How does Nowra portray the idea that ‘madness’ is a matter of perspective? Throughout the play ‘Cosi’‚ the audience witness the lives of mentally ill people unfold before them. Louis Nowra uses black comedy and a play-within-a-play structure to force the audience to see the characters as “normal people who have done extraordinary things” rather than just their mental illnesses. Ecplored though the actions of the government in the Vietnamese war that lead to strong anti-war attitudes and a seemingly
Premium Psychology Psychiatry Mental disorder
Reflective Log – Aseptic Technique In this reflection I am going to discuss a procedure that I have carried out whilst I have been on placement and the importance of infection control using the Aspetic Non Touch Technique (ANTT). The procedure I am going to discuss is a dressing change to a leg ulcer which took place during a routine home visit with the community nurse. I am going to use Gibbs Model of Reflection (1988)‚ to reflect on the experience and evaluate my thoughts and feelings of the procedure
Premium Medical hygiene Infectious disease Aseptic technique
An introduction to Cosi ouis Nowra was inspired to write Cosi after a visit to a performance of Hello Dolly with a group of mental patients in 1970. He worked with this group of patients to produce a version of Trial By Jury which helped many of the patients to “blossom” and also revealed the ignorance of a student leader who ridiculed the patients’ efforts. Nowra claims that the play is a combination of fact and fiction. In Cosi‚ a mature Nowra looks back and evaluates his youthful self and the
Premium Vietnam War Love
Niki Caro directed the film ’The Whale Rider’. She has used a number of cinematic techniques in this film to create atmosphere and sometimes show what the character is feeling. These three well-used techniques are camera shots‚ lighting and sound and dialogue. By using these techniques Niki has created a film that is emotionally connected to the viewers. Firstly‚ Niki Caro has used lighting incredibly well in this film. For some scenes in the film the lighting effects used gives us an insight into
Premium Whale Rider Film
AUTOGENIC RELAXATION TECHNIQUE This relaxation technique is based on a form of self-hypnosis and is taught to the patient by the therapist. The patient is given the following instructions: * Lie in a comfortable position and breathe slowly and deeply. * Imagine a warmth and heaviness beginning at your toes‚ then spreading to your lower legs. * Legs begin to feel heavy. * Enjoy the warmth‚ heaviness and relaxation of your legs. * Imagine that the warmth and heaviness is spreading
Premium Travel English-language films Thought
‘Statement to the Knesset’ Anwar el Sadat‚ 20 November 1977 1. Read the full transcript of the speech 2. Annotate speech – noting rhetorical techniques‚ structural features and values/ memorable ideas 3. Read Stanners notes and add to your understanding of context and rhetorical strategies used 4. Read and complete the following Audience * The Knesset is the Israeli Parliament * The speech was also broadcast live all over the world Context * Born in 1918 in Mit Abul
Premium Israel Rhetorical techniques
in which we move from naivity to maturity. In this proccess we learn new things about ourself that help us grow and become wiser and better people. The texts cosi by louis Nowra‚ the film groudhog day and the poem the road not taken all depict journeys of the mind and spirit which open up a greater understanding of the sense of self. In cosi louis nowra presents the inner journey of lewis‚ a young first time director who is hired to direct a play to bring the inmates of an asylum ’out of their shells
Premium Grammatical person Choice Poetry
Documentary Film Techniques Ambient Sound This is sound that is present‚ or available‚ in the context of the scene being filmed. It may consist of the background sounds such as traffic‚ birds‚ wind‚ children playing‚ machines working etc. Archival footage Use of direct cinema or other documentary footage or photographs from the past in order to review events that took place in the past or provide some perspective on events from the past. Bird’s eye view A shot in which the camera photographs a
Premium Film techniques
focus on two different journeys‚ one from Louis Nowra’s comic play‚ ‘Cosi’ and the other from Ben Stiller’s movie‚ ‘The Secret life of Walter Mitty’. Going through a personal journey will come with many challenges to overcome‚ whether it be big or small. It might be difficult to overcome let alone maintaining the shock of the challenge. The Attitudes of others may implement the difficulty of overcoming that challenge. Nowra’s Cosi shows a good example of this Challenge in Act two‚ Scene two. Lewis
Premium The Secret Life of Walter Mitty The New Yorker Walter Mitty
ENGLISH FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASK YEAR 11 – STANDARD Jenai Lawrance TASK 4: THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE -ESSAY ON ‘COSI’ ‘’Drama allows us to examine our national identity through characters and conflict’’. Discuss this statement with reference to the play you have studied in class. The play ‘Cosi’ composed by Louis Nowra and set in Melbourne during the early 1970’s allows the audience to reflect on what it mean to be an Australian in the era and in modern times. Through the eyes of
Premium Vietnam War Love Interpersonal relationship