Standard English Assessment Task 1: Discovery The prescribed text ‘Away’ by the composer ‘Michael Gow’ is a play that showcases personal discovery. The related visual text ‘On Loan’ by ‘Geoff Bennett ‘ and Jeannie Baker’s picture book “The Hidden Forest” are also demonstrating added personal discovery. “Away” is set in 1967-68 during the middle of the Vietnam War in Australia. It is based on three family’s lives in northern Australia: unexpected events see the families rendezvousing together to make their own personal discoveries.…
Kate Peterson’s lyrical essay To All Those Who Say Write What You Know, is a two page nonfiction memoir of her life in London. The title of Kate’s lyrical essay is significant because she is addressing an audience who demands that one should write of things they have knowledge or firsthand experiences. This is may sound simple and inspiring at first for writers, but attempting to write on what you know can be a challenging request because memories can be distorted. This was evident in Kate’s lyrical essay examining each paragraph. The arrangement of her paragraphs suggests that Petersen is authentic in her narrative voice because she is not restricted in her essay.…
“Son of the Revolution” is an autobiography written by Liang Heng. Heng shares his firsthand account of growing up in a very telling era in China. Not only does Heng take us through the milestone events of Mao’s Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, but also through the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Anti-Rightist Campaign as well as the Socialist Education Campaign. Heng provides a look into these historical pillars in Chinese history in a way that the Golf and Overfield texts could only dream of. It’s a truly breathtaking account of events that are still being felt throughout the nation today.…
Have you ever been away from you parents for a long time. Maybe 54 day’s. Well Brian Robeson had to. He was stranded by himself after a plane crash. This very book Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen had a ton of memories.…
Anderson, Laurie, H. (2002). Catalyst. New York, NY: Viking. Kate Malone, a high school senior who is an A student, a math and science geek, a star athlete and who has a boyfriend, organizes her life in details as logically as the periodic table is organized. But things do not go as well as she thinks and everything in her life happens just like a catalyst in a chemical reaction.…
It was not a stranger they were looking for, but their very own sister. Karen Russell wrote a short story called “Haunting Olivia”, and it is about the death of a young girl and her grieving brothers. Wallow and Timothy go to Gannon’s Boat Graveyard whenever they get the opportunity because they are looking for their sister, Olivia. Gannon’s Boat Graveyard is a place where people come to leave their abandoned boats. Each time they go they wear diabolical goggles.…
The illustration #12.1, Eldridge Street Police Station Lodger: An Ancient Lodger and the Plank on Which She Slept by Jacob A. RIIS whose aim was to target social change through his photographs. The viewer can see the poor conditions of the tenement building that individuals live in, which is the reason that RIIS documented these locations to expose them with his handheld camera and to create change in society. The capture images involved empty, dirty, and deteriorating walls that are described in the illustration with the use of his flash cartridges,which sometime blinded the subjects in his photographs. His hit and run strategy involved the quickness of taking a picture fast while not being seen, which caused discomfort in the subjects expressions.…
When I wake, I go from darkness to the sunshine erupting in my eyes. I feel the need to get up but my body is working slower than my mind this morning. As I manage to lift myself up from my bed, I quickly remember that today is the day Papa leaves for his yearly hunting trip. Leaping to my feet, I dash to make sure he hasn't left yet. I slowly come to a stop when I see him fast asleep on the floor with an empty bottle of liquor placed in his hand.…
Entry 1- The Relationship between Matt and Kate Throughout Crow Lake, Kate and Matt show their exclusive love and respect for each other. Kate esteems Matt as a teacher and as a father figure because he guides Kate throughout her childhood and motivates her to explore the horizons of possibilities by pursuing post-secondary education. Matt exposes Kate to biology and teaches her about the ecosystem of the pond near their home. They both share similar enthusiasm for biology; however Matt has more passion for it than Kate. When Matt and Kate visit the pond as children, Matt regularly teaches Kate.…
Lan Samantha Chang’s short story, “Water Names,” on the basis is three sister listening to their grandmother retell them an ancient legend or commonly considered a ghost story. The grandmother finishes the story abruptly leaving the children with many questions, as well as the reader. However if the story is read in-depth, one realizes that the interplay between the present setting and actions with the ancient legend holds an underlining meaning—desire in all forms and the disruption between old and new. Through the use of detail and symbols, Chang relates to the true meaning of “Water Names” to the readers.…
In Joy Kogawa’s novel Obasan, the reader follows a young woman named Naomi on a search for answers to questions she has had trouble facing throughout her life. Specifically regarding the disappearance of her mother when she was a child. In Obasan the mother-daughter relationship being portrayed is fractured because of Naomi’s mother abrupt departure with no explanation, leaving Naomi constantly searching to fill the void of a protective mother figure. Growing up Naomi’s mother played a very important role in her life as a protector, teacher and caregiver. Once her mother left a void was created in Naomi’s life, that would remain there into adulthood.…
Thesis Statement: The novel “Lullabies for little criminals," written by Heather O’ Neill, examines the effect of social determinants which are poverty and homelessness on the main character Baby’s life. Poverty interwinds with homelessness in Baby’s life, building an insecure childhood for her to grow up with. Introduction: According to my thesis statement, I will explain how poverty restricts baby’s living expectation at first and the relationship between limited living expectation and homelessness will be discussed after that.…
The short story “The Secret Goldfish” is written by David Means. In his short story he teaches his readers that an impossible predicament can be overcome in favor of a fresh start. In the short story the author uses symbolism to connect the mother’s adulthood with her childhood. David Means uses the goldfish as a parallel to the marriage of the parents. The theme of this short story is that life can give a person many obstacles but if the person does not give up then they can live a better future.…
I was unable to come up with a vigil experience that involved differences related to cultural or religious beliefs. However, I did have a vigil situation that challenged me in another way. I took care of a gentleman who was of Russian descent and did not speak English. On entering the room I spoke with the patient's son who was English speaking, and inquired if his dad might be interested in hearing harp music. His son spoke with his Father and relayed information back that his father was interested in hearing music, but only wanted to hear "upbeat" music.…
Analysis of Compass and Torch Losing your relationship to your dad is very rough and nobody wants to make that experience. In the short story Compass and Torch from Elizabeth Baines that was published in 2003. The story is about a son and a fathers relationship. While they are on a camping trip the sons desire is to be united with his dad again, so they have a good relationship again.…