Animals are controlled by other animals. The wolf pack follows the leader. The worker ants work at the cost of their lives to feed the queen ant. Though we believe we are higher than animals‚ humans are still animals. Every individual human does not always crave every answer to every question in the universe. Humans follow other humans for answers and directions. Traditions are beliefs that humans pass down to younger humans. The next generations are meant to follow these traditions‚ and it
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This idea reminded me of last week’s discussion on the controversy over Westerns homecoming. Majority of individuals who par take in the festivities believe since it is a large community student tradition that the likely hood of getting a ticket will be minimized because “ I didn’t get a ticket last year” or “ its homecoming‚ it happens every year”. As a result‚ the idea that shared value systems bond communities together could explain the differing
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The module comparative study of texts should remain in the Board of Studies syllabus as it can provide a powerful insight into the human condition and social values of an era. The play “Away” by Michael Gow and poems published in “Sometimes Gladness” written by Bruce Dawe are both texts which reflect similar conditions that the typical person living in suburban Australia between the 1950’s and 1960’s experienced. There were many significant events that took place during these two decades such as
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TECHNIQUES USED IN BRUCE DAWES POEMS Alliteration: Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other. Onomatopoeia: Words that sound like their meanings. Repetition: The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect. Rhyme: Words that have different beginning sounds but whose endings sound alike‚ including the final vowel sound and everything following it‚ are said to rhyme. Analogy: A comparison‚ usually something unfamiliar with something familiar
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for life. For example‚ if a parent constantly yells at their child for no reasons and shows no signs of love‚ the little one’s childhood would consist of nothing but bad memories. This is exactly what happened to Shelly‚ the Indian girl from the “Homecoming”. The female protagonist definitely suffered immensely due to the lack of parental love and the constant battles in the house. Her careless parents would never stop blaming her for every little thing causing her to run away from home at a young
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there is a wide variety of characteristics that go into our culture. The events I attended focused in on just a few of them‚ but I believe they are the most important ones. The first event I attended was Lip Sync‚ which occurred during homecoming week. It was located on a grass
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Homeric Nobility In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus exemplifies the aristocratic man idealized in Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality. Nietzsche depicts the aristocratic man‚ the noble man‚ very distinctly with qualities of mentality and behavior. An aristocratic man embraces his sovereignty‚ relishes in life‚ and refuses to feel guilt. Odysseus lives what Nietzsche describes as a good and noble life‚ a life characterized by action and war. Odysseus not only is King of Ithaca‚ but also the
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two epics share many of the same concepts. Such as the nostro (the Greek term for homecoming)‚ xenis (guest/host relationship)‚ oikos (household)‚ and aganoriss (recognition). In both epics these themes are illustrated. In The Odyssey the theme of nostro is very prevalent in this epic. Basically the whole story is based around this concept. The main character‚ Odysseus’ whole goal in the book is his homecoming. Along his journey he faces many challenges separating him from his home (Ithaca) and
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where they had been. The full impact of the Vietnam war on the veterans took years to show and research now shows that the emotional and psychological impact of war trauma can be passed down through generations. There was only one official national homecoming parade for the New Zealand Veterans which was held in Auckland in 1971 on the withdrawal of 161 Battery‚ RNZA and 4 Troops NZSAS but this got interrupted by anti-war protesters.
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each others’ backs.”. She lets out a small smile just as the words “The Blix Effect” explode onto the screen. She knows Abby hasn’t done her already late homework and is probably painting her nails or something‚ or moping about how she isn’t at Homecoming‚ but still Fern wants to be there for that‚ she wants to fathom the similarities and the diversity between the two of them. Her friends always stay until the very end to make sure there isn’t a hidden scene to give away any hints towards a sequel;
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