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    Review Notes on the Road

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    changing roles. “though still young‚ the boy is old enough to question his father” “the father retains enough authority that the boy seems to take his fathers word.” “Maps of the world in its becoming” Ashley Kunsa The road is a linguistic journey toward redemption‚ the search for meaning and pattern in a seeming meaningless world. The post apocalyptic paining gives new meaning‚ it has changed everything that has existed from the old world. This new meaning gives hope and salvation. The

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    Tom Brennan

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    provided by the old world in order to satisfy unmet inner desires. Burke cleverly depicts this concept through the symbolic gesture of the Brennan’s “Closing the front door of their home for the last time.” Through the use of precise timing‚ “4.30 am on Friday the 23rd of January‚” coupled with the first person narrative allows a reflective and melancholic tone to be established‚ reinforcing this concept of sacrifice of the status quo. The fact that Tom was forcibly removed from his old world (Mumbilli)

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    people. During the two hundred years that followed the population increased greatly‚ due in part to massive immigration from the Old World. By 1790 the colony housed a little under four million people. The high rate of immigration stemmed from a number of different motivators‚ including the peoples’ hope for a better lifestyle than the one they experienced in the Old World‚ religious zeal‚ cheaper land and higher wages for manual laborers‚ and overpopulation in England. Farmers and manual laborers

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    CHARLIE and HEATHER walk into the main living room where she stands still with a tall walking cane in her hand. In the light‚ CHARLIE gets a proper look at HEATHER. She is wearing an old and dusty cloak to which underneath she is wearing a dirty dress. CHARLIE doesn’t know what to think‚ but doesn’t want to be rude. CHARLIE Can I get you a drink or anything? HEATHER Oh no‚ thank you. I was actually seeking some assistance. CHARLIE What do you need help with? HEATHER Well the reason I came over was

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    A Brief Encounter

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    A Brief Encounter The poem “Summer Love” by Marilyn Chin written in 1994 uses descriptive emotional imagery through various tones to illustrate short lived relationships during the summer of a woman’s life. The situations and settings of the poem add to the theme of the poem as well as her use of figurative speech to describe the emotions she experiences during and from these relationships. The author Marilyn Chin has expressed several emotions within the poem through the use of descriptive

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    there is an apparent conflict between Reb Smolinsky‚ a devout Orthodox rabbi of the Old World‚ and his daughter Sara who yearns to associate and belong to the New World. Throughout the story‚ one learns about the hardships of living in poverty‚ the unjust treatment of women‚ and the growth of a very strong willed and determined young woman—Sara Smolinsky. After leaving Poland to venture out into the New World of America‚ the Smolinsky family endured impoverished lifestyles and countless hardships

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    broad topics of American history such as Americanization‚ how old world values clashed with new world values‚ and the search for independence. The novel’s protagonist‚ Sara Smolinsky is better suited than her family for America because of her ability to cope with change. Throughout this essay‚ I will examine how Sara deals with her different perspective of America compared to that of her family and how she is able to replace her old world values with American values. I will also examine how Sara’s

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    Tom Brennan

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    ‘The experience of moving into the world can challenge individuals’ attitudes and beliefs.’ Discuss this view with reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other text of your own choosing. The ‘Into the World’ concept invariably involves transitions into new phases‚ the venturing into new worlds and experiences in order to attain growth‚ maturation and internal progression. This concept is undoubtedly evident within J C Burke’s novel “The Story of Tom Brennan”‚ the June 2003 Who Australian

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    Letter to the Colonists

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    Dear Papa Preston Blake‚ I write this letter to you to inform you I have left the city without notifying you. I am writing to you from the New World. When I was asked to join this voyage I didn’t hesitate in saying yes. I am writing to you from my house in front of a farm plot of my own. In the past few days we have gotten in some battles with the native people of this strange land. Apart from that‚ the life I live here is much better than the one you live ‘’papa’’. I don’t have to work my ass

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    New World vs Old World: Impacts of The Age of Exploration The Age of Exploration was a long-lasting series of events in our history that dramatically impacted the world. In the 15th century‚ adventurers and explorers began to venture out on the world: thus creating a bridge between many different civilizations. The connection between Europe and the Americas was perhaps one of the largest outcome during this time‚ but other impacts rippled across the Asia and Africa as well. The Age of Exploration

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