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    I Love My Life

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    The Shoe-Horn Sonata written by John Misto creates images through distinctively visual elements. Through the use of projected images‚ carefully selected music and descriptive dialogue‚ challenging aspects of life can be represented. An image we see early on in the play is Singapore Harbour burning down in 1942 when the Japanese first invaded. This is shown as Bridie and Shelia are discussing their experiences on the boats. This shows the ignorance of the British as they did not evacuate the women

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    Explain how the second world war changed the role of women in Britain There were many ways the second world war changed the role of women in Britain. One of these was the huge change in percentage of women in manual and factory employment. With conscription introduced a high percentage of able bodied men were fighting overseas. This left huge caps in employment in sectors like agriculture and munitions production‚ which in the time of war had considerably increased in demand. Numerous propaganda

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    An Eyewitness Account of the Napoleonic War At the age of nineteen‚ Jakob Walter is enlisted in the French Army‚ under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Napoleonic period is often described as the rise of French Nationalism and the dissolution of absolutism in Europe (Backman 604). Throughout his three campaigns for the Napoleonic Army‚ Walter keeps a journal to portray his thoughts about the war; in this journal‚ he also shares his experiences away from home. Walter thoroughly explains the true

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    The White Ship By Jackie French Discussion Points: 1. Name three countries where there is war or violent conflict between religious groups. Jerusalem‚ Philippines and 2. What laws in Australia ensure religious freedom? 3. The design of the White Ship is based on the Mary Rose. Search the internet- or contact the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney- to find out exactly (i) what the Mary Rose looked like (ii) how big she was (iii) what happened to her (iv) why she still exists today The Mary

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    Casabianca

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    CASABIANCA By Felicia Dorthea Heman Notes: 1. Young Casabianca‚ a boy about thirteen years old‚ son of the admiral of the Orient‚ remained at his post (in the Battle of the Nile)‚ after the ship had taken fire‚ and all the guns had been abandoned; and perished in the explosion of the vessel‚ when the flames had reached the powder. [pic] The explosion of L’Orient during the Battle of the Nile By English painter George

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    British (Battle of North Point): the British plan was to squeeze the city and its garrison into baltimore by doing a land/sea maneuvers At 3:00 in the morning on September 12‚1814‚ six british ships started unloading troops‚ finishing by 7:00 AM The leader was major general Robert Ross (seen in the picture). Ross had three brigades of infantry‚ plus a company of Royal Sappers and a contingent of Royal Marines‚ under his command. Royal Sappers are the royal engineer corps. The British organized

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    For the duration of the voyage to the elusive California coast‚ Richard Henry Dana was nineteen years old‚ working as a sailor aboard the Pilgram‚ engaged in the hide and tallow trade. Dana was an elite member of the upper class. As a student at Harvard‚ he became infected with a case of the measles that left him with a painful eye condition. Dana then began his career at sea as a sailor and set off from Boston around Cape Horn to the coast of California. Throughout his voyage‚ Dana kept a journal

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    Trinculo's Surroundings

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    Trinculo has a natural instinct to understand his surroundings and use them to help him survive. Trinculo is wandering around the island looking for life and for people after he swam from the ship. While exploring the seemingly deserted island he TRINCULO: What have we here? A man or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish. He smells like a fish‚ a very ancient and fish-like smell‚ a kind of not-of-the-newest poor-john. A strange fish! Were I in England now‚ as once I was‚ and had but this fish painted‚ not

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    Before making landfall on Aiolia Island‚ a strong north wind blew the ship briefly off course towards the island of Delos. In an attempts to rally the moral of my companions after the loss of our friends‚ I ordered the ship to be docked for the night‚ and they were more then happy to oblige. Delos is an island of dense forrest trees‚ so thick one could not peer through the brush. It was difficult finding a clearing large enough to land the ship‚ wise Eurylokhos spotted a break in the foliage. We

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    Should James Cook Go Down in History? Billions and billions of human beings have lived life and accomplished wonders‚ but should everyone be remembered for their accomplishments? James Cook was a British explorer‚ navigator‚ and Captain. But should James be remembered for the feats he accomplished throughout his life? James Cook should go down in history because he revolutionized circumnavigation techniques‚ put New Zealand on the map‚ discovered and named a group of Islands‚ and discovered Australia

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