2001 Past HSC Question – Journeys Elective 1 – Transformations How has the composer of the contemporary text used the earlier text to say something new? Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (hereafter referred to as R & G Are Dead) is a contemporary play composed in 1967’s by Tom Stoppard. It is essentially a play which takes place during Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Tom Stoppard uses two minor characters – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as well as the figure of the Player to present his
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Dead Man’s Shoes The story takes place in South Africa. It is about what happens after a local farmer dies in an accident. From all over the nearby area‚ bachelors‚ divorcés and widowers come to try if they have got a chance to fill out the dead man’s place. And there is many good reasons to try‚ because the widow is not only attractive‚ she is also rich. She and her late husband had made a very nice and wealthy farm. Besides that‚ there is not very many white women available in this area. The
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Anthem to Dead Youth What passing bells for you who die in herds? - Only the monstrous anger of the guns! - Only the stuttering rifles’ rattled words Can patter out your hasty orisons No chants for you‚ nor balms‚ nor wreaths‚ nor bells‚ Nor any voice of mourning‚ save the choirs‚ And long-drawn sighs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for you from sad shires. What candles may we hold to speed you all? Not in the hands of boys‚ but in their eyes Shall shine the holy lights of long
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The story of Speaker for the Dead is fixed in a world far way from earth‚ in which two communities exist. The human community‚ which colonized Lusitania‚ is bond together by the laws and regulations of the church‚ laws of God. The second community is made up of the alien species called the piggies‚ that were there long before the humans arrived. In the Speaker of the Dead‚ a community is symbolized as something positive that defines the personality of each individual. A Community plays an important
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Drop Dead Fred Issues of Abuse and Victimization Drop Dead Fred is a movie that explores emotional abuse of a girl named Elizabeth and how she copes with the abuse by escaping reality and creating an imaginary friend name Fred. This movie is sensitive to the character of Elizabeth in showing her growth throughout the movie and by using Fred to provide comfort in times of stress‚ companionship when she was lonely‚ someone to boss around when she felt powerless‚ and someone to blame for the
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Formed in 1960 amid the rise of the counterculture of the century in Palo Alto‚ California‚ The Grateful Dead was one of the most illustrious American Rock bands of the century. Making #57 on Rolling Stone magazines “Greatest Artists of All Time” issue and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‚ the band is acclaimed for it’s unique and expansive style. Ranging from blues‚ reggae‚ country‚ jazz‚ folk‚ and rock‚ the band had music that was unheard of and has sold more than 35 million albums
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“Dead Man Path” The short story‚ “Dead Men’s Path‚” by Chinua Achebe‚ in the short story Achebe addresses the cultural conflicts that exists between Michael Obi’s the central character “European” ideas verses “old” African customs. Obi has a total disregard for the people of the village and his colleagues. The story is set in 1949‚ a rural village in southeast Nigeria. Obi is willing to do anything to ensure that his educational mission is satisfied. He makes every effort to change everything
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DEAD MAN WALKING Dead Man Walking is a great book that deals with one of our nations most controversial issues: capital punishment. The books narrator‚ Sister Helen Prejean‚ discusses her personal views on capital punishment. She was a spiritual advisor and friend to two death row inmates; Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie. From her experiences‚ she developed views on the death penalty. She believed it was morally wrong and spoke openly about it. Sister Helen successfully defends
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Entry for Week 1 -- Critical History of “The Dead” I found it interesting that the city of Dublin could be thought of as a major character of Dubliners and/or of The Dead. From everything I have read so far‚ it definitely is obvious that Joyce was struggling with Ireland’s apparent unwillingness to define itself‚ either as Roman Catholic or as Protestant. And also‚ he feels that religion is too much the focus of the country‚ too strict‚ too regimented. Schwarz writes on page 67 that Gabriel
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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and The Dead by James Joyce can both be viewed as their authors’ views of sociology. The stories’ protagonists‚ Gregor and Gabriel‚ are both men of authority within their families‚ but experience events and circumstances that change their perspectives of the world around them. Both Franz Kafka and James Joyce employ the third-person point of view to describe and relay the situations of Gregor and Gabriel effectively. In The Metamorphosis‚ Kafka uses the third
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