Activity 2 Synthesising and Evaluating
The advertisement promoted a fairly positive impression of Australia and its Aussie residents. Australia was presented as the only island that is also a country, surrounded by the ocean which made it seem isolated from the rest of the world. Despite the country's geographical location, it is a very multicultural country as the add says, " My brothers are the Smiths, the Wilsons, the Santarellis, the Decostis, the Wongs and the Jagamarras" showing that it may not be connected to other countries by land but are connected to each culture through the people. In being separated from other countries, makes Australia a continent, an island, a country with less competition, making it a more peaceful and welcoming country. It could be due to this that Australians are peace keepers, brave and selfless as stated by the advertisement, "I fight wars, But never start wars, I would rather make peace.". Australian residents are displayed to be people who are sporty and everyone knows how to swim. That Australians are tough, it is a safe country that taxi drivers welcome people to sit at the front next to them. The advert also proclaims that the Australian food culture is putting beetroot on burgers and everyone loves it. It presents to the audience that Aussie's call it 'prawn' not 'shrimp and that we are all so friendly that there is no need to wear a helmet, the advert also continues to part Australia from other countries through comparing and contrasting different affairs. Emphasizing the fact that Australia is an independent country which has its own practices, that the Australian people are patriotic because Australia is a country to be proud of. Several of the facts suggested throughout the advertisement are very true as for others, they may be true too but not for everybody but maybe it speaks for the majority.
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