Why was the building of the sydney harbour bridge such a significant achievement during the Great Depression?
Building 'the Coat Hanger' was significant because the Bridge connected finally the southern & northern side of the Harbour, cutting down on the travel time, which contributed to the opening of more commercial undertakings. This was significantly important during the Depression years. It also contributed to the growth and development of Sydney's urban and industrial growth. Let's face it...roads and bridges are important infrastructures, and building the Sydney Harbor Bridge was no exception. After the Great Depression, it considerably boosted Sydney, a major city of Australia into a powerhouse of industry after WW2, and became the inimitable sysmbol of the city (and of Australia) together with the Sydney Opera House.
The significance of the opening of the harbour bridge?
When the harbour bridge was opened in 1931, Australia and the world was going thru a global depression - the opening of the bridge was a shining moment in Australian technological and building marvel. It was an event we really desparately needed during a bad economic time. The opening of the bridge was also a symbol of joining two parts of sydney together - north sydney and the south. Before the bridge opened, ferries carried people from one side to the other. The bridge really symbolised connecting people together - bringing two sides together. The opening of the bridge was also marred in controversy. At the opening of the bridge ceremony was to be the Labour Premier Jack Lang - who had stood up to the British financiers who demanded that Australia repay its debts first before helping Australians. Jack Lang was much criticised for it. One of the opponents of Jack Land was a guy called De Groot - an ex first world war soldier. De Groot rode up on a horse and cut the ribbon for the opening of the bridge before Jack Lang could. I think the Harbour Bridge is also something that is uniquely Australian. At the time of its opening, Australians had thought of themselves as being British Citizens. The First World War started to change that thinking. But the building of the Harbour Bridge was something that Australians had achieved - uniquely Australian.
The Great Depression?
Does anyone have any useful facts that they want to give me? In my assignment I have to compare two different people with opposite lifestyles, living in Australia. For example, a wealthy man with a job and a homeless, unemplyed man. I was thinking of doing it on two women though, but Im just not quite sure of what to write. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
How did bridge building contribute to the growth of cities?
I believe that it allowed people access to places that were once inaccessible. This allowed population to expand and cities to grow.
I am 50 years old. I keep thinking, what's the point of anything, I retire in fifteen years. How do I quit obsessing over my age and do something meaningful with the remaining years of my life?
There is a false perception in this society about how people have only one purpose in life.There is another false perception that at a certain age, you stop becoming relevant to society.You know why that belief is completely flawed in every single way possible?This is because as long as you are alive, you are growing. You continue to learn, expand, develop and flourish throughout life even when you are 50. If this is the case, this means that you continue to constantly come across new people, ideas and ways of life everyday. You can create new conclusions, learn new things and fall in love with new ideas.Consider this; if you continue to grow, you continue to develop new purposes.There is a time for everything. There is a time you were supposed to be born, a time you were supposed to meet your partner, a time where your children were born and a time where you will die.But you aren’t dead yet.Just like you, I could die after I type this post.Age is just a number, and while you still have the blessing of breathing, quit obessing over your age.You have many purposes to go.
I am 50 years old. I keep thinking, what's the point of anything, I retire in fifteen years. How do I quit obsessing over my age and do something meaningful with the remaining years of my life?
There is a false perception in this society about how people have only one purpose in life.There is another false perception that at a certain age, you stop becoming relevant to society.You know why that belief is completely flawed in every single way possible?This is because as long as you are alive, you are growing. You continue to learn, expand, develop and flourish throughout life even when you are 50. If this is the case, this means that you continue to constantly come across new people, ideas and ways of life everyday. You can create new conclusions, learn new things and fall in love with new ideas.Consider this; if you continue to grow, you continue to develop new purposes.There is a time for everything. There is a time you were supposed to be born, a time you were supposed to meet your partner, a time where your children were born and a time where you will die.But you aren’t dead yet.Just like you, I could die after I type this post.Age is just a number, and while you still have the blessing of breathing, quit obessing over your age.You have many purposes to go.
What is one childhood thing that you miss most after growing older?
Making up a story.I don't know how it started, but my brother and I were playing with our stuffed animals. We’d give them names and let them traverse through places, with us imagining how events would go down and them leading the way.This sort of playing went to other places ranging from Legos to online games, to even simple stuff such as erasers and pens. Anything we could pick up, we would play until we weren't bored anymore. My brother suggested that we could make an actual channel for it on tv. Idk, we were still young.That soon came to an end when we put our minds towards other things. Things like chatting online with other people, school, going on our computers and phones more often… I know it's a thing for growing up, but making up stories was something we did together. It brought us together and was a big factor to us being so close. But luckily we still have that sort of bond shown in a different way. He's my bro. And I’m his ate.Side note: Ate means older sister in Tagalog