national and international awards for her writings and activities. She was born in Ottawa‚ Canada and started to write when she was six years old. At the age of 16 she already knew that she wants to become a professional writer. She grew up in the outback of northern Quebec‚ maybe that’s the reason for her love to nature and northern environments and this is what builds the frame of most of her works. The story was first published in 1991 and is a part of her short story collections. Death by Landscape
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Drover’s Wife Summary In “The Drover’s Wife‚” Lawson acknowledges the hardships of Australian women living in the bush. This story was unique in its time‚ as a female protagonist was uncommon. Stories from this period focused on the men living in the outback the drovers and their struggle‚ they dismissed the life of a woman waiting at home suffering in silence during their husbands long periods of absence. In the Drover’s Wife‚ Lawson sheds light on the life of such women‚ allowing the reader insight
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The idea of changing perspective is a big issue in the film Radiance’‚ directed by Rachel Perkins. This art house’ film is set in Australia and is centred on 3 Aboriginal family members: Chressy‚ Mae and Nona‚ who are strangers. It deals with their efforts to come to terms with each other and with the devastating consequences of family secrets. Throughout the film fire acts as a symbol of both destruction and regeneration. The burning down of the house destroys painful memories‚ but at the same
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you know exactly how you want it prepared‚ and want you want with it as well as on it‚ and that’s a big plus. Also‚ you don’t have to argue with the chef about how it’s cooked. For example a man named Joey Tome was with his family and they went to Outback Steak House. While they were there his wife ordered a steak‚ she wanted well done and she complained about it being too pink. So they got a new one‚ just goes to show you cooking at home is a lot safer. The last thing about how cooking at home is
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Ochres is a magnificent dance work‚ which skilfully combines the traditional Indigenous Aboriginal Australian movements and the modern contemporary movements from today’s society. Collaboratively choreographed by Stephen Page‚ Bernadette Walong and Djakapurra a member of the Yirrkala tribe‚ Ochres premiered in Sydney‚ 1995 by the Bangarra Dance Theatre. The performance represents the cultural and spiritual significance linked to ochre within the Aboriginal people. The unique interpretation of the
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journey back home to the North Coast. This poem is an Australian poem in which being similar to ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ being an Australian film. The poem gives references back to the country and in ways it is similar to the film where the setting is in outback
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Essay - ’Widower in the Country’ Thursday‚ 14 June 2012 12:19 PM Les Murray’s poem ’Widower in the Country’ highlights the painful effect of the death of a loved one. His tone in this poem is one of grief and loneliness‚ and through strong imagery and emotive language‚ the composer draws out empathy and interest from the reader. This poem describes how repetitive life becomes after someone very close to you passes away. The composer conveys a strong feeling of grief and pain in the poem
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The film‚ Rabbit Proof Fence‚ produced in 2002 and directed by Phillip Noyce‚ follows the journey of three Aboriginal girls‚ Molly‚ Daisy and Gracie‚ who in 1931 were forcibly removed from their home in Jigalong‚ Western Australia‚ then sent to the Moore River settlement. The young girls escaped and fled across the harsh‚ desert landscape using the rabbit-proof fence as their only guide‚ to return home. The film is based on a lamentable period in our history. It’s set in a context where European
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Australian Bush Ballads have captured the essence of early Australian life. Bush Ballads do more than this they often deal with the hardships encountered living on the land as well as the people of the bush. The poetry of “Henry Lawson” and “Banjo Paterson” deal with these concepts. While Banjo Paterson defends and romanticises the bush in his many ballads for example “Clancy of the Overflow”‚ Henry Lawson provides a more balanced view of the bush in his poems‚ in particular “Up the Country.”
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MEMORANDUM To: Ms. Sharona Calica From: Jeaffrey Reo Goh Date: 13‚ January‚ 2014 Subject: Qantas Airline Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920‚ Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS)‚ Qantas is widely regarded as the world’s leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. Qantas have built a reputation for excellence in safety
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