... his son is also presented in "Felix Skrzynecki". The father witnesses his son gradually distancing from both him and his culture as he grows older. Whilst his father refuses to assimilate with Australian culture, his son conforms to Australian society and its culture, forgetting "(his) first Polish word". The poet uses the Hadrian Wall metaphor to further assert the generation gap between ... father and son, emphasizing the son's growing distance from his roots. The significance of the poet's "tents" demonstrates the multiple differences now evident between father and son - those of cult...

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... world that John Barton and Ivy Lloyd represent: wealth, prestige and social acceptance. Josie resents the fact that she is Italian and feels that her culture is her one drawback, restraining her from social acceptance and approval. "I felt disadvantaged from the beginning caught up in the middle of two societies." ... that I feel" Pg 259 Kate Woods uses a number of scenes and film techniques to show us Josie's changing attitude toward being a second generation Australian in a closely-knit Italian community. The film Looking for Alibrandi starts on tomato day and over the course of a sho...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , "loved like an only child," is a symbol for Poland, the homeland of the persona's father. His powerful, almost familial, kinship with his homeland shows his choice to not accept Australian culture, but instead to seek comfort in his own world. This attachment, as the audience is told that the poet's father has, "swept its [the garden's] paths ten times around ... 's Gallic Warforgot his first Polish word." The Polish language is a motif for belonging in his father's world. The persona has begun to lose touch with his culture, and has chosen to assimilate to Australian culture. He is mov...

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Japanese Society and Culture The nature of Japanese society and their way of living is similar and different in some aspects as opposed to Australian society. Many areas that influence or maintains order in society can be portrayed through the families, teenagers, school, roles ... As the world war II ended, families have become less formal and more democratic, therefore children are given much greater freedom. In contrast to Australian families, there is somewhat more flexibility regarding their children and allow them to have freedom, but for the well-being and protection of their ... in th...

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... dangerous to stereotype any group of people, it must be accepted that we, as Australians, share common characteristics which are unique to our people. While the stereotypical qualities of the Australian identity - such as the country lifestyle, family values, mateship and sport - that are evident in the film Gallipoli still exist today, they have inevitably evolved to form new variations ... of their old meanings. As a result of the numerous, continuing and significant changes to our nation and lifestyle - including immigration, urbanisation multiculturalism, and our seemingly endless a...

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... by the Industrial Relations Act 1991, which introduced greater scope for enterprise bargaining whereby an employee can negotiate with their employer on training opportunities, pay, & work conditions. Positive work culture leading to higher productivity may enable the business to grow & support the employees" needs by introducing such schemes such as child minding services & breast -feeding facilities. Although this does ... an extra cost to the employer, it can also mean that well-trained staff members are able to return to the workforce sooner. Yet on the other hand, if workplace cultur...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... collectively and as individuals. We find that globalisation threatened to integrate people into a global community. This would have seen to the erosion of their traditions and principles to one global culture, which in effect would mean the community's loss of identity. Through a strong sense of community and history/tradition, ignorance of the global force, idealised notions of "normalcy", links to "the ... house" and "the land" and family values, the Kerrigan family were able to retain their "local" ideals, and thus retreat from the global. The strong Australian spirit of mateship and...

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... . However, the reality of a family in actual situation is not idealistic, issues like family violence, parenting, gender roles, ageing always exist. The crime of family violence is widespread in the Australian community. A survey indicated that violence was in one out of three households (Family court of Australia). The violence could be physical, emotional neglect, economic, verbal abuse, sexual assault, or even ... outlining the requirements for a good family, or members of the family, we also define some of the criteria for good citizenship. As "moral beings", defined either by wester...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate