Essay On Shared Sense Of History

1. What is meant by a ‘shared sense of history’? Provide a brief summary.

A shared sense of history is not just one thing; it’s made up of a collective number of parts.

From the past and future perspective, it means taking acknowledging of the things that have happened in the past, and how we can relate to that in today’s world, in terms of an act or decision. And if there is a similarity between the two, you make your choice with that in mind.

In terms of an academic viewpoint to have a sense of history is to know enough about that time period, to have the ability to understand its context, community or current events. It’s not about knowing the facts but more on why and how it happened.

It’s different to history in its self; history would suggest just to have the knowledge on a topic, but a shared sense of history suggests a feeling of having been there.

3. What are the challenges of identifying with two different cultures simultaneously?

Australia has a special history that has shaped the diversity of its peoples, their cultures and way of life.

One major contributor to Australia’s demographic includes an Indigenous population. The challenges with identifying with two different cultures are the language barriers, which leads an ineffective communication between two people, which will sometimes result in confusion in the lack to understand those languages. Indigenous people who were a part of the stolen generation might not even of having learned their commutative language and, as a result, feel isolated and a sense of something missing in themselves.

Another challenge is also growing up with a different culture in itself. Aboriginal people were raised different, with different beliefs and backgrounds, making it difficult to understand the reason we do things, or why we say such