Let’s talk about the poem Then and Now. This poem is about how non-indigenous people have taken over the land and have changed the way it is used.The Poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal comparing the past to the present and reflecting on how different her life is now. In comparison to how it was then. For example‚ “In my dreams I hear my tribe Laughing as they hunt and swim‚ But dreams are shattered by rushing car‚ By grinding tram and hissing train‚ And I see no more my tribe of old”. People write poems
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How the language of ‘We are going and ‘Let us not be bitter’ demonstrates Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s perspective on Aboriginal rights. Oodgeroo Noonuccal was an Australian poet‚ activist‚ artist and a campaigner for Aboriginal rights. Her poems ‘We are going’ and ‘Let us not be bitter’ conveys the loss of the Indigenous culture and how much they suffered because of this. Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s perspective on Aboriginal rights is impassioned‚ concern and worry for the loss of her family and home. She expresses
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tree being alive and human-like. The verb use of “curve” adds greater detail that the tree is moving in organic ways and interacting with its shadow‚ the composers sees tree as free‚ alive and at one with its shadow. Similarly‚ in municipal gum by Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ a poem in which explores the connection the poet has to the tree and the displacement of the tree in the municipal urban environment it is stuck in‚ uses sensory language is used to describe the “ hard bitumen” in which the roots of the
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This first test (bring slide up that has Time Is Running Out)‚ by the famous Australian Poet‚ Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ expresses her frustration and anger at the loss of the land which she and her culture so dearly love. Throughout the poem‚ she consistently uses many techniques to stir the audience’s emotions in the way hers were when these events took place. Another text I wish to share with you is this short film clip from One Night The Moon. The composer of the text‚ Rachel Perkins‚ shows the differences
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work and social life; she seeks inner growth‚ so she signs up for an open university. This leads her into having close relationships with Frank and he helps Rita with her academic quest for knowledge and ultimately soul discovery. In Kath Walker Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem ‘Son of Mine’‚ the composer speaks of contrasting worlds‚ the cold brutal environment that exists between the black people and white people and she also illustrates her hope for reconciliation in the future. Respectively‚ both composers
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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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1: A) Indicate the Indians’ puzzlement over the ways of the white men. The line “and I don’t understand” is using repeatition through the story and conveys the confusion and puzzlement over the white men’s ways. B) Show the Indians’ disapproval of the whites’ treatment of land. Phrases like “there is no quiet place in the white man’s cities” display the disapproval the Indians have over the whites’ treatment. C) Words that show the importance to the Indians of their ancestors’
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one” portrait the concept of “discovery”? Discovery can have a different impact on different individuals. The composer ”Oodgeroo Noonuccal” reflects on her discovery of the” old native burial ground” as a spiritual journey‚ rather than an intellectual journey experienced by the scientists and the modern world. Discovery can offer us a positive or negative experience. Oodgeroo Noonuccal felt strongly reverential towards the old one and the past‚ but she was more disdainful towards the scientist
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have its unifying aspects‚ in our society acts as a barrier and provides people with more reasons to stay divided. | . It can fuel hatred‚ hegemony and xenophobia. Tribalism is vicious. Tribalism is evil. Tribalism is‚ sometimes‚ lethal. Poems by Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ the film ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ directed by Mark Herman and the song ’Took the Children Away’ by Archie Roach all contain expressions of these potent aspects of tribalism. | Tribalism has the power to divide people and create
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Aboriginal Charter of Rights Analysis Aboriginal Charter of Rights by Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) is a poem about the treatment of the Aboriginal population of Australia. Written in 1962‚ the purpose of this text was to expose the inequality‚ prejudice and suffering faced by the Aborigines under the control of the Australian government and political system. Noonuccal was a strong believer in indigenous rights and this is strongly portrayed in the poem. She uses a critical tone‚ juxtaposition
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