We Are Going Oodgeroo Noonuccal Medium: Poem “We Are Going” a poem written by the famous Oodgeroo Noonuccal is in its own way a masterpiece for communication to the present world about the impact of modernisation on the Indigenous people of Australia. If anything‚ Oodgeroo expresses the reality of the fading of the Aboriginals and expresses the sadness and pain that follows. The constant use of the word “We” in this poem creates the sense that Oodgeroo is not at all speaking for herself. She is
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Importance of Literature What makes literature so important in our lives? How does it influence society? "Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become." - C.S. Lewis‚ a British scholar and novelist. This adage is perhaps the most appropriate description of the importance of literature in our lives. Literature reminds us
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A tale of the unexpected is Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. The story has a twist in the tale ending in which a loving wife gruesomely murders her husband. Mr Patrick Maloney‚ a senior in the police force seemed a happy married man to his pregnant wife‚ Mrs. Mary Maloney. Mr Maloney comes home one night‚ shocking his wife with the news he is leaving her. Mrs. Maloney is in great shock‚ to a state that she kills her husband‚ with a frozen leg of lamb. In the end she gets away with it‚ unwittingly
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He encapsulates the quote which says: “Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out‚ giving a piece of yourself‚ no matter in which art form‚ in which medium.” He is a true artist behind the camera. He has created films both of his time and timelessness. His artistic direction is phenomenal. He makes the most heroic characters vulnerable and the most
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Matilda Too smart for her own good‚ is a legendary saying used for people that are so smart that at the end of their life it can be dangerous for them. In the fantastic story Matilda written by Roald Dahl‚ the author describes a young girl’s life that is affected by lack of love and affection and her being too intelligent for her age and time. It was the beginning of summer in 1993 the climate was starting to get hot and the Wormwood family didn’t pay much attention to Matilda and her incredible
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What are pet rocks? Pet Rocks were a 1970s collectible conceived in Los Gatos‚ California by advertising executive Gary Dahl. Contents [hide] 1 Development 2 Marketing 3 Availability 4 References 5 External links [edit]Development In April 1975‚ Dahl was in a bar (which is now Beauregard Vineyards Tasting room in Bonny Doon) listening to his friends complain about their pets. This gave him the idea for the perfect "pet": a rock.[1] A rock would not need to be fed‚ walked‚ bathed‚ groomed
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Charles Perrault in the 1600s‚ he takes the approach of expressing how Little Red‚ a powerless‚ innocent child roaming the forest is looking to find her grandmother’s house. Whereas‚ the fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf”‚ written by Roald Dahl‚ takes the approach of the stereotypical Little Red Riding Hood fairytale where Little Red battles the stereotypical “damsel in distress” type female character and shows that she is more powerful than her appearance and age is showing. In this version
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In his essay “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts”‚ Murray describes the very detailed process of revision; explaining how a writer should use their own reading ability and voice to revise their own work‚ and how that writer should be able to step away from their writing and read it though another’s eye. Murray (945) goes on to explain how this process can differ from a student to a professional writer. This allows us to understand the detail a writer must take into consideration when
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Some books are to be tasted‚ others to be swallowed‚ and some few to be chewed and digested: that is‚ some books are to be read only in parts‚ others to be read‚ but not curiously‚ and some few to be read wholly‚ and with diligence and attention. ~ Sir Francis Bacon A LIST OF FAMOUS SHORT STORIES Famous short story writers are Edgar Allan Poe‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ Anton Chekov and O Henry. Some of these authors have gained much fame and recognition in the literary world entirely through
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leaves the readers feeling curious as it is the most intense and exciting point of the short story. ‘Adventure of the Speckled Band’ created suspense when Dahl describes the room. ‘On the table stood a dark-lantern with the shutter half open‚ throwing a brilliant beam of light upon the iron safe‚ the door of which was ajar’. By doing this‚ Dahl hopes to create a picture in the reader’s mind of the room where the event occurs. As the story continues‚ Holmes whispers ‘The band! The speckled band!’ ‘I
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