Good afternoon teachers and fellow year 12 students. The question posed‚ was “Henry Lawson creates a distinctly visual image of Australia.” Do you agree? I’m going to talk to you about why I agree that Henry Lawson creates a distinctly visual image of Australia in his stories and how he does it. Henry Lawson is a well-known Australian author‚ who has written a number of short stories. Most of his stories are about the harsh conditions‚ in the Australian bush. ‘The Drover’s Wife’‚ one
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Explore the way in which power and authority shape spoken language‚ considering it in the light of your own classroom experience. The English language contains many aspects and tools used to gain power and authority when speaking. In a political broadcast interview gaining information and turn-taking is expected. Therefore when Jeremy Paxman‚ the interviewer‚ speaks in a blunt and outspoken way to George Galloway‚ a politician who has just won an election to become a Member of Parliament beating
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Spoken by Virginia Wolfe‚ this quote immaculately captures the overall importance of Aphra Behn to women everywhere. A British playwright‚ poet and novelist‚ Aphra Behn was a woman amongst men. Though there has been no shortage of speculation regarding the facts surrounding her birth and parents‚ it is widely accepted that she was born to Bartholomew Johnson and Elizabeth Denham on July 10‚ 1640 just outside of Canterbury‚ UK. The first of many strides towards breaking down the walls of gender
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LEARNING SPOKEN ENGLISH . . . in half the time by Lynn Lundquist Learning Spoken English ...in half the time by Lynn Lundquist Publisher information Public Domain. This book (Learning Spoken English) may be freely published in English or translated into any other language. It may be sold or distributed in any manner (including website publication) without permission from‚ or royalty payments to‚ the original author. It may carry any publisher’s‚ translator’s‚ or author’s name and
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to Henry Lawson ’s short story‚ "Water Them Geraniums." This toughness is made possible by mate ship that is often associated‚ for example in Lawson ’s Mitchell stories‚ with masculinity. In this essay‚ I will argue that Lawson has broadened mate ship to incorporate women who appear to be the frontier of the Bush. Firstly‚ identification of Lawson ’s personal history that connects with the characters and themes in "Water Them Geraniums" will be discussed. Further discussion on how Lawson ’s narrative
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Value of Language I was talking with a friend of mine about a year ago‚ about what humanity has done and is capable of doing. During this discussion‚ we came to the conclusion that language was one of the most impressive feats of humanity. My friend said that language really is just a bunch of sophisticated grunts‚ and I have to say I agree with him. There are thousands of languages in the world‚ and multiple dialects to each language. I have always felt that wasting potential was one of the worst
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Marquise Long Understanding the importance of language An American author named Oliver Wendell Holmes once stated‚ “Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.” This quote‚ itself describes the importance of language as it embraces “growth” as an aspect of it. Language‚ which is a method of communication used by humans‚ allows for innovation and progress within the world. For starters‚ communication is important because
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Our study of the distinctively visual deepens our understanding of the world and those who inhabit it. Distinctively visual techniques are skilfully employed by Henry Lawson and Kriv Stenders to deepen our understanding of the world of the Australian outback and those who inhabit it‚ through their struggles and independence with some humour applied to the stories. These visual effects allow us to get a better understanding of the feelings of the characters and relate their life lessons to our
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Duggar and Lawson Bates might be more than just friends. These two are actually a match made in heaven considering their families. The Duggars and Bates are longtime friends‚ but also have both had reality shows about their family. Radar Online recently shared that Lawson and Jinger just spent a weekend together in Tennessee. They all went to watch the Arkansas Razorbacks beat the Tennessee Volunteers at Knoxville’s Neyland Stadium on October 3. Of course if Jinger Duggar and Lawson Bates are courting
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Louisa Lawson was a newspaper proprietor‚ Australian poet‚ writer‚ publisher‚ suffragist‚ and feminist. She was the mother of the poet and author Henry Lawson. Louisa Lawson was an independent and sophisticated woman who fought for women’s rights during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in Australia. In May 1889‚ Louisa launched the campaign for female suffrage and announced the Dawn Club where women met to discuss every question of life and work to gain experience in public speaking
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