Good morning guests‚ families‚ friends and fans of Siegfried Sassoon. Welcome to the 2017 Word Poets Festival held in the beautiful city of Sydney. We are here today to celebrate 100 years since Sassoon has released some of his most famous poems which at the time were highly controversial representations of the horror of war. “Suicide In The Trenches” is one of Sassoon’s most well know poems. Sassoon composed this poem to reflect on his own service and to show the effects of World War 1 on himself
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“There is no honesty in politics.” 800-1000 words STYLE: Expository PROMPT: Cartoon 3 AUDIENCE: Those concerned about the consequences of political dishonesty. Six years ago I sat in a classroom‚ pondering a matter which has come of interest once more. There is no honesty in politics. Being faced with this subject brings me back to one of my noteworthy days from back in primary school; voting period for the ‘grade fivers and sixers’. We had just heard speeches from a team of brave
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The world through the eyes of some can be looked at as a mirror. From birth we are beings that are constantly watching. Babies and kids watch everything that is put in front of them; parents‚ siblings‚ television‚ and other kids that are around. This is especially true when it comes to celebrities. Every day in the modern world we as a society are exposed to the media‚ which tells us that celebrities can be viewed as good or bad role models. There are many celebrities that can do good things for
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Animals to be classified: Hypocalymma Angustifolium‚ Hypocalymma Cordifolium‚ Xerochrysum Bracteatum‚ Xerochrysum Viscosum‚ Pteropus Poliocephulus‚ Petaurus Australis‚ Tachyglossus Aculeatus‚ Perameles Gunnii. Has roots‚ leaves and/or flowers? Yes (therefore Flora species) No (therefore Fauna species) Average height above 100 centimetres? Is the specimen nocturnal‚ its torso covered in fur? Yes No Yes Heart shaped leaves borne opposite each other and/or Newly grown stems
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Victoria. Journalist Kylie Hansen contributes a opinion piece “lame duck decision on shooting” March 2nd‚ 2009. Hansen ask many questions towards the Victorian Government decision allow the duck hunting season to go ahead. Despite the recent terrible bushfires and drought conditions‚ Hansen attacks at the Victorian Environment Minister‚ Gavin Jennings and the duck hunting population on their server animal cruelty. Cruelty to ducks and native birds of the environment should not be a part of anyone’s
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What is the real hell in Tomorrow‚ When the War Began; the new world or the descent of Satan’s steps? We all know Hell is a term used for the place where the deceased go down in the underworld to be punished for their sins. When we talk about Hell‚ it’s used as an expression to describe some kind of intense feeling. Hell can be the destruction of mankind or it can be a place that has been destroyed. In the novel Tomorrow‚ When the War Began‚ Hell is used to describe the new world that Ellie and
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place and it makes it very difficult for a viable ecosystem to establish itself and flourish. Main causes: Natural hazards are excluded as a cause of land degradation‚ however human activities can indirectly affect phenomenon such as floods and bushfires. Overgrazing by livestock can lead to land degradation. Land clearances such as clear cutting and deforestation have a big impact on Nauru. Agricultural reduction of soil nutrients through poor farming practices are also a major cause of degradation
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Australia’s Flora and Fauna Using the internet and the websites provided‚ answer the following questions and complete the profile. Questions 1. Define the terms: * Flora Plants * Fauna Animals * Monotreme A primitive mammal which lays eggs. Marsupial A mammal of an order (Marsupialia) whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch * Eucalyptus Fast-growing evergreen Australasian tree * Endemic (of a disease or condition)
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Chinua Achebe‚ author of “Things Fall Apart‚” reveals how having a bad or good reputation will affect the level of respect received in a community. Okonkwo’s reputation of pride is governed by his fear of failure‚ so he refused to be around those who do not succeed in order to keep his respect‚ power‚ and courage of strength. The actions of Okonkwo proves that he is well respected.The village of Umuofia shows honor and respect towards him for throwing the Cat “Amalinze”. It was such a huge accomplishment
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Wildfires are a very powerful and destructive for the ecosystem surrounding it. However‚ wildfires have positive aspects too. A wildfire is known as wildland fires‚ forest fire‚ vegetation fire‚ peat fire‚ bushfire(in Australia) or hill fire across the world. Uncontrolled fire often occur in wildland‚ but also could occur in houses or agricultural resources. Wildfires could be unnoticed at the beginning‚ but it could spread quickly igniting trees and houses etc. It could originate in any
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