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    Shoe Horn Sonata: In Misto’s play contrast is a powerful dramatic device. Describe its use in the Shoe Horn Sonata. “Shoe Horn Sonata is an impressive story of courage‚ hope‚ horror and friendship. This play is a tribute to commemorate the bravery of the women and to make their story of survival widely known. The historical context that the story has enables us to learn about the past events and to understand the true meaning of war and its consequences. The play draws on real events‚ the Massacre

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    Distinctively visual texts are able to manipulate the emotions of the audience to influence the responses of a collective group. John Misto‚ the person behind the play The Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ uses his distinctively visual text as a memorial for the Australian Army nurses who died in the war‚ as they were refused one by the government. “I do not have the power to build a memorial. So I wrote a play instead.” This drama illustrates the way the women were treated in the Japanese prisoner of war camps

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    The daunting task of a baby bird to fly for the first time is sometimes like trying to put pen to a paper‚ how do we know if what’s written down is right compared to what the world is saying? Author‚ Joan Didion‚ in her essay‚ “On Keeping a Notebook‚” demonstrates that an individual’s perception of the world determines their notebook’s contents‚ of which‚ only has significance to the individual. Didion’s purpose is to promote the idea that keeping a notebook helps individuals to remember the details

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    One of the central aspects of this poster is its use of images to depict scenes and ideas within the play ’The Shoe-Horn Sonata’. In this play‚ Misto creates meaning through his use of a linear timeline‚ which allows the reader to follow the events as they occur. This is crucial to the play as it causes the reader to become emotionally invested in the characters and causes them to question what happen in the camp to result in the present. This poster uses layout and gaze to create this effect of

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    The Shoe-Horn Sonata In the play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ by John Misto I have chosen to study Act 1 Scene 3. In this scene Bridie and Sheila meet for the first time. Bridie and Sheila reunite after not having seen each other since the end of the war‚ and they feel like they hadn’t been separated for 50 years. Bridie acts as if she has been the stronger one through both the war and after it‚ constantly undermining Sheila by calling her ‘girl’ and telling Rick (the interviewer) that she is deaf

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    Good morning‚ Year12 of Wyndham College. My name is Bazil and I am here to briefly discuss the play "The Shoe-Horn Sonata" by John Misto in relation to the use of dramatic techniques used. The Shoe-horn Sonata is concerned with the incarceration of two women held captive in a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp. Misto uses the play to demonstrate the devastation of war and the human spirit and will to survive‚ both prevalent themes throughout the play. Such themes are exemplified to the audience

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    more than 100 years experience manufacturing bicycles. b. Schwinn is under new management with vision and direction. This new management is not afraid to compete within the high end target market. c. Schwinn can offer high end consumers the prestige of "Handmade in the USA." d. Under new management Schwinn has streamlined their manufacturing process to greatly reduce cost. B. Weaknesses a. Schwinn brand is known for heavy duty low cost street bicycles. The kind ridden by the target consumers’

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    Play It As It Lays: Life Unscripted (DRAFT) Maria Wyeth is an actress‚ a beaut‚ a dimming star‚ a schizophrenic‚ and beyond that a untraditional loving mother to Kate‚ her daughter. The way Joan Didion writes “Play It As It Lays” in satirical way upon Hollywood lifestyle is tantalizing the mind to think that Hollywood is full of people who have problems of drinking‚ drug abuse‚ and sex. Which is undeniable happening in the most era of Hollywood lifestyle since the day one. Fame‚ success and pouring

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    When Joan Didion said that the “lesson” of her story is that it is distinctly possible to remain too long at the fair‚ she meant that you may enjoyed your time there‚ there is a time where you want to go home. In her essay I think she was talking about how it was fun in New York for a time‚ then there came a time when she just wanted to leave. In the story it gives several times where she couldn’t go into some places because she was so tired of going to them. “There were certain parts of the city

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    Comparison of UK and China’s Bicycle markets 1. Introduction: With the advent of the improvisation of technology in the transport‚ communication and information transfer like internet‚ the providence of the small businesses and large scale businesses as well was greatly changed in the last five decades. The pursuit for the expansion of market place is no longer limited to a place or country but it has become a global competition. Besides‚ it was reported that the world trade expansion has

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