Noel Pearson - Occasion

Question 1

Ideas: how is it similar to Keating’s Redfern Speech?

Answer 1

Pearson discusses injustice of Australian history involving Indigenous Australians

Question 2

Ideas: what did it catalysed?

Answer 2

major step forward in reconciliation debate

Question 3

Ideas: what does it confront?

Answer 3

historical and social issues of Aboriginal dispossession and land rights

Question 4

Ideas: how does it confront historical and social issues of Aboriginal dispossession and land rights?

Answer 4

by exploring relationship between accepted colonial narrative of Australia’s settlements, and social and political tumult of 1990s

Question 5

Ideas: what does it call for?

Answer 5

calls for acceptance of accurate and inclusive Australian history as Australians, after John Howard’s criticism of the disparaging view of the ‘black armband history’, became resentful of guilt being laid upon them for the past

Question 6

Ideas: how does he use opportunity of widespread debate to his advantage?

Answer 6

to stress need to acknowledge the injustices and bear some responsibility, calling for “opening of our hearts” as promoted by Keating, to build future based on justice and equality

Question 7

techniques/quotes: anaphora?

Answer 7

“our nation”

Question 8

techniques/quotes: what does anaphora of “our nation” do?

Answer 8

underlines responsibility of all Australians to collectively accept the past, thus appealing to the listeners on a humanitarian level

Question 9

Significance: how does A.King describe what rhetoric is?

Answer 9

“strategic use of communication, oral or written, to achieve specifiable goals”,

Question 10

Significance: How does Pearson take advantage of his position in society?

Answer 10

to raise awareness and criticise the lack of moral leadership demonstrated by John Howard in dealing with Indigenous issues.

Question 11

Significance: what did his speech lead to?

Answer 11

catalysed future acts of reconciliation such as Kevin Rudd’s apology in 2007.

Question 12

Ideas: what tone does he speak in when talking about John Howard?

Answer 12

acerbic, belligerent personal voice when he mocks John Howard

Question 13

Ideas: what tone does he speak in when talking about John Howard?

Answer 13

acerbic, belligerent personal voice when he mocks John Howard

Question 14

Cumulative list?

Answer 14

You have taken from us not just our land and not just all the icons of indigenous Australia…

Question 14

What does the cumulative list create?

Answer 14

Divide between indigenous and European Australian throughout repetition of “you”, highlighting the gap in relationship between the two nationalities