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    A Drowning Accident

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    Stepping into muddy puddles along the swollen drain‚ my slippers became wet and were making squelching sounds as I treaded carefully down the slippery pavement. The sky was filled with ominous clouds. I was taking a stroll around the neighbourhood. It was then when I saw two boys‚ aged around five to six years old by a flooded canal. I was surprised to see them dropping and picking up empty plastic water bottles in the murky water. The water in the canal was smelly and rubbish drifted in it. The

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    Drowning

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    Introduction Drowning cases amongst individuals is one of the growing concerns for Australian society. Due to the continuously drowning deaths in Australia the need for strategies and activities to come into place need to be implemented. There are many different types of drowning cases in Australia which effect many families and communities. With the rise of children within communities not being able to swim increases a massive lumber on the nation and swim schools need to take advantage. A main

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    Not Waving but Drowning

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    "Not Waving But Drowning" When a person first read the poem "Not Waving But Drowning" by Stevie Smith they might think that it is just a simple portrayal of an accident‚ a person drowning. However after reading the poem a number of times and carefully examining each lines it is easy to find the symbolism‚ the hidden meaning behind this poem. The inconsistent narrations give a clear idea of several sides of the story and making it easier to understand. With the passers-by and the main character

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    drowning girl

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    The Case of … The Drowning Girl Abe took his daughter Jill and her friends Kristi and Chin to the lake for the day. While horsing around on the dock‚ Kristi deliberately shoved Chin into Jill‚ causing Jill to fall into the water. Jill landed awkwardly and sank to the bottom of the lake. Chin then pushed Kristi back‚ ignoring Jill’s plight (she was drowning). Hannah‚ a bystander and also an expert swimmer‚ glared at Kristi but took no other action. Abe confronted the group‚ demanding that they

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    Drowning Girl

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    mind when. The artwork is by Roy Lichtenstein called Drowning Girl. The first image connects with the Lichtensteins’ image because when I see the word ‘think’ I think about my senior year of high school where the Drowning Girl was painted in my classroom wall of my computer class. That painting made me feel inspired to create so I started to learn how to use Illustrator. I started using photoshop and illustrator but whenever I looked at the Drowning Girl I felt the need to make my designs to my greatest

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    “Not Waving But Drowing” The poem ‘Not Waving But Drowning’‚ by Stevie Smith‚ is a poem in which there is a drowning man at sea. In this poem‚ the poet is talking about the difficulty of communication and the fundamental isolation of the individual in modern society. The title of the poem gives us an immediate indication that the poem will tackle a serious matter. The poem contains three voices; the drowning man‚ the observers and the people on the beach. It can be interpreted on both a literal

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    Not Waving but Drowning

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    Charity Moorhous ENGL 102 Paper #1 28 October 2014 Can You Hear Me? In Stevie Smith’s poem‚ “Not Waving But Drowning”‚ he creates an internal conflict of a “dead man” towards the people in his life. The man is literally dying to be heard by someone and ultimately saved‚ but as the poem suggests no one has heard him. Smith portrays these cries for help so powerful that the man continues to seek help after his death. Through syntax‚ diction‚ and the use of metaphor‚ Smith illustrates a powerful stance

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    Not Waving But Drowning

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    17 September 2013 Not Waving but Drowning Everyone has experienced at least one missed opportunity in their lives. Whether on the giving end or the receiving end‚ the hollowness in one’s soul that accompanies a missed opportunity never quite goes away. It haunts you for the rest of your life‚ if you let it. In Stevie Smith’s poem‚ Not Waving but Drowning‚ Ms. Smith pieces together a hauntingly beautiful depiction of what it really means to miss out on an opportunity to reach out for help. As a

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    Near Drowning

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    Near drowning was redefined as the survival from a drowning event which involved impaired consciousness or water inhalation for 24 hours or more‚ it could be followed by secondary complications‚ including death(Onyekwelu ‚ 2009 ). According to Onyekwelu drowning is a significant cause of mortality worldwide. Your Ad HereThe global mortality rate from drowning is 6.8 per 100 000 person ??"years. The accurate determination of the true incidences of near drowning and secondary drowning have been difficult

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    Drowning at Sea

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    Drowning at Sea After two hours drifting at sea‚ clinging desperately to the cargo hatch‚ I felt the life ebbing from me. I cast my mind back‚ it had been such a nice and beautiful day that had turned out to be so dangerous and life threatening. I could not forget that how I had fought with my mother to allow me to go to the sea with my friends where we were going to have a picnic. I yearned to turn the clock back. If only I had listened to my mom I would not have been in a situation like this

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