The Values And Characteristics Demonstrated By The Anzacs At Gallipoli And...

Before Australia went to fight, our national identity was based on the characteristics of supple Australians who worked diligently in the bush, showing discipline, endurance, hardiness, initiative and ingenuity. After the war, those said(prenominal) men returned home from fighting in G totallyipoli and at the westward Front, with a new identity. A new identity that feature pre war and post war characteristics to compressher to create a contemporary national identity, which defined Australia as a country, and sustain its future as a federation. The qualities of the ANZACs are as patent and influential now, as they were for those soldiers who sacrificed themselves for our country so many eld ago. The spirit of the ANZACs is based on the actions, qualities and hopes of people and is a char which will continue to burn in the hearts of all Australians and New Zealanders. It is …the ability of ordinary people to do curious things(1) one ANZAC soldier said. The true spirit of ANZAC mateship is demonstrated by the comradeship that the men felt and this brings future generations to respect those preadolescent Australians. The endurance and pride portrayed by the ANZACs is still spare now and it is the true embodiment of the Aussie spirit.

The biography Soldier Boy, by Anthony Hill tells the story of Jim Martin, an ordinary Australian who faced the war with great resolution, endurance and determination. Private Jim Martin was the youngest ANZAC to enlist and fight for Australia at Gallipoli at age fourteen years and nine months. His fury to serve his country saw him overrule his parents wishes by grave to run away, to sign up under another name, and to neer keep in touch again. The biography tells us that …he stuck to his post till the last like the brave greenhorn he was and made the greatest and noblest of sacrifices for his country(2). His willpower and courage reinforces those characteristics of Australian identity and the service and bravery which Jim portrayed,... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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