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    young age and crushed her dreams with a vicious hammer. She is the sad reality of all the women and girls in my country whose future is decided by this wheel mechanism rotating every day their pure dreams and fantasies‚ crushing

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    TV in my Country There are two main purposes of TV: educating/informing people and entertaining people. In this essay‚ I will look at how well TV in Britain‚ my country‚ achieves those purposes. The first purpose of TV is to inform and educate viewers. TV stations should regularly present national and international news. In addition‚ they should educate people about current affairs‚ health‚ history and science. British TV stations have regular news coverage. They also have several

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    individual we must strive to establish connections that allow us to actualize a sense of belonging. Today I aim to present to you the sources from where belonging can emerge. I will be making references to Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicles’ and ‘My Country’ by Dorothea Mackellar. Place can be a very important source of belonging for an individual. It is

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    My Country – Dorothea Mackellar My Country is an iconic nationalistic poem about Australia written by Dorothea Mackellar in 1908. Dorothea Mackellar was born in Sydney in 1885. Her education was comprised of private home tutoring until she attended University of Sydney. She travelled broadly with her parents and also become fluent in Spanish‚ French‚ German and Italian. She highly educated and lived an adventurous life. Though raised in a professional urban family‚ Mackellar’s poetry is usually

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    I come from the richest country in the world‚ yet also one of the poorest. While Venezuela has the largest reserve of petroleum in the world‚ besides uranium‚ gold‚ coltan‚ and anything you can ask for‚ there is hunger‚ illness‚ and poverty. If disgrace was awarded‚ we would win in so many fields: highest inflation‚ most dangerous cities‚ corruption‚ and even 2nd year as the country with the most misery‚ according to John Hopkins University. When I was 5 years old‚ I already knew who Chávez was

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    If I have a chance to change something in my country – India‚ then I would suggest increasing green areas in the country by planting more trees. Planting more trees helps the country in many ways. They not only give clean and fresh air to the country but also nice parks for the people. Trees and plants give clean and fresh air. Most of the cities in India are highly polluted. Pollution causes many diseases to the people. I have seen many of my friends suffering from allergies and breathing problems

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    Essay on ‘’My Little Bit of Country’’ ‘’My little Bit of Country’’ is an essay‚ written by Susan Cheever‚ about Central Park. Susan Cheever acts as the narrator‚ telling parts of her life story‚ from her childhood days until her present‚ from her point-of-view. The story takes place in the urban Manhattan‚ putting the New York City life in perspective‚ of a life in the suburbs. The story begins with the protagonists’ first memory of summer mornings in Central Park with her father‚ after his

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    My Little Bit of Country As humans we are always haunting the feeling of belonging. Not only the feeling of belonging to someone we love‚ but also figuring out the place where we feel home and safe. The feeling of belonging clarifies the ideal lifestyle for every individual. Some people find the feeling of belonging in a small suburb surrounded by an untamed nature. Others belong to a life surrounded by millions of people and skyscrapers. Once again‚ the feeling of belonging is a mindset that makes

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    How is an Australian Voice transgressed through the texts studied? The Australian voice is highlighted extensively throughout the inspirational texts‚ this creates credibility therefore helps the composers shape ideals. This is shown in the poem My Country composed by Dorothea Mackellar and in the visually stimulating urban poem‚ William Street written by Kenneth Slessor. Kenneth Slessor’s poem William Street demonstrates the use of an Urban Australian voice through the use of techniques and effects

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    Both artworks in Plate 1 (Otto Dix‚ Skull (Schädel) from The War (Der Krieg)‚ 1924) and Plate 2 (Andy Warhol‚ Skull‚ 1976) express differences surrounding the historical movements and events that may have influenced their work and what impact they had on their art making. The structural frame deals with identifying and interpreting how artists may use signs or symbols in their artwork. The cultural frame is concerned with understanding how an artwork is influences by the values of the society it

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