LaGravenese (screenplay) Erin Gruwell (freedom writer’s author) Year of publication- The movie was released on March 2nd‚ 2007. Text type- Film Synopsis- Freedom writers is a true story from 1994 about a young‚ new English teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School ( Erin Gruwell) who implemented a voluntary integration program for underprivileged‚ gang related kids. The integration has ruined the schools academic standing with many of the teachers giving up on these children because of their
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How does Day use Distinctive Voices to portray the main ideas in the life and crimes of Harry Lavender? Marele Day has created powerful characters who are clearly defined by their distinctive voices and these characters fulfil their role within the novel of private investigator genre. The two main voices are easily distinguished‚ not only by the dual narrative but by the different voices created by Day’s word choice imagery‚ tone and syntax. Day uses Sydney as a backdrop to explore the issues of
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Every type of text‚ whether it is a film‚ song‚ poem or speech portrays a distinctive voice. The distinctive voice is usually a result of how the composer wants to get their point of view across to the audience. John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address‚ 9th Earl Spencer’s Eulogy for Princess Diana and George W. Bush’s 9/11 Address to the Nation are all speeches‚ which makes it easier to hear the distinctive voice within each one‚ along with the numerous language techniques‚ stylistic features and their
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Sally villos has always been reliant on men for e.g. on page 11 “one of the beautiful young men stood up and took her drink away. C’mon Sally it’s time to go’. The quote emphasizes how she is relying on someone especially male to stop her from drinking her tequila‚ highlighting how disempowered as a women she is. On page 102‚ day quotes “what sort of car do u drive‚ Sally? Daddy left me the Porsche” the example shows how again she is reliant on men‚ her father and how childish she is using the term
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Texts are written in a way for it to appeal to the responders. The Author uses many different techniques‚ themes and chooses a writing style so that it can appeal to the audience. This is evident in the novel ‘We All Fall Down’ in which the author‚ Robert Cormier‚ tries to appeal to the audience. This can be achieved also by making the text relatable for responders and certain concepts within the book. Cormier’s use of themes in the book is one of the things which appeals to readers. He focuses
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Q: Write a speech in which you demonstrate your understanding of ‘Australian Voice’. The ‘Australian Voice’ is a distinct concept which incorporates the ideas‚ values and perspectives that are unique to Australian individuals. A ‘voice’ is a representation of one’s experiences which shape their identity‚ culture‚ history and beliefs. Carmel Bird’s non-fiction text Stolen Generation: Their Stories effectively portrays the members of the Stolen Generation whose experiences are illustrated through
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All texts present distinctive voices‚ no matter what form of text or who the composer is. Distinctive voices‚ when studied‚ can assist with understanding society’s values and beliefs which are being presented within texts. The novel “The life and crimes of Harry Lavender” composed by Marele Day‚ creates the distinctive voice of a “hard-boiled” detective. This is achieved by commencing the novel with the disreputable image of a hangover and intercourse with a stranger. Much of the audience would
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Belonging can be defined as the process of the association with the human race as socially active characters. It is part of the human condition which represents the need for security‚ safety and acceptance. An aspect of belonging such as isolation can be associated with the concept of belonging‚ as not belonging is a reciprocal process of belonging. Belonging allows for the authentication of characters through the formation of identity and connections. Belonging is the human need for wellbeing
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I have studied 4 texts from a survival genre. I have looked at connections within the overall topic of ‘how people act in a survival situation. I found a connection between two of these texts and another connection between the other two texts. The first connection was ‘the will to survive and determination to stay alive can overcome the power of nature and negative thoughts when in a life or death situation’‚ this connection was shown by the characters in the film ‘Touching the void’ directed by
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1 - Into the Wild shows a man who journey’s through the country in order to find peace and belonging. Christopher McCandless or ‘Alexander Supertramp’ was a man who wished not to conform to the way society was governed‚ he did no want to be sucked into the depths of technology which has consumed the minds of many people. He only wished to live simply as one would have one thousand years ago. Into the wild strongly relates to the concept of belonging in many ways. In May 1990 McCandless graduates
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