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    n the midst of the escalating disasters‚ América gives birth to Socorro‚ a daughter‚ whom she suspects might be blind. But the couple has no money to see the doctor. Delaney stalks Cándido back to their shack. He carries a gun‚ but doesn’t intend to kill Cándido with it. Meanwhile‚ America tells Cándido about the night when she was raped‚ as she suspects that the baby’s blindness was caused by venereal disease transmitted by the rapist. Just as she is telling him this‚ Delaney finds their shack and

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    Upon first read‚ Craig Raine’s "A Martian Sends A Postcard Home"‚ that was written in 1979‚ may seem to be a poem about random happenings on Earth. However‚ while reading the poem in depth and interpreting the poem it can be read as a Martian that was unfamiliar with Earth and its culture. This poem is filled with metaphors. In Craig Raine’s poem "A Martian Sends A Postcard Home" the very literal in essence it is a Martian writing to his people back home. The theme of difference is represented by

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    In "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home‚" Craig Raine uses many metaphors to describe what a Martian would see if he came to earth. In the first stanza Raine uses metaphors to describe what a Martian may think a book looks like. Raine makes reference to William Caxton‚ who was the first to print books in England‚ in the first stanza; "Caxtons are mechanical birds with many wings / and some are treasured for their markings. A book would resemble a bird when opened‚ the wings being the many pages‚ and

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    TITLE 1 (ORIGINAL): The Seductive Power of Velvet Postcards TITLE 2: Experience The Seductive Power of Velvet Laminated Postcards Printing Want a fresh and charming look for your print marketing efforts? Look no further than 4OVER4’s velvet laminated postcards printing! Create both a visual and tactile journey of the senses that advertise your latest products and offerings with our coveted line of special postcards. The seductive texture will entice and spark interest in your prospects at once

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    change ourselves and adopt the traits of mainstream society in order to belong. As illustrated in Peter Skrzynecki ’s Immigrant Chronicle poetry‚ having a strong sense of self-knowledge & understanding - and a deep connection to one ’s own culture‚ beliefs and values - develops a feeling of belonging to and knowing one ’s self‚ and in turn‚ a strong sense of belonging to humanity. ’Feliks Skrzynecki ’‚ ’St Patrick ’s College ’ and ’10 Mary Street ’ all support this thesis and position the reader

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    "alien" point of view. Marxist theories aid in the interpretation of this poem in that Raine suggests that the printing presses rule the world- or at least its censorship. Freudian literary theories also come in useful when analysing "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" especially with the last two stanzas being about the metaphysical world of dreams. Raine ’s unusual world hypothetically assumes a future state‚ where Martians do exist to the extent that they have landed on Earth and are able to have mail

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    all the excitement and adventures couldn’t mean as much as her mother. The film‚ Hook‚ is relatively a recent version of J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan‚ which was first introduced in 1902 novel‚ The Little white bird. There have been many other versions created‚ including Peter and Wendy‚ which was published in1911 and Walt Disney’s 1953 animation‚ Peter Pan. There are few unchanging elements‚ which are responsible for the story’s worldwide reputation and its survival. However‚ most people

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    reference to “Feliks Skrzynecki”‚ “St Patricks College” and one related text of your choice. Belonging is a broad but complex perception that highlights our sub conscious need to feel a connection with our peers. A sense of belonging or not belonging can produce a strong emotional response within us. We can also develop a sense of belonging through connections with people‚ places and things. The poems ‘Feliks skrzynecki’ and ‘St Patricks College’ written by Peter Skrzynecki‚ along with the film

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    individuals or by limiting us as individuals – in some cases because we cannot conform to social norms – in some cases because we refuse to comply with social expectations. All these ideas are present in Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle poems‚ Feliks Skrzynecki and St Patrick’s College‚ both of which explore the problems associated with the displacement that accompanies migration. These elements also manifest themselves in M.T. Anderson’s picture book Me all alone‚ at the end of the World

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    a positive and negative experience. The choice to belong or not belong can be forced upon an individual by society. The most common barriers preventing a person from belonging in society in which are highlighted in Peter Skrzynecki’s poems include culture‚ language religion. Skrzynecki‚ straddles a dichotomy; that of identification and disconnection. Green is used as the background as the psychological effect is that it creates comfort and people usually feel comfortable when they belong. A string

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