Destroying Avalon Extended Response Destroying Avalon is a hard-boiled perspective at how a teenager can suffer such immense bullying and having it go to someone else. The story unravels when Avalon‚ a 14 year old girl moves from a country town to a large and vast city. On her first day of high school‚ which is every new person’s nightmare‚ she finds herself already formed enemies. Before transferring from her country town to this urban city‚ she quotes “Being fourteen is hard‚ but it’s even harder
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1) Avalon receives messages from a sender named “friend” this is ironic because the sender is abusing and insulting her online. So gives a very unusual meaning to the name. 2) A blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily‚ blogs often reflect the personality of the author. 3) Avalon is overwhelmed by the content of the email from “A Friend” this means that Avalon is very emotional 4) The A-Bomb is relevant to this chapter as
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Tuesday‚ 5 March 2013 Themes in Destroying Avalon 1. Define the term ‘theme.’ * Underlying message portrayed/explored by the composer in any body of work. * Composer’s intended message. Theme | Elaboration | Evidence (technique) | Explanation | Link to social issue | The negative influence of social hierarchy | Unequal distribution of power determines status‚ whether it be in a group or society. | (Pg 48) “Alice and the bitches rule the school … [A group]… B group
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I am writing in regards to your request for submissions of the inclusion of certain novels on the Australian Literature Society website. The novel ‘Destroying Avalon’ by Kate McCaffrey explores significant issues confronting contemporary Australia making it justifiable for its inclusion on the website. As a relatively modern novel‚ being published in 2006‚ the issues explored are contemporary and readers can relate in a realistic manner. The issues of cyber bulling‚ a new aged phenomenon and acceptance
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1. Abstract Language: Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things‚ people‚ or places. 2. Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds‚ such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." 3. Allusion: A reference contained in a work 4. Ambiguity: an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. 5. Analogy: a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. It is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation
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Identity and Belonging Quotes An un-named song is like an un-named child; it has no identity. From the beginning‚ each human embryo has its own unique genetic identity. The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes. We all need a past - that’s where our sense of identity comes from. Follow your cultural and religious customs in your own home‚ but do not attempt to impose them on society. Rather than this‚ love each person as your own brother or sister‚ not seeing him
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Devotion‚ Love‚ Despair and Betrayal The Mists of Avalon throws the throbbing pulse of femininity into the reader’s face. It expels a truth which can be felt through every sentence‚ paragraph and chapter. It is a grouping of heartwarming characters‚ horrifying plot twists and several tragedies surrounding many different themes. The Mists of Avalon becomes a legend seen through new eyes‚ with details‚ majestic language‚ and haunting foreshadowing that hold the reader through its more than 800
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The Responsibility Project: Avalon This paper is on short film “Avalon” from The Responsibility Project. Locate the link for the film: http://responsibility-project.libertymutual.com/films/the-entrepreneurial-spirit-avalon. Avalon is more of an inspiration than just a story in which two women spearhead a small new business of baking bread in a bad economic condition and achieve the success they desired. Throughout the film the owners discuss the organisational
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In response to Eric Uthus’ “Text messages destroying out language”. I found this piece very convincing but I personally do not agree with Uthus. Uthus believes people have a “weaker understanding of correct grammar” and use “little or no punctuation”‚ which he believes could lead to a decline in one’s education. One’s diction and ability to form coherent and complete sentences is very important for future job opportunities‚ exams and in everyday life. In my opinion children and the youth of future
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Persuasive Language Techniques 1. Attacks Attacks are a version of playing the man‚ not the ball. If you can make your opposition seem less credible‚ you may be more likely to get a reader to agree with your side of the argument. At the least‚ attention can be taken away from the issue itself and put on to the personality. Attacks can attempt to belittle or embarrass or just plain insult an opponent. The idea is that the weaker you can make your opposition appear‚ the stronger you and your contention
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