ANZAC Legend: Still Relevant To Australian Life

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Australia is a country of diversity, heritage, culture and history. Today, there are many multicultural people living and coming to Australia for peace and safety. With many events that have shaped Australia, the ANZAC legend is no exception. The purpose of this essay is to show that the ANZAC legend is still relevant to Australian life today.

The ANZAC legend is the legend in which, Australian and New Zealand troops helped to establish their countries reputation. They did this through their qualities of bravery and strength when they were faced with challenges. Due to what all of these courageous men from both Australia and New Zealand did, gives everyone something to be proud of. Before the ANZAC legend, Australia was only known as a nation which descended from convicts, although after this they were known as so much more. What happened at Gallipoli is one of the most important parts of the Australian culture and is most certainly still relevant to Australian life today. Because of the ANZAC legend Australian’s have a cultural heritage to be proud of. The …show more content…

It is believed that the ANZAC legend originated from where the soldiers came from, which was a newly federated convict country. These men wanted to prove something and as shown by their bravery and courage, their strong characteristics were shore revealed. Despite not having a military victory, the ANZAC’s showed immense amounts of courage, endurance, discipline, initiative and mateship, which has since become the qualities known as the Anzac Spirit. The ANZAC’s were also known as ‘diggers’, which referred to men who were extremely determined and men who had immeasurable amount of bravery. These qualities are still recognized and are associated with brave and courageous behaviour, which shows that Australian still think that the ANZAC legend is important

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