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    its context. Particularly in the works of Judith Wright‚ it is important to have a familiarity with her life and also some knowledge of Australian during her time. Without an understanding of the context‚ poems such as "Woman to Man" and "Bora Ring" could be challenging when considering what they are reflecting on. However other poems such as "Rainforest"‚ do not require such an in depth comprehension of the context to be appreciated. "Woman to Man"‚ a poem comprising of four stanzas‚ each with

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    HSC Advanced English‚ Module A: Richard III and Looking For Richard‚ Essay Connections of commonality and dissimilarity may be drawn between a multiplicity of texts through an appreciation of the values and attitudes with which they were composed. Accordingly‚ the values and attitudes of the individual being may be defined as an acute blend of externally induced‚ or contextual and internally triggered‚ or inherent factors. Cultural‚ historical‚ political‚ religious and social influences‚ dictated

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    That every poem relates implicitly to a particular dramatic situation is a comment able to be accurately applied to the poetry of well-known Australian poet‚ Judith Wright. Whilst Wright’s poetry covers many different themes relating to Australian society‚ it is clear that Wright‚ in many of her poems‚ makes clear reference to certain events. These are often‚ however‚ explored in different forms‚ be it a stage of life‚ an intense experience or a critical event. This is certainly true for two of Wright’s

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    20‚ 2008 Frances “Fanny” Wright My favorite female philosopher Frances‚ aka. Fanny‚ Wright was born on September 6‚ 1975 in Dundee‚ Scotland. She was a Scottish lecturer‚ writer‚ freethinker‚ feminist‚ abolitionist‚ and social reformer; also in 1825 she became a United States citizen. Wright had a very wealthy background with her father being a designer of Dundee trade tokens. Unfortunately‚ both her parents died leaving behind their three children. When Wright was three years old‚ she was

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    National Geographic: Mysteries Underground The video I reviewed was a National Geographic film called Mysteries Underground. This video was about extraordinary sites there are to see in underground caves. You traveled along with cave explorers and got to see all the beautiful untouched natural formations such as gypsum chandeliers‚ gnarled calcite columns‚ and jewel-like lakes. It showed and talked about all the careful proceders the cave explorers go through. It also talked about how the formations

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    freedom.” The Underground Railroad began in the 1780s while Harriet Tubman was born six decades later in antebellum America. The Underground Railroad was successful in its quest to free slaves; it even made the South pass two acts in a vain attempt to stop its tracks. Then‚ Harriet Tubman‚ an African-American with an incredulous conviction to lead her people to the light‚ joins the Underground Railroad’s cause becoming one of the leading conductors in the railroad. The Underground Railroad and Harriet

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    Andy Warhol-Underground Movie Andy Warhol directed many underground movies with titles that were sexually explicit or off the wall terms like “Blow Job” (1964) and “The Nude Restaurant” (1967). His filmography spanned through out America’s 60’s in a time where sexuality was constantly being questioned and Andy Warhol responded with a series of subjects that pushed the limits of what is considered normal behavior. The New American Cinema Group/ The Film Makers Co-op a group of artist producers

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    type of life did he lead to become the man he became? What education and influences did he have to become the “ideal Victorian man?” What characteristics define an ideal Victorian man? First off‚ let us start by looking at his childhood and life‚ his influences and what made him the way he was. From there‚ we can look at what it meant to be an ideal Victorian man. Lastly‚ now having seen both‚ we can analyze how John Stuart Mill was the ideal Victorian man. John Stuart Mill had a very peculiar childhood

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    Cages‚ Cages‚ Cages‚ do we escape them? Cages‚ cages‚ cages of all kinds. A central theme in The Underground Railroad is Cora being trapped in a cage. Whether it was the plantation‚ the basement of Sam’s saloon‚ or Martin’s attic‚ Cora seems to be trapped wherever she goes. We think we have escaped these cages‚ but black people are still trapped today‚ but we can escape our cages through our communities. There are plenty of cages set in place for us‚ but we have to band together as one community

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    Harriet Tunbman and the Underground Railroad Araminta Ross was born into slavery around the year of 1820. Her mother and father were owned by separate masters. She first started as a house servant‚ but as she became older she was sent to work in the fields where she suffered from an irreversible blow to the head. Sometime around 1844 Ross married a free black man‚ John Tubman. She took his last name a later changed her first name to Harriet‚ after her mother. Due to the fear of being sold and separated

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