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    How did the marriage between James Madison and Dolley Madison come about and why was it so successful politcally? Dolley Madison shaped the role of the First Lady to which all her successors had to live up to by successfully combining political knowledge and essential grace to influence relevant political figures regarding the well being of the Madison Administration. Dolley Madison‚ originally Todd Payne‚ was born to a wealthy Quaker family in North Carolina in 1768. The Todd Payne family

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    “20 Years after Dolly the Sheep Led the Way-Where Is Cloning Now?” by Karen Weintraub talks about the technology advances in cloning and how they can be used today. Weintraub discusses the benefits and dangers to cloning. Weintraub provides quotes from significant people throughout the article‚ in order to shed light on topic within cloning. She also provides information and opinions about each topic. Because of these factors Weintraub appears to be a credible unbiased author‚ that is capable of

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    Tim Winton’s novel Cloudstreet explores the theme of reconciliation thoroughly. Reconciliation can be defined as the acceptance‚ healing‚ understanding and moving on that takes place between characters‚ within themselves and between them and their environment. Winton’s attitude towards coming back to your home is very important to this theme. All characters seem to be searching for a place that brings them peace and comfort‚ and this plays a vital role in their journeys. There are conflicts and different

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    CLOUDSTREET- Characters The two families… Red Lamb Red is the tomboy of the family. She has a wicked humour an provides comic relief. Relationships: Red Lamb is the youngest girl of the Lamb family. Is a Tom Boy‚ very stubborn Timeline Prefers the city to the country‚ The lamb family goes crabbing‚ Red cops one in the chest. Becomes a nurse‚ Dolly Pickles She was an attractive woman‚ unfaithful‚ vanity‚ cynical‚ superficial; her beauty fades throughout the novel. She thrives

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    Idea/Theme Communicated/Technique Explanation Example/Quote Systems of Faith & Spirituality Pickles – Lady Luck/Shifty shadow Characterisations – the “funny” things they do. Eg spinning knives Plot – Fish drowning questions Oriels faith. (NS) Spiritual Fish – speaks in 1st person with purpose & spiritual perspective. It is this voice of Fish that gives insight into the spiritual realm that Fish exists in. Birds = spirituality. Represent ‘solid ground’ as well as spiritual freedom (Noah-dove)

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    ‘Winton’s Cloudstreet continues to engage readers through its narrative treatment of hardship and optimism.’ In the light of your critical study‚ does this statement resonate with your own interpretation of Cloudstreet? In your response‚ make detailed reference to the novel. The novel Cloudstreet‚ by Tim Winton resonates the idea of engaging readers through its focus on optimism despite hardship throughout the narrative. The text has the ability to be appreciated and understood through its textual

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    writer. Born in Perth‚ Western Australia‚ in 1960‚ he is the author of several novels for adults‚ including Shallows (1986)‚ a novel set in a whaling town‚ and Cloudstreet (1991)‚ the tale of two working-class families rebuilding their lives‚ both won prestigious Miles Franklin Awards in Australia. A theatrical adaptation of Cloudstreet toured Australia‚ Europe and the USA to universal acclaim. His novel That Eye‚ the Sky (1986) was adapted for theatre by Justin Monjo and Richard Roxburgh‚ and also

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    especially the areas around which he grew up. He returned to Western Australia to purchase a house on the coast and won his second Miles Franklin Literary Award in 1992‚ for Cloudstreet. Nearly twenty years later‚ he was to adapt this novel for the screen with American writer Ellen Fontana‚ as the three-part series Cloudstreet‚ which won him a Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards (Scripts) and drew nominations for both AACTA Awards and Logie Awards. Winton has written a number of children’s books;

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    Wilmut | Dr. Ian Wilmut with the year-old Dolly in 1997. Dolly was the first animal to be cloned from DNA taken from an adult animal. © Najlah Feanny/CORBIS SABA | James Ray | Shepherd University | 9/16/2011 | | Ian Wilmut is an embryologist from England that is arguably the most controversial researcher in recent history. He is considered to be the pioneer of cloning. He and his colleagues successfully cloned a lamb they named Dolly. He received many awards for his controversial

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    Pg 139-147 1. Quick plot section summary. Starts out with dolly looking to buy linoleum. Dolly walks past the cork trees and sees her cousin there who invited her to a party‚ which she rejects. Nan is not happy that Dolly walked past the cork trees. Errol arrives to talk to Gladys about the encyclopaedias but she’s not there so he stays to talk to dolly. They talk about their futures. We find out papa dear is in WA doing gods work. Dolly brings up a job opportunity which Gladys thinks is great but

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