Exploring Transitions emphasises the importance of finding the balance between the needs of individuals and the needs of a wider community. As an individual explores transitions and looks to venture into new experiences there can be an upheaval of the equilibrium. A wider community can be impacted upon when a member of that group chooses to explore their options‚ for whatever purpose. In Billy Elliot‚ a film directed by Stephen Daldry in 2000‚ Billy’s challenging and exciting foray into the world
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Harwood Clearances by Seamus Heaney Colour Bar by Oodgeroo Noonuccal Couples by Kate Jennings Drifters by Bruce Dawe Father and Child by Gwen Harwood Kindness by Sylvia Plath Letting Go - Fay Zwicky Mother-Right by Adrienne Rich Refugee Blues by W. H. Auden. Sunburban Sonnet by Gwen Harwood The Applicant by Sylvia Plath The Conquest by les Murray The Late Ferry by Robert Gray The Mending Wall by Robert Frost We Are Going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal William Street by Kenneth Slessor Songs A Boy’s
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Margins-Hearts that need to be heard. Last week we looked into the marginalisation of aborigines through powerful poetry from writers of aboriginal decent. This week we will be exploring two poems. The first poem will be The Unhappy race by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and the second will be “Solitary Confinement” by Robert Walker But before we get started‚ let me explain to our new listeners the concept of marginalisation. What is and who is affected by marginalization. The term marginalization is the process
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far-reaching yet complex idea that is powerfully explored in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. It illustrates a variety of aspects of belonging‚ where it can be compared and contrasted with ideas in other texts such as Oliver Parker’s film Dorian Gray and Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem We Are Going. These texts present ideas of power and isolation‚ which consequently lead to individuals either belonging or not belonging to the community. Through the use of a variety of literary‚ film and dramatic techniques‚ the
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written about civil rights are often the most confronting‚ as they are relatable for so many people. Merry-Go-Round by Langston Hughes in 1942 uses a seldom-seen point of view to show the unjust of segregation in America. Civilisation by Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe in 1964 uses heavy contrast between her people’s traditional culture and the new Western life they were forced into. Caged Bird in 1969 and Still I Rise in 1978 both by Maya
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Ballad of the Totems Poem Analysis In the book‚ ‘The Dawn is at Hand’‚ written by Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ the first aboriginal to push for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights in Australia‚ had her book published in 1992. One of poems included in this book is the cultural Ballad‚ ‘Ballad of the Totems which communicates about family-concerning values of status and ones cultural differences and beliefs. By ultilizing these values‚ the poet is able to fabricate a domineering and tense mood within
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Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to places. Perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to places and their offers of‚ or lack of‚ the physical‚ emotional or spiritual support. Each place offers or has an absence of support‚ which in turn results in either the feeling of belonging or not belonging. In the three texts; “Swallow The Air” by Tara June Winch‚ the poem “Last of His Tribe”‚ and a Tropfest short film
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Poetry and song are important because they can effectively tell a story and represent the values and beliefs of someone or a culture. The poem “no more boomerang” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and the song “Thou shalt not steal” by Kev Carmody will be compared to see which is more effective at communicating the values of Indigenous peoples. To compare the two‚ I will look at the similarities and differences to evaluate the overall effectiveness. Both the poem and the song are about how white man came to
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Voices speech Introduction Good evening‚ thank you for inviting me here this evening. I would like to discuss how Carmel Bird’s non-fiction book The Stolen Children-Their Stories (TSC) and Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem‚ “We are going” (WAG) gives us an understanding of how Australian voices reflect Australian values. Both texts explore the unfair treatment and effects of suffering inflicted upon Aboriginal communities and individuals by past government’s policies‚ as well as western society’s disrespect
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As an Indigenous woman‚ Oodgeroo experienced first-hand the Assimilation policy and discrimination and thus‚ she shows her concern for the loss of freedom and culture of other Indigenous Australians through her poem “The Last of His Tribe”. This is evident in the first stanza when “change is the law. The new must oust the old.” Noonuccal’s use of modality for ‘must’ commands that the new‚ referring to the white Australians ‘must’ get rid of the old‚ referring to the Aboriginals. The emotive language
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