"Explore how time and place are used in the prescribed speeches to shape the audience’s understanding of how knowledge of the past sheds light on the present" - HSC 2013 Speeches form an interpretation of historical events and values which are moulded around the speaker’s opinions and ideology. Paul Keating’s ’Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier’ 1993 and Noel Pearson’s ’An Australian History for Us All’ 1996‚ demonstrate a contrast between how a historical and contextual understanding
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divided‚ the culture‚ history‚ and adventure that it offers is strictly found in the state as a whole. The Great Lake State has culture everywhere. From the Ford museum to the largest lakes in the United States‚ the state is notorious as a whole. Michigan is known for its copiousness of Indian Reservations. Although there are many things to explore in the major cities in witch are the more industrialized part of the state‚ the agriculture is phenomenal. Due to the growth of the cities in the state the
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Essay 2 1400-1600 Define and explain the aims of the Enlightenment. The Age of Enlightenment is also known as the Age of Reason. It was the main intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century. It refers to the period between 1650 – 1800. During this period intellectuals and philosophers emphasised reason. The enlightenment was a historical change that had affected both politically and socially. Most people believed that the main ideas of the Enlightenment are : using
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Summary: Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide.(1) Most smokers have tried quitting throughout their life‚(2) but often fail because cigarettes contain a highly addictive substance – nicotine. Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs)‚ such as nicotine patches‚ are the most successful quitting method‚ yet fewer than 20% of quitters are successful.(3) Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may improve this success rate because they tackle addiction as well as associated
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What Does Christmas Mean? Christmas is considered a national holiday in many countries around the world. The celebration is held on the 25th of December annually. It is a celebration that embraces different cultures‚ and produces traditions that have stood the test of time. However‚ what does Christmas mean? What Does Christmas Mean? Christmas can mean a million different things‚ depending on who you ask. To some‚ Christmas is a time of celebration where families come together to eat and be merry
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body structures 2. Define the term physiology How the body parts work 3. What does the phrase‚ “form follows fuction”mean? The way something looks‚ is the what it does. Modified and designed Physical Laws Environment (Genes being 6’4 but not enough food to be that tall) Evolutionary Past (Humans on 2 legs) 4. Name and describe 7 levels of structural organization 1. Chemical Level a. Atoms/Molecules b. Body is composed of Carbon‚ Hydrogen‚ Oxygen‚ Nitrogen
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evident in Mean Girls and Destroying Avalon. The popular kids are known to us as the ‘A group’ from the novel and as the ‘Plastics’ from the movie. To begin with‚ the people from the Plastics and the A group are represented in both texts as the cliché or stereotypical bunch of popular people. By saying this‚ it is being implied that they demonstrate the hackneyed qualities of people with popularity. Both groups are stereotypically shown as being judgemental‚ two – faced‚ superficial‚ mean and exclusive
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we are constantly plagued by our own mortality. Death is one of the many things that we simply cannot escape‚ try as we might. This hopelessness has remained a constant throughout the entirety of man’s short existence‚ and will continue so. However‚ as with just about anything else‚ this sense of despair rises and falls in relation to the times. For example‚ wars exacerbate this; and WWI is not an exception to this‚ in fact this era contained more of this awareness of one’s impending doom‚ than most
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influenced period in one’s life‚ not only because it is the transitional phase to adulthood but the personality and character is also forged at this specific time. ”Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle‚ is a short story about three teenagers who portrays themselves as “dangerous Characters”‚ as the story unfolds they realize more and more that this behavior is simply not for them. The story suggests that people are capable of anything when they find themselves operating outside of social constraints. The
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are the feeling of aggression towards one another. In the short story‚ “Death By Scrabble” by Charlie Fish‚ a husband and wife are playing an intense game of scrabble on a hot summer day. The husband holds onto the grudge of loathing his wife and doing dull activities like playing scrabble on Sunday afternoons. During this game‚ the husband continues to contribute powerful and adverse words and comments about his wife. The text states “My cousin Harold swallowed a bee when he was nine‚ his throat
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