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    Sound and Music Name: The Doppler Effect Read from Lesson 3 of the Sound and Music chapter at The Physics Classroom: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/u11l3b.html MOP Connection: 1. TRUE or FALSE: Ken Fused is standing on a corner when a police car passes by with its siren on. Ken hears a different pitch when the police car is approaching him than when it is past him. This is because the siren on the front of the car is set to a higher pitch than the siren on the back of the car

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    One of the most significant relationships in the novel is between Josie Alibrandi and John Barton. The relationship changes in various ways at different stages. It’s through this relationship that Josie learns much more about what is important in life and learns to accept her identity. Initially they were the best of friends‚ but Josie wanted to be with John Barton because she thought he was the best man she would ever meet. She sees him as an upper class man who is witty‚ charming and everything

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    In the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta‚ the main character Josie undergoes numerous changes by the end of the text. Throughout the year that the book covers‚ many events occur that change Josie’s personality and attitude towards the world. She matures from being a very stubborn and hot-tempered girl to a more responsible and experienced young woman. When we meet seventeen-year-old Josephine Alibrandi‚ at the beginning of the text‚ our first impression of her is that she is very

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    Assessment 2: Text Analysis Response- Examine a turning point “Looking for Alibrandi” by Melina Marchetta “Looking for Alibrandi” is a contemporary novel about a 17 year old Catholic girl‚ Josephine Alibrandi‚ who was in her final year at school. Her life was turned upside down when her father came into her life for the first time‚ her close friend committed suicide‚ family secrets came out and she encountered love. During the course of the novel she had to deal with issues such as

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    belonging‚ hence forcing them to reevaluate their own identity and their ability to experience a sense of belonging. This notion can be seen in both‚ The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and Looking For Alibrandi directed by Kate Wood. In the namesake‚ the character Gogol’s abnormal name forces

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    and you laugh instead of crying.” 61 “And when you’d finished running you’d be thousands of miles away from people who love you and your problem would still be there except you’d have nobody to help you.” 62 “I spent the whole morning looking at him. He looked at Mama. Mama looked at me. Then he would look at me. I would look at Mama. She would look at him. In different circumstances‚ I’d be amused.” 64 “You’re the father of the person who is my life.” “It’s too late. Seventeen-year-olds

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    Looking For Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta - Book Review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for Alibrandi is a passionate story about a young girl’s painful and enlightening journey into adulthood. The story centres around Josephine Alibrandi - an agressive‚ disatisfied‚ and confused final year student of Italian extraction. She has one burning ambition: to find her place in affluent society and to break free from her embarassing‚ stifling

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    Looking for Alibrandi & Being Sixteen Essay The theme of change is explored throughout the novel Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta‚ Penguin Books 1992‚ where she confronts the readers about the variety of changes happening in Josephine Alibrandi’s life. Similarly Being Sixteen by Michael Khan also explores the changing of the persona as she grows up and changes her perspective. Change may be caused by many influences‚ such as family‚ culture‚ society and the environment; these influences

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    development of a persons identity. The texts ‘’Looking for Alibrandi’’ by Melina Marchette and ‘’The Memory Keepers Daughter’’ by Kim Edwards both challenge the responder to enhance their understanding of change. Both Marchette and Edwards’s use several narrative techniques to convey change and effectively show the life challenges faced that develop a persons identity. PAC what/ technique 1: Melina Marchetta’s novel ‘‘Looking for Alibrandi’’ was written in a time of multicultural integration

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    How is Masculinity Portrayed in Looking for Alibrandi? The movie Looking for Alibrandi has many aspects of masculinity even though it centres around a female character’s life’s changes through time and experience and the affects and influences of people; especially male around her. The term masculinity as defined by an Oxford dictionary means ‘having the properties characteristic of the male sex’. Several aspects of masculinity can be found through thorough analysis of Josephine’s relationships

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