Forgiveness Areum Shin Forgiveness: the act of accusing a mistake or an offence; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive. During class‚ we have been looking through the poem ‘Let Us Not Be Bitter’ by Oodgeroo Noonucal. The poem has a message towards the Indigenous people of Australia; let us forget about the past‚ forgive what has happened and move on‚ because we have a new‚ fresh start ahead of us. In this poem‚ the author is trying to say that forgiveness is very important
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Arthur Boyd and Oodgeroo‚ formally known as Kath Walker‚ both effectively depict their own view of Australia through the painting “The Mining Town” and the poem “The Time Is Running Out. ” They each present slightly differing interpretations of the country based upon their altered perspectives and context. Arthur Boyd presents a vivid and vibrant life of an Australian mining town of 1920 through his painting while Kath Walker aggressively portrays an outraged view of what Australia has become violently
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In her poem “Colour Bar” Oodergoo Noonuccal states her firm belief that racism is extremely wrong and unjust. She achieves this by using visual techniques including metaphor and description; also by using sound techniques including alliteration‚ repetition‚ assonance and rhyme. With the use of metaphor and description‚ Kath Walker expresses her opinion that racism is disgusting behaviour which shows the worst side of people. “The Colour Bar! It shows the meaner mind of moron kind‚” suggests that
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Charters of Rights’ is a straightforward declaration of the basic rights for Aboriginal. This poem has exposed inequality‚ prejudice and suffering faced by the Aboriginal people‚ due to the uses and abuses of power by the Australian white majority. Oodgeroo has achieved communicating this certain message to the reader through her uses of juxtaposition‚ repetition as well as using a critical
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Sally Morgan was born in the Perth suburb of Manning in 1951. Despite her disinterest in school (1) and the lack of appreciation of her artistic talents‚ she completed secondary school and went on to the University of Western Australia. She gained a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Psychology and completed post-graduate diplomas in Counselling and Computing and Library Studies. While at the University she married Paul Morgan and had three children. Prompted by the discovery of her Aboriginality
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its occupants are as well can have a significant impact on someone’s life and shape the type of person that this individual becomes. As evident in the following texts‚ Enter Without So Much As Knocking by Bruce Dawe‚ No More Boomerang by Oodgero Noonuccal‚ Night by Elie Wiesel and Took The Children Away by Archie Roach‚ the irrevocable change gives individuals a choice‚ it is up to this individual on what they make of it whether it maybe a beneficial or detrimental impact whilst keeping in mind the
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AQUINAS COLLEGE YEAR 10 HISTORY National Curriculum Program 2013 Semester 2‚ 2013 Assessment Instrument 3 AREA OF STUDY: THE MODERN WORLD (c.1920 – 2010CE). DEPTH STUDY 3: CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (1945 – PRESENT). Assessment Mode: Inquiry-based Research Assignment FOCUS OF INQUIRY: How did the iconic Civil Rights activists of the 1950’s & the 1960’s achieve social change for Torres Strait Islanders‚ Indigenous Australians and the African-American people? Name: ________________________
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My response to ’Then and Now’ and ’Civilisation’ Then and now The poem ’Then and Now’ compares the different generations of the old and the new. The old refers to the period of time where Aborigines could roam their country without any troubles‚ their lifestyles were able to be expressed as there was no control in authority in that period of time. The new generation is where everything has changed; constricting their lifestyles and their growth in beliefs as Aborigines because their dreams and
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Writing Assessment Poetic Techniques Subject Matter Subject matter refers to the content of the poem‚ that is‚ what the poem is about. Theme The theme of a poem is the poet’s message or purpose in writing the poem. Atmosphere The atmosphere or mood of a poem is the feeling or tone expressed. Mood or atmosphere can be described in many ways‚ for example exhilaration‚ fury‚ sadness‚ joy‚ bitterness‚ misery or sarcasm. Sound devices Sound devices include a range of poetic techniques
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HSC Subject Guide Belonging 2009 HSC: Area of Study – English - related material English HSC 2009 - 2012 is Belonging. What does belonging mean? From the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus: belong‚ verb‚ 1) to be rightly put into a particular position or class; 2) fit or be acceptable in a particular place or environment; 3) belong to be a member of; 4) belong to be the property or possession of. Belonging‚ noun‚ affiliation‚ acceptance‚ association‚ attachment‚ integration‚ closeness‚ rapport‚
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