“A picture can tell a thousand words.” Good morning HSC standard English students‚ it is a honor to be invited to speak to you about some texts you have been studying for your upcoming higher school certificate exam. Distinctively visual texts portray powerful messages through the clever use of language features in order to create visual imagery in our minds. Now let’s begin.. I ask you all to close your eyes and think of a time you have experienced adversity... Henry Lawson‚ Edward Hopper
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Why was the Thirty Year’s War fought? To what extent did politics determine the outcome of the war? Discuss the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Could matters have been resolved without war? The Thirty Years’ War was the last and most catastrophic war based on religion and politics. It took place between 1618 and 1648 in the Holy Roman Empire. The war can be split into 4 main wars which were the Bohemian Revolt‚ the Danish intervention‚ the Swedish intervention and the French intervention. The Bohemian
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Why was Julius Caesar Murdered? The first reason Julius Caesar was murdered was because some senators thought he wanted to become king. The evidence I have to support this point is that he acted like a king. He accepted gold and lots of other things only acceptable for a God. Another bit of evidence is on a parade some plebeians tied a white ribbon around his statue (a white ribbon is the sign of a king) But when the senators told them to take it off Caesar told them not too. So this would make
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Essay # 3 There’s no place like Safeway that’s why Safeway is better than Save A Lots Safeway has a fantastic atmosphere were customers feel at ease‚ the friendly employees always had a smile they face on the other hand Save A Lot had a poor envirment were the shoppers were ignored workers didn’t have a pleasant attitude. I said to myself why have I shop at Save A Lot for so many years? Suddenly‚ I had an Oprah ‚Aha! Moment which came over me‚ after that day I have not been back to
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Why Egypt Was Great Did you know that the Egyptian pyramids served as tombs for Pharaohs? Egypt was the first society in history to bury deceased inhabitants. Without Egypt‚ we may not be burying our deceased family or friends today. As a result of Egypt’s customs‚ later cultures began to bury their dead civilians and honor them. Prior to Egypt; Mesopotamia‚ Harrappan‚ and Chinese societies did not believe in preserving the dead or mummification. Also‚ Egypt gave women many more rights than the
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Why Art is more beneficial than Sport Art is a nonverbal tool that lets you communicate how you see the world. It touches every aspect of our lives. Arts greatly strengthens mental abilities We can express and release our feelings more when we do arts than sports The creative possibilities in arts are endless and can go as far as where our imagination will take us We can get a lot of benefits from arts rather than sports like for releasing of emotions‚ for relieving stress‚ increasing self-esteem
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the United States was a new nation fresh from a war for their independence. With that new independence‚ the United States was full of raw political ideals. To say that the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems facing the new nation would be too high of praise‚ The Articles resulted in a powerless central government and the lack of a global economy. The United States under the Articles of Confederation was more a country of thirteen nations rather than thirteen states.
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The Berlin Wall was a physical wall‚ which separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War‚ and ran for over 140km and was 3.6 metres high. The construction of the wall came to show the diverse ideologies between the different systems of government‚ and what the people thought about it. To summarise it up for you‚ it was a loss in human rights and freedom. But how was the Berlin Wall influential in the course of the Cold War? I will be touching on a couple of topics today to answer the hypothesis
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If I am not as close to my higher power (God) as I used to be‚ who moved? Life has its ways of being so unbearable at times; that it can cause a person to feel like the entire world is against them. One tragic situation after another can definitely bring someone to his or her breaking point. Numerous times‚ I have felt like my back was against the wall and all my problems were caving in on me‚ but at this one specific point in my life‚ I felt I had reached my breaking point. Devastating situations
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Technology is the making‚ modification‚ use‚ and knowledge of tools‚ machines‚ or techniques‚ in order to solve a problem‚ improve a preexisting solution to a problem‚ achieve a goal‚ or perform a specific function. It’s true; technology has made life more efficient and reliable. Many great inventions have been possible through technology. Technology is also one of the causes of people becoming lazier‚ uninspired‚ and less creative. Technology is not bad in and of itself‚ but people are misusing
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