Synopses One: Character – Old man from the ‘Bush Undertaker’ For the first entry in this reading journal‚ I chose to talk about the Old Man from Henry Lawson’s Bush Undertaker. Initially‚ the Old Man piqued my interest because he seems like the typical representation of a historical Aussie battler and consists of many of the cultural attitudes most commonly attributed to Australians. After all‚ he is an aging shepherd making a living on his own except for his loyal canine companion‚ Five Bob. However
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Beginning with the longer two stories‚ ‘At the Bay’ and the titular ‘The Garden Party’ sets the tone for this collection. Mansfield deals with a wide variety of themes that ranges from family relationships‚ life and death‚ love and the coming of age through quiet musings and monologues. Underlying themes for this selection of stories are social and class issues. Mansfield selects characters who are outsiders to explore social predicaments. There is the strained young father (‘At the Bay) and
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a big impact on the workings and revenue of the music industry. It has forced the industry to change and adapt (Blethen). These changes have had both positive and negative effects on the music industry‚ effecting all people within the business (Mansfield). Some people share the opinion that the industry having trouble and is in turmoil (Sloan). Others think that the internet has helped the industry with its growing success and will only make it better (“A Change of Tune; The Music Industry”). The
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In Willa Cather’s Paul’s Case‚ the author suggests that if a person can’t find his right role in society‚ he will try to escape it or failing to escape it will destroy himself. This story depicts a young man Paul who hates his ordinary life‚ and escapes to a luxury life he has been desiring eventually commits a suicide. The various settings of this story not only clearly reflect Paul’s sentiments between depression and happiness through different location but also reinforce the reason why Paul takes
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Crivelli’s painting shows the Madonna behind the inscribed marble slap delicately holding the infant Christ. Christ is sitting on a cushion‚ holding a bird and surrounded by a carnation‚ cherries and a book of hours. Set against a fading blue background‚ behind them are two angels and above the group of figures is an array of fruit hang overhead. While retaining strong iconography of the christian imagery before its time‚ Crivelli’s Madonna and Child with Two Angels changes some of those details
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References: Machiavelli‚ Niccolo‚ and Harvey C. Mansfield. The Prince. Second Edition ed. Chicago and London: University of Chicago‚ 1998. Print. -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Machiavelli‚ Niccolo‚ and Harvey C. Mansfield. The Prince. Second Edition ed. Chicago and London: University of Chicago‚ 1998. Print.(11)‚45. [ 2 ]. Machiavelli‚ Niccolo‚ and Harvey C. Mansfield. The Prince. Second Edition ed. Chicago and London: University of Chicago‚ 1998
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Me‚ first published in 1961 (Karr). This was a positive experiment because by publishing his experiences it crossed racial lines and made Caucasian people‚ as well as African Americans‚ rethink their views. Griffin was born and raised in Mansfield‚ Texas and in 1969‚ he persuaded Sepia Magazine to finance and publish an experiment where he toured the southern states disguised as an African-American (Karr). He started his experiment in New Orleans‚ where he found a dermatologist who would help
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The selected passage is from the end of the short story Miss Brill‚ beginning where Miss Brill sees the boy and girl who sits down on the bench near her right to the end of the story. In "Miss Brill‚" by Katherine Mansfield‚ we are introduced to the titular woman called Miss Brill who finds Sundays magical until she is forced to step out of her daydream and face reality. Every Sunday Miss Brill‚ who is presumed to be an English school teacher‚ goes to the Jardins Publiques and takes her "special
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A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield The fragment analysis is taken from the short story “A cup of tea”. It is written by one of the New Zealand most well-known short story writer Katherine Mansfield. It’s my first reading experience with this author‚ but it’s lucky one. On the other hand‚ it’s difficult to understand author’s language. Therefore‚ I read this short story twice. To be honest‚ when I read the story‚ I thought “how absurd this is‚ how she can write uninteresting
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overcoat was frayed and worn‚" which shows that the suit does not fit him. He symbolizes a past life which he still holds on to. He entered the room "suave and smiling" showing that Paul thinks he looks good in his outfit. The opal pin and the red carnation are Paul’s attempts increase his attractiveness and classiness. They distract the teachers from the imperfections on his jacket‚ which symbolizes the aspect that Paul hates about himself. Throughout the story‚ Paul is trying to cover up who he really
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