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Rationale: Migrant Mother The photograph “Migrant Mother” was taken by Dorothea Lange in the year 1936 in Nipomo, California. The photograph depicts a mother by the name of Florence Owens Thompson. Thompson was a mother of seven, and her photograph because an iconic symbol of the Great Depression. The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about the migration during the 1930’s, was influenced by “Migrant Mother.” Under Language in a Cultural Context with a focus on language and identity, an analysis of the photograph

My Country by Dorothea Mackellar is a poem describing the love she has for the Australian country. My Country, begins with a resistant reading, comparing Australia's harsh bush environment to the desired English country. She then goes on to say "My love is otherwise," referring to her love of outback Australia. This poem describes the flaws and beauty of the Australian land. 'I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains..' refers to Australia's hot temperatures, and the dry landscape. It

Dorothea Lange Have you ever heard of a photographer who impacted someone's life so great that they weren’t feeling stalled and stranded anymore? Well, Dorothea Lange was an innovative photographer who made families not hurt anymore during the Great Depression, in the 1930s. With her camera , she recorded and pictured the despair and uncertainty of the urban unemployed and the poverty of the migrant families who lived in the roadside camps. She had a passion to capture every one hurting

villains, two world wars and a bunch of poems describing them, it makes it difficult to conclude on what being an ‘Aussie’ really is. Thankfully, the two thought-provoking poems Nobody Calls Me a Wog Anymore by Komninos Zervos, and My Country by Dorothea Mackellar both use their discerning selection of themes to reflect modern attitudes in some extent. Along with their themes, Nobody Calls Me a Wog Anymore and My Country both use their story to capture the attributes modern Australians possess to

Blue Mountains and beautiful beaches. In Dorothea Mackellar’s poem (My Country), she expressed how much she loves the natural landscape. Te imagery of ‘the sapphire-misted mountains’ highlights Mackellar’s appreciation of the mountainous areas of Australia. The line ‘I love a sunburnt country’ highlights the diversity of the landscape in Australia. Therefore, Australia is still a lucky country because of the natural landscape, which is highlighted in Dorothea Mackellar’s poem. Even though Australia

Depression and harsh weather conditions during the 1930’s causing Americans to suffer through extreme hardship and impoverishment. Many of the migrant farmers were bankrupt, destitute, and struggled to survive. Photographer and photojournalist, Dorothea Lange, captured the dangerous conditions migrant workers and their families endured through her photograph, Migrant Mother. The photograph not only displays a woman and children suffering, but also reveals the determination and willpower the woman

showed her story of survival. Alison set up ‘Faces of Hope’ Fund what helps provide medical care and education for children in the world who are in crisis or poverty. Wright was influenced by work of photographers such as Lewis Hine, Eugene Smith, Dorothea Lange, Sebastio Salgado and Henri Cartier Bresson. However, Wright’s own documentary style showed where she has worked on personal work projects, working for aid organizations such as Unicef, BRAC, CARE and Women for Women, working close to the victims

key aspects of society. One distinct example of this, is the depiction of the Australian landscape which is expressed from varying perspectives in different poems, including John Tranter’s Backyard, Jill Jones’s Transformations in a City Block, and Dorothea Mackellar’s My Country. Tranter has expressed the suburban scenery, with which a majority of Australians are familiar with, as well as a realistic life and the idea of living simply. Jones, as well as Tranter, shows the real environment in which

Victoria Poptsova Professor Wilson History 2 Section May 5, 2015 MUSEUM REPORT Migrant Mother, 1936 by Dorothea Lange Visiting the Natural Museum of History, I noticed many interesting paintings. The main one that really got to me was this one picture by Dorothea Lange, which was called Migrant Mother, 1936. I’ve seen this image several times from my other classes but this time I stopped to overlook and understand this vivid image and what it portrayed. This black and white picture

Good morning/ afternoon Ms. Casey and class. This cherished poem “My Country” (1911) written by Dorothea Mackellar evidently describes the Australian landscape, which signifies Australia’s identity in today’s day and age. The poem’s intention IS TO evoke A sense of praise AND PRIDE for the country, AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATE Mackellar’s deep passion for her home land. Mackellar was a third generation Australian born in 1885 with her grandparents arriving in Sydney from Scotland in 1839. Mackellar