conscious and he’s the only one I can blame. I don’t think I can forgive him. What am I going to do with my life now? I can’t play footy‚ cricket‚ swim‚ and even write. I’ve got future of endless misery for trying to help my mate. Why me? Chapter 5- Tom is really upset by Daniel’s behaviour towards him at the beach. Write his diary entry for that day. The silence‚ the darkness. I’ve seen it before‚ the night of the crash. I saw the anger in his eyes. Man sometimes Daniel annoys me It haunts my
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Tom Brennan Prologue- ‘Sounds of feet shuffling along the concrete’ – sensory imagery. ‘Past the ugly words that told us we were no longer wanted’ – negative connotation ‘Silhouettes of houses slipped past before I could catch them’ – personification + alliteration ‘Down‚ down we glided in silence’ – repetition [giving a sense of downfall in their life + highlighting the sense of secrecy and contact] ‘I pushed our Ford Falcon station wagon out of the garage’- forced to leave To be able
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On 1934‚ 17 year old Crystal May was in her bedroom getting ready for the night she has always waited for‚ prom. Brian May‚ her sweetheart all through her high school year and former husband was taking her to her senior prom. Crystal had a long‚ light blue dress with little diamonds all over the pretty dress‚ diamonds because that was crystal’s favorite jewel‚ she felt like a queen. Now crystal is 76 years old‚ living in an apartment in new york city her life is coming to an end very soon because
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DANIEL THE ONLY ONE TO BLAME IN THIS STORY? Daniel Brennan is the main character of the story‚’ Tom Brennan’. He plays an 18 year old son‚ who makes a decision that completely ruins his life and his reputation. Before the accident‚ Daniel had the dream life any teenage boy could ever want. He was five-eight and his brother Tom was half-back‚ they worked as a team. All that is over now. The story begins with the Brennans fleeing town. They packed all their
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Tom Brennan essay In “The Story Of Tom Brennan” written by J.C Burke in a story about destruction‚ guilt and shame through the story there are allot of up and downs after the crash the family is not the same and tom knows that it will never be the same the story uses destructive power to add some problems to the story to keep it going the crash causes a couple of problems to everyone not just the family the whole community is effected guilt tom and kylie both feel guilty like they were the cause
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Does literature accurately reflect the experiences and concerns of modern youth? “The Story of Tom Brennan”‚ reflects modern youth‚ by relating to situations such as teenagers experiencing loss from accidents whilst one is drunk driving‚ it is an excellent book for young teenagers to read‚ they get to understand the authors view on how drunk driving accidents effect families and loved ones so very much. “Go Ask Alice” is also another fantastic book‚ written straight from the diary of a young
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I am Tom Brennan‚ it has been 10 years since accident happened. My older brother Daniel has been released from prison 5 years ago. First five years after accident‚ my family decide to move to somewhere else. My sister and I found a school‚ we made lots of new friends. My mother was in tears all days‚ we persuaded her some days‚ about one year later‚ she pull up her slacks. That day was cloudy. It may rain every minute. I went with my parents to take my brother Daniel home. He has changed. His face
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essential part of growing up in our life. 3.1 Identify the transitions experienced by most children and young people. The progression from childhood trough adolescene to adulthood necessarily involves change. All children and young people will experience some changes in their daily lives as mentioned before part of growing up. Some changes can be foreseen or even planned. These transitions are: - birth itself - from milk to solids - from crawling to walking - from being feed to feeding ourselfs
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change and prolonged suffering. The novel‚ ‘The Story of Tome Brennan’ by JC Burke is the epitome of the ways in which an individual’s attitudes about their life can be greatly challenged and reformed due to the catalyst of tragedy. Comparably John Schmann’s song‚ ‘I was only 19’ and Gwen Harwood’s poem‚ ‘Father and Child’ portrays the less favourable consequences of transitions which can lead individuals to develop
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Intercommunication between individuals will always change the way one acts‚ and subsequently their integrity. Though there will always be a change‚ it is the repercussions that decide what the affect on one’s demeanor and character is. If they are positive effects‚ then clearly one will have these traits boosted. However if the effect is negative‚ then their existence and conduct will change for the worse. Regardless‚ the integrity and behavior of the individual will always change and adapt to the
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