Individuals experience many different transitions during their lifetime. These transitions can be challenging but it is how well one responds to the challenge that results in the growth of an individual. Two texts that show transitions are The Story of Tom Brennan‚ a 2005 Australian novel written by J.C. Burke‚ and Raise Your Voice‚ a 2004 American drama film directed by Sean McNamara. Through these two texts‚ the audience learns about the social context‚ the characters and their experiences‚ which
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Into the world The Story of Tom Brennan Quote |Technique |Effect | |“...We’re all hurting. It’s not helping anyone being like this” (p11) |Dialogue (Gran) Collective ‘we’ |Gran sums up the far-reaching effects of the accident through the collective nature of “we’re all” and the negative connotations of the word “hurting”. | |“That was the thing about my sisters‚ she’d become tough. It was like I hardly knew her anymore” (p29) |Characterisation of Kylie; simile; metaphor |Tom sums up Kylie’s negative
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“The Story of Tom Brennan” is a novel reflecting our own sense of crushing a negative life experience and overcoming that with new and positive adventures into a new world. The novel written by J.C. Burke demonstrates journey of acceptance and hardship that the Brennan’s had to face throughout their stay at Coghill and their past from Mumbilli‚ especially for Tom. Each individual creates their own choices to stumble upon their experience which may either trigger awful consequences or opportunities
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is a significant player in world affairs; if we hope to deal intelligently with China and its people we must understand their past and present. Revolution was one of the most important problems facing individual Chinese and China as a nation. Focusing on the New Culture/May Fourth Movement (1915-1923) and how its salient features‚ dominant themes were to influence successive generations of educated Chinese. Beneath the surface during the decade of military struggle China was stirring. A new generation
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mistakes. Most of the time the mistakes were not significant; they rarely changed the outcome of a play. Yet I received a thorough long lecture at practice for the mistakes I had made. These occurrences only intensified my fears of playing. However‚ I did not always make mistakes. Sometimes I made great plays‚ for which I was congratulated. Now‚ as I start my sophomore year as a starter on varsity and soon to be a 4 year letterman‚ I feel like an entirely new person. Over the years‚ playing basketball
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Cultural Immersion Program One of the most significant experience I have ever had occurred when I was in grade 9th at Nguyen Gia Thieu Secondary School. According to the signed annual cultural immersion program between the two schools‚ the North View Secondary School group(NVSS)‚ consisting of 5 teachers and 30 students‚ will travel to Vietnam to communicate with Nguyen Gia Thieu Secondary School in September and the Nguyen Gia Thieu Junior High School team will travel to Singapore
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Character Analysis – Tom Brennan The novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan” is written by Australian author J.C. Burke. The book is written in a first person perspective of main character Tom Brennan‚ who is seventeen years old and it portrays the way he deals and adjusts with his new life after a major tragedy has struck. The novel also shows how he started to mature to a young adult as events unfold. Tom Brennan starts off in the novel as a popular teenager‚ successful rugby player and also a member of the
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To Whom It May Concern: I really enjoyed the main theme of the story‚ which was the man’s love for his son. He proved to the reader that he would go through so much just to protect his son from any situation at all costs. The man cared so much for his son that he always tried to find the best places to stay‚ provide the best food‚ keeping him warm‚ and reading to him before he goes to sleep each night. A perfect example of protecting his child would be when the father shot the bandit who dared to
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The Third of May 1808 which is oil on a canvas‚ created on 1814 by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya who is seen as the commentator for the 18th and 19th century Spain. Three men walking” which was created by bronzed occurred 1949 by giacomettic‚ who works with the surrealist and existential movement. The original Fountain created by Marcel Dunchap in 1917 was made up from Porcelain‚ which turns out to be a everyday urinal. All pieces were responses to conflict during their time period‚ with messages
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May the Force Be With Volkswagen An Analysis of Volkswagen’s Super Bowl XLV Commercial May the Force Be With Volkswagen An Analysis of Volkswagen’s Super Bowl XLV Commercial In 1977‚ a film was unleashed onto movie goers unlike any other. George Lucas created the ultimate science fiction movie that is still adored by millions of fans; young and old‚ proud nerds and closet nerds‚ male and female. Star Wars’ legacy is being passed down through generations‚ from those born at the time of
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