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    Planning A Time Capsule Bruce Dawe As typical of these times I would include: a dirty needle and a rip-top can‚ pebbled glass from a windscreen‚ some spent cartridges‚ a singlet noose fresh from a prisoner’s neck‚ a pamphlet proving pornography is love‚ a flask of tears from battered women (laced with children’s blood)‚ a cassette-tape of cries from bitter tenants faced with rent-hikes‚ a food-voucher for the many hidden hungry‚ a door key to signify the homeless‚ and a colour-shot

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    control.. The poems used to study dialogue were ‘Weapons Training’ and ‘Up the Wall’ by Bruce Dawe‚ as well as the additional text of ‘……’ by . In my exploration of dialogue in the two poems and the related text‚ it becomes apparent that gender and power differences may be expressed through the presence of dominant and silenced voices along with a broad range of representational techniques. Bruce Dawe uses dialogue manipulatively and effectively in his poem “Weapons Training” it is an

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    feature. They all aim to get a message across and in doing so‚ engage their audience and inform them about a particular issue. Some protest poetry and songs which have stood out include; Beach Burial written by Kenneth Slessor‚ Home-coming written by Bruce Dawe‚ Six young men written by Ted Hughes and I was only nineteen which is a song by Redgum. Each of these poems or songs are written about war and its’ tragic effects however each poet or lyricist has engaged its audience in various‚ yet effective‚

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    How has your understanding of the consequences of conflict been shaped by the techniques used by various composers? The film‚ Unfinished Sky by Peter Duncan together with the novel‚ Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta and Bruce Dawe’s poem‚ ‘Homecoming’‚ demonstrate that the consequences of conflict are exceedingly varied. The audio‚ visual and language techniques used by the composers throughout these texts allow an in depth exploration of the consequences of conflict. The texts show that

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    gap we lose what means most to us; happiness and relationships. It a cycle‚ a process of consumerism‚ if we learn to develop meaningful relations and recognise the important lessons in life the cycle of consumerism can be broken. The Island and Bruce Dawes poems are excellent examples of consumerism and its effects. The gap that we believe must fill is evident in The Island‚ “we have finally found happiness” the tribe say. Under the dialogue is an image of two of the tribe member’s discussing this

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    Batman Character Study

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    crime in Gotham City. Another relationship that Batman has is with his butler‚ Alfred. When Bruce Wayne’s parents were killed Alfred became the father figure in Bruce’s life. Alfred raised Bruce and made him the man he is today. Alfred has been there everyday of Bruce’s life. In turn‚ Alfred is given a house to live in and all the necessary things to live. Alfred is very nurturing and is often there for Bruce with great advice. In The Dark Knight when Batman wanted to quit‚ Alfred had the right things

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    With reference to at least four poems‚ explain how poets present both the joys and sorrows of life. Poets such as W.H. Auden‚ Bruce Dawe‚ Roger Mcgough and Elaine Savory clearly present the joys and sorrows of life in their truthful and realistic poems‚ using a range of techniques. These negative and positive aspects of life are shown by the poets‚ by using everyday occurrances like death‚ loss and love to involve the reader. All four poems‚ ‘Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone’‚ ‘Going’

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    War Poetry Analysis

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    Text Response: War Poetry Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen and Homecoming by Bruce Dawe are about the disaster of war‚ yet they speak of different wars with different mindsets of the soldiers. In the following essay I discuss the history behind the poems‚ the poetic devices that Owen and Dawe used. Each poem addresses their own truths about war. The first poem is from WW1 where ignorance was common‚ so common that boys of only 17 years were signing up for “the adventure of a life time”. The “adventure”

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    sequel to the 2005 release‚ Batman Begins. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale as Batman‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ Heath Ledger as The Joker‚ Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face‚ Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes‚ Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The Dark Knight was released July 18‚ 2008 in the United States. The Dark Knight proved to be successful‚ and a sequel titled The Dark Knight Rises was commissioned for a 2012 release

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    Consumerism Speech

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    which are generally unneeded. What is this? This is consumerism. Good morning/afternoon‚ as you might already have guessed‚ my speech is on Consumerism‚ as part of my Module C studies. Consumerism is strongly epitomised in the poem ‘Televistas’ by Bruce Dawe and in the song ‘In the Crowd’ by The Jam. Televistas shows how even love is littered with consumerism‚ as it is an extended metaphor and a massive exaggeration that isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. A relationship is established as “a faulty tube

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