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    Distinctly Visual Essay

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    Distinctly Essay A distinctively visual text influences our view of the world‚ and object or a person by the composer presenting us with new ideas and emotions that let us see from another point of view. Henry Lawson is an Australian writer that has the ability to twist his readers into his stories so they understand the true feelings and emotions of the characters. He presents us with the idea the bush is a negative place to live. But all Australians have a connection with it. Distinctly visual

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    Discuss the statement. “Where you live defines your sense of Belonging” The statement‚ “Where you live defines your sense of Belonging” implies that the location and setting in which you live‚ defines your sense of belonging. This is not wrong in saying this‚ but it is not the only aspect to belonging. The ideas of belonging‚ or of not belonging‚ vary. They are shaped within personal‚ cultural‚ historical and social contexts. A sense of belonging can develop from the connections made with people

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    them as he was able to identify himself with loneliness and isolation. He knew the feeling of being alone during his unhappy childhood. “He felt things deeply and wrote with his heart’s blood”. He brings in the aspect of isolation in the story “The Drovers Wife”‚ in the instance when the drover’s wife rode nineteen miles carrying a dying child to civilization to get assistance to try and save him. The nineteen miles to civilization point up how remote bush citizens were and how dependant and resourcefulness

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    Distinctively Visual

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    There is a sense of isolation in the description of the Drovers Wife‚ a sense that she and her family are cut off from the rest of the world also that the house they live in reflects this sparseness. “the two-roomed house is built of round timber‚ slabs‚ and stringy-bark‚ and floored with split slabs. A big bark kitchen standing at one end is larger than the house itself‚ veranda included” The vivid description of the bare outback setting makes the reader feel as if though this woman is cut off

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    The Gospel According to Mark

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    Jorge Luis Borges THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK (1970) Translated by Norrnan Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)‚ an outstanding modern writer of Latin America‚ was born in Buenos Aires into a family prominent in Argentine history. Borges grew up bilingual‚ learning English from his English grandmother and receiving his early education from an English tutor. Caught in Europe by the outbreak of World War II‚ Borges lived in Switzerland and later

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    Banjo Paterson is far and away the best known of Australian poets - and not just for his ubiquitous masterpiece "Waltzing Matilda". His poems of the Australian bush capture the ’feel’ of country (at least from my perspective) vividly - the wide open spaces‚ the sweep of the sky reaching down to the horizon‚ the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended‚ And at night the wond’rous glory of the everlasting stars are what I mostly associate with the Australia of song and story. Clancy of the

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    Distinctively Visual Speech Distinctively visual is language that shows visually the similarities and differences between characters. We may also perceive a distinct visual image from setting and characters. The language used in the text will provide visual examples of setting‚ characters and time. Short stories create meaning within texts‚ about others and the surrounding world. This is shown in Henry Lawson’s short stories “The Drover’s Wife” and ”In the dry season” as well as the poem “Nesting

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    Identity is not static

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    communication with others. The people we choose to be around with affects how we identify ourselves. Our friendships in and out of school play a big role in shaping how we act towards certain situations. A reference to Henry Lawson story about the drovers wife would be after her husband abandons her and she if left with her children. Her identity is forced to grow‚ and she is shaped into a stronger and supportive mother‚ although her old traits are still there‚ new ones have been added‚ strengthening

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    1968 Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley wrote “The Boxer”‚ a modern rock ballad. This narrative poetry tells the story of a young man struggling financially to make ends meet in a down economy. Like all narrative poetry‚ it tells a story of true life emotions that people can relate to. At the time‚ the economy in the United States of America was weak and thus many Americans were struggling financially. During this economic crisis‚ this ballad was popularized by the famous Simon and Garfunkel musical duo. While

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    bush with no horizon isolated Nineteen miles to the nearest sign of civilization Follows a conventional narrative structure Complication‚ ‘Snake! Mother snake!’ Story is developed through flashbacks this allows Lawson to develop the character of the drovers wife and show her tenacity ‘She thinks how she fought a flood during her husband’s absence’ Shows her emotional side‚ and the hardships ‘She cried then’ Though she is still able to laugh ‘Then she laughed’ [fingers through the hankie] The conclusion

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