“Oh my gosh guys‚ It’s homecoming week!” exclaimed Bridget. “I’m so excited‚” said Liz. “I’m as excited as a teacher on a Friday‚” stated Jazmine. *ring**ring* The bell rang and the three best friends went their separate ways to class. Bridget and Jazmine hustled their way in the busy crowded hallway to band. Liz being the only one not in band went down the hallway to her English class. All the girls could talk about was homecoming week. At lunch they sat in the lunchroom that was full of other
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Several poems by Bruce Dawe surround the subject of loneliness and oppression‚ a matter that many people face in today’s society and also a matter that relates to his interests; his fascination with the ‘underdog’ character and how he provides a voice for certain individuals. ‘The Raped Girl’s Father’‚ ‘The Family Man’ and ‘The Sadness of Madonnas’ are three poems by Bruce Dawe that relate to the themes‚ portraying realism in how loneliness and oppression affect people in the world. An example of
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In the short story Uneasy Homecoming written by Will F Jenkings‚ Connie is the first character introduced in the story‚ and is the protagonist; the antagonist in the short story is Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson’s son. After we are introduced to the characters we are then led into the setting‚ Connie was being driven home by a taxi as‚ “The red‚ dying sun cast long shadows across the road” (pg. 83)‚ this created a picture that the sun was setting. During this cab ride home from her two week vacation
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was filming‚ co-starring in the music video‚ writing some of the lyrics that were later added in and also finding information about the Dawes Act. Some of my ideas for this project was the type of clothing we would be wearing for the music video‚ what we should do in the music video and also some scenery shots in the music video were also my idea. The topic‚ Dawes Act‚ really interest us because our group wanted a topic that we could expand on and the information really fit into the melody of the
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understand how the writer uses it to convey more than what is actually being said or literally meant. This is represented in a variety of texts that we will take a closer look at such as John Steinbeck’s Of Mice & Men and the two poems Weapons Training and Homecoming by poet Bruce Dawe. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is the story of George and Lennie‚ two migrant travelers in pursuit of their vision of owning a farm. However Lennie is mentally challenged and by accident kills the wife of the man they
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There are many different types of conflict in “The Homecoming.” While some are as simple as a Christmas cactus freezing overnight to something much more serious such as a father not coming home‚ it varies in a way that keeps the story stable throughout. The three conflicts I will be visiting today are all “man versus‚” conflicts. In these conflicts‚ Clay-boy is exposed to different scenarios which lead him to his decisions. Clay-boy is the oldest of the Spencer siblings and is the more mature one
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THE ART OF PERSUASION: RHETORICAL TECHNIQUES 1. Colloquial language – e.g. ‘She’s a top sheila that Jessica Rowe. Channel Nine are stark raving bonkers to give her the boot’. This language is used to appear inclusive or ‘on the inside’ of a particular social or cultural group. It could reinforce a sense of cultural identity between the reader and the writer. It could also be used sarcastically‚ to ridicule the attitudes or language of an opponent - e.g. ’I’m sure Ms Gillard thinks it’s ’right on’
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Our parent’s morals and ethics whether right or wrong‚ will become ours because of belonging to the family unit. Life Cycle by Bruce Dawe‚ explores the life of a child brought into a Victorian family. The baby’s life is destined to revolve around football due to the family being football supporters and him being ‘laid in beribboned cots‚ having already begun a lifetime’s barracking’
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The universal appeal of Bruce Dawe’s poems lie in the poet’s passion in speaking for those who have no means of speaking. In "The Wholly Innocent" Dawe challenges his readers through a wilful determination to terminate the pregnancy of a healthy foetus. And in Homecoming Dawe questions the validity of war as he speaks of the untimely death of several adolescent boys who are brought home as dead soldiers. Through the use of persona in a dramatic monologue‚ vivid imagery‚ onomatopoeia‚ deliberate repetition
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The Dawes act was passed in 1871. It caused Indian tribes to work for the federal government. The act allotted that Indians would get 40-160 acres of land. In a 25 year trust period‚ if the Indians took care of the land‚ they got to sell it or put it up for lease. However if the didn’t take care of it‚ they still had to pay taxes. I would change the fact that the Indians could sell their land after 5 years‚ and they shouldn’t have to pay taxes. The Indians also shouldn’t have had to farm. The Indians
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