...Bruce Dawe has effectively used language to help retell some aspects of human experience. This is especially evident in his two poems ‘Weapons Training’ and ‘Life cycle’ . Dawe has used language in many interesting ways to capture human experience and has successfully drawn the attention of the reader through this use of vivid imagery and realistic tone. He has used a variety of language techniques to help bring his poetry to life and as a result, has helped the reader feel involved in what is happening. This causes the reader to sympathise with the human experiences that Dawe is describing. The language techniques in Dawes poetry are very imaginative and creative . The purpose of ‘weapons training ’ is to show the dehumanisation of the training for war in the 1970s on the other hand in the poem ‘Life Cycle’ the purpose is to portray that VFL is more than sport, it is a religion to the persona. The tone of ‘Weapons Training’ is very aggressive and abusive whereas ‘Life Cycle’ is very proud of being a fan and follower of VFL and his team. In ‘Weapons Training’ Bruce Dawe has used language to capture human experience through the use of the rhetorical question used in line 4, ‘are you queer?’. The use of this rhetorical question sets the tone of this human experience/ poem, the tone of brutalisation, of turning a man into a machine, a machine with no feelings or emotions. Questioning a mans sexuality is a great insult to a man, as it portrays to the man that they are...
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...Poetry is an art form in which people can express their opinions and feelings about certain ideas. Poetry communicates an idea, a sentiment or concept significant to the poet’s life, Bruce Dawe’s “Americanized” develops a concern of human attitudes towards cultural imperialism and consumerism. To depict these ideas, Dawe characterises a mother and son as America and a younger, developing nation. The poet imparts a concept of America’s consumerist society indoctrinating other nations with their western culture as an act of cultural imperialism. He also employs various other poetic techniques to assist him in campaigning the issues of cultural loss of another country such as, extended metaphor, rhetorical question, alliteration, irony, entrapment, foreshadowing, denotation, motifs and punctuation marks to further emphasise his points. The study of his poem allows us sight into the concerns of consumerism and cultural imperialism. ** there's no need to list techniques and repeat your ideas... America’s rise in cultural power has caused a raging concern from Bruce Dawe, to bring this about; he ( you mean Bruce ...expresses his emotions and opinions through his poem “Americanized”. He adopts a pun in the title to exemplify the expansion of American vocabulary into Australian literature. Not only does this pun emphasise his point on Australia being lost in America’s culture, but it also foreshadows the extended metaphor he utilises in the mother and son of the story. The mother is...
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...1. In 1882, Congress enacted legislation prohibiting the immigration of a. Hawaiians. b. Japanese. c. Chinese. d. all of these 2. Curanderismo refers to a. illegal immigrants from Mexico. b. feminist views by Mexican American women. c. a form of holistic health care and healing. d. godparent-godchild relationship. 3. The policy of separate but equal was defined as __________ by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896. a. reasonable b. discriminatory c. racist d. unacceptable 4. The culture of poverty is a. based on conflict theory. b. a way of not holding individuals responsible for their poor choices. c. a way of holding policy makers responsible for social inequality. d. another way of blaming the victim. 5. The Termination Act of 1953 a. ended reservation residents' tax immunity. b. was a policy favored by Native Americans to gain greater self-governance. c. resulted in the withdrawal of basic services such as road repair and medical care. d. provided funding for basic health care services. 6. A significant aspect of familism is the godparent-godchild relationship called a. curanderismo. b. vendidos. c. bracero. d. campadrazgo. 7. The Allotment Act intended to impose upon the Native Americans the European concept of a. voting and election of leaders. b. religion. c. hunting for sport. d. private property ownership. 8. By the mid-1960s one-fourth to one-third of the people in the Employment Assistance Program a....
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...part is clearly stated in the settlement so there are no discrepancies in how the money should be handled. Each account holder would receive $1000 for historical accounting claims and even though this amount is not what is deserved many Indians are shocked it was this much. The higher amount likely represents the value of adding trust mismanagement claims to the accounting claims. The suit consolidates fractionated lands under tribal ownership and will increase economic development opportunities. This suit was originally filed in 1996 over the United States government's trust management and accounting of hundreds of thousands of individual American Indian trust accounts. The Dawes Allotment Act is the legislation that I believe is in connection with this suit because the first trust was set up with the Dawes Act and nothing has been right for the Indians since. Back in those days the Americans made many deals concerning Indians but the deals were not always acknowledged or lived up to. The trusts have never been fairly decided or allocated. This suit finally gives the native Americans their rights and funding from trusts that the government has overseen for years. The Indians have suffered greatly at the white men’s hand and only now does it seem the Indians might finally be getting justice. However, only time will tell if the government lives up to this deal as well. No money can ever repay everything the Indians have been through but this is a start if it is done appropriately...
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...Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank-you for inviting me to speak to you today about Bruce Dawe, one of Australia’s most highly regarded poets. Bruce’s extraordinary background and ability to express the drama and beauty of everyday life has allowed him to give a voice to ordinary Australians and impact the definition of Australia’s Identity. Put relationship to Bruce Dawe PARA 1 (100 WORDS) Bruce was born into a farming background in Geelong in the 1930s. > When was he born? > Family background > Occupation / Education > How has this contributed in Bruce Dawe impacting Australian Identity? Drifted through early years, found promise as a writer but little direction for his life PARA 2 (100 WORDS) > Poet’s experiences invariably emerge...
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...Good morning/afternoon teachers and fellow students, I am here today to discuss my knowledge of conflict in the poem “weapons training” by bruce dawe and the movie “Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban”. The poem “weapons training” is about a group of Australian troops getting ready to go to war trying to stand at attention while their drill instructor is yelling and insulting them trying to earn their respect so that they will succeed in the war that is ahead. There are two types of conflict in the poem, conflict between the drill instructor and troops and conflict between the troops and their enemy. The poem has little punctuation so that it is at a fast pace just like how the instructor would be talking. The poem is not meant to be read softly or in your head but read out loud to show the anger in the instructor’s voice and the speed of which he would be yelling. The writer has used a lot of poetic techniques to make the poem sound more harsh. PP For example he has used pitter- patter this is known as alliteration which is when same sound is repeated in two words or more PP and also onomatopoeia because pitter- patter is actually what the dandruff would sound like. Pitter-patter would normally be a gentle sound for example the gentle pitter- patter of the rain but in this poem it has been used to scare the troops and to make them listen. Throughout the poem the drill instructor is insulting the troops and making them feel little and afraid it might seem like he...
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...I. Why is “terminology” so important in the text? Terminology helps us to understand the law in ways that the law might be affected by its terms. (Richland 2010 p19) More and more governments are using their traditional language in today’s codes (Richland 2010 p33) and it is important that we understand their term definitions. II. What is Law? | A rule or set of rules, enforceable by the courts, regulating the government of a state, the relationship between the organs of government and the subjects of the state, and the relationship or conduct of subjects towards each other. The term “LAW” for Anglo-American society “means the way in which societies express who they are and the ways of life they value as a people” (Justin B. Richland, 2010). Law for one tribal nation is often different than what law looks like in another (Richland p8). The Indian Civil Rights Act 1968 provided a Bill of Rights to Indians in their relations with the tribal governments. It authorizes a model code for tribal courts for Indian offenses and requires Indian consent, by states of jurisdiction over Indian territory. | | | III. What is a tribal legal system? Please provide examples. The tribal legal system is made up of the norms, structures, and practices of the tribe. Norms are the values and beliefs held by the community about the proper and improper ways to act toward other people, places, and things (Richland 2010 p4). There are two kinds of norms, substantive and procedural...
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...the centuries, poetry has endeavoured to communicate human emotion and ideas. Bruce Dawe’s grave Homecoming and the saddening Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen convey the trauma in war-stricken situations and the loss involved. Significantly differing from these sombre themes, William Shakespeare is able to convey his love and appreciation for a woman in My Mistress’ Eyes which conflicts with the self-hatred and resentment apparent in Jennifer Maiden’s stark Anorexia. Delving into personal emotions, a number of the poems express despair in conflict or, conversely, aim to portray an inner turmoil. The depressing atmosphere of Homecoming appeals to the reader by evoking a sense of despair. As the soldiers’ bodies are returned from war, Dawe explores the undignified treatment of the corpses, zipped “in green plastic bags”. Irony in the title alludes to the fact that the soldiers are not returning to a celebration and are unidentifiable, “piled on the hulls of Grants”. Gaining an emotional distance through the use of a third person voice, the poem enables the reader to view the tragedy in its entirety. Repeating “home, home, home” accentuates the emotional ties of the soldiers, a technique indicative of the monotony of the experiences involved in warfare. Equally, “telegrams tremble like leaves from a wintering tree…the spider grief swings in his bitter geometry”, uses simile and metaphor to portray the coldness of death and spreading of grief throughout the community. The technique...
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...Mitch Albom once said “Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep.” Whether it be through people, the media, or even classrooms, we hear that Detroit is coming back and that it is rebuilding. Many are extremely excited with this news and what it could mean for Detroit, but not many stop to think about how this “rebuilding” is going to occur and what is going to help improve Detroit. Though there are multiple possibilities, the Fox Theater, as well as the surrounding area, is a fantastic place to start. Through the Fox Theater, its contributions, and the region surrounding it, Detroit can become a popular center for entertainment and commerce, increasing the city’s capital for further investments. The Fox Theater is located off of Woodward Avenue, surrounded by other entertainment buildings, such as the Fillmore Theater and Hockey Town. It was, of course, not always like this. Detroit’s Fox Theater was designed by Charles Howard Crane and, after a building period of 18 months, opened in 1928 (Luca). Built as a cheap form of entertainment for people of all classes during this age of novel entertainment, The Fox Theater was a massive success (Herzog 22). As the “Roaring Twenties” came to an abrupt end with the beginning of the Great Depression, the theater managed to stay open; the fall of the economy set off an unfortunate domino effect, however, with its terrible affects visible in the city of Detroit...
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...4/16/15 Detroit Research Paper During the twenty to twenty-five years after World War II the auto industry and other industries in Detroit had changed to supply the demands for an ever changing world. Henry Ford had mass production techniques. Thousands of jobs were created to build the Ford Model T’s. Part by part each vehicle was made, becoming Ford’s first most popular mass produced car. Not only the auto companies grew with demand, but the steel companies also produced supplies for engines, chassis, and other metal fixtures for each vehicle. Tool makers also benefited by making machinery and tools for the auto manufacturers. The interior components of the vehicles such as, the seats and the roof, were manufactured by upholstery makers. All these subsidiaries were created to meet the needs of the auto industry as it grew year after year. When World War II began the auto industry changed production to military vehicles. A highly maneuverable, overland vehicle called “jeep”, built by the Willy’s company was made in large numbers for military use. Chrysler changed their manufacturing to make tanks for the war. Ford, among other things, made bomber planes. After the war ended, demands for new cars gave the auto industry a boost in sales and in profit. In the early nineteen fifties, a national network of the interstate highway was built. The highway was built under the Eisenhower Administration. When the highway was completed, a driver can travel cross country on not one...
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...has occurred for many years under their noses, making them feel vulnerable and angry. Example# 1: Police brutality case of Rodney King in 1991, where several police officers brutally beat a black man for a traffic violation. The event happened to get videotaped by a complete stranger, George Holiday, which became a media black eye to police agencies, but that tape became a crucial piece of evidence that led to a chain of events that included two trials and a major riot in 1992. http://prop1.org/legal/prisons/kinga2.htm Example#2- The political downfall of Detroit’s former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick starting in March 24, 2008, Kilpatrick was charged with eight felony counts, including perjury, misconduct in office, and obstruction of justice. On September 4, 2008, Kilpatrick announced his resignation as mayor and soon after went to jail. http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/NEWS01/80124052/Kwame-Kilpatrick-mayor-crisis 2. Then policing agency such as the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) or the CIA, (Central Intelligence Agency) didn’t take several threats about attacks on 9/11 too seriously until it was too late; "One such CIA briefing, in July 2001, was particularly chilling and prophetic. It predicted that Osama bin Laden was about to launch a terrorist strike 'in the coming weeks,' the congressional investigators found. The intelligence...
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...Kwame Nkrumah "Seek ye first the political kingdom, and all else shall be added unto you...." He was born Francis Nwia Kofi Ngonloma in Nkroful, Gold Coast. Nkrumah graduated from the Achimota School in Accra in 1930. Nkrumah went on to train as a teacher and for a few years taught elementary school in towns along the coast. He was popular and charismatic, and earned a decent living. But exposure to politics and to a few influential figures sparked in him a greater interest, to go to America. He applied to universities in the United States, and with money raised from relatives, he set out on a steamer in 1935. He reached New York almost penniless, and took refuge with fellow West Africans in Harlem. He then enrolled himself at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania; a small scholarship and a campus job helped him make ends meet. He studied theology as well as philosophy. In the United States, Nkrumah saw alternatives to the British tradition of government. Nkrumah plunged into America's black communities. Founded before the Civil War, Lincoln University was America's oldest black college, and its special atmosphere inspired and comforted Nkrumah. In the summers, he worked at physically demanding jobs in shipyards and construction at sea. He also forged ties with black American intellectuals, for whom Africa was becoming, in this time of political change, an area of extreme interest. He moved London after World War II, where Nkrumah helped organize Pan-African congresses thereby...
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...Structural Adjustment and SocialDisequilibrium in Ghana: AnAssessment ofPAMSCAD Programme as a PolicyResponse Tool Show full item record Title: Structural Adjustmentand Social Disequilibrium inGhana: An Assessment of PAMSCAD Programme as a Policy ResponseTool Author: Agyekum, Kwame Pius Abstract: Mostgovernments in Africa embarked upon structural adjustment programmes (SAP) in the mid 1980’s with the aim of stabilizingand improving their economies. Ghana’s adjustment started in 1983 with the view to halt and reverse the almost twodecades of stagnation and decay of the economy. SAPin Ghana made significant gainsat the macro economic levelinthe areasof: • export volumes (increased more than 10% from 1983); • inflation(dropped from 123% in1983 to 10.4% in 1983); • real per capita income (increased by 6.8% in1984); and • investment (increased more than two-and-half times). Despite the impressive macro-economic gainsat the national level,most vulnerablegroups were languishing inpoverty onthe ground. On realizing the socialdisequilibriumcreated by SAP and the predicament of the vulnerablegroups, the government instituted a Programme of Actionsof Mitigate the SocialCostsof Adjustment. (PAMSCAD) asa policy responsetoolto providequick reliefto the poor throughout the country PAMSCAD projects have been implemented in the country wellover eight years and the Secretariat which monitoredand coordinated activitiesfolded up inJune 1996. This research therefore was undertaken to assessthe...
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...Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 and served as its first prime minister and president. Nkrumah first gained power as leader of the colonial Gold Coast, and held it until he was deposed in 1966.He was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and was the winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. According to intelligence documents released by the American Office of the Historian, "Nkrumah was doing more to undermine the U.S. government interests than any other black African. Kwame Nkrumah was born in about 1909 in Nkroful, Gold Coast. Nkroful was a small village, in the far southwest of the Gold Coast, close to the frontier with the French colony of the Ivory Coast. His father did not live with the family, but worked in Half Assini before his death while Kwame was a boy. Kwame Nkrumah was raised by his mother and his extended family, which lived together in traditional fashion, with more distant relatives often visiting. He lived a carefree childhood, spent in the village, in the bush, and on the nearby sea. His mother, whose name was Nyan bah, later stated his year of birth was 1912. Because of the naming customs of the Akan people he was given the name Kwame, that being the name given to males born on a Saturday. The name of his father is not known; most accounts say he was a goldsmith. Nkrumah's mother sent him to the elementary school run by a Catholic mission at Half Assini, where he proved a proficient student. He progressed through...
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...Name of Company | Contact Person | Contact Address | Capital Express Assurance (Gh) Ltd. | Mr. Olatuyi Omotayo Managing Director | P. O. Box CT 115 Cantonments, Accra Tel.: 0302 240409Fax: 0302 247942email: latuu2001@yahoo.com Hs. No. 865A/3, Tackie Tawia Avenue, Kanda Highway, North Ridge, Accra Opposite Accra High School. | Colina Life Ghana Ltd.... NowSaham Life Insurance Ghana Ltd. | Mr. Tawiah Ben-AhmedCEO | P. O. Box AD 190Tel : 0302 224299,264552,Fax :0302-228047Location : 4th Floor Sethi Plaza near Adabraka Police Station Kwame Nkrumah Avenuee-mail : tbenahmed@groupecolina.com | Donewell Life Insurance Company | Mr. E. Diamond Addo General Manager | P. O. Box GP2136, Accra 763321, 763266, Fax:763147 E-mail:info@donewellinsurance.com www.donewellinsurance.com 2nd floor F33/1 Carl Quist Street, Kuku Hill Osu RE | Enterprise Life Assurance Company Esich Life Assurance Company Limited | Mr. C. C. Bruce Jnr. Chief Executive Officer Mr. Richard Adu-Marfo Chief Executive Officer | Private Mail Bag, General Post Office Accra, Ghana Tel. 677074, 677078 Fax: 677073 Enterprise House, 11 High Street e-mail info@elacghana.com P.O.Box CT 8309, cantonments, Accra Tel.: 0302 201980/1 Location: 2nd Ring Link, North Ridge Residential Area. Opposite IC Securitiesemail: info@esichlife.comwebsite: www.esichlife.com | Express Life Insurance Ltd.... NowPrudential Life Insurance Ghana Ltd. | Mr. Emmanuel N. A. AryeeManaging Director | P. O. Box AN 10476...
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