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This term refers to the system and set of ideas around an issue/idea
Ideology
The quote ‘Racism is killing the Australian Dream’ in ‘Racism and the Australian Dream - Speech’ references the mistreatment of this racial/ethnic group specifically
Indigenous/Aboriginal/First Nations peoples
In the quote “A people who made the first seafaring journey in the history of mankind. A people of law, a people of lore, a people of music and art and dance and politics” from Stan Grant’s speech, what language device is used to emphasise the depth of Aboriginal history in Australia.
Anaphora
Within the documentary, various interviews are given with conflicting opinions on Goodes’ actions to demonstrating a lack in which value within Australian society
Australian society values the appearance of fair dialogue and treatment whilst devaluing aboriginal peoples’ rights and freedoms (Sowmya)
An AFL fan got escorted out of a game for calling Adam Goodes this animal
An ape
This term refers to something individuals or groups deem important and of worth
Values
The Australian dream values Australians’ right to security and property, whilst systematically taking away these things from Aboriginal Australians and (BLANK)ing Aborginal Australians
Devalue, Abuse, Mistreat, any other viable answer
The frequent references to the phrase ‘The Australian Dream’ in ‘Racism and the Australian Dream - Speech’ use this language device to recall a specific theme within the text about Australia’s attitudes.
Repetition
The girl whom Adam Goodes got escorted out of an AFL game serves as a symbol of this attitude in Australia
Casual/Implicit Racism, Ignorance
This was the year that Adam Grant gave his ‘Racism and the Australian Dream’ speech at IQ2
2015
This term refers to positions held by an individual or a group as a result of values
Attitudes
Both texts discuss the failure of the Australian dream with regards to Aboriginal peoples using the background context of which event?
The Adam Goodes scandal (the stolen generation as well, as Goodes mother was affected by it)
‘The Australian Dream’ documentary has frequent real news clips interspersed throughout its run time providing context to the issue discussed within the text, in an example of this language feature
Archival Footage
Stan Grant recounts that his white grandmother was unable to give birth at a hospital because the father was aboriginal, providing an example of this persuasive device
Anecdote
This director and writer duo teamed up to create documentary ‘The Australian Dream’, 2019
Stan Grant, Daniel Gordon
These two terms refer to the act of supporting or distrupting certain ideas respectively
In the documentary how has Australia prevented Adam Goodes from achieving the Australian dream?
Actively attempting to boycott him for speaking up against racism.
In the photo of Adam Goodes pointing out the girl, name three visual language features it uses, and what effect they have.
salience, sight lines, foreground/background, posture, camera angles
The appeal to (BLANK) is seen in ‘Racism and the Australian Dream - Speech’ as Grant references specific statistics of education and incarceration within Aboriginal communities such as ‘We are fewer than three percent of the Australian population and yet we are 25 percent of the prison percent of the prison population… 50 percent of the juvenile,’ to highlight Australia’s negative values towards the Aboriginal population.
Logos/Logic
This is the aboriginal ‘mob’ that Adam Goodes is part of
Adnyamathanha
This term refers to the (ironic) idea of ‘land ownership, safety and security’ leading to a better life
The Australian Dream
In ‘The Australian Dream - Documentary’, Adam Goodes is shown to receive mass harassment online, being called an ape. In Stan Grant’s speech, he states ”1963 when I was born, I was counted among the flora and fauna, not among the citizens of this country.” This suggests that Australian’s attitudes of Aboriginal people may be (BLANK)
Any variation of “sub/lesser human”
In the photo of Adam Goodes pointing out the girl, name three visual language features it uses, and what effect they have.
salience, sight lines, foreground/background, posture, camera angles
How do the two texts portray the attitude of aboriginal Australians being considered inhuman, fauna
‘Terra nullius, counted amongst the flora and fauna’ vs. ‘Adam Goodes being called ‘ape’
This phrase is used as the logline for the promotion of ‘The Australian Dream’ 2019
When the truth of history is told, we can all walk together