"Neighbours" by Tim Winton is an intriguing insight into the lives of a young couple who had moved into a Melbournian suburb. The challenges and ordeals faced by them place the reader in a position to observe varying values and attitudes which are connected with many aspects of Australian multicultural life. The text deals with the different lifestyles of Australia’s ethnic minorities to Australians and we can see from the text how an author creates a good reader response. Examples wich contribute
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That morning I was scared and devastated to go back to that shop Milwards that day. Although father forced me he still doesn’t believe what he’s done while I was going to the shop people kept on talking quietly but I knew they were talking behind my back as it was just obvious. I was shocked as father didn’t want the matter to go out in public due to his reputation and his honour. I was ashamed to be walking in the street that morning but I had learnt my lesson which other people didn’t know. I was
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The play was written in 1945 at the end of 2 World Wars. It is set in 1912‚ Edwardian England‚ just two years before the first war. This was a very difficult time for England. It was a period when there were many strikes‚ food shortages and great political tension. By 1945 Europe was in ruins and two cities of Japan were destroyed by atomic bombs. During the war‚ the blitz and the evacuation of city children into the country meant that a lot of people were thrown or forced together. As a result
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An Inspector Calls: Revision notes These notes are to help kick-start your revision of the play for the GCSE exam. Good Luck! Miss Stonehouse Introduction There are a number of references to external events within the play and these could provide the areas which could be developed further. Among these are: The Titanic The emergence of Russia as a world power The outbreak of World War One The importance of the Women’s Rights movement The rise of Socialism
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone September 2011 Justine Gadiel M. Gaditano Checklist Contents Possible Points Points Earned 1 Folder 5 2 Tittle Page 1 3 Illustrations 10 and Pictures 4 Outline
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Quotes Her views change as the play progresses. When she hears what her father has done to Eva‚ she says ’but these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people’ (p19) At the end she repeats the words of the Inspector’s last speech - ’fire and blood and anguish’ (p71)‚ and unlike the elder Birlings is genuinely changed by the night’s events. She is horrified by her own part in Eva’s story. She feels full of guilt for her jealous actions and blames herself as "really responsible." Priestley uses Sheila to
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Background Call of the wild written by Jack London was set during the Yukon gold rush in the frigid klondike. The reader is introduced to the main character Buck who was taken from his owner Judge Miller who lived in California. The man who took Buck manuel‚ was the judges gardener. Buck was kidnapped because his breed of dog is used in the Klondike to pull sleds and haul freight. Along Buck’s journey to the klondike he meets a mysterious man only know to the reader as “The Man In The Red Sweater
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Essay on power An inspector calls is a controversial play‚ written by J.B Priestly in 1945. Set in 1912‚ the controversial play includes certain touches of power between characters and scenes. This is highlighted through the power of status‚ power of law and morality‚ the power of money and of power and responsibility‚ that are particularly highlighted through an inspector calls in depth and how each character is shown to be linked to various elements of power through the play whilst analysing it
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From the beginning of the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart‚ Florence Blakeley has provided humor in the form of a sort of town gossip who revels in sticking her nose in other people’s business and providing commentary on the way in which everyone lives or should live his/her life. Although she does tend to meddle‚ her heart is always in the right place. And last year‚ I had the honor of interviewing Loretta Walsh‚ the woman who breathes life into this beloved character. Just this past week‚ Loretta
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Into the Wild: Critical Response Essay Upon reading Jon Krakauer’s book‚ Into the Wild I had an in-depth analysis of how Christopher McCandless died. I also had a debunked version explanation for Chris’ death by Terra Incognita Films. Chris was a young man who grew to love the environment. Through his adventurous escapades it’s clear that he died from a combination of malnutrition‚ weakness‚ and mostly starvation. The book Into the Wild detailed Chris’ life of solitude‚ his only close relationship
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