personalities or situations represented. In various texts such as Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” and Leunig’s cartoon “Yet another picture with the wrong caption”‚ the composers bias is evident even though conflicting perspectives towards the personality are presented. Although conflicting perspectives are present in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”‚ the composers bias is still evident. Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” is a play which reflected the anxiety of England over succession of leadership. When the
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Yeats Conflict Essay Conflict is the basis of all human interaction and hence is an integral part of human life. Through ambiguous yet comprehensive treatment of conflict W. B. Yeats has ensured that his works stand the test of time and hence have remained ‘classics’ today. Through my critical study I have recognised that Yeats’ poems Easter 1916 and The Second Coming are no exception. Yeats’ poetic form‚ language and use of poetic techniques; such as juxtaposition‚ allusion‚ and extended metaphors
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HSUN TZU AND MENCIUS: Their Conflicting Perspectives of Society The Warring States period in China (453-221 BCE) presented a time of great confusion and chaos among the people of China. However‚ it was also a great period for the philosophy of Confucianism‚ with the teachings of Mencius and Hsun Tzu to lead the way for their lost followers. According to Hsun Tzu and Mencius‚ human beings give birth to their children with a sense of an inherent reaction to life. Without proper teaching‚ children
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Advanced English Telling The Truth Texts: The Justice Game (book) Bowling for Columbine (film) The Simpsons – Homer Badman (TV episode)?? Trials notes: • Further talk about Robertson’s civil rights agenda • Write in a way appropriate to text type – don’t rely on essay! If it’s a speech‚ address the audience often. General course notes: • All representations are tainted by perspective‚ bias‚ background‚ author’s intention‚ etc. • Truth cannot be represented with
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The Justice Game Thesis statements * Conflicting perspectives are often expressed by the common person‚ an individual may choose to accept one view point whilst in contrast to this‚ one may oppose – creating conflicting perspectives. Within the non-fiction text‚ ‘The Justice Game’‚ author Geoffrey Robertson has successfully revealed conflicting perspectives throughout various chapters. * Perspectives allow a subjective view on issues where an individual is influenced by personal values
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Discuss how conflicting perspectives on events‚ personalities and situations are represented in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and one related text. Written in 1599‚ Shakespeare’s historical tragedy Julius Caesar portrays the conspiracy against Julius Caesar‚ his assassination and the defeat of the conspirators. Julius Caesar is one of the many Roman plays that Shakespeare wrote based on true events from Roman history. This play presents varying perspectives on not only characters such as Julius Caesar
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others comes from power and status. In some instances the people of power have opposing views and conflict presents itself. Conflicting perspectives comprise a variety of issues of consequence relating to both society and the individual. For characters in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Stephen Frears’ film The Queen‚ the point of view of two individuals influences the perspectives within society. Power can be used to sway people’s attitudes and opinions. Often people can be steered in different
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Memory helps form the basis of history‚ whereas history can be used to clarify fragmented memories. For a true understanding of the past there has to be a balance between documented evidence and personal experiences and memories. In Mark Baker’s nonfiction biography ‘The Fiftieth Gate’ (1997)‚ and Roman Polanski’s film ‘The Pianist’ (2002) have both reconstructed the past through a combination of memories and historical documentation. The interplay of historical documentation and memories is
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Analysis: September 11: Bearing Witness to History The date of September 11‚ 2001 is a date that possesses great significance globally. To most‚ it is remembered as one of the greatest tragedies of Western Civilisation. The Smithsonian Museum and their representation of the tragedy‚ 9/11‚ makes apparent how one’s personal experience to a particular situation‚ fabricates what is considered ‘history’. On the home page‚ colouring is used in ‘September 11’ in which red is the predominant colour‚ connotating
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The Trials of Oz‚ The Justice Game by Geoffrey Robertson. The character is Richard Neville. ********************************************** They still send me Tharunka‚ the student newspaper of the Uni of New South Wales. I was its editor in 1963. It was confronting and radical then‚ and it still is today. Obviously‚ throughout my years at Oz‚ Tharunka’s influence was with me. The theme of this edition is free speech. How ironic! Nearly forty years ago Geoffrey reminded me that “free
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