Melina Marchetta explores the discoveries and changes encountered by an teenager‚ through the eyes of Josephine Alibrandi. Josephine is a 17 year old girl‚ with Italian heritage‚ throughout her life she has faced racial discrimination‚ further more she has encountered many offensive comments directed tat the scandal of her illegitimacy. Throughput her final year in high school‚ she comes to understand who she is and comes to understand what is important to her. For the whole of the novel Melina Marchetta
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students: Julie‚ Christina and myself. We chose blood pressure and blood glucose for our topic. Christina was chosen to be the group leader. Julie and I were considered the “listeners” of the group‚ meaning we would complete whatever task Christina assigned us. I think this worked out well because I believe that I work better when I have someone telling me what I need to complete. We all gathered information regarding blood pressure and blood glucose and emailed it to Christina. She then used that
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overall life satisfaction. A high score would be in the range of 74-76. Marylou Orozco scored a 72; Christina Gomez scored a 60; Colby Martin scored a 66. The second test that was given was Am I Engaged? This gives an idea of how much one is willing to persist in a task. A high score indicates someone who is immersed and absorbed in what they do. The scores range from 9-45. Marylou scored 27; Christina scored 34; Colby scored 19. The third test was How are You Feeling Right Now? The scores can range
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Analysis by Usama Ehsan The poem "An Apple-Gathering" by Christina Rossetti because is powerful and moving. This poem is about the narrator‚ who‚ after plucking blossoms from the apple tree‚ is surprised to find no apples there. The first quartet shows the narrator‚ probably because they looked pretty‚ "plucked pink blossoms from my apple and wore them all evening in my hair." She appeared disappointed and perplexed that there were "no apples there" in the "due season." Like many of
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aspires to be the first Alibrandi female to take control of her life. This motivation of freedom is strong in Josie and her rebellious ways demonstrate this. Christina is the result of the Italian culture and the clash it has with the Australian identity. From the time she was thrown out of home at 17‚ Nonna has always blamed Christina for Josies birth. Up until Francessca’s death‚ Nonna was forbidden to have any contact with her daughter. this exemplifies the authority an Italian male can exert
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change + quotes Narrative techniques used my Marchetta to highlight this Michael Andretti - Single minded - Not interested in being present - Cold and unwelcoming - Believed life was perfect before and when he initially met Josephine and re-met Christina - Arrogance ‘ don’t pity me‚ my life lacks nothing’ Gives the perception that he enjoys his life regardless of the recent discovery‚ perhaps not wanting to get involved with Josie and her mum - “I hate to tell you Josie‚ but I wasn’t aware of
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Dracula reflects both Bram Stoker’s context and his interest in controversial ideas. Use ‘Dracula’ and ‘Van Helsing’ to demonstrate what concepts and concerns have endured and how they have been represented in both texts. JUSTIN LIANG Dracula ( novel) written by Bram stoker is a text which reflects its English Victorian era context‚ where gender roles were repressed and science and religion had a conflicting relationship. Van Helsing (Stephen Summers) is a contemporary reproduction which demonstrates
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Communication and indexical reference. Philosophical Studies‚ 149(3)‚ 355-366‚ doi:101007/s11098-099-9347-0. Cheesebro‚ T.‚ O’Connor‚ L.‚ & Rios‚ F. (2010). Communication in the Workplace. Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Pearson Education‚ Inc. Sommers‚ A. L. (2000). Everything You Need to Know About Effective Communication at School and at Work. New York‚ New York: The Rosen Publishing Group‚ Inc.
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is strained by Christina not following Italian tradition (getting married and having children.) Katia‚ constantly wants Christina to follow tradition‚ like the Italian community does‚ however Christina feels that nothing she does will ever be good enough. “I’ve already disgraced myself in their eyes” (page 96) Christina says this to Katia‚ to explain that she can’t change their tarnished view of her. Michael’s actions show that he first ran away from tradition‚ by abandoning Christina‚ but now wants
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