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    (Chorus) We are one but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice I am You are We are Australian I came from the dream time from the dusty red soil plains I am the ancient heart - the keeper of the flame I stood upon the rocky shore I watched the tall ships come For forty thousand years I’d been the first Australian I came upon the prison ship bound down by iron chains I cleared the land‚ endured the lash and waited for the rains

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    How Many Miles to Babylon

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    of the journey? The novel how many miles to Babylon by Jennifer Johnson highlights Alec Moore’s tragic journey. We see his journey true childhood to adulthood. Interestingly‚ the novel begins at the end of Alec’s journey as he waits execution “because I am no officer & a gentlemen they have given me my notebook‚ ink‚ pen‚ paper” and comes full circle. Immediately we wonder how Alec someone so high up in the war is being executed‚ then as we read on we begin to realise how his journey through

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    Essay Writing Frame: The speakers of "Theme for English B" and "Still I Rise" The poets were written at a time that the whites consider themselves to be the original inhabitants or true‚ as opposed to the blacks who were treated as secondary. Both narrators are alike in terms of being black in an age that was riddled with racism. Langston Hughes describes a typical college student who’s grappling with homework‚ love‚ and all the normal things that a young person grapples with. Though at the

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    Alexander Miles was born in Ohio on May 18‚ 1838. While Miles’s exact birthplace and birthdate are unknown‚ it is believed that he was born in Pickaway County near the town of Circleville‚ being the son of Michael and Mary Miles. Alexander Miles ended up moving to Waukesha‚ Wisconsin later in his life where he got a job as a barber. After a move to Winona‚ Minnesota‚ he met and got married to Mrs. Candace J. Dunlap‚ who was living in La Porte‚ Indiana. She was a widow who had two children with her

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    than go on as a sick man from when [he’s] seventy to when [he’s] ninety”(Shute 133) Moira on the other hand is bitter about her fate because she believes it is “...unfair…” and because she has “...to die because other countries nine or ten thousand miles away...wanted to have a war”(Shute 40). As the book progresses‚ however‚ Dwight seem to develop a more negative attitude which other may have resulted from Moira’s influence or the dull and depressing findings of his two cruises. On the other hand

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    We Are Going Analysis

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    Oodgeroo Noonuccal – We are going The poem “We are going” takes the form of a single stanza‚ featuring a mixture of short and long lines comprised of a short description followed by a lamenting monologue. The form ensures that all the information presented is treated equally by the reader‚ as there is no break in reading the poem. The language features revolve around the repetition of various concepts‚ words and syllables‚ however it also incorporates the use of similes. The repetition featured

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    write a report on that. Yes‚ it is easier to watch a three-hour movie rather than read a 536-page book. With most books turned movies‚ though‚ the book is far too detailed to fit everything. This is how it is with the book The Green Mile and the movie The Green Mile. There are similarities but‚ there are also a lot of differences between the two.         The main parts of the book and movie are alike: Coffey being caught with the two dead girls in his arms‚ Coffey saves Hal’s wife and Coffey dying

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    one point or another‚ we’ve all had that feeling where no matter what we do‚ we can never seem to do the right thing. Either we’re in the wrong place at the wrong time‚ or no matter where we turn‚ trouble is right around the corner. With this comes the consequences‚ and despite how unfair it may seem‚ it happens to the best of us. To be specific‚ this is exactly what happens to John Coffey in Stephen King’s novel‚ The Green Mile. In the novel‚ John‚ a giant 6’8” African American‚ is sent to death

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    emphasis the word as thunder is really the loud terrifying sound as a result of lightning. 9. They are in the fresh air of Australia near the Bora Ring and the mood is of sadness and subduedness because of how the Bora Ring is being mistreated. 10. ‘We are going’ are the three words in the title‚ conclusion and theme and portrays how the life of the Aboriginals would be as the Aboriginals are not welcome to their own homeland therefore they are

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    Eng 112 Character Analysis 23 June 2013 Character Analysis of Gertrude in “Hamlet” “Hamlet”‚ which was written by William Shakespeare‚ is the story of a prince seeking revenge for his father’s death. Gertrude is the mother of Hamlet and the Queen of Denmark. King Hamlet dies in the beginning of the play and Gertrude quickly marries King Hamlet’s brother‚ Claudius. Queen Gertrude seems to be insecure and dependent of men‚ and her role raises more questions than it answers. Some questions it

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