Sir Donald Bradman has made of the greatest impact on Australia’s Cricketing Legacy and was a source of inspiration for many Australians during the Second World War.
Bradman’s personal contribution to Australian society is mainly resulting form the deep affection and love that the people of Australia have for the sport of cricket. During World War II in the 1930s, Bradman was the inspiration and hope during this harrowing time. He was able to make people temporarily forget the outside world, and give the people of Australia a sense of hope and national pride.
Bradman also provided a sense of inventiveness and motivation during the dire times of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a difficult time for the people of Australia, especially the people near where Bradman grew up. The potential and hope in Bradman, was enough to provide encourage and support for the people of Australia and he made an invaluable contribution to Australian society that shaped the way Australia responded to the hardships of the Great depression.
Bradman instilled pride in a nation and united Australians during harsh times in history. This is especially evident through the dark years of the 1930’s, when Donald Bradman continued his prodigious scoring and became a symbol of hope and national pride. He disputably did more to lift the spirits for the nation than any other person of that era.
I deem that Bradman has made a remarkable contribution to Australian society and he has made the greatest contribution to Australia through the participation in a sport in history. Firstly, I think he has achieved this because of the ongoing influence that he has on people even years after he passed away. His legacy that he created is the most powerful contribution that he has made to Australian society. This is because his legacy “The Boy from Bowral” was more than a name given to Bradman by the tabloids, it was the sense of hope that made a profound impact on Australian society and the joy that it brought the citizens of Australia to watch him play. Secondly, he helped put Australia on ‘the global stage’ meaning that he helped Australia to be seen as a developed country by other countries such as England. Finally, he instilled a deep sense of pride in Australians that was not apparent during the First World War. Australia has long been a country obsessed by cricket and this has shaped our national identity and the remarkable contribution that Sir Donald Bradman has made, is to unify and instill national pride in a country, even in the darkest of times. People referred to him as ‘Our Don Bradman’, they were proud to be a part of the ‘Bradman Legacy’ and in turn proud to be Australian.
For the reasons above, I feel that Sir Donald Bradman has made the greatest contribution to the Australian society ever by an Australian sportsman. He demonstrated true sportsmanship, which shaped his legacy and overall shaped the views, values and opinions of a country that was in a desperate time. He has made a profound contribution to Australian society by instilling a sense of hope, pride and national satisfaction in Australia, which was not present before he demonstrated what an impact a true sportsman could make to a nation.
Bradman’s personal contribution to Australian society is mainly resulting form the deep affection and love that the people of Australia have for the sport of cricket. During World War II in the 1930s, Bradman was the inspiration and hope during this harrowing time. He was able to make people temporarily forget the outside world, and give the people of Australia a sense of hope and national pride.
Bradman also provided a sense of inventiveness and motivation during the dire times of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a difficult time for the people of Australia, especially the people near where Bradman grew up. The potential and hope in Bradman, was enough to provide encourage and support for the people of Australia and he made an invaluable contribution to Australian society that shaped the way Australia responded to the hardships of the Great depression.
Bradman instilled pride in a nation and united Australians during harsh times in history. This is especially evident through the dark years of the 1930’s, when Donald Bradman continued his prodigious scoring and became a symbol of hope and national pride. He disputably did more to lift the spirits for the nation than any other person of that era.
I deem that Bradman has made a remarkable contribution to Australian society and he has made the greatest contribution to Australia through the participation in a sport in history. Firstly, I think he has achieved this because of the ongoing influence that he has on people even years after he passed away. His legacy that he created is the most powerful contribution that he has made to Australian society. This is because his legacy “The Boy from Bowral” was more than a name given to Bradman by the tabloids, it was the sense of hope that made a profound impact on Australian society and the joy that it brought the citizens of Australia to watch him play. Secondly, he helped put Australia on ‘the global stage’ meaning that he helped Australia to be seen as a developed country by other countries such as England. Finally, he instilled a deep sense of pride in Australians that was not apparent during the First World War. Australia has long been a country obsessed by cricket and this has shaped our national identity and the remarkable contribution that Sir Donald Bradman has made, is to unify and instill national pride in a country, even in the darkest of times. People referred to him as ‘Our Don Bradman’, they were proud to be a part of the ‘Bradman Legacy’ and in turn proud to be Australian.
For the reasons above, I feel that Sir Donald Bradman has made the greatest contribution to the Australian society ever by an Australian sportsman. He demonstrated true sportsmanship, which shaped his legacy and overall shaped the views, values and opinions of a country that was in a desperate time. He has made a profound contribution to Australian society by instilling a sense of hope, pride and national satisfaction in Australia, which was not present before he demonstrated what an impact a true sportsman could make to a nation.