Speech Text Analysis In 1872 women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony was arrested for illegally voting in that year’s presidential election. She gave a speech following the incident‚ in an effort to persuade her audience of her innocence and of the injustice done against her. Susan B. Anthony’s speech on Women’s Right to Vote is an excellent example of what a good persuasion speed should be. She uses a circular pattern of organization to state her purpose in a tasteful and direct manner that
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just true for middle school‚ but also life in the 50s. The book The Outsiders focuses on two main cliques‚ the Greasers and the Socs. One might think that the name represents Greasers‚ and what they have to deal with‚ but the real outsiders are specific people. The outsiders are the people who dare to be different from the stereotype of their group‚ who believe people should be judged on who they are‚ not social class. Major outsiders in the book are Darry‚ Ponyboy‚ and Cherry Valance. Darry is the
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The movie Fight Club is a story of one man’s struggle to gain control over his life. His masculinity has become so repressed by his upbringing and society that the only way he can do this is to create an alternate personality. The Narrator’s alternate personality is Tyler Durden‚ the ultimate alpha-male. The Narrator is also interested in Marla Singer‚ who is going through the same type of struggle that he is except she has more confidence then he does and is a stronger character. The film is of
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How does your related material portray aspects of belonging and not belonging? An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit the experience of belonging. The film Gran Torino‚ displays a great understanding of who belongs in a community and the experiences they have with each other‚ although alienation does take place through events in which occur. You acquire a sense of warmth with the characters feeling and attitudes they have with each other through the
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Belonging Question: “A sense of belonging requires an understanding of one’s past”. To what extent is this notion of belonging explored in your prescribed text and 1 related text? Response A sense of belonging can be found in many different places. But for one to belong to self‚ group or place one must fully understand one’s past. Peter Skrzynecki’s “10 Mary Street” and “Migrant Hostel” are two poems that explore his past‚ showing his attitudes and his quest to belong. Another text that explores
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Related text to whose life is it anyway? – Power and the individual What ideas of power are represented in “whose life is it anyway” and the related texted material you have chosen and how does the related text link to the prescribe text? There are many ideas and reasons why My Sisters keeper and whose life is it anyway have similar relations to the power and the individual. For one the battle of individual rights‚ Both Anna and Ken fight for their individual rights to their Body and life. Ken
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Question: Significant moments in time shape our understanding of belonging. Link this to belonging. To be effective a belonging text needs interesting characters‚ a developed structure‚ narrative elements and significant moments to shape our understanding of belonging. To create significant moments in time in a belonging poem the poet needs poetic techniques and structural techniques to create a connection and sense of acceptance. To also create significant moments in time in a story the composer
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The outsiders by S.E Hinton should be taught in school. This book should be taught in school because it is very much like real life today so it could teach kids what not to do. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a story about a boy named Ponyboy and his friends who are constantly getting in trouble and being judged for being “greasers”. Ponyboy is an interesting character because he is different from his friends‚ but gets caught up in gang conflicts. There are many examples in The Outsiders showing
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Banned Book Report The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton was written in 1967. This novel tells the story of the conflict between two different social groups‚ the greasers and the socs. The socs were the socials who lived in the rich part of town‚ and the greasers were the lower class youths. This novel tackles issues such as violence‚ class conflict‚ and prejudice. The novel takes place in the early sixties. The Outsiders examines how two different groups compete‚ and unite for survival‚ which is often
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HSC Subject Guide Belonging 2009 HSC: Area of Study – English - related material English HSC 2009 - 2012 is Belonging. What does belonging mean? From the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus: belong‚ verb‚ 1) to be rightly put into a particular position or class; 2) fit or be acceptable in a particular place or environment; 3) belong to be a member of; 4) belong to be the property or possession of. Belonging‚ noun‚ affiliation‚ acceptance‚ association‚ attachment‚ integration‚ closeness‚ rapport‚
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