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    Dorothea Mackellar

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    The poems I have selected for this poster is the poem ‘My Country’ by Dorothea Mackellar, and ‘Waratah and Wattle’ by Henry Lawson. Both of these poems have the theme of the individual poet expressing their ideas and thoughts about Australia’s beautiful landscape and plants. So, for this reason I decided to have a rough outline of Australia, along with it being cut around the outline in the shape of Australia. Another main feature of this poster is the red love heart placed in the centre of the poster. This is because in the poem ‘My Country’, Dorothea Mackellar expresses her feelings of Australia as the “Core of my heart, my country!”, and then she goes on to expresses her love for both Australia’s beautiful landscapes and its harsh seasons and weather. Dorothea Mackellar also expresses her…

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    “My Country” by Dorothea Mackellar and “We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal are both written in their own personal perspectives and give readers an insight into Australia’s exquisite environment and past tragedies. In Dorothea Mackellar’s poem “My Country”, she shares her admiration for Australia’s beauty and danger, landscape/geographical features and her personal relationship with the land. On the contrary, Oodgeroo Noonuccal the poet of “We Are Going”, writes the poem in an Aboriginal…

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    Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson is a travel book that revolves around Bryson 's visit to Australia. Bryson was born in 1951 in the United States but has since moved to the UK. Most of Bryson’s books are about travel, the english language, or science; he is probably best known for the book A Short History of Nearly Everything which explains a lot of more scientific things in a way everyone can understand. In a Sunburned Country has two titles, the other being Down Under. The title Down Under…

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    the poetry bruce dawe reflects on the ideas and values regarding Australian identity. the attention he has is to make the reader aware of the lifestyle, values and beliefs of the normal suburban Australian, with luckly the help of two of his poems life cycles and the homecoming along with the assistance of Rob Sitch’s movie the castle. All three of them refer to the Australian identity also in diffrent ways.with numerous diffrent lines in the ballad Life cycles Bruce Dawe has presents…

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    Dorothea Dix Thesis

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    Dorothea Dix is an American social reformer with a huge impact of saving lives before and during The Civil War. In her early life, she opened a school for children including poor and neglected to help out on their reading and writing. Dix is more compassionate to teach the poor and neglected children, who can’t afford or able to make it to school, by coming to their houses because she felt the same connection during her childhood years under her strict and alcoholic father. Luckily her wealthy…

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    The Impact Of Dorothea Dix On The Treatment Of The Mentally Ill Dorothea Dix played a major part in the improvement and founding of mentally ill hospitals. Dix submitted her first pamphlet to the state legislature in 1843. During that time, pamphlets were the only way women could have a voice in politics. Women were not allowed to vote or even speak before a legislature. In her “memorial” Dorothea showed the world the harsh treatment and neglect that the mentally ill faced. Manon S. Parry…

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    Dorothea Lange Case Study

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    Dorothea Lange and the Farm Security Agency: From 1935 - 1944, the photographic program of the Farm Security Administration, embarked on a nationwide quest to document, collect and create a pictorial record of American life during the 1930s and 1940s. Spanning all fifty states, the photographers produced more than 175,000 black and white negatives, crafting one of the most immense and important photographic compositions in American history. Created by the federal government, the photography…

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    Mother” photograph is an eminent portion by Dorothea Lange that was captured during the notorious Great Depression in the United States in 1936. Dorothea Lange is well known for her pictures taken all through the great depression. Dorothea photograph “Migrant Mother” was documented the most popular photograph during great depression in the 1930’s. At first sight, inside the picture you can see a woman who looks worn-out and very tired. Nearby her, there are two younger children…

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    Otto Dix Essay

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    Artist Report - Otto Dix Born on December 2 in 1914, Otto Dix was the eldest child of Franz and Louise Dix. Exposed to art at an early age by his cousin, landscape painter Fritz Amann, he found himself impressed with the work that went on in the studio and decided to pursue a career in art himself. Ernst Schunke, his art teacher, guided Dix and helped with the financial assistance needed. It did, however, require him to learn a craft while continuing to study with Schunke. And so, he became an…

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    Known best for dancing semi-naked in a martini glass the size of a bar and for marrying Marilyn Manson, Dita Von Teese has come from humble beginnings in a small town in Michigan to an internationally known burlesque, fashion, and cover woman icon. She has created a niche for herself, that didn’t previously exist. How did she do it? 1. She loves what she does every day. She has had a fetish with lingerie since she worked at a lingerie shop as a teenager. It was her obsession and she studied old…

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