We Are Going (Quote Burger Paragraph) The influence of one racial group could wipe out an entire community. In “We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ the poet describes how the native people‚ or the Aborigines‚ were forced out of their native lands by white settlers. In the poem‚ the Aborigines feel that they have become the strangers in their old homeland‚ whereas the actual strangers are the white settlers‚ as can be indicated in the line “We are as strangers now‚ but the white tribe are the
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March 2011 Mrs Oodgeroo Noonuccal Australia poet centre 344 Western Lane Sydney 2212 Dear Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ all your poems
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texts Then and Now – Oodgeroo Noonuccal Belonging is a state of acceptance and understanding within ones social and physical environment. Displacement from the known and familiar hinders a meaningful connection to the environment and diminishes personal wellbeing. Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem Then and Now (1974) is an exploration of the impact of colonisation on aboriginals through the experience of a young woman who feels displaced from her spiritual home. Noonuccal successfully depicts the
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2011 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N English (ESL) Paper 2 — Modules Total marks – 40 Section I General Instructions • Reading time – 5 minutes • Working time – 1 hour • Write using black or blue pen Black pen is preferred Pages 2–3 20 marks • Attempt either Question 1 or Question 2 • Allow about 30 minutes for this section S ection II Pages 4–5 20 marks • Attempt either Question 3 or Question 4 • Allow about 30 minutes for this
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Section I: The texts “Son of Mine” a poem by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Other Word’s “Jim Crow Alabama” a graphic sketch by Khalil Bendib both explore conflicting perspectives in relation to racism. Noonuccal’s purpose is to respond to her son’s questioning of the racism he is subjected to‚ “My son‚ your troubled eyes search mine…” her views conflict within the text as she expresses two views‚ one of how white people treated Indigenous Australians and on how she as an Indigenous mother adopts a positive
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and ’ ’last of his tribe ’ ’ by oodgeroo noonuccal. The need for analyzing both poems is that they are dedicated to people who fought for the Aboriginals; only an in-depth analysis can give a clear understanding of their poems. Analysis The Last of His Tribe by Oodgeroo Noonuccal is a true example of the period of Australian poetry it consist of the paternalistic manner that is was commonly found in the Australian colonists of the 19th century ‚ Oodgeroo Noonuccal gives emphasizes to the loneliness
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Good morning 10.06. Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ an Australian poet‚ uses her work to convey aspects of Australian experience. Noonuccal’s poems are mainly focused on her own perspective of the culture and beliefs of both the aboriginal people and white Australians‚ the racial discrimination that the Aborigines suffered and their peoples spirituality. Oodgeroo uses language and poetic techniques repetition‚ colloquial language‚ metaphors etc. to portray this. No more boomerang compares the differences
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contrasting a poem and song. The poem ‘No More Boomerang’ written by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and the song ‘I Still Call Australia Home’ composed by Peter Allen‚ are two pieces of writing which comment specifically on Australian society and culture. Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ or also known as Kath Walker‚ was an Aboriginal Australian poet‚ political activist‚ artist and educator. Born 1920 on Stradbroke Island‚ she grew up as a member of the Noonuccal tribe. The theme for much of her poetry talks about the destructive
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Oodgeroo Noonaccal was an Australian poet‚ artist and educator. She was also a campaigner for aboriginal rights. Oodgeroo was well known for her poetry and in this analysis three of her poems will be looked into. The first poem that will be looked into that was written by Oodgeroo is called ‘We Are Going’. This poem is about the spirituality of the aboriginals. “We are the strangers here now‚ but the white tribe are the strangers” line 8‚ suggests that the white people have arrived in the aboriginals’
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------------------------------------------------- Cesar Torrente Legaspi Cesar Legaspi on April 2‚ 1917 in Tondo‚ Manila (1917–1994) is a Filipino National Artist awardee in painting. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. His early (1940s-1960s) works‚ alongside those of peer‚ Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city. These include Man and Woman (alternatively known as Beggars)
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