shape and style of the house they lived in. This is completely different to Australia, as Australia have other people build our houses and we do nothing towards making it.
28. What are the desirable qualities the men look for in Afghani women?
I don’t the qualities i cant find it.
29. What does the story about Kandhi Hazara illustrate about Afghanistan?
Kandi Hazara shows that Afghanistan people were very convinced by the way that someone could dance, and that it was a big part of their culture. It also shows if you do not watch and open your eyes to do see, you will do something horrific and lose one of the greatest things in the world.
Chapter 7: School
30. What makes Najaf happy in Woomera?
I couldn’t find this aswell, but i would think the Lord, singing and not thinking he is not one in a million and that he has a chance in Australia, that he might have a story for them to listen to.
31. Why does he have to pass “tests”?
The reason of why you had to pass the tests is to show the authorities you would be a pleasant person to have in Australia.
Chapter 8: The King’s Son and the Canary Birds
32. Every story told with the novel has a purpose or moral, such as the parable of the Prince. What is the moral of he story of the Prince? What do you think the purpose of Najaf’s story is?
The story is about how in Afghanistan is that you need to work for what you believe in and it keeps you going and will get you where you want to go in life. Having skills will get you through anything that life throws at you.
33. How does Najaf view the role of God in determining his destiny, as opposed to his own?
I believe that Najaf viewed them equally, as he believes if he can work he can get there. He believes if he is working he is happy and i believe he thinks that God will guide him on his way.
34. What does this chapter reveal about Najaf’s sense of justice? Does he believe that Abdul Ali was justified in hitting him? Why/ Why not? Does he feel the Taliban are just?
Najaf’s sense of justice is good, but he believes he shouldn’t been struck, because he believed the striking wasn’t justified, because this problem could of been resolved with words instead of violence. He doesn’t believe in the Taliban and think they are wrong.
Chapter 9: Main Camp
35. What are Najaf’s first impressions of Australia?
Najaf’s first impressions of Australia were good, he thought it was a great place to live as it did not have any war, it was a place he was able to set up a rug shop.
36. Why does the man sew his lips together?
It was a protest against the system, because his application was refused.
37. How does Najaf use birds as a motif throughout the novel?
Najaf uses birds throughout the novel as motif of freedom.
Chapter 10: Gorg Ali and the Watermelons
38. What kind of man is Gorg Ali? Find a quote to support your answer?
Gorg Ali was a good man, he was a lover and not a fighter. He believed that the best things in life where the things you did with your own two hands. “Without people like Gorg Ali, we would be at each other’s throats all year long, never knowing the anything else was possible. “
39. What does Najaf mean when he says that Gorg Ali belonged to the “watermelon school of philosophers”?
Najaf means that he could grow a field of watermelons for his family to eat, and this is a important thing, while making a speech or being a philosopher would not be important.
40. Who are the mujahedin and what is their role in the war?
The mujahedin were the freedom fighters, and began a fight against the Taliban. This developed into a war between the two. The mujahedin were supported by Americans and the Taliban were supported by the Russians. The Taliban lost this war to the mujahedins.
41. What role must Najaf take on after Gorg Ali’s death?
He becomes the stern uncle to the his two relatives.
42. What keeps Najaf going through these hardships?
Hope and faith.
Chapter 11: Love and Music
43. What is unusual about the way Abbas proposes to the woman?
Abbas tells Najaf that he liked this girl and says he wanted to marry her, and Najaf went and talked to her about it.
44. Why does Najaf laugh when Abbas says he is in love?
Najaf laughs when Abbas says he is in laugh is because he is astonished.
45. How can you tell that Najaf has much respect in the detention centre? What qualities does he possess which make his respected?
You can tell that Najaf has much respect in the detention centre by Abbas asking his to ask a women to married Abbas. This is a great honor and need someone you can respect. Najaf has qualities of being a good listener, trustworthy, integrity, and respect for others.
46. Why do you think Najaf has included the story of Abbas and his proposal?
I believe that Najaf included this story in the story because it was showing that life may seem rough but there is always some light out of it all. Since it was a rough time when there seemed not to have much hope. When sometimes beautiful things come out of the roughest.
Chapter 12: Two Red Pills
47. Why does Najaf compare the war to natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods, despite the war being started by men?
Najaf compared the war to natural disasters because a war was natural to Najaf in Afghanistan. It was something that he couldn’t control.
48. “The sounds of anguish became a background noise” (page 131). How do you think Najaf’s time in the hospital affected him and his faith as a young boy?
It was a pivotal moment for Najaf, when he realised that he had get used to the way life was like in Afghanistan, and that if he stayed here this is what may happen, and will happen. It made him have to grow up in a strong sense, his faith had grown.
49. Compare Najaf’s thoughts as a 12 year old boy with those of your as 12 year old. What is the difference?
Najaf is wondering about the world and was concerned about greater things in life. While when i was a 12 year old i was wondering how can i beat my bother in pokemon.
50. Does it make a difference to Najaf whether the rocket was mujahedin or Russian? Why/Why not?
To Najaf the rocket didn’t matter if it was Mujahedin or Russian because a bomb was a bomb in his eyes. It didn’t matter, it was war it was khaos, and ruined lives. It didn’t matter, both sides were at stake.

 

Conflict Essay

The conflict began when Miss Dortmans assigned homework of a one page assignment about conflict that had happened to us in our life. I felt instantly conflicted with myself, what is a moment I had felt conflict? What was an appropriate thing to write about? Would it be a page long? These questions instantly hit my mind. The Conflict of not wanting to fill a whole page on something that I did not really remember, a memory so distant and far that my mind was lost in thought. I found myself sitting for hours trying to come up with a subject to write about, but the distractions hit. To do my homework or to not? Could I use my time to do something I would enjoy more or not to? Could this essay actually be fun? These questions put my mind in a doze for a good 5 minutes. The conflict began to involve more people as I sat down and wrote my essay, this especially affected one Jayden Blake. Jayden told me of various subject I could basic my subject on, when I had felt conflicted. This followed by funny photos and good stories to listen to, but the distractions grew to strong. I could feel myself slipping away from writing the essay or starting it for that matter. I knew in my heart it was the right thing to do, to complete this homework so Miss Dortmans would be happy with our efforts and would maybe a learn a little bit more about our class.

As time went on, the time to hand in the essay grew near, I didn’t know what to do. Would I be able to give my homework in with the conflict essay I was supposed to write? The time grew short and I didn’t know what to do. The subject seemed so close, yet so far. It was up to me, could I be motivated? Could I really conquer this giant? To be the David to this goliath?  I had just been given to okay to write a conflict essay, but was it too silly to do? People began to look down on idea and shake their head when I told them my subject. Could I really pull off such a small conflict? The answer I was afraid was too unknown to me, I knew I would have to wait until I got the final reply from our teacher, Miss Dortmans.  I began to doubt myself and feel like it wasn’t a good subject to do, but the time grew near and I didn’t know what else to do. My mind couldn’t come at peace with itself. It was the day the homework was due, and I had left it to the last moment. As the night before I couldn’t agree with myself on a topic to choose. The time I had left was too short for me to write an essay, and find a topic I would be happy with.

Then a revolution hit me, the light bulb for Thomas Edison, I found my subject. I was finally at peace. I realized I would be able to complete the essay and do the subject of not wanting to do my conflict essay. The subject felt perfect and the happiness began to swell inside of me. I was okay, I knew I was able to get through my laziness. I was able to do my homework and was able to get my homework in on time. The conflict was finally resolved within myself. I finally found the essay topic, for me.

Conflict

Conflict

English Analysis Essay

25th of January of 2012 Neil Mitchell published an article called “Flag theory is about self-promotion” in the Herald Sun. Neil Mitchell has an occupation of a broadcaster who talks from 8.30 am weekdays on 3 AW. Neil has written about if wearing or waving an Australian Flag is racist, which he states is a ridiculous thought. This is also associated with an image of 6 white females holding an Australian Flag.

His first argument used sarcasm to draw in the reader in, mainly aiming at the typical Aussie. Mitchell uses our Australian day to cause concern to his fellow Australians, stated in his comment “Australia Day has developed into “kick an Australian Day”. This shows sarcasm of “kick an Australian Day” setting the tone for the whole article. Mitchell follows on in the article to use the point of “In the past few days you have been told that if you enjoy Australia Day, there’s a fair chance you are a drunk, a redneck, and flying the flag, not because you are proud, but because you are racist.” Mitchell was using patriotism and exaggerations to make the point clear and sharp. The exaggerations of being drunk and a redneck pull on every Australians heart strings call this wrong, and waving an Australian Flag is not racist.

Mitchell then goes on to say “The thesis seemed as simple as it was silly: that people who choose to fly the Australian flag on their car on Australia Day are more racist than those who don’t.” Capturing the patriotism of Australians followed by statics it is said that Prof Fozdar found that 7 -24 % of the people that had flags on their cars are less positive towards asylum seekers. As well as the flag bearers had 91% of migrants should adapt to Australian values. Using the statics to back up their point they have able to prove that flag bearers on Australia Day do believe that migrants should adapt to Australian values. Mitchell is able to counter the point of these statics by saying: “This also does what she rejects: it stereotypes individuals with a broad, rather dodgy generalization. It’s almost racist.” Using a little bit of humor and a slight attack on the Professor. This lightens the mood of the article and puts the statics as not a reliable source and couldn’t make assumptions on. Making the statics unrealistic and make a mockery of, to show we are not all racist and they cannot do a small study on this subject and be reliable.

The image attached to this article is 6 young pretty females, holding a shiny blue Australian flag. This shows various techniques using color to draw the reader in, with the classic Australian place (a beach), with a shiny, new looking, flag. Leading all Australians to look at the bright and blazing flag located in the foreground of the image. The image uses sex appeal to men, showing 6 attractive young women just off the beach, therefore drawing in the male reader to take interest in Mitchell’s article. The surroundings of the girls and flag is a bright and colorful and makes the reader to look and investigate the image. Showing how proud and happy Australians are of their country. The happiness the beach and flag bring to be proud and in a peaceful country.

This article is persuasive for Australians reading, even though it is bias towards Australians. It is able to make fun of statics and appeal to patriotism. This made this very appealing for the Aussie reading, using a relaxed style of writing and sarcasm that occurs in the normal life of an Australian.The overall article has a positive feel and has affective persuasive language.

Photo Analysis

Language Analysis Essay

Susie O’Brien on the 9th of October had wrote an article entitled “Julia’s $60 hit to the poorest women”, this articles criticizes both parties in the current government, these attack on both parties are for small flaws. O’Brien has written this article to try and persuaded the public to finding this change as outrage. This gives O’Brien a bitter tone throughout her whole argument. O’Brien has given the article two pictures, one of Julia Guilard (current Prime Mister) and the other of a mother with a child (Susie O’Brien and child).

O’Brien uses various persuasive techniques throughout her article. The first encounter of a persuasive technique is evident in her opening line to the article. O’Brien states ‘ Opposition leader Tony Abbott is not the only one with “women” problems.” Using sarcasm and an attack on Tony Abbott. O’Brien used the recent issue of Tony Abbott’s sexism to show that watching down town abbey and unloading the dish washer doesn’t count as being a women.

Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting.

On the 14th of December 2012, one man, fatally shot twenty children and six adults, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. How were we able to allow this mad maniac to waltz into our schools, and kill 26 innocent people. How can we send our children to school, when people like Adam Lanza may come and kill our child while they work. Any man or women that walks into a school can be fully armed and ready to fire. Our schools are not safe. How were we not able to stop him killing so many people, allowing people who are mentally unstable, to have a gun in their hands and walk the streets.

Carrying a  Bushmaster XM15-E2S rifle, Adam Lanza killed his own mother at about 9:35am that day. He went to Sandy Hook Elementary School and shot his way through the locked glass door. Two of the women working at the school heard gunshots and rushed to the source. There they met Lanza, as he shot and killed both the women. One of the women however was able to turn on the school intercom to alert the others. A nine year old boy experienced the man yell “Put your hands up!” while someone else yelled “Don’t shoot”, as well as many gunshots. In a first grade classroom a substitute teacher was shot in the face and died. 15 of her 16 students died that day leaving only one 6 year old girl as the survivor. The girls family pastor said that she survived by playing dead on the floor until the building went silent and she felt it was safe to leave. When she left she went straight to her mother, covered blood of her classmates and said “Mommy, I’m okay, but all my friends are dead.”

What has the world come to when a 6 year old girl has to witness her friends get shot in a place that is supposed to be safe. A place we spend 13 years of our lives, and we weren’t safe the whole time. A man or women can come without our school boundaries and the only thing we have to warn our children with is “Hide under the desk”. There needs to be a better made plan for these things, that sadly enough do happen in life. The only thing we can hope is that it isn’t today, while we are unprepared. We need to increase the security within our school and give knowledge about these incidents, to try and have a survival plan, instead of a place were anyone can see the students under the tables. All they need to do is look through the window. We need to fix this before another incident will happen and take another 26 people lives. When all you need is that one scream, of panic to give away all of the students. We need to be prepared, yes these things don’t happen all the time, but maybe next time it may be our children and our students that will have the face the wrath of a angry mad man within our schools, and lose their lives to being unprepared.

The National Anthem

I believe Advance Australia Fair, for the modern day society has lost meaning. The majority of the population sing the lyrics without any meaning nor passion. I believe that our country should be proud and willing to sing our national anthem at any time. Australia is a major multicultural and we need an anthem for everyone to sing, and want to sing when they find themselves a citizenship. We need an anthem to show our past, one where we can show the heritage and include the Aboriginals in the anthem, for they were the original owners of our land. We need a song to show we are proud to be Australian and want to share where we come from. I believe that ” I am Australian” by various artists would suit this role. 

In the chorus of the song I am Australian it states:

“We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian”

I believe this is a good adaption of the Australian culture and shows good meaning for our home land. Showing that no matter where we have come from in the past we are all together now. This Showing that Australia is united and accepting. I am Australian also include the Aboriginal culture in the beginning of the song.

“I came from the dream-time, from the dusty red soil plains
I am the ancient heart, the keeper of the flame.
I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the tall ships come.
For forty thousand years I’ve been the first Australian.”

To remember our past and our culture is important for all to know. In our current Australian Anthem they mention nothing about the original land owners. I am Australian shows respect to the Aboriginals and is more inclusive of our past, which would give more meaning and depth to the lyrics thousands of people would be singing. To be stating the words “We are Australian” taps into the patriotism of all Australians. Joining together to sing this song, to show the pride of our country and how proud we are of it.

Multiply songs have been investigated to be our National Anthem, and Advance Australian Fair won, but I personality believe that I am Australian should have been selected for investigation.  As well as winning the contest, for I believe it shows the most passion, good history, and joins our nation as one, no matter how far apart we are.