night he escorts a vulgar woman named Gladys Ponsonby home from a dinner party. Gladys‚ who is a little drunk‚ shows off a new portrait of herself that she had commissioned. She tells Lionel a secret - the artist‚ John Royden‚ paints all his subjects first in the nude‚ then in their underwear‚ and lastly in their clothes. He is shocked and correctly deduces that this is why all the wealthy women in town are rushing to have their portraits painted by him. Gladys then changes the subject and asks Lionel
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the contemporary play Rainbows End. Set during the 1950’s on the river ‘flats’ between the towns of Shepparton and Mooroopna‚ Victoria‚ Harrison shows how discovery has been altered by the past experiences of the three Aboriginal women‚ Nan Dear‚ Gladys and Dolly. The family portrays a sense of ‘loyalty‚ love and support for both‚ each other and the wider Aboriginal community.’ A sense of self-discovery is important within their culture as they are isolated and left out of the white society. Harrison
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involved in this case is about Gladys pregnancy and Timmy’s response for it. It is ethical for Gladys to apply for the job as she has got 15 years of experience. The owner should hire Gladys because she is the best applicant amongst the 10 applicants who applied for this job. Yes we think that she is the right choice for the company so they should not consider her pregnancy be the reason for not offering this job to her if she is physically capable of working. If Gladys is hired then we should consider
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in today‚ keep emotions secret. In the contemporary aboriginal play‚ ‘Rainbows End’. The composer explores that the need to belong is not necessarily consistent with age. The composer explores this assumption through three main characters‚ Dolly‚ Gladys and Nan Dear. Nan is apart of the stolen generation and therefore has not known belonging since she was a young child and she only knows a
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Jeane. Her mother‚ Gladys Baker‚ was thought to have slight mental health issues that later progressed and made it clear that she was in fact “insane”. Norma Jeane had a childhood that would shape who she became later in life. Yes‚ she was a great star‚ but she was also a completely different person. The person her half sister‚ Bernice‚ knew was not the same person that the woman walking down the street knew. Norma Jeane morstenson‚ born on June 1st‚ 1926 to single mother Gladys‚ would become one
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How have the perceptions of belonging or not belonging varied within and across the texts you have studied? The conceptions of belonging vary widely for both individuals and groups. The connections people make and the relationship one holds can be significantly affected by moments in time. These perceptions of belonging in its various forms are explored within the texts ’Rainbow’s End’ by Jane Harrison and Kate Jennings’ poem‚ ’Couples’. Both texts illustrate how different perspectives impact
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Idolization of Elvis Presley after death Elvis Presley was the first rock and roll star. He was born January 8‚ 1935‚ in East Tupelo‚ MS. Presley was the son of Gladys and Vernon Presley‚ a sewing machine operator and a truck driver. He and his parents moved to Memphis‚ TN in 1948 and Elvis graduated from Humes High School in 1953. Elvis Presley is one of the world’s most famous singers and icon of music and pop culture. His talent‚ good looks‚ sensuality‚ charisma‚ and good humor endeared him
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these interactions of belonging by utilizing the protagonists Gladys‚ Dolly and Nan Dear who desperately desire interactions with the white society. This is illustrated by the persona Glady’s who goes to great extent to interact with the bank manager to secure her daughter a proper job. This is portrayed by the steely tone “she’d fit in fine” with which she speaks to the Bank Manager about Dolly. This generates the determination in Gladys tone which emphasizes her desire to interact and assimilate
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|Gladys |Dolly | |Matriarch of the family‚ in her 60s |Nan’s daughter‚ Dolly’s mother‚ in her 40s |Daughter‚ shielded from the truth by Gladys and Nan until her own trauma | |Nan’s focus is on accepting her lot and surviving. Her approach to |Gladys reveres the young
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the first time it provides non-Aboriginal readers with knowledge of hidden indigenous history."[1] It gives them an insight into the lives of their ancestors and the atrocities suffered by them through the individual experiences of Morgan ’s mother Gladys‚ grandmother Daisy (Nan)‚ and her brother (Arthur Corunna). The book relies much on oral historical accounts of Morgan ’s family which can very much be extended to the experiences of the Aboriginal population of Australia in general. The inflow of
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