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    "The Two Drovers" I cannot relate to the two drovers because it was written in the 1800 hundreds. Since it was written in the 1800 hundreds back then they had to heard cattle for many miles. Another thing would be that they use different word for some things an example would be that they say "His dirk‚ or skene-dhu" which means a black knife. I would not of known what that was and they use some words in a different language. I find this story very confusing and it is something I would not pick

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    “William Willson” and “The Two Drovers” suggest a link between identity and aggression. What threatens a characters sense of self in these stories? Why do certain characters react to perceived threats to their identities as they do? "The Two Drovers" by Sir Walter Scott focuses on an Englishman and a Scotsman in a tale revolving around nationality. The author characterizes them both as proud individuals‚ while also noting their individual talents and temperaments‚ but the most prominent trait

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    little ’-wretch!’’ • The dog is hunting the snake‚ but they won’t have him to risk being bit because they can’t effort to lose him -> poor family: ’’They cannot afford to lose him.’’ • She have 4 children‚ 2 boys and 2 girls: ’’They are two boys and two Girls -mere babies.’’ Care for her children • ’’She makes a bed on the kitchen table for the children‚ and sits down beside i t to watch all night.’’ Discuss why the woman is described like this‚ why she isn’t given a name The women in

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    The two Australian composers‚ Henry Lawson and Russel Dyrysdale effectively convey two powerful yet contrasting images of characters and the way the environment can inpact their sense of isolation and hardship in there respective composition of the same title ‘The Drovers Wife’ . The different forms allow each of the composers to create an intensly visual experience for the responder and encourage a sense of personal connection to the subject. The techniques used by Lawson including‚ powerful

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    English SACE STAGE 1 Bridget O’Brien Women play a central role in “The drovers Wife” by henry Lawson and the film‚ ‘Australia’ by Baz Luhrman. With references to the narrative elements and cinematic conventions‚ discuss how women were portrayed in both Genres. Both the text ‘The Drovers Wife’ and the movie ‘Australia’ focus on the independency of Australian women and the aboriginal society. In the short story "The Drover’s Wife‚" Henry Lawson acknowledges the hardships of Australian women whose

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    The drover’s wife is not a stereotypical woman. She is not a stereotypical woman because she is a strong and independent woman who takes on the male role while her husband is out droving. The environment that the drover’s wife lives in is a very bushy‚ dry and drought conditioned “The drought of 18- ruined him”. The landscape shapes her character because she is isolated from civilization and there needs to be independent “bushes all around with no horizon” this builds up her character of not

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    The Drover’s wife Exposition Outline of the setting – desolated‚ harsh environment‚ poor living‚ bleak‚ Australian bush Outline meaning sketch which is the narrative form of his writing‚ the first two paragraphs are pretty brief about its setting Techniques Technique Example Explain Tone – unequivocal (clear‚ leaving no doubt) ‘near waterless creek’ ‘nothing to relieve the eye’ describes harsh and barren landscape Use of accumulation “built of round timber‚ slabs and stringy-bark‚ and floored with

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    drovers wife

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    this is cool‚lie:
In
a
way
you’re
sort
of
testing
yourself
by
coming
here? Lewis:
…She
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talk
about
love.
She
thinks
its
icky.
‘Love
is
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last
gasp
of
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 bourgeois
romanticism’
she
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doing
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love
and
 fidelity
while
thousands
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Vietnamese
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America
troops. Julie:
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Men
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 them
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prove
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worst
thoughts
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women… Julie:
My
parents
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me
committed.
They
think
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    Essay Our study on Telling Stories has made me aware that composers tell stories to entertain and to convey their ideas. Henry Lawson’s short stories ‘The Drover’s Wife’ and ‘The Loaded Dog’‚ demonstrate these twin features. Cat Steven’s life story the ABC documentary ‘A Few Good Songs‚’ is designed to convey the idea that telling stories is a powerful catalyst for reflection on the unpredictability of life and the individual’s desire for self-fulfilment. In our prescribed text‚ ‘The Drover’s

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    the techniques grid on the scaffold) Text 1 ‘The Ballad of the Drover’ is a poem written by Henry Lawson in the 1930s. It was sourced from poetry.org on 21/7/12. This poem is in the tradition of the Australian ‘Bush Ballad’ and narrates the story of Harry Dale‚ a young drover who is on his way home when confronted by a flood. Like many poems from this period it glorifies the lifestyle of popular Australian characters like the drover. This poem discusses the concept of the physical obstacles that

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