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    talking about distinctive voices in The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender and in The Help. Through distinctive voices in both texts the authors are permitting us to think about the sizeable issues‚ that we may not be able to see. The Life and Crime of Harry Lavender‚ by Marele Day a crime fiction novel‚ confronts our perspective of women and men and the ideology of their capabilities and in capabilities by introducing us to characters‚ Claudia and Harry Lavender‚ using distinctive voices in different

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    Voices • ’The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’ Most Important Facts Covered Today: The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender Page 1 The Opening Tuesday‚ 5 July 2011 1:43 PM a) Identify 3 techniques used in the opening paragraph. b) Is the ’voice’ we hear that of a female or male? Give reasons that it could be either. c) Describe the typical detective. Watch the following excerpts from classic crime fiction texts: Maltese_F... Maltese Falcon Columbo The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender Page 2 Characters

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    register‚ tone‚ diction‚ dialogue‚ idiom‚ expression‚ context and the role played by silence. In Marele Day’s "The Life And Crimes Of Harry Lavender"‚ the use of the first person narrative voice. The composer Day immediately indicates that the reader will be seeing the event of the narrator’s point of views and hearing about them

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    How does Day use Distinctive Voices to portray the main ideas in the life and crimes of Harry Lavender? Marele Day has created powerful characters who are clearly defined by their distinctive voices and these characters fulfil their role within the novel of private investigator genre. The two main voices are easily distinguished‚ not only by the dual narrative but by the different voices created by Day’s word choice imagery‚ tone and syntax. Day uses Sydney as a backdrop to explore the issues of

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    Bruce Dawe – essay In your view‚ what social issues are explored in Dawe’s poetry? Explain how these issues are developed and represented in two of his poems that you have studied! Bruce Dawe is a contemporary Australian poet from the late 1960’s to the early 1970’s‚ writing poems protesting against the issues occurring in society that he didn’t morally believe in‚ these issues are still relevant in today’s society. Dawe comes from a catholic back ground and is passionate towards his religion;

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    texts present distinctive voices‚ no matter what form of text or who the composer is. Distinctive voices‚ when studied‚ can assist with understanding society’s values and beliefs which are being presented within texts. The novel “The life and crimes of Harry Lavender” composed by Marele Day‚ creates the distinctive voice of a “hard-boiled” detective. This is achieved by commencing the novel with the disreputable image of a hangover and intercourse with a stranger. Much of the audience would mindlessly

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    The Poetry of Bruce Dawe Weapons Training The poem "Weapons training" composed by Bruce Dawe‚ explores the realities of war. The poem is situated in the period of the Viet-Nam war to prepare recruits for war. Dawe‚ uses a wide variety of techniques to further convey the harsh realities of war. The poem is a forceful text that is design to shock the audience and to bring out an emotional response. Bruce Dawe‚ writes poems on his own experiences in his life‚ living during many periods of conflicts

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    Weapons Training’ by Bruce Dawe. The poem begins with the connection word ‘And’ for emphasis and as an interruption to the soldiers. It is for the drill sergeant to interrupt the soldiers dazing and get them to listen to him. This poem is also called a dramatic epilogue. A dramatic epilogue is a one person piece of drama. ‘Weapon’s Training’ could actually be used as a drama piece as it is very dramatic. ‘I want to hear those eyeballs click..’ Click is the example of onomatopoeia. Is emphasis

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    within the characters Claudia Valentine and Harry Lavender to make her point of view. Marele Day has written the novel in a way so that her own distinctive voice may be interpreted through the protagonist‚ Claudia Valentine‚ although Claudia has her own distinctive voice. Distinctive voices contribute to and create the characteristics of a person’s identity. Two texts which clearly show these distinctive voices are “The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender” by Marele Day and “The big bang theory” (Season

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    Question: HOW HAS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF AUTHORITY BEEN ENHANCED BY YOUR STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY HENRY V AND AT LEAST ONE PIECE OF RELATED MATERIAL? Essay: The close study of Henry V and Weapons Training by Bruce Dawes has enhanced the concept of authority by portraying the idea through varying levels and perspectives. The level of authority one possesses is determined by their position in their hierarchical society. Additionally‚ one’s authority can ignite a sense of patriotism and unity

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