the struggles of others. Henry Lawson’s short stories ‘The Drover’s Wife’ and ‘In a Dry Season’ evoke a harsh‚ arid landscape but also sympathetic characters that struggle to survive. In contrast‚ the ballad ‘The Man From Snowy River’ by A.B (Banjo). Patterson entices us in a world of action‚ excitement and mountain beauty that draws the audience into the world of the ballad. Thus images absorb us but we may feel that we are spectators or participants in the world of the text. Henry Lawson
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“The Man from Ironbark” By A.B Patterson ‘The man from Ironbark’ is a humorous poem by Banjo Patterson. It is a ballad about a man from Ironbark who wants to get his hair and beard shaved in Sydney. This is so when he goes back to Ironbark he’ll be a ‘man or mark’. Unfortunately for him the barber there likes to play ‘tricks’ on people. The barber shaved his beard then dipped the razor in boiling water. Using the back of the razor he slashes it across his neck making the Man from Ironbark believe
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SARAH BRODIE SPEECH Bravery‚ Courage‚ War‚ Victory‚ Strength…. The little guy. The underdog. These concepts are all key to the Australian experience. These are only some of the values that define Australians. After the war‚ poets like Banjo Patterson‚ were trying to lift peoples spirts‚ as one of the best ways to excape from reality is through litreture. This was one of the best times for Australian poets as people wanted a way out‚ some ulternate universe where everything ends in a happily ever
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There were several reasons for Australia to federate in 1901. * Trade: There were steep tariffs imposed on the transport of goods across the borders of the states. Federation would remove these tariffs and allow for free trade between the states. * Unions and labour laws: It was hoped that labour laws would be standardised across the states with Federation. The great Shearers’ Strike of the 1890s had resulted in the formation of workers’ unions‚ and the newly-formed Australian Labor
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literary and historical evidence. The majority of the evidence‚ are extracts taken from the Sydney Bulletin‚ a paper edited by J.F Archibald. Writers included "the three greatest ’nationalist’ writers of the ’nineties"‚ as Ward called them. They were Banjo Paterson‚ Henry Lawson‚ and Joseph Furphy. Ward believed that their works were hard fact - a reflection of the emergence of a distinctively Australian way of life in the outback. This evidence however is rather selective. It appears that Ward has only
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"Brotherhood was never like it; friendship is not the word; but deep in that body of marching men the soul of a nation stirred" so wrote Banjo Paterson in his poem "Australia Today 1916". Australia had only been a commonwealth for one hundred and five years‚ yet already a strong nationalism had emerged. An Identity. The words larrikin‚ mateship‚ accent‚ sporting‚ culture and independence come to mind. The way in which I will construct Australian Identity is through use of the autobiography of
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English Stage 6 Annotations of texts prescribed for the first time Higher School Certificate 2009–2014 Annotations of texts prescribed for the first time for the Higher School Certificate 2009–2014 COMMON CONTENT TYPE OF TEXT Prose Fiction TITLE The Namesake AUTHOR Jhumpa Lahiri COURSE: Standard and Advanced AREA OF STUDY: Belonging DESCRIPTION This Area of Study requires
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Question 1: (a) (1) The sale of Southport‚ pay-out of mortgage and investment of excess funds into a term deposit is consistent with the advice recommended in the Statement of Advice (“SOA”) . The recommended retirement date remains 31 December 2016 . (2) Although not included in the SOA‚ the $20‚000 gifted to the other children will not greatly impact the preferred retirement date at the end of 2016 . Note that these gifts will not be deductible for income tax purposes. (3) Although no
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Reader Positioning Narratives encourage us to feel a particular way about the events and people in them. They often encourage us to align ourselves with one character in a narrative and not with others. To align ourselves with a character means to be on their side or empathise with them. They might encourage us to feel sorry for character or admire them‚ disapprove of them or fear them. This is called reader positioning: narratives position reader to adopt particular feelings or attitudes.
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stringed instruments like the banjo and guitar has changed and evolved over time due to: cultural movements‚ technological advancements‚ innovation‚ diffusion and migration. Certain stringed instrument designs and styles evolved independently in different cultures as inventions. These instrument designs were a byproduct of the musical traditions of each society. They evolved with the changes in that society and also due to diffusion and migration. The banjo traces its origins to several
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