the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods . Good morning/afternoon fellow classmates ‚ today I’ll be discussing how the powerful images conveyed in Bruce Dawe’s texts Americanized and Abandonment of Autos‚ and a cartoon by Clay Butler‚ raise issues and concerns about consumerism. | 2. To start off‚ Bruce dawe’s text Americanized effectively portrays negative views on consumerism. Dawe uses an extended metaphor which involves a mother and a child symbolizing America and
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A desire to acquire material possessions in which are generally unneeded. What is this? This is consumerism. Good morning/afternoon‚ as you might already have guessed‚ my speech is on Consumerism‚ as part of my Module C studies. Consumerism is strongly epitomised in the poem ‘Televistas’ by Bruce Dawe and in the song ‘In the Crowd’ by The Jam. Televistas shows how even love is littered with consumerism‚ as it is an extended metaphor and a massive exaggeration that isn’t as far-fetched as it seems
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The environments and places we encounter as well as the people and circumstances we experience can be integral in shaping ones identity. This concept is thoroughly explored within Tim Winton’s ‘The Turning’ as well as Bruce Dawes controversial poem Enter Without so Much as Knocking. The use of lifecycle writing styles‚ placing emphasise on the passage of time and techniques such as syntax and symbolism‚ allows the audience to understand the impact people‚ places‚ environment and circumstances have
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Homecoming Subject Matter/content: This poem is about the returning of Australia soldiers from the Vietnam War. Bruce Dawe illustrates and recounts tragedies from the war and outlines the negative atmosphere surrounding this loss. Dawe is speaking for the soldiers who can no longer express themselves. Theme- what is the poet’s message/how has he developed it?: Bruce Dawe mainly wanted to deliver the message that the Vietnam War was completely a senseless waste of human lives (or war is completely
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The Poetry of Bruce Dawe Weapons Training The poem "Weapons training" composed by Bruce Dawe‚ explores the realities of war. The poem is situated in the period of the Viet-Nam war to prepare recruits for war. Dawe‚ uses a wide variety of techniques to further convey the harsh realities of war. The poem is a forceful text that is design to shock the audience and to bring out an emotional response. Bruce Dawe‚ writes poems on his own experiences in his life‚ living during many periods of conflicts
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Year 10 English Studies Essay: How does the poet use techniques to engage the reader? ‘War Without End’ and ‘Description of an Idea’ Bruce Dawe is a famous poet born in 1930. He incorporated similar techniques in his poems ‘War Without End’ and ‘Description of an Idea’. In the ‘War Without End’ the war is metaphorical and represented as the never ending car crashes and accidents on our roads every year whereas in ‘Description of an Idea’ the war is represented as a historical past event that was
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Bruce Dawe once said that‚ “we write out of a need to come to terms with some concern‚ or something “bugging” us.” From this statement‚ it is blatant that he expresses his emotions and morals through his poetry in attempt to share his views and concerns on contemporary issues of the world with the world‚ influencing readers to reconsider their values. The universal appeal of Bruce Dawes poems lie in the poet’s passion in speaking for those who have no means of speaking. In “The Wholley Innocent”
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action hero film co-written‚ produced‚ and directed by Christopher Nolan. It is Nolan’s second film based around the DC Comics character Batman‚ and the film is the sequel to the 2005 film‚ Batman Begins. Christian Bale returns to play the role of Bruce Wayne‚ the billionaire who defends Gotham City as Batman. Other returning cast members include Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ and Gary Oldman as James Gordon. The film introduces new characters‚ including Heath
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normlessness – lack of social norms‚ cultural estrangement and social isolation. In the three chosen texts; “Enter Without So Much As Knocking” by Bruce Dawe‚ “Capitalism and Alienation” by Danielle Pioli and “ Be My Brother” by Geneueve Clay‚ alienation is forced upon the characters by external forces. In the poem “Enter Without So Much As Knocking” by Bruce Dawe‚ the alienation present is determined largely by external forces. This external force is consumerism‚ which causes the unnamed character to
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Religious traditions? Bruce Dawe renowned for his amazing collective poetry has had many successful pieces of writing. One none could forget would be “And a Good Friday Was Had by All.” This historic poem is very controversial. The poet‚ Bruce Dawe uses persuasive language to show he is very strongly opinionated about the shift of the Australian culture away from the religious traditions. He highly believes that this shift is very well happening. It is plain to see that Dawe uses an Australian vernacular
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