Broken Lives written by Estelle Blackburn is an expository text‚ which through research has presented that nineteen year old John Button was wrongfully convicted of killing his seventeen year old girlfriend Rosemary Anderson in a hit and run. I believe through my reading of Broken Lives that the key factor of expository texts is to explore awkward questions deeply and critically. In this case who was guilty of killing Rosemary Anderson in a hit and run‚ John Button or Eric Edgar Cooke‚ and the effect
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The fourth Chapter of Estella Blackburn’s non fiction novel Broken lives "A Fathers Influence"‚ exposes readers to Eric Edgar Cooke and John Button’s time of adolescence. The chapter juxtaposes the two main characters too provide the reader with character analyses so later they may make judgment on the verdict. The chapter includes accounts of the crimes and punishments that Cooke contended with from 1948 to 1958. Cooke’s psychiatric assessment that he received during one of his first convictions
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The chapter "Another Gun‚ Another Unlocked Door" is a chapter from Estelle Blackburn’s expository text Broken Lives. This chapter focuses on one night of Eric Edgar Cooke’s murderous sprees where he steals a rifle and shoots a baby sitter‚ once again leaving the city of Perth in the hands of fear and danger. The purpose of this chapter is to fight for Cooke’s guilt. It shows that he had no fear of being caught and was a devious man when it came to him stealing‚ killing and the plans he came up with
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"Broken Lives" by Estelle Blackburn is a relevant expository text that through research has lead to a solid argument; 19 year old John Button was wrongfully convicted of killing his 17 year old girlfriend in a hit-run. In her efforts to influence her readers of such views‚ Blackburn has entered into the world of a serial killer‚ presenting a credible‚ solid account of these events and their surrounding matters. In result the reader accepts the book as a genuine explanation of an increasingly explicable
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“The Broken Heart” Analysis In John Donne’s poem‚ “The Broken Heart”‚ Donne shows the predacious nature of love and the true faintness of the heart through the use of metaphors. This poem sets a mood of despair and sorrow; moods that reveal the regret of love. It opens the reader’s eyes to realize just how vulnerable the heart can be when dealing with love. Donne associates love with the negative; he portrays it as some evil entity that overtakes people without warning and‚ if not careful‚ destroys
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"The Broken Heart" written by John Donne sets a mood that reveals the regrets of love. It allows you to see how vulnerable the heart can be in dealing with love. It’s theme is the pradatory nature of love and the powerlessness of the heart once it has been devoured by love. He makes love seem as if its an evil thing that can overtake you without warning and if your not carful enough‚ you can e hurt very quickly!Donne also reveals how he was caught up in the traps that love seemed to have set up for
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION In the Philippines‚ Family is defined as the small unit of society where students got their first learning about the world before they engage themselves in the real scenarios of life. It is believed that parents are the first advisers of their kids who will teach them everything about all aspects of life including education. Filipinos nurture the value of family and their importance to one’s life. Filipinos are well-known of having close family ties that love‚ respect‚ support
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In this essay‚ I select the Museum of Broken Relationship. After briefly introducing this museum and explaining its social value‚ I would like to focus on the unique features of this museum and explore the psychology of the contributors. The collection in the Museum of Broken Relationships consists of articles which represent someone’s love‚ which ended usually in a sad way. Beside the articles‚ area brief explanatory memo about his or her ended relationship‚ with the title and where the item
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The boulevard of broken dream is a wonderful piece of music‚ another great piece of work from the band green day‚ a outstanding rock song‚ which also means this piece will be especially hard to transform into a different type of art work which in this case‚ it will need to be modified into a jazz piece. Firstly the important role of the electric guitar here must be replaced by a fanfare instrument‚ i think a trumpet will suit this the best‚ then the acoustic guitar will need to play a bigger place
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The Broken Boot by John Galsworthy The English novelist and playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was one of the most popular writers of the early 20th century. His work explores the transitions and contrasts between pre-and post-World War I England. As his popularity increased‚ Galsworthy published other novels of the Forsyte series: Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918)‚ In Chancery (1920)‚ Awakening (1920)‚ and To Let (1921). Although Galsworthy is best known for his novels‚ he was
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