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    Australian visions can be the image of an Australian city or a view of a person. In MaestroPeter Goldsworthy has used various features of narrative with effective affects to communicate Australian visions. One of the Australian visions that be shown through the use of narrative features in maestro is the vision of Darwin. Goldsworthy has used many descriptive adjectives to reveal Paul’s vision of Darwin. On the first day that Paul’s family arrived in Darwin‚ Paul shows his love of the city through

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    me and others brings happiness and peace in my life. I may not be able to paint like Pasco‚ or play music like Bach‚ but because they believed in their passion I can enjoy their work through sight and sound. This is also true with the works of Goldsworthy. He has a wonderful understanding and harmony with the relationship between the environment and his art .Giving us photographs and film coverage to enjoy after the work has been completed. Between the changes of the seasons‚ movement‚ light‚ and

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    Peter Larson Life Story

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    When Peter James Larson got off the plane at Hong Kong International Airport he was carrying his skateboard‚ Bose QuietComfort acoustic noise canceling headphones‚ and the expectations of what life in Hong Kong would be like. A fresh start. He carried two 50 pound duffle bags to the taxi‚ his life was now in the dirty trunk of a Toyota Comfort taxicab‚ he took those oversized bags out of the trunk. However‚ his life would stay there. Then as the days went on he a carried his North Face backpack

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    Betrayal and Self-Betrayal in Shakespeare’s Hamlet One on the many recurring themes in Shakespeare’s Hamlet is that of betrayal; in fact‚ it is less of a theme and more of a sociopathic vocation for many of the characters! If drawn as a schematic the betrayals are a veritable labyrinth of double-crossings‚ falsehood and moral dereliction that pervade the play almost from the opening act. Claudius initiates it all by betraying his brother and murdering him‚ Polonius betrays his daughters trust

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    perceived in the mind can shape the responder understanding of relationship with others plus the world around . The use of distinctively visual features has had a positive effect on my understanding of the novel Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy’s and the painting ‘starry starry night’ by Vincent van Gogh. This has been done through distinctively visual features such as descriptive and emotive language in Maestro and the use of colour‚ shading‚ lighting and placement in ‘starry starry night’.In saying this‚

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    Maestro - Internal Monologue Eduard Keller Intervention at page 71 Weeping like a baby‚ I walk away from the frustrating‚ sweet music that hides such devastating and infuriating emotions. Like a bright red rose that smells of redolent‚ aromatic fragrance satisfying the nose‚ yet with thorns that impair when tempted. How insulting! How could they play Wagner? Although I knew that the orchestra would of course play Wagner‚ it seems that every time‚ I hope for something better; to keep my mind

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    unique way. With scape‚ the artist has no limitations and is offered more freedom for self expression – artworks can be based upon imagination‚ dream or reality and are often greatly influenced by the artists own beliefs and perceptions. The different ways in which scape is represented therefore are infinite. The only real boundary on the way in which

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    slaying his enemies for the king. Duncan believes that he is a ‘worthy gentleman”. 4. What is ironic about the lines ‘no more that Thane of Cawder shall deceive… greet Macbeth? Macbeth just before the previous scene thought of the king’s death and betrayal. This is ironic to what Duncan says ‘No more Thane of Cawdor shall deceive… greet Macbeth. 5. What are the 3 predictions for Macbeth? That he will be the Thane of Glamis‚ Cawdor and later become the king. 6. What is the prediction for Banquo?

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    Friendship and Betrayal Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ once said‚ “In the end‚ we will remember not the words of our enemies‚ but the silence of our friends”. Friends can have a lasting effect on someone and their betrayal can cut deeper than an enemy. As the saying goes‚ good friends are hard to come by‚ thus when a good friendship ignites‚ one should return the honor. The Kite Runner demonstrates friendship and betrayal throughout the novel. It first portrays how Amir betrayed Hassan‚ then Amir betrayed

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    I do agree with the statement that a person can enter war as an act of cowardice. Prior to being drafted into a war‚ an individual likely already has strong feelings about that war. Just like O’Brien‚ they may experience moral confusion when the demands of their country and community conflicts with the demands of their principles and ethical conscience. On page 38 after just graduating college‚ O’Brien states that he hated the war where “certain blood was being shed for uncertain reasons.” A dilemma

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