“Kath and Mouse” Responding Questions 1. In my opinion‚ Kath’s bullying is motivated by her own fears. A lot of bullies were bullied before‚ so Kath may had been bullied before Helen came and was motivated by her past to bully the new student. Kath may bullied Helen because she did not want other people to bully her instead. Insecureness‚ jealousy‚ low self-esteem‚ pride‚ greed‚ and grudge could also motivate bullying to occur. 3. I could make text-to-text connections to the Disney film Lemonade
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The Character of Kath Characters in a short story are designed by authors to create a particular theme. In the short story Kath and Mouse by Janet McNaughton‚ the character Kath is one who is perceived by readers to be not very nice. Readers would dislike her because she is haughty‚ malicious and insecure. First of all‚ Kath is haughty. Readers would believe Kath is haughty when Kevin asked Kath after she made fun of Helen’s backpack “Who made you queen of the world?” (McNaughton‚ 63)‚ she casually
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Kath is a dedicated mother and aunty who fights through her grief and remains a role model throughout the whole saga to her son and niece‚ but at the same time finds it difficult to forgive Daniel for how his irresponsible behaviour has affected her son‚ Fin. Kath proves her dedication when she moved from Mumbilli because her son‚ “was now like a baby” (p189) and needed better facilities than what Mumbilli could provide. However‚ Kath is not only a dedicated mother but she also plays an important
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In the poems Robert Burns’ “To a Mouse” and “The Mouse’s Petition” by Anna Letitia Barbauld‚ many feelings and emotions about mice are brought forth. While both poems were written by different authors‚ many of the feelings they share towards mice are common. The analysis of the two poems will help to find the comparisons and differences in theme‚ political and social issues‚ diction‚ and tone. Examples from the poems will help to show the similarities and differences in the two. The tone of each
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Janet Jackson was born in Gary Indiana on May 16‚ 1966. She is a member of the Jackson Family musical dynasty. 	Her most famous family members include Jermaine‚ Stephen‚ Jackie‚ Tito‚ Marlon‚and Michael whom were all part of the musical group the Jackson 5. The most famous of the brothers is Michael whom helped Janet begin her musical career. Like many of the women in show business today‚ Janet has been faced with many obstacles in her life. Despite all of the problems‚ Janet has overcome
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The pressure from the journalism world is at an all-time high and those who cannot take the pressure often “Cooke” ideas to alleviate the stress. As a young black journalist in the early stages of her career Janet Cooke had co-workers and editors and the Washington D.C. area in the palm of her hand. She was articulate and sharply dressed with an impressive resume and she was hired as a feature writer for The Washington Post just after the New Year in 1980. Cooke had ample amounts of stories published
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1 INTRODUCTION Every day of your computing life‚ you reach out for the mouse whenever you want to move the cursor or activate something. The mouse senses your motion and your clicks and sends them to the computer so it can respond appropriately. An ordinary mouse detects motion in the X and Y plane and acts as a two dimensional controller. It is not well suited for people to use in a 3D graphics environment. Space Mouse is a professional 3D controller specifically designed for manipulating objects
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bask in their emotions. As they grow up‚ they learn one thing: how to survive. For me‚ I think it would be very rewarding to live a life as a mouse. Though you continually have to say on the lookout for dangers‚ you also get to spend your entire day doing only essential tasks. You also don’t have the continuous stresses and conflicts like humans. When a mouse finds a filling meal and place to sleep they are fully content. This is something I yearn to obtain. I wish I didn’t have to worry about things
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Ainsworth‚ Janet. “‘You have the right to remain silent…’ but only if you ask for it just so: the role of linguistic ideology in American police interrogation law.” The International Journal of Speech‚ Language and the Law‚ vol. 15‚ no. 1‚ 2008‚ pg. 1-21. In Janet Ainsworth’s article‚ “‘You have the right to remain silent…’ but only if you ask for it just so: the role of linguistic ideology in American police interrogation law‚” she explores the linguistic complexities of legal language‚ specifically
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“Non-fiction texts allow readers to look at issues” To what extent do you agree with this view? Respond to this question with close reference to one or more non-fiction texts you have studied. Janet Frame’s novel “To the is-land” is an autobiography of her childhood during the 1920’s to the early 1940’s in New Zealand. Her novel highlights the issues she dealt with‚ such as family‚ social and even personal issues and it affected the course of her life. Non-fiction texts allow headers to look
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