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 helps to shapes our understanding of transitions. Drink driving incidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in Australia. The Story of Tom Brennan and Raise Your Voice provides opportunities for
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Module C – The Story of Tom Brennan 1. “The experience of moving into the world can challenge individuals’ attitudes and beliefs.” Discuss this view with reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. (2010) 2. Individuals venturing into new experiences may encounter obstacles‚ but may also gain significant rewards. Do you agree with this perspective? In your response‚ refer to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing
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even demanding. Tom Brennan‚ the protagonist in The Story of Tom Brennan is haunted by an accident and is faced with a hard transition‚ and as with the other members of his family‚ with the use of first person‚ J.C. Burke demonstrates the outcome of a transition can be resulted through new knowledge‚ a shift of attitude and a deeper understanding of one’s self and others. The different pathways an individual takes influences the transitioning of their new life. The Story of Tom Brennan is a lucid text
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Story of Tom Brennan by J.C Burke and the film Forrest Gump by Robert Zemeckis explores the experiences various characters have that result in change and transition in realistic way. Both Burke and Zemeckis explore these experiences by using a variety of techniques‚ particularly flashbacks and many forms of imagery that relate to their fears‚ the way people deal with crisis and friendship in a in which the viewer can relate to them making it more realistic. In The Story of Tom Brennan‚ Burke explores
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Mod C - Into the World - Tom Brennan Module C - Into the World 2009 HSC Question Q: Individuals venturing into new experiences may encounter obstacles‚ but may also gain significant rewards. Do you agree with this perspective? Into the world explores the aspects of growth‚ transition and a broader world. (definition) Through personal experiences‚ people are able to learn‚ grow or change as an individual. It is true that although an individual venturing into something new may experience
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TYPE OF TEXT: Prose Fiction TITLE: The Story of Tom Brennan AUTHOR: J C Burke COURSE: Standard MODULE: Module C: Texts and Society Module C: Texts and Society This module requires students to explore and analyse texts used in a specific situation. It assists students’ understanding of the ways that texts communicate information‚ ideas‚ bodies of knowledge‚ attitudes and belief systems in ways particular to specific areas of society. Electives in this module are designed around a specific
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mature from these experiences. It makes us mature and has definitely taught me a thing or two and what I’ve learnt is‚ our lives are defined by our choices and the pathways we choose to take. They might be good or they might be bad. My name is Tom Brennan and I’ve just been through so much this past year and I’m here to talk to you guys about it because I’ve been told talking about it helps. Last year my brother‚ Daniel‚ was in a drink driving accident in which he played a big part of and resulted
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Explain how Tom Brennan and Juno (related text) portray the consequences of moving into the world. The concept “Into the world” is a process assisted with many new experiences and changes. An individual’s response to these experiences and changes is known as a consequence. Thoroughly portraying the stages of moving into the world with the assistance of an array of techniques‚ the novel “The story of Tom Brennan” by J.C burke and the movie “Juno” composed by Jason Reitman‚ distinctly present a
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The Story of Tom Brennan J C Burke You do not need to write the questions out but you must write in full-sentences. Prologue 1. Identify three narrative techniques and explain how they reveal to the audience that the family are escaping from their world. (Hint: first-person narration‚ past-tense‚ tone‚ flashback‚ repetition of ‘we’‚ etc.) 2. The first sign that this novel’s structure is non-linear (not in a straight narrative pattern) is the change from past-tense to present tense in the
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ONLY 19 – John Schumann (Redgum) ‘Only 19’ was a ballad written by John Schumann (lead singer of Redgum) and tells the story of his brother-in-law‚ Mick Storan‚ who was a Vietnam Veteran and recounts some of his time spent in the war. The story is told of one particular rotation‚ from May 1969 to May 1970 and portrays the devastation and horror of the war. The story starts with a ‘passing out parade’‚ which was a graduation from military training. As mentioned‚ Mick graduated from the Puckapunyal
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