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    Discuss how Ruth Park represents her characters and ideas about the family using (3) novel and language techniques In the novel Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park‚ the protagonist Abigail learns about the importance of the family. She is a headstrong fourteen-year old girl who has had troubles in her own family‚ but when she is transported to the Rocks‚ 1873‚ and meets the Bow family‚ she realizes her selfish ways. From her experiences with them Abigail learns that in any situation every family member

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    "If you love something let it go‚ if it comes back it’s yours." The book Playing Beatie Bow (1980) written by Ruth Park clearly explores this statement and the true essence of love. Ruth Park makes you feel like a young girl who has fallen in love for the first time. Abigail Kirk’s family life was devastated when her father left her and her mother‚ Kathy‚ for his beautiful young secretary four years previous. Abigail had never forgiven her father‚ Weyland‚ for leaving them. So when Kathy announces

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    characters in Playing Beatie Bow brings them home to the same old world but with a renewed sense of reality. “Playing Beatie Bow‚” by the Australian author‚ Ruth Park‚ is not only set in 1973‚ but also 1873‚ a century earlier. The main character‚ Miss Abigail Kirk‚ finds herself travelling back in time through a bizarre incident that ties her family to the Orkney Islands. Abigail finds herself in the emerging Colony of New South Wales. Abigail lives with the Bow family and her and Beatie face obstacles

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    Playing Beatie Bow For women in the 19th century‚ life was very difficult. Most women in the 19th century mainly worked around the house doing housework. They didn’t have a good education‚ and were not treated well and had few rights. I think that people today still relate to women back in the 19th century but more seen to be lucky. What are the reasons that may be part of the cause to a very tough life in the 19th century for women? In the story playing Beatie Bow it talks about life back in

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    everything about him out of her life. After wanting to be named after a witch she changed her name to Abigail‚ which her grandmother suggested. She went down to the park with her young next door neighbours Natalie and Vincent‚ finding them playing a game called‚ ’Beatie Bow’. After becoming very interested in a little girl that stood there watching them play (Little Furry Girl) she decided to follow her. This was after having a fight with her mother‚ when she told Abigail that she had been seeing her father

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    Playing Beatie Bow Summaries

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    Playing Beatie Bow Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Chapter 1 of ‘Playing Beatie Bow’ is mainly the introducing and descriptions of the character. The chapter showed the family situation and how it is not at its best state. It shows how Abigail Kirk the protagonist of the novel hates her father‚ Weyland Kirk. Her resentment towards her father is due to the reason that he left his mother‚ when she was ten‚ for another woman; Jan. Abigail chooses to change her name and doesn’t like being called pet

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    Ruth Park’s Australian literary classic‚ Playing Beatie Bow (1980)‚ highlights how we can arrive at a more empathetic and tolerant view of the world‚ once we are able to interact in our relationships with a greater degree a perspicacity and altruism‚ and move away from a self-interest and mean-spirited approach to life. One of the main themes Ruth Park displays is a change in behaviour in children but especially Abigail. She shows her developing perspicacity‚ altruism and empathy for others. To

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    used to be when she was younger. She is protective of Natalie‚ who adores Vincent without restraint‚ therefore allowing her to be hurt by him. Beatie and Abigail have a love-hate relationship due to Abigail blaming Beatie for bringing her to the 18th century Sydney‚ and Beatie’s refusal to help Abigail get home‚ and Abigail threatening to tell Granny that Beatie has the gift. Abigail dislikes her Grandmother‚ who

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    Ribbons and Bows

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    Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Issues 1. Ribbons an’ Bows’ Finances a. How would one report on Ribbons an’ Bows Inc.’s three-month operations through June 30? b. Was Ribbons an’ Bows‚ Inc. profitable? (Ignoring income taxes) c. Why did Ribbons an’ Bows‚ Inc.’s cash in the bank decline during the three-month operating period? 2. How would one report the financial condition of Ribbons an’ Bows‚ Inc. on June 30‚ 2006? 3. Should Carmen’s first three

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    Ribbons an’ Bows‚ Inc. finances: a. How would the three-month operations be reported (through June 30)? b. Was the company profitable (ignoring Income Taxes)? c. Why did its Cash-in Bank declined (during the three-month period)? 2. How would the financial condition of the business be reported on June 30‚ 2010? 3. Does the three-month operation of Carmen be characterized as “successful”? Explain. III. OBJECTIVE To present fairly the financial operation in a 4-month operation of Ribbon an’ Bows‚ Inc.

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