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    The Happiest Refugee

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    Anh Do’s story is a timely reminder of the plight of refugee in our country. Discuss the Happiest Refugee in the light of Do’s universal message about the suffering of human beings during times of war and the struggle to make a better life in a foreign country. The Happiest Refugee is a memoir written by Anh Do which was first published on the 1st of August in 2010. It is regarded as one of the most influential and well-received novels in the world of literature for its great insight on the life

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    defined an act of travelling from one place to another‚ and it usually involves the nature of physical and emotional hardship‚ and choices. These natures of a journey are shown in the book The Happiest refugee (2010) by Anh Do‚ and the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. The Happiest Refugee demonstrates that journeys can have many physical hardships‚ such as appalling living and weather conditions which would cause obstacles in one’s journey. Anh uses descriptive language to convey this idea

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    The German Refugee

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    Mel Carter In “ The German Refugee” by Bernard Malamud‚ we have character named Oskar Gasnerr‚ who is a German- Jewish refugee‚ escaping from German Nazis and comes to America‚ where he has no kins and he can not speak the English language properly. He is supposed to give a lecture in English‚ which is too hard for him to do. Apart from having to talk a language he can’t‚ he is also detachted from her own counrty and family‚ and have economical and social difficulties there. No matter

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    Personal Reflection “The Happiest Refugee” – Anh Do. English Communications 3 – Line 6 Renee Hall. Teacher – Amanda Williams. Renowned comedian‚ Anh Do’s award winning autobiography The Happiest Refugee is a heart-warming and touching journey that leads the audience through Do’s experiences from his early days as a child in Vietnam‚ to his successful career as an influential television personality and well know Australian stand-up comedian. Throughout the text‚ Do explores many ideas and

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    Refugee Struggles

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    Refugees go through many struggles by losing family members‚ Prized possessions‚ and their homes. In some severe cases they lose their country and can’t go back because there is nothing left. Ha went through many struggles‚ but is adapting well. She is learning English and making friends. “ Refugees are everyday people who are forced to flee their homes because the are afraid to stay in their home country. When they flee they may leave behind family members‚ friends‚ a home‚ an job‚

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    Poetic justice

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    Poetic Justice “Poetic Justice” is a short story by Dianna Appleyard. In the short story is there presented a contrast. It is a contrast between a woman‚ who lives an ordinary life with husband and children‚ and then Jed Cunningham who lives on the edge. He take risks‚ is very spontaneous and never looks back on the past‚ he is always “seizing the day”1 as the story puts it. Somehow there is a common in these two persons‚ and it is their dreams. Their dream about doing something they know never

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    Refugee Narrative

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    Task 1 Travelling in the shoes of a refugee For years‚ I walked to school in fear. I did not fear an unexpected test or an oral presentation. I feared guns pointing at everyone‚ even the little girl with the pink knapsack. I feared bombs‚ suddenly blowing up‚ leaving my body cold and bloody in the dirt of the ground. I was a teenager‚ and yet still I never knew what freedom felt like. My mom yelled “dinner!”‚ and I sat down in our little kitchen. It was November 15‚ and it was colder than usual

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    Aristotle's Poetics

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    Aristotle’s Poetics is not one of his major works‚ although it has exercised a great deal of influence upon subsequent literary studies and criticism. In this work Aristotle outlines and discusses many basic elements that an author should adhere to in order to write a great tragedies and/or poetry. Two important topics that Aristotle addresses and believes to be crucial to the art work is the mimesis‚ or imitation of life‚ and that the audience has an emotional response from the work of art‚ or

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    Robert Frost’s "The telephone" is a poem about an individual’s interpretation of a telephone conversation with another. The speaker in the poem talks about a meeting with the same person that had happened in the past showing that there is some history and that this is a sequel to another conversation. We see constant misconceptions between both people‚ and in this respect it is a sort of rebirth and a sort of familiarity between the speaker and the person on the corresponding end. Through the poem

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    Aristotle Poetics

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    Throughout centuries‚ Aristotle’s Poetics has been a widely used criterion for writers‚ filmmakers‚ and play writers. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is among the classic films‚ that successfully applies Aristotle’s six definitions; plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle‚ and song. “Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is complete‚ whole‚ and of a certain magnitude… A whole is that which has a beginning‚ middle‚ and an end.” Aristotle further adds that the plot must follow a change of

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