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    The Hurricane (Viewing Task) How well does the composer manipulate the audience to believe that Rubin Carter was wrongly accused based on racial discrimination (1000-1500 words) There are many ways the composer of the 1999 movie ‘ The Hurricane’ manipulates the audience to believe that Rubin Carter was wrongly accused based on racial discrimination. The key ways in which the composer does this is through the structure of the movie and the use of techniques such as non-linear structure and foreshadowing

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    and ideas. Director John Ruane in his film Dead Letter Office uses multiple camera shots to portray Alice as a hopeful young girl waiting for her father to come home‚ and then as a young adult determined to find her father through her letters. Banjo Paterson uses literary writing techniques and adjectives in his poem‚ Clancy of the Overflow‚ to give us vivid images of the relaxing and calming life of the drover Clancy. Through the use of the mise-en-scene of Frank’s house‚ Ruane decorates the house

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    clearly see that his unique narrative style helps engage readers and describe his experiences of hardship in the Australian Outback. Today i will be talking about a short story‚ ‘The Loaded Dog’‚ By Henry Lawson‚ and ‘The Man from Snowy River’ By Banjo Paterson. Henry Lawson’s narrative style is reflective of his childhood spent growing up in the rough country side of Australia. The way Lawson makes the audience feel his experiences can be seen through his story telling style. He narrates the stories

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    traditions or quirks. This essay will analyse the poems Clancy of the Overflow written by A.B. Paterson‚ and compare and contrast it with Andy’s Gone With Cattle by Henry Lawson. Both of these poems are about life without the men that have ’gone a-droving’ in Queensland. Droving is one of the original stereotypes of Australia‚ and is an important part of our identity. Clancy of the Overflow is one of ’Banjo’ Paterson’s most famous works. It is a wistful poem comparing the freedom of droving to the

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    Bush poetry has always been at the heart of Australian literature and its charm remains amaranthine with writers like Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson having contributed much to tell the world of their nationalistic identity with remained obscure till then. In this paper‚ the researcher tries to bring out the spirit of nationalism in Australian bush poetry‚ with special reference to Banjo Paterson’s poem ‘A Man from Snowy River’. The study of literature takes its place somewhere between history and philosophy

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    The Man from Snowy River written by AB ‘BanjoPaterson is a very significant Australian poem that strongly reflects and represents Australia and Australian culture in the 1890s. It uses a variety of literary techniques to further convey the idea of Australia culture and to better create imagery for the reader. “The man from Snowy River” constructs this view of Australia through its use of literary devices and techniques such as personification. Phrases include ‘cracks had gathered’‚ ‘woke the

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    Good morning/Good afternoon boys and girls aboriginal elders and Mrs. Brown Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet‚ journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life‚ focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas‚ including the district around Bin-along‚ New South Wales‚ where he spent much of his childhood. Banjo Paterson’s‚ ‘We’re all Australians now’ was published in 1915. His largely optimistic and patriotic

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    music‚ films and foods. The bush was something that was uniquely Australian and very different to the European landscapes familiar to many new immigrants. The bush was revered as a source of national ideals by the likes of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson. Romanticising the bush in this way was a big step forward for Australians in their steps towards self-identity. The legacy is a folklore rich in the spirit of the bush. Folklore‚ 1790s - 1890s Many Australian myths and legends have emanated

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    of the Overflow is a well known bush poem by poet AB “BanjoPaterson. Clancy of the overflow is about a person from the city who met a drover/ shearer named Clancy. After meeting him he becomes jealous of Clancy’s lifestyle which is better than his city life. In this poem Banjo uses a variety of poetic devices to get his message across like the use of suggestive language‚ descriptive language and imagery. Banjo uses suggestive language to make the reader realise

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    emotions such a strong poem. Poetic devices: Selections of similes such as “Hair as while as snow” and “like a torrent down its bed” were also used together with imagery techniques to create a brighter picture of the set and characters in the story. Banjo Paterson used these devices to create a powerful and expressive visual of the harsh Australian countryside‚ which help to build a picture of Australia. Alliteration is also used in “Stocks whip with a sharp a sudden” and “thunder of thread” to make the

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