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    and wisdom that help us through hardships and sufferings. Stories with strong characterisation allow us to relate with the personal and interpersonal conflicts‚ and feel a deep empathy and sympathy with their circumstances which may resemble our own. Tim Winton’s short stories “Big World” and “Long‚ Clear view” are great examples of what a ‘good story’ is. (About long velar view) Similarly‚ “Big World” presents a simple story about the main character’s journey which represents the themes of changing

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    on issues present within their cultures‚ history and personal lives. Zohra Saed’s poems‚ Nomad’s Market: Flushing Queens and What the Scar Revealed‚ published in 2003‚ both address issues that she finds significant in her Afghani refugee context. Tim Winton uses his short stories‚ Big World and Reunion‚ published in 2005‚ to express his feelings on changes within the Australian culture and our values. These authors have used their texts to question the changes that have occurred within their own lives

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    Neighbour

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    A good neighbour is a great blessing. On the other hand‚ a bad neighbour is a curse. A good neighbour makes life worth living by sharing our joys and sorrows but a bad neighbour is a source of constant trouble and nuisance. As luck would have it‚ we have both good and bad neighbours. We live in a crowded locality. The streets are narrow and the houses are mostly multi-storeyed. So we have quite a few neighbours. Our next door neighbour is a poor workman. He is very hardworking. He works from early

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    In Tim Winton’s collection of short stories Minimum of Two‚ Jerra and Rachel Nilsam are ordinary people who we may see on the street and the battles that they face are battles that we ourselves may fight. Relationships and financial stability provide a constant distraction and having a baby adds to the emotional burden. When faced with adversity it is the support and understanding that we receive from our family that helps us to survive and carry on. Jerra and Rachel Nilsam struggle to maintain

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    Neighbours

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    Everyone has neighbours‚ that much is obvious. Whether they live down the street or if they live within throwing distance. Every person‚ every family‚ and every neighbourhood is different. Some neighbours can be very inconsiderate‚ and then there are some who are very considerate towards helping and respecting others. The inconsiderate neighbour is the one constantly playing loud music‚ and when someone complains they do not change their ways at all. The considerate neighbour may be the one who

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    My Neighbour

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    MY NEIGHBOUR A good neighbor is a great blessing. He is always with us. Either we are in sorrow or joy‚ in rain or in shine; he is always by the side of us. He is the first to reach to our help‚ even before our relatives. A good neighbor always rushes to his neighbor with active help and support. Last month‚ we shifted our residence to Shastri Nagar. It is a new government colony mainly inhabited by government’s employees‚ belonging to different government’s departments and ministries. It is a

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    English Speech: How would you feel if your mother had to clean other people’s houses to make a living? How far would you really go for a friend‚ would you sacrifice a love life‚ your education? Out of all the books I have read‚ I absolutely love Tim Winton’s short stories‚ 2 short stories that I loved are “On Her knees” and “Big World”. I have particularly enjoyed “On her knees” not only because of its intriguing name but because it depicts the issue of dignity throughout the whole story and

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    absence of belonging in their relationships with people and place. As well as this‚ Romulus‚ My Father demonstrates how belonging to place can be affected by our relationships with people. These ideas are similarly explored in the short story‚ Neighbours by Tim Winton‚ which explores the difficulties faced by a couple in settling into a neighbourhood of immigrants. Developing strong relationships with other people can lead us to define our own personalities and actions. However‚ in Romulus‚ My Father

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    in a greater appreciation for life and a deeper understanding of who we truly are. This idea is clearly communicated in the feature film ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ (1999) directed by Kate Woods‚ and the bildungsroman print novel ‘Breath’ (2008) by Tim Winton; both texts exploring the various life-enhancing outcomes of adversity and how such seeming setbacks can often eventually contribute to personal enrichment. Looking for Alibrandi immerses the audience into a year of the life of main protagonist

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    An Irritating Neighbour

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    An irritating Neighbor About 16 months ago‚ a couple moved into the apartment above me. The very next day there was a terribly nasty note shoved under my door about "vibrations and noise" that bothered them. I had never had a complaint from anyone else‚ although I do play my tv and have computer speakers at night. So I went up t talk to them and they told me how they go to bed at 10 at night and how much they need quiey..so I got some headphones. It turned out that the neighbor next to them on

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