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    and overcome challenges‚ for in doing so they gain an appreciation of self and self worth. Conversely‚ those who do not test themselves and the barriers‚ can only experience a superficial sense of belonging that can not result in a deep connection. Judith Wright’s poem “The Surfer” presents an individual who puts himself up against the waves everyday‚ and thrives on the feeling he gets when he conquers them. Luhrman’s film “Strictly Ballroom” is focused around the standards of ballroom dancing by which

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    Sanctuary

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    Sanctuary Many people say the bathroom is there happy place‚ and I would agree with them to some degree. My happy place‚ or as I call it sanctuary‚ exists within the bathroom. It is the large‚ egg shell white colored‚ iron claw foot tub. This luxurious heaven‚ wrapped in cool porcelain‚ is the one place in my residence that melts all my stress away when I am in it. A long soak in the bathtub‚ is what I believe to be a cure for almost anything. It is the first place I run to when I want

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    Old Prison‚ poet Judith Wright uses strong imagery to comment on the themes and issues present in society‚ from the devastation of war which is relayed through the use of personification and alliteration‚ to the impracticality of altering the past showed by the inclusion of symbolism and simile. This in turn conveys to us the mistakes that we have made as a species and how these faults of humanity have lead to severe repercussions over time. Through the rich imagery provided by Wright‚ we are influenced

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    Judith Wright’s poems ‘Train Journey’ and ‘Flame tree in a Quarry’ both achieve a balance between language and the imagination of concepts with her use of themes and techniques. In both poems‚ Wright creates a sense of life in the landscapes and adds beauty to it‚ which heightens its importance. The poems also highlight the power and destruction of the environment. In the poem ‘Train Journey’‚ the themes of Australian landscape and environment are portrayed with the use of personification and

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    Q. Which words and images are the most striking in the poem? How do they have this effect? A. ‘Hunting snake’ is a simple poem about a simple moment. However‚ there is a powerful message behind it as well. A very striking aspect is that something as trivial as a snake can be the focus of someone’s life at a particular moment. The diction used in this poem creates contrasting images‚ which are both positive and negative. This is the law of nature as well‚ nothing is entirely good and nothing is entirely

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    Australian Identity as evident in the poetry of Judith Wright The poetry of Judith Wright conveys a strong sense of ’Australian Identity’. This is evident though Wright’s strong connection to the landscape as it acts as a metaphor to describe her attitude towards her homeland and the issues which concern her The poetry of Judith Wright conveys a strong sense of ’Australian Identity’. This is evident though Wright’s strong connection to the landscape‚ using descriptions and personifications of the

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    challenge their reader’ original perceptions. Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Judith Wright are two poets who have applied this strategy. Although Noonuccal and Wright both share a passion for writing‚ they came from vastly different contexts. Judith Wright was born a white woman in Armidale‚ New South Wales‚ in 1915 – the eldest child of Phillip and Ethel Wright. She began writing poetry to please her mother‚ who died in 1927 when Wright was twelve. Two years later‚ in 1929‚ she was enrolled in the New England

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    Sanctuary Description

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    The purpose of our sanctuary on the Virginia Eastern Shore is to provide a home for chickens who already exist‚ rather than adding to the population and thus diminishing our capacity to adopt more birds. For this reason we do not allow our hens to hatch their eggs in the spring and early summer as they would otherwise do‚ given their association with the roosters in our yard. All of our birds have been adopted from situations of abandonment or abuse‚ or else they were no longer wanted or able to

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    Sanctuary History

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    history of sanctuary was the picture of Jean Valjean finding sanctuary in the church in Les Misérables. So‚ needless to say‚ there was much more for me to learn. When splitting into research subgroups‚ I took on research into the religious history of sanctuary and the history of sanctuary in New York City. We eventually scrapped the idea of talking about New York City’s history of sanctuary‚ but I did find a deep and rich religious history behind both the term and the action of sanctuary.

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    Bird Sanctuary

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    Vedanthankal Lake Bird Sanctuary (Tamil: வேடந்தாங்கல் பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்) is a 30-hectare (74 acres) sanctuary located in the Kancheepuram District of the state of Tamil Nadu‚ India. The sanctuary is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Chennai on National Highway 45 (NH45) south of Chengalpattu. Vedanthangal is a home for migratory birds‚ such as pintail‚ garganey‚ grey wagtail‚ blue-winged teal‚ common sandpiper and some more.[1] Vedanthangal is about one and half hour journey from Chennai. It is one

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