The dead-ended street She stood in the middle of the street‚ where the wind washed on the sighing pavement with a hollow sound at midnight. Her empty eyes saw straight through the bleary neon lights flickering on and off the street signs. She looked and saw nothing‚ gulping in cleansing‚ scouring draughts of air. Her hair whipped around her face‚ and the world was reduced to fragments and blurs‚ spots and smudges of something unreal. A train whistled through the air behind her‚ silent as a
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HSC Physics Space 1. The Earth has a gravitational field that exerts a force on objects both on it and around it Define weight as the force on an object due to a gravitational field Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object‚ it is measured in kilograms (kg). The weight of an object is a measure of the force with which it is attracted by a gravitational force‚ it is measured in Newtons (N). It is directly related to the strength of the gravitational field at a point where the object
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memoir Romulus‚ My Father’‚ it is clear that both Romulus and Christina share the responsibility for her descent into depression and despair. However Romulus and Christina alone are not the only ones to blame for other exterior factor influenced her spiraling descent into a mental illness. It is hard to say which of Christine’s actions were caused by her‚ and which of them were caused by her mental illness. It was her actions‚ and no others that caused her to have the affairs that made Romulus push
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Below is a past HSC Trial Question. I have written some introductory paragraphs for you if you are thinking about using the film Dead Poets Society as a related text. You will need to include a paragraph that examines TWO scenes‚ with film techniques‚ and discuss how the concept of Belonging is explored in these scenes if you wish to use this text Q - The challenge to belong may be resisted or embraced. The challenge to belong may be resisted or embraced and this concept is explored in
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Script a speech to HSC students. With reference to ‘Disabled’ and one other poem‚ discuss the central themes and methods used to develop them. Good morning students‚ Wilfred Owen was a British soldier and poet in WW1. He was thoroughly shocked by the horrors of war and based his poetry on his various experiences. In his poem‚ “Disabled”‚ he highlights the loss and pity of war‚ while in his poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” he emphasises that there is no glory or honour in dying in war. Through the
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BELONGING NOTES! • Different environment& atmosphere contributes to our sense of belonging. • Adapting after a while strengthens the sense of belonging‚ knowing the place a bit‚ feeling comfortable. • Shifting back to civilization‚ feels out of place‚ not belonging‚ shifting in with different surrounding. • Upbringing places a part in our sense of belonging • Technology-internet-find someone with the same interest and sense of belonging kicks in. E.g. Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Bebo‚ Myspace. • Perspective
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English Essay Task 1 Term 4 HSC As an individual grows the end result is a person’s identity or sense of self. An individual’s perception of belonging is built upon their personal experiences and the affiliations they have forged within their own world. Experiences and relationships fabricate one’s personality and identity including their choice to belong‚ or not to belong. William Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Anh Do’s The Happiest Refugee delve into how belonging through relationships and the
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From your study of the poetry of John Donne‚ why do you think he is considered worthy of the study for HSC students today? The work of John Donne is complex poetic techniques that explore the spiritual‚ religious and metaphysical qualities of love. Different interpretations of his various types of literature can enlighten anyone on the subject of a physical love in contrast to a Petrarchan approach to love. These ideas and concepts can be seen in his poems “Batter my heart‚ three person’d God”
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Essay My father and I have an extremely close relationship different to any other father and son. I respect my father to any extent‚ I tell him all my secrets and my future aims. I always avoid from making him disappointed. I love him because he cares for me; he ensures I get a superior education and an excellent occupation in the future‚ so that my life is not difficult. My father takes me on holidays four or five times a year so that I have a pleasant life. My father had a restaurant in the
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HSC 51 Reflective account In my role as senior care worker‚ I work with variety of individuals including‚ colleagues‚ management‚ professionals‚ clients and their family members. The main group that I work with on day to day basis are residential clients that are both elderly and varied degrees of learning difficulties. These are individuals with limited ability to understand and process information given to them. This sometimes causes a barrier and challenge for the staff and especially for
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