In Conflict there are those who choose to sit on the side and ignore or turn a blind eye to the situation at hand. Bystanders that do so are often overpowered by the pressures of conflict and are forced to take part in the conflict or create another further complicating the matters involved. When a Bystanders values and opinions are challenged indirectly they generally shrug the opposing value and opinion off‚ ignoring the actions or words that have challenge them‚ but an individual can only do this
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“It is difficult to remain a bystander in any situation of conflict.” Dear Editor‚ I am lucky enough to say that I have never been a part of a large scale conflict - I was born after the world wars‚ the vietnam war‚ have lived miles away from any bombing that has happened in my life‚ yet I strongly agree that it is difficult to remain a bystander in any situation of conflict. Even with the scaled-down conflict that I have experienced‚ I personally CANNOT remain a bystander. The same goes
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Practise Sac Conflict can reveal unexpected qualities in an individual. Conflict is inevitable and is something everyone encounters. Individual’s responses are dependent upon their moral conscience‚ their ideologies or their strengths and weaknesses. An individual’s public persona may differ drastically and oppose their true qualities. In confrontation with conflict ones true identity can be revealed. Although under the pressure of conflict individuals can be provoked to act unwillingly to preserve
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‘Some people seek conflict‚ while others avoid it’ Conflict is a common occurrence in today’s society‚ but how do people react to it? So some people run off conflict‚ therefore seeking as much of it as they can while others do not like the adverse outcomes usually associated with conflict and tend to stray away. The way that people react to conflict can be dependant on their upbringing and character. Kate Grenville’s ‘The Secret River’ presents readers with characters whom are constantly surrounded
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Conflict is constantly occurring in our everyday lives between individuals and groups in society as it is an inevitable factor of human existence. Conflict involves social disagreement‚ different interests and beliefs. It is possible to even have inner conflict with oneself. Without a clash of individual beliefs and feelings‚ no one would be capable of the self reflection or self assessment that enables us to work out what we believe in and stand for. Conflict opens up different personalities‚ perceptions
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The Secret River Research Assignment Question: Literary Texts can challenge or naturalise the ideas of society in which they are produced. Discuss making close reference to the novel that you have studied. Many novels naturalise gender roles‚ class structures and cultures of the society in which they were produced. Kate Grenville’s work The Secret River is a great example of such a novel as her utilisation of narrative techniques such as characterisation‚ imagery‚ setting and symbolism represent
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by most people during the colonisation of Australia. Kate Grenville’s story The Secret River is set during the time in which Australia was colonised. An understanding of the historical context in which The Secret River is set‚ shapes your reading of the text because it helps you to understand issues in the text such as class‚ race and gender. Firstly‚ knowing about the class structure of the period that The Secret River is based on‚ gives the reader a greater understanding of the text. They believed
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depicted by various Australian texts‚ with drama being arguably one of the most influential for its wide acceptance in the population as well as the allowance for exploration into diverse aspects of Australia’s multicultural society. The play “The Secret River” adapted by Andrew Bovell is one of the most significant texts representing its
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The Secret River Essay Characters in the text The Secret River by Kate Grenville represent a variation of attitudes and views towards the colonisation of Australia and the Aboriginal Australians. While many characters are indecisive about their opinion on the natives‚ some characters have a clear mind-set on how they are to be treated. The characters of Thomas Blackwood and Smasher Sullivan represent the two very different sides of the moral scale‚ and the other characters fit between these sides
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“In difficult situations‚ some people react calmly‚ while others react with panic.” Discuss. Usually‚ different people have different perspectives on viewing a difficult situation. In general‚ a difficult situation is the situation that is extremely hard to accomplish or endure. It may be dangerous‚ unpleasant‚ complicated‚ urgent‚ disastrous and etc. For example‚ crisis is one of the difficult situations which it requires immediate response for to avoid major damages. The most common theory of
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