Away by Michael Gow Half-Yearly Revision Act-by-Act Summary / Structure Genre: Form (Drama) As Away is a drama‚ it will be important for you to discuss the unique features of this form. You may wish to consider the following: Intertextuality: Shakespearean texts Away begins with the final scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (a comedy) and ends with a production of King Lear (a tragedy). These two texts frame the play and develop its major theme of reconciliation. Structurally‚ the orientation
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about ourselves‚ the world around us and life in general. This is particularly evident in the prescribed text “Away” by Micheal Gow in which the characters go through much pain and suffering to ultimately be cleansed by the natural world surrounding them. Characters such as Coral‚ Gwen and Tom find themselves taking journeys “away” from their usual existence and learn much from this. Micheal Gow is well able to express these journeys through his elaborate use of technique in representing the ideas of
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The Catalyst to the Korean War It is often thought of‚ as the “Forgotten War”‚ the Korean War took place between the years 1950-1953. Korea was a frequently fought-over peninsula in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Korea was dominated by China as a tributary nation for centuries‚ fought over by China and Japan in the first Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and fought over again by Japan and Russia in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)‚ both wanting it for colonization. It was annexed
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The Catalyst of My Life There’s always an agent for every renewal. The agent is the one responsible for the magnificent effect that causes a great impact into our lives. In my life there are so many dilemmas that I have encountered and I conquered all of those dilemmas because of the catalysts whom I considered as the hero to my life who always there for me in good times and in bad times. Of course I considered the Almighty God as my infinite hero but aside from God‚ without her I think my life
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Medea Revenge is the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for a wrong suffered at their hands. It is seen as a ‘wild justice’‚ and as revenge is entertaining (also allowing us to consider our own morals and beliefs) it is an enduring interest in literature. The desire for revenge is an evolved outgrowth of our human sense of unsatisfied reciprocity. Revenge has been evident in the early years of human life. For many tribal cultures‚ is one member of the family was killed or injured‚ it
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regards to climate change‚ it is often believed that the “hockey stick” graph is the only indication of detriment humans have caused to the world. So if someone can disprove the data from the graph‚ it is believed that all of climate change can be invalidated. However‚ Michael Mann refutes this belief wholeheartedly; the graph is based on data he and his colleagues comprised. To him this mistake in the public’s opinion was created on purpose to easily disregard the idea of climate change being true by
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the discontent between the two opposing forces‚ Americans and British‚ had been developing for years before the first shots ever had gone off to start the revolution. The reasoning for the tension between the two is traced back to one of the main catalysts being the Stamp Act that was imposed on New England colonies‚ then to one of the last being The Boston Tea Party that ended with British war ships being sent to Boston with attempts to keep in under control. In the beginning‚ New England were
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In the novel Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ there are three main sections‚ Solid‚ Liquid‚ and Gas. The main character‚ Kate‚ is very interested in science and the three titles are a metaphor for her state of mind throughout the book. The first section‚ Solid‚ shows how Kate is a stable and strong person. The next section‚ Liquid‚ is a time where Kate’s life is very inconsistent and she is unsure about herself. The last section‚ Gas‚ shows how Kate has accepted her fate and tries to help everyone
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Chapter 19 GOW Rhetorical Analysis Chapter 19 of the book The Grapes of Wrath presents historical background on the development of land ownership in California‚ and traces the American settlement of the land taken from the Mexicans. Fundamentally‚ the chapter explores the conflict between farming solely as a means of profit making and farming as a way of life. Throughout this chapter‚ Steinbeck uses a wide variety of persuasive techniques including parallelism‚ diction‚ and metaphors to convey his
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A phase transfer catalyst or PTC in chemistry is a catalyst which facilitates the migration of a reactant in a heterogeneous system from one phase into another phase where reaction can take place. Ionic reactants are often soluble in an aqueous phase but insoluble in an organic phase unless the phase transfer catalyst is present. Phase transfer catalysis (also PTC) refers to the acceleration of the reaction by the phase transfer catalyst. Phase transfer catalysts for anion reactants are often
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