Bruce Dawe Analysis

In term 2 we look at some creative writing, before moving on to look at how Australia and Australian heroes are represented in poetry and picture books.

This poem tells the story of two boys, David and Bobbie, and how one day changed their lives forever. The poem opens with the two boys on a summer job in the mountains near the Banff-Lake Louise area.¹ Almost everyday David and Bobbie would climb the mountains surrounding the camp they were staying at. The first afternoon of September, David and Bobbie try to climb the overhang that they’ve been seeing all summer long named “the Finger”. About an hour into the climb, Bobbie got distracted and lost his footing on the rock and called out to David for help. David grabbed Bobbie’s arm to help him get steady, but before he could say anything, David’s foothold crumbled and he fell down. Bobbie then climbed the 50 feet down to the ledge on which David fell. David was alive but in poor condition saying that he can’t move or feel any pain. David then said that

Our main objective is to explore the mass media's effects on society and see how the media has affected out way of life. Not to mention, compare the life styles of

Protest poems and songs are, and have been throughout history, an effective medium of expressing their composer’s concerns or protests to a wide audience. The main themes behind each of these creative media are influenced heavily by the context in which they were created and focus on the composer’s opinions about controversial issues of that time. Poet Bruce Dawe, through his poem ‘homecoming’ and singer-songwriter Barry Maguire, through his song ‘Eve of destruction’ were able to explore and express their similar concerns about the harsh and dehumanising aspects of war and the effects on society, with Maguire focussing on the ignorance of society toward the detrimental effects of war and Dawe reflecting on emotional trauma experienced by those who lost love ones to the brutality of war.

When I took off the top to that white box on that calm Sunday night, I was instantly transported into this astounding library, that seemed to come out of a movie scene, rows upon rows were piled up with Verne’s, Dumas’, Stevenson’s, and Melville’s. Each week I would open this box and choose a new book. It wasn’t long until weeks turned to days, and I began to greedily treasure my Stevenson’s, truly value friendship with Dumas, prepare for an adrenaline rush with Verne, but most importantly, it was my single Melville that brought me the pinnacle of happiness.

The media has intensely affected society, an effect so immense that people don’t notice its presence sometimes. Individuals become solely

Bruce Anderson believes that having an “indian” name for a football or sports team gives it meaning, for him “being a Redskin embodied the image of Native Americans as tough, brave and persevering.” Anderson state's, “Sportswriters would write that we “scalped” or “tomahawked” an opponent, after we “powwowed” on the field and “beat our war drums.” It was a positive but wrong depiction of my life” (Anderson). Basicly, Anderson is saying that these writers are using terms that insults the culture of Native Americans. I agree that it insults the culture of Native Americans, a point that needs emphasizing since so many people think that it's ok to do this to the Native Americans because it won't affect how they are seen in public. Linell Broecker

This alteration is not only become in environment but also it happens in human’s behaviour and culture. Expectations, demands and claims are shapes human being. These are mostly depicted by media which plays a significant role in influencing and forming people's attitude and consumption.

For example, we get stress from family, relationships, school-like having to give a speech in front of people, financial problems, and arguments, but for a lot of people, it’s WORK.

Fixation of the reality and importance of life is corrupted through the distraction of the relentless broadcast of the media. Crackling consistently in the background, a noise sounds serving as a distraction meant to allude to the persistent flow of media coverage and unremitting

While the dominance concerning teenagers yet adults today are linked in conformity with half structure about associative media, research advise that too plenty publicity according to associative networking platforms can bear a terrible impact over our lives, contributing to thing misbehavior then mental health problems. It is almost not possible into it current times to stay early and late unconnected, and it is vital in conformity with reveal yet control our associative media use and as no longer to peruse within the sample regarding relying of convivial media according to preserve our relationships, boost our self-esteem, or make us sense

Many believe that stress is a simple problem, however it is often misunderstood and more complex than they believe (p. 181, Griffin & Moorhead, 2014). Stress is the physiological and psychological response to excessive and usually unpleasant stimulation as well as threatening events in the environment (p. 284, Schultz and Schultz, 2010). Stress appears in silent and subtle ways but this negative response affects millions of employees in all levels of all types of jobs (p. 284, Schultz and Schultz, 2010). If identified

“A & P.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 10th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. 16-20.

Scholars, readers, academics, distinguished guests, and the Board of Directors of the League of Literary Giants,

      It is critical to understand important stress management skills.  If stress is not dealt with, it can result in a burnout, or perhaps worse, "People who experience high levels of anxiety are four to five times more likely to die of a heart attack or stroke" (Morrison