Does literature accurately reflect the experiences and concerns of modern youth? “The Story of Tom Brennan”‚ reflects modern youth‚ by relating to situations such as teenagers experiencing loss from accidents whilst one is drunk driving‚ it is an excellent book for young teenagers to read‚ they get to understand the authors view on how drunk driving accidents effect families and loved ones so very much. “Go Ask Alice” is also another fantastic book‚ written straight from the diary of a young
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Exploring Transitions by Character in Tom Brennan Brennan Family (Immediate) Character Transition being Explored Quotation/page no./analysis of language or technique Tom Brennan Living with grandmother in new town of Coghill after leaving Mumbilli. struggles with house rules and expectations such as saying grace and sharing grandmother’s cooking(KG) images of saints and prayers at Gran’s house going to Mass (Pp1568) ‘But we weren’t home. We were here. Here in my grandmother’s dark
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texts The Story of Tom Brennan and Edward Scizzorhands illustrate this through their featured themes of belonging and the introduction to a new world. The Story of Tom Brennan illustrates that the introduction to a new environment can force an indiviual to rethink their beliefs and attitudes. The plot takes Tom and his family‚ the Brennans out of their home town after tragedy strikes and they are forced to move and “start from scratch” or readjust to their new surroundings. Tom is an unwilling candidate
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Explain the concept of Into the World and how it is explored in The Story of Tom Brennan. The ‘Into the World’ concept involves transitions into new phases‚ the progress into new worlds and experiences in order to grow‚ mature and internally progress. This concept is evident within J C Burke’s novel “The Story of Tom Brennan”. Through the use of a range of techniques J.C. Burke is able to maintain high levels of authenticity throughout the duration of the text‚ stimulating a more powerful response
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In the visual text‚ Goodnight Mr Tom‚ directed by Jack Gold‚ an important theme is friendship. William Beech is a young evacuee from London that moved to the countryside for safety during World War 2. There he meets his billet‚ Mr Tom. He is Williams saviour from a world of abuse. This essay the director has included both visual and verbal techniques of close-up‚ diegetic sound and dialogue. Firstly‚ the director uses the visual technique of close up to help us understand the facial expression
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Explain how Tom Brennan and Juno (related text) portray the consequences of moving into the world. The concept “Into the world” is a process assisted with many new experiences and changes. An individual’s response to these experiences and changes is known as a consequence. Thoroughly portraying the stages of moving into the world with the assistance of an array of techniques‚ the novel “The story of Tom Brennan” by J.C burke and the movie “Juno” composed by Jason Reitman‚ distinctly present a
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Extended response - The Story of Tom Brannan is a typical teen genre novel‚ discuss. The Story of Tom Brennan by J.C Burke is a typical teen genre novel. This is depicted through the concept of characters coming of age‚ themes such as drink driving and relationships and romance which teenagers understand and relate to as well as language techniques such as colloquial language in which the responders use. Burke uses a number of different themes in her novel The Story of Tom Brannan to explore the concept
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Corporate Social Responsibility of TOMS Shoes BUS 311 Ethical Management May 20‚ 2013 Tom’s Shoes Corporate social responsibility is defined as "actions of an organization that are targeted toward achieving a social benefit over and above maximizing profits for its shareholders and meeting all its legal obligations" (Ghillyer‚ 2012). The for-profit company‚ TOMS Shoes‚ takes social responsibility seriously starting with their central goal: "We can create a better tomorrow by taking
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problem. The solution to the problem is called Toms‚ and all you have to do is buy a pair of shoes to help out. For every pair of shoes that you buy there is another pair of shoes delivered all over the world and even in some specific areas. Toms is an emerging organization that has helped out people with their health‚ education‚ and mental self. The Toms organization all got started with Blake Mycoskie. He is the founder of the Toms shoe and also created the idea of the One for One
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The story of Tom Brenan J.C. Burke For the main character of the book Tom Brennan‚ life is about mates‚ rugby and family. Until a night of celebration changes his life forever. Tom is a survivor but he needs a ticket out of the past just as much as Daniel. Until a night of drunken celebration changes his life forever. In a drunken rage‚ Tom’s older brother Daniel causes a car accident in which their cousin‚ Fin‚ suffers irreversible spinal injuries and two friends are killed. Toms world explodes
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