Good morning/afternoon everyone. I am sure that many of you will agree with me‚ after studying and discussing in class war poetry‚ that war is destructive; it destroys properties and lives. It is also the meaning if not dehumanizing as Owen in his ’Dulce et Decorum Est’ has pointed out. The violence and destructiveness of war reduces men in the battlefield into something less than human; they are stripped of their dignity. Ultimately as Owen points out in his poem‚ war is senseless or futile. Whatever
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The poem "Homecoming" originates from Bruce Dawe. Its journey depicts the aspects of war and its devastations upon human individuals. Using mainly the Vietnam War as a demonstration for its destructions. Within this poem Bruce Dawe dramatizes the homecoming of Australian veterans’ bodies from Vietnam. This is clearly an anti-war poem‚ reproducing the sentiments of those who opposed the time when this war occurred. The poem starts of in what seems to be a monotone. With many simple verbs such
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The feature articles ‘No Time to Stop’ written by Kate Legge and ‘The Ugly Truth about Beauty’ by Julie Hosking‚ embody a range of generic conventions. Both articles make use of conventions such as a descriptive opening paragraph‚ graphics and omission‚ to allow the journalists to present their ideas and opinions effectively to the reader. A common idea evident in both texts relate to children and society; the first article conveniently stating that if only we more willing to help and were less engrossed
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world more clearly”‚ the poem “Enter Without So Much as Knocking” by Bruce Dawe‚ published in 1950 is true to this quote because it is outlining the passage from the hospital to the grave. It makes the reader realise that when you die you will eventually be forgotten‚ unless you have made an impact on the world. The persona in the poem is the man who’s being spoken about because it’s about his life‚ making him the subject matter. Dawe is a voice for the persona because he is telling the story about
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Write a review of Hamlet based on a viewing‚ whereby you ponder the question of the text’s enduring relevance. A news feature based on the play where having seen the play‚ you analyse why the play remains relevant to modern audiences. In itself becomes a text of textual integrity. How do people value it? Discuss some aspects that you would argue to allow the text to view it as something engaging and valuable. Hamlet Through Time Hamlet. Not just your typical revenge tragedy‚ but something deeper
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man‚ Marbuck‚ were with the silvertails upstairs from where they looked down on the seating known as "the blacks". Determined to tell a story that could be told only in Australia by Australians‚ Charles Chauvel made Jedda—-the first Australian feature film to use Aboriginal actors in the lead roles and the first to be filmed in colour. Set in the Northern Territory‚ it is the tragic story of a young Aboriginal girl of the Arunte tribe‚ adopted by a white woman‚ Sarah McCann‚ as a surrogate for
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Bruce Dawes poems explore the impacts of consumer culture and are an indictment of the growing materialism in modern society. In Enter Without So Much As Knocking (1962)‚ Dawe portrays a world dominated by consumerism‚ which has lead to `conformity‚ and eroded the individuality of many people. The idea that our view of the world can only be seen through television and that our experience of life is restricted and controlled by it is highlighted in the satirical poem‚ Tele Vistas.(1977) This idea
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Pornography- WRIGHT or WRONG In the past‚ the Australian federal government has explored the issue of pornography and has attempted to find out if teenagers are damaged by it. This approach to pornography is based purely on a medical model of- can porn damage your health. In order to answer this controversial question‚ we resort to many standard methods of medical research. But how can this research see into the mind of a teenage boys and
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How far is this true for the poetry of Bruce Dawe? How (ie through what techniques) Does Dawe achieve this? Discuss a maximum of 2 poems. Bruce Dawe is one of the most inspirational and truthful poets of our time. Born in 1930‚ in Geelong‚ most of Dawe’s poetry concerns the common person – his poems are a recollection on the world and issues around him. The statement ‘The poet’s role is to challenge the world they see around them.’ Is very true for Bruce Dawe‚ as his main purpose in his poetry was
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The reporter stated Shakara is a transfer student and has been in the current school district three months. According to the reporter‚ Shakara comes to school smelling like urine and feces. The reporter stated the child’s odor is very obvious and she is bullied by other students while in class and on the bus because of her smell. The reporter stated Shakara is constantly sent to the office because her odor is disruptive to her teacher’s class. On 10/26/15‚ Shakara smelled like feces and had something
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