transitioning naturally‚ or change being thrust upon a person. In either case‚ any individual venturing into new experiences will encounter obstacles‚ but they will also experience personal growth. This is evident in the prescribed text‚ The Story of Tom Brennan by JC Burke‚ as well as my chosen text‚ I Was Only 19 by Redgum. The concept of ‘new experiences’ may not always start off positively. For example‚ in Burke’s novel‚ the protagonist‚ Tom Brennan‚ one fatal accident forced him and his family to flee
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First to tell you a little about Tom Cruise. He was born July 3rd‚ 1962. His home town is Syracuse‚ New York. The full name for Tom Cruise is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. Tom’s height is average for most people it 5’7”. He became a TV star for his career. As Thomas was growing up‚ he grew up in a religious family. Tom’s parents are Catholic. Although after experimenting with the Catholic religion‚ Tom felt that wasn’t a fit for him so the religion Tom Cruise chose was scientology. Ron Hubbard started
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the world The Story of Tom Brennan Quote |Technique |Effect | |“...We’re all hurting. It’s not helping anyone being like this” (p11) |Dialogue (Gran) Collective ‘we’ |Gran sums up the far-reaching effects of the accident through the collective nature of “we’re all” and the negative connotations of the word “hurting”. | |“That was the thing about my sisters‚ she’d become tough. It was like I hardly knew her anymore” (p29) |Characterisation of Kylie; simile; metaphor |Tom sums up Kylie’s negative
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Tomsshoes. "TOMS - Gives New Shoes to Children in Need. One for One." YouTube. YouTube‚ 02 July 2012. Web. 08 Mar. 2017. .The commercial begins with the song "Coahuila" by Balmorhea playing in the background as Blake Mycoskie‚ the founder of toms‚ says "What if is started a shoe company and every time I sold a pair of shoes I gave a pair away and that way as long as I continue to keep selling these shoes these kids will have shoes for the rest of their lives”. As Mycoskie speaks‚ the scene starts
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Tom Robinson and the Lynch Mob During the scene at the gaol Scout and the other children don’t fully understand the incredible danger posed by the presence of the lynch mob. The story is told from Scout’s point of view we aren’t directly told what could happen. Similarly we are not given access to the thoughts of the members of the lynch mob. The narrative perspective prevents us from knowing Tom Robinson’s thoughts or even what Atticus is thinking at this point in the novel. However‚ we gain some
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and beliefs about himself are noticeably fractured by his family’s forced relocation to Coghill‚ evident in the metaphorical language of‚ “the black curtain” which reflects Tom’s depression that acts as a barrier and blocks his transition. Burke‚ in Tom Brennan displays how reckless behaviour as a rite of passage in a rural communal paradigm can act as a catalyst for a multitude of consequences including an individual’s loss of belief in oneself and how this can lead to a deeper understanding of oneself
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“Someday they will know what I mean.”– Tom Thomson There are a lot of different arguments about how the great painter Tom Thomson died. Some believed he committed suicide or had a tragic accident or even drowned‚ some thought that he was killed because of a debt or an argument about the war. I believe that there are only 2 plausible theories: he committed suicide or he was murder. Since his death‚ Thomson’s work has grown in value and popularity. In 2002‚ the National Gallery of Canada
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journey which results in a change of attitudes. We can see that both Tom and Kylie from the novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ experience a change of attitudes through forming new relationships. Tom’s attitude changes from having a negative perspective of the world to a positive one after he meets Chrissy as helps him emotionally to move on from the accident. This positive relationship between Tom and Chrissy is evident when Tom says “you helped me find my old self”. (technique) This effect has...
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Tom Lennon became a great entrepreneur by taking risk. He started working with others while using his creativity to make his own movies and shows. He took many risk writing‚ producing‚ acting‚ and directing his works of art. One of the many risk he took was directing a movie that had a two-million-dollar budget. The movie was made and aired in the movie theatres. The movie did not get great reviews. It also was leaked on YouTube and viewed more times than the movie was in theaters. He also took another
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Part A: Characterization – A letter from Jay Gatsby to Tom Buchanan regarding Jay’s unacceptable behavior starting on page 125. This letter is a formal apology written by Mr. Gatsby moments before he goes into his pool to be untimely murdered. Dear Mr. Buchanan‚ I‚ Jay Gatsby owe you a formal apology as I have finally come to the realization that my actions towards you and your partner Daisy were unacceptable and utterly immoral. It was my jealous heart that envied your relationship
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