Good morning year 12 English class and Mrs Francis. Today my job is to explain to you the power of the texts I’ve chosen in context with the problem between black and white Australians. We Are Going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal They came in to the little town A semi-naked band subdued and silent All that remained of their tribe. They came here to the place of their old bora ground Where now the many white men hurry about like ants. Notice of the estate agent reads: ’Rubbish May Be Tipped
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When your culture identity is marginalised you can feel dislocated and displaced‚ and believe that you do not belong to your culture or the dominant culture. The text ‘We are going’ by Oodgeroo Noonuccal explore this notion in response to the theme of not belonging. Noonuccal clearly describes the notion of Aboriginal people not fitting in as ‘subdued and silent’. Noonuccal’s use of sibilance and alliteration usage in the ‘s’ creates a soft tone effect which makes the aboriginal people feel a feeling
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We Are Going (Quote Burger Paragraph) The influence of one racial group could wipe out an entire community. In “We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ the poet describes how the native people‚ or the Aborigines‚ were forced out of their native lands by white settlers. In the poem‚ the Aborigines feel that they have become the strangers in their old homeland‚ whereas the actual strangers are the white settlers‚ as can be indicated in the line “We are as strangers now‚ but the white tribe are the
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March 2011 Mrs Oodgeroo Noonuccal Australia poet centre 344 Western Lane Sydney 2212 Dear Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ all your poems
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texts Then and Now – Oodgeroo Noonuccal Belonging is a state of acceptance and understanding within ones social and physical environment. Displacement from the known and familiar hinders a meaningful connection to the environment and diminishes personal wellbeing. Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem Then and Now (1974) is an exploration of the impact of colonisation on aboriginals through the experience of a young woman who feels displaced from her spiritual home. Noonuccal successfully depicts the
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2011 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N English (ESL) Paper 2 — Modules Total marks – 40 Section I General Instructions • Reading time – 5 minutes • Working time – 1 hour • Write using black or blue pen Black pen is preferred Pages 2–3 20 marks • Attempt either Question 1 or Question 2 • Allow about 30 minutes for this section S ection II Pages 4–5 20 marks • Attempt either Question 3 or Question 4 • Allow about 30 minutes for this
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Son of mine Rhyming scheme AAA.. Implies that the Aboriginal son has been hurt by racists acts against him and is looking for answers as to why he is being discriminated against because of his race. 12 lines Colour line is the prevention of black people participating in various activities with whites. This relates to social justice because blacks are segregated and excluded from ordinary activities My son‚ your troubled eyes search mine‚ Puzzled and hurt by colour line. “What can I
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Section I: The texts “Son of Mine” a poem by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Other Word’s “Jim Crow Alabama” a graphic sketch by Khalil Bendib both explore conflicting perspectives in relation to racism. Noonuccal’s purpose is to respond to her son’s questioning of the racism he is subjected to‚ “My son‚ your troubled eyes search mine…” her views conflict within the text as she expresses two views‚ one of how white people treated Indigenous Australians and on how she as an Indigenous mother adopts a positive
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and ’ ’last of his tribe ’ ’ by oodgeroo noonuccal. The need for analyzing both poems is that they are dedicated to people who fought for the Aboriginals; only an in-depth analysis can give a clear understanding of their poems. Analysis The Last of His Tribe by Oodgeroo Noonuccal is a true example of the period of Australian poetry it consist of the paternalistic manner that is was commonly found in the Australian colonists of the 19th century ‚ Oodgeroo Noonuccal gives emphasizes to the loneliness
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Son of Mine To Dennis My son‚ your troubled eyes searched mine‚ Puzzled and hurt by colour line. Your black skin soft as velvet shine; What can I tell you‚ son of mine? 5 I could tell you of heartbreak‚ hatred blind‚ I could tell of crimes that shame mankind‚ Of brutal wrong and deeds malign‚ Of rape and murder‚ son of mine; But I’ll tell instead of brave and fine When lives of black and white entwine‚ And men in brotherhood combine – This would I tell you‚ son of mine
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