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    So Much as Knocking” by Bruce Dawe‚ published in 1950 is true to this quote because it is outlining the passage from the hospital to the grave. It makes the reader realise that when you die you will eventually be forgotten‚ unless you have made an impact on the world. The persona in the poem is the man who’s being spoken about because it’s about his life‚ making him the subject matter. Dawe is a voice for the persona because he is telling the story about a ordinary man who believes he could be

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    How far is this true for the poetry of Bruce Dawe? How (ie through what techniques) Does Dawe achieve this? Discuss a maximum of 2 poems. Bruce Dawe is one of the most inspirational and truthful poets of our time. Born in 1930‚ in Geelong‚ most of Dawe’s poetry concerns the common person – his poems are a recollection on the world and issues around him. The statement ‘The poet’s role is to challenge the world they see around them.’ Is very true for Bruce Dawe‚ as his main purpose in his poetry was

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    Bruce Dawes poems explore the impacts of consumer culture and are an indictment of the growing materialism in modern society. In Enter Without So Much As Knocking (1962)‚ Dawe portrays a world dominated by consumerism‚ which has lead to `conformity‚ and eroded the individuality of many people. The idea that our view of the world can only be seen through television and that our experience of life is restricted and controlled by it is highlighted in the satirical poem‚ Tele Vistas.(1977) This idea

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    The theme in the poem “Homecoming”‚ by Bruce Dawe‚ is the feeling and belonging of home and how you can die for your country‚ yet receive inhumane like treatment. The theme in “Beach Burial”‚ by Kenneth Slessor‚ is the pointlessness of war. The two poems are very similar‚ yet very different‚ in meaning and tone‚ through their subjects‚ themes‚ techniques and structure. Both poems relate to the same post-war event; bringing the corpses of soldiers back from war. However‚ in “Homecoming” the corpses

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    When we think about the word family‚ we automatically think of our immediate family. Some may occasionally think about extended family‚ like an aunt‚ uncle‚ or cousins. The reality is that the concept of family means so much more. We are all family whether we like it or not. The man sitting across from you and the woman sitting next to you is apart of your family as well. We are all connected and affect each other one way or another. The world is very big but very small at the same time. Until

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    better. Bruce Feiler‚ who has a full plate as a successful writer and dad of two‚ decided to make improving family life his business in his new book‚ “The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings‚ Rethink Family Dinner‚ Fight Smarter‚ Go Out and Play‚ and Much More” (William Morrow). The scene at Feiler’s house‚ with his working wife and now 8-year-old twin daughters‚ is similar to most families: active and stressful. Feiler’s goal was to put out a playbook for happy families to make life

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    April 2014 Dawes Plan Historiography The repercussions of World War 1 developed into devastating reparations‚ primarily Germany to be held accountable for. The Dawes Plan was set to commence in 1924 in order to aid a depleted Germany from accumulated debt. Countless people perceived the plan to be the solution to Germanys economic decent‚ although on the other hand a number claimed it to only be prolonging the obligation. A plethora of authors involved in revealing the Dawes Plan are either

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    B. Dawe -Enter without so much as knocking A.D. Hope - Australia Enter without so much as knocking by B.Dawe and Australia by A.D. Hope can be considered as very similar poems – they both tell about people’s nature‚ spiritual emptiness and lack of true values in the modern world of consumerism. The first poem refers to the whole population‚ criticizes the attitude‚ morality and lifestyle of the common person whereas in the poem of A.D. Hope the descriptions of empty land‚ which lacks the cultural

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    The Dawes act was passed in 1871. It caused Indian tribes to work for the federal government. The act allotted that Indians would get 40-160 acres of land. In a 25 year trust period‚ if the Indians took care of the land‚ they got to sell it or put it up for lease. However if the didn’t take care of it‚ they still had to pay taxes. I would change the fact that the Indians could sell their land after 5 years‚ and they shouldn’t have to pay taxes. The Indians also shouldn’t have had to farm. The Indians

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