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    Stanza One: Starts with 'I love a sunburnt country ', which is the exact wording of the second stanza in the original poem by Dorothea Mackellar. This particular stanza (from the original) is the most oem by Oscar Krahnvohl like environmental issues, humanity issues, cultural issues and politicwell-known, and by Oscar starting with this particular line, he exposes the brilliance of the previous poem, but the next few lines start as a parody from the influence of the previous poem. In this stanza

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    The iconic image for discussion is from the women named Florence Owens Thompson. The image is this woman who is with her children in the Great Depression era called the Migrant Mother taken by the photographer Dorothea Lange. The Great Depression was a difficult time for people in the United States. The stock market crash caused debt for many citizens, which caused them to struggle with their bills. Thus, people lost their homes which caused them to be homeless. The Great Depression occurred during

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    Humanities Mod 2 Benjamin Dyck Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted to the Humanities course on 12/11/2017. A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Artist: Edouard Manet (1832-83). Subject: Suzon, according to the recollections of Manet's friends: a young woman who worked at the Folies-Bergère, one of the great Parisian cafés-concerts , a kind of beer hall with music, circus acts and other entertainment. Analysis: This painting, which was actually painted when Manet was critically ill

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    Dorothea Mackellar

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    The poem ‘My Country’ written and published by Dorothea Mackellar incorporates a strong representation of the Australian bush. Mackellar uses many poetic devices to portray her love for Australian bush as the land of Australia is highly representative of Australian culture. Mackellar uses a first person point of view, repetition and personification to reinforce the representation of Australia. The point of view Mackellar uses is important as it demonstrates her love for the Australian representation

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    Dorothea Lange Analysis

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    Description Dorothea Lange creates a work of art using her camera. This black and white photograph from the depression era portrays the struggle of motherhood while in a destitute state. This photograph would be much different if the value was altered. Using black and white with the photograph represents the depression that overcame society at this time. The intensity the photographer reveals would alter if the photo was in color. The focal point is the women’s hand on the lower corner of her

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    During the Great Depression, Walker Evans worked primarily as a photojournalist and documentarian, using the medium of photography to capture American life in visual detail. Many of Evans’s most famous photographs appear in his book, co-written with James Agee, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. The book was in part funded by grants issued by New Deal programs the Roosevelt administration designed to address systemic poverty. Photojournalism was integral to achieving the goals of the New Deal, which is

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    Australia: fun, friendly, easy going. Enjoys a cold one and chuckin a shrimp on the barbie. Sundays were made for trips to the beach and a good ol’ sausage sizzle with some mates. Yeah man! Australia supports diversity! Australia supports multiculturalism! Australia is wrongly perceived by the world. Good morning, today I will be analyzing the poem Australia by Ania Walwicz. Ania Walwicz moved to Australia from Poland, as a child in 1963. Her poem Australia was then published in 1981. The subject

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    Through out the Great Depression there were many photographers, but one of the best was Dorothea Lange. Lange was born on the 25th of May in 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey as the first child of Joan and Henry Nutzhorn. She decided to become a photographer at the age of 18. She studied photography at Columbia University in New York. At the age of 20 she began to travel the world. Later in life she settled down in San Francisco, California, where she met her first husband, artist Maynard Dixon. She had

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    Semiotics, Authorship and Viewers are all producers of meaning. These critical terms/parts of visual culture are important in understanding the signs of the particular cultural context. Semiotics is a critical part that provides important tools for understanding meaning of things. These mediums include images, film and television among others. These mediums can all be decoded in a variety of ways. Also, to understand meaning it is important to understand the signifier and the signified. Lastly, semiotics

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    imagery, personification and tone to convey their perspective of Australia. The Poem Australia by AD Hope describes his negative opinion of Australia as he looks down on the Australian landscape. Contrastingly, the poem My Country was written by Dorothea Mackellar at age 19 in 1904. She wrote while she was homesick in England and she expresses her deep passion and love for Australia as she compares the natural beauty of Australia to the landscape of Britain. She shows adoration to Australia for both

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