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    Good morning‚ everyone. I’m Olivia‚ I shall be speaking today about the protest song - ‘I was only nineteen’. Firstly‚ let me tell you exactly what a protest song is. Protest songs have often proven to be an effective tool in creating awareness of social and political topics. Some of the most popular protest songs have changed the history of the world. ‘I was only nineteen’ was written by John Schumann and Trevor Lucas produced it. The song was released in March 1983. The song was released during

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    The text I have chosen to analyse in this written review is called ‘I Was Only Nineteen’‚ but also goes by the names ‘Only Nineteen’ and ‘A Walk in the Light Green’. It was composed by John Schumann‚ the lead singer/songwriter of the folk group Redgum. This examination will focus on topics such as the poetic techniques used‚ how Australian identity is portrayed‚ the effect the text has on the reader and my opinions. I Was Only Nineteen tells the story of an Australian digger’s experiences

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    process‚ I would want to be young for the rest of my life. The best part about this is that I would be able to be in fit without my body giving up on me. My body wouldn’t break to where other people would have to take care of me. I would spend most of my time experiencing life still exploring different places and meeting many woman. Through all of these adentures I would take my wingman Mr.Benson with me on these adventures as well. Other people will be involved as well. The other stuff I would do

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    NARRATIVE WRITING I realized he was only human when… It is our annual camping time of the year‚ 4 of us‚ James‚ Tom‚ Benjamin and myself will go camping at different campsites every year. It is to foster strong relationship and bond with one another. The campsite was as Woodsville marshlands‚ it is a quiet and calm forest covering an area of 200 hectares with certain areas of swamp‚ it is recommended for seasoned campers like us. We spent a week to gather our supplies that contain foodstuffs

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    Albert Einstein said‚ “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” When he made this comment‚ I imagine Einstein was only observing his success as a physicist. It was not meant to be profound or meaningful‚ but simply an explanation of his abilities. From a very young age I have been viewed as exceptionally intelligent. My classmates have always asked me how I do so well‚ and I usually provide a statement similar to Einstein’s. Although I was born with a tendency to be “smart”‚ my

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    attention and affection XXXX. The effects of "dethronement"‚ or lack thereof in the case of only children‚ determine such personality traits as responsibility‚ attitudes toward authority‚ self-esteem‚ and achievement motivation. According to this theory‚ oldest children are significantly different from youngest children because the first-borns suffer the effects of dethronement while the youngest children do not. Only children possess the characteristics held by first-borns before their "dethronement" occurred

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    2012 WA 1: Narrative Essay‚ Only Daughter‚ prompt 2 I trace the development of my upbringing and think to myself that I can’t believe I have become the woman my father would want me to be. He was Hispanic with strong morals. He would be fifty years old and still pressuring me to respect another and myself‚ work hard and work to succeed. I was the youngest of three girls and we three needed to grow with those thoughts in our heads. Cisneros says‚ “Being only a daughter for my father meant

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    Only Daughter In the essay entitled “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros‚ she wrote about her life growing up in a Mexican-American family of nine; to which she was the only daughter. Although her father did love her‚ he did not show it much at all. The effects on Cisneros’s life due to her father’s lack of attention while growing up were: Spending time alone‚ attending college‚ and becoming a professional writer. The first important effect due to Cisneros’s father’s lack of attention was

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    Cisneros Only daughter Comprehension 2] Sandra Cisneros had six brothers in her family. Boys were considered to be more significant than girls because they were the bread earners. Cisneros was the only daughter in her family of nine. She always used to spend time by herself because her brothers were ashamed of playing with a girl in public. She compares how being the only daughter made her feel lonely around her six brothers and therefore she said that‚ she was only a daughter. 3] Being only a daughter

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    [pic] Answer to Question No.1 The most important key difference regarding the first day of work for Jill and Ben is the Induction and orientation which basically happened with Jill in very professional manner with manager meeting her and making she familiar with her new office and by making comfortable with introducing to her colleagues. She was then provided with her proper schedule for next course of action followed by series of online orientation courses and making her known about company’s

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