"The main one is. If I didn’t [defend Tom Robinson in court] I couldn’t hold my head up in town" - Atticus Finch That’s what answered to the question what were the reasons for him to defend Tom Robinson in court. Tom Robinson is in this story the most obvious oppressed. But instead of talking about why he is oppressed‚ I’d like to show you in what way he is oppressed‚ by e.g. Bob Ewell. 1. [...] "I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella!" […] - Bob Ewell Mister Ewell is barely
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The technique and perspective of the narrative voice in Moll Flanders by Defoe What is it that makes a reader believe some narrators and disbelieve others and why do some stories told by narrators seem to the reader lacking in part? How then does a reader interpret and respond to unreliable‚ fictional narrative texts? When a reader is engaging in a narrative; in this case Daniel Defoe’s Moll Flanders; they want to find a sense of continuity‚ reliability and reassurance from the narrative; so
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wide I roam‚ I still call Australia home.” Peter Allen. 24 million of us call Australia home. As we are gathered here in Sydney‚ our stories‚ voices‚ backgrounds and traits have bought us here today to be able to freely speak and acknowledge that each one of us share a special part in representing the diverse Australian voice. The diverse Australian voice is not typically depicted in iconic Australian text. If we were to base Australia’s modern identity off these ideas of the beautiful‚ romanticised
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The two poems “Cat!”‚ and “Your little voice/Over the wires came leaping”‚ are very different. The structures are different‚ the poetic forms are different‚ and the mood is different. The structure of “Cat!” Is chaotic‚ and rhythmic. The structure of “Your little voice” is choppy ‚and unpredictable. In the poem “Cat!” The lines‚ and stanzas are short. Most of the lines consist of one word. The poem has a lot of onomatopoeia. For example‚ “thithery...spitch” Some words are made up‚ like the words
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1. In what ways and to what ends do authors create a distinct narrative voice? In the novel ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’‚ Muriel Spark uses a chronological narrative structure‚ running from the 1930s to the 1950s to tell the story. Within this framework‚ she creates a distinct narrative voice in a number of ways. There is much debate over who the voice is. One might argue it is the consistent and overarching voice of an omniscient narrator who can relate to the plot as a whole‚ moving back and
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Bruce Dawe – essay In your view‚ what social issues are explored in Dawe’s poetry? Explain how these issues are developed and represented in two of his poems that you have studied! Bruce Dawe is a contemporary Australian poet from the late 1960’s to the early 1970’s‚ writing poems protesting against the issues occurring in society that he didn’t morally believe in‚ these issues are still relevant in today’s society. Dawe comes from a catholic back ground and is passionate towards his religion;
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When I first saw the movie "Good Will Hunting" I was impressed as a social science major. The movie provides a real world example to explain many tough social science concepts. In addition to the movie’s delve into psychology‚ the underlying themes of the film have much to do with the area of communication studies. These ideas can be seen through the relationship of Will (Matt Damon) and his therapist Sean (Robin Williams) through the progression of their relationship during the movie. In "Good
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The beauty and the strength within the black female body is one that is quite unique. W.E.B DuBois stated in his book Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil‚ that “she [the black woman] had to fight like a tiger for the ownership and possession of her own person and… when she reached maturity‚ all the tender instincts of her womanhood were ruthlessly violated” (100). Initially‚ black female slaves have played two distinct role in providing economic benefits for slaveholders‚ through house work and
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IMPROVING VOCABULARY AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN ESL STUDENTS THROUGH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY‚ CRITICAL THINKING AND STUDY SKILLS CHAPTER 1 Introduction This paper proposes a research study that will test and determine the effects of language proficiency‚ critical thinking‚ and study skills approach on improving the vocabulary and comprehension skills in English as Second Language (ESL) students. The aim of this paper is to determine and examine the specific advantages and disadvantages of
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The emotions portrayed in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet play an important part in the composition of the play. The two crucial emotions that are introduced in Act One and used throughout the play are the antonyms of love and hate. Contrast between these emotions are used in the first act‚ which supplies us with a more realistic situation. The complicated and conflicting relationships between the characters in the play are explored and portrayed by these emotions. In Act One Scene One‚ the strong
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