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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

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

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

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

Dear Mr. President, Dorothea Dix was a woman of many passions. She was fond of helping others and always put effort into everything she did. Many found this odd because it was told that she had a “cold” personality and was anti-social. Dix was a dedicated teacher, leader of female nurses in the Army, and an activist.However, Dix was most famous for advocating better treatment for the mentally ill in prisons. Born in Dix 1802, had a troubling childhood with her parents not

name of Dorothea Dix devoted the rest of her life as an advocate to the humane attitude toward the mentally ill. She traveled the world from state to state visiting each and every prison, almhouse, asylum, orphanage, and hidden hovel documenting everything and anything she saw. After her intricate study of what she had been a witness of she wrote a letter or "memorial" and presented it to a legislator she knew who would present it to each legislature in each state she had studied. Dorothea Dix was

In the 19th century, all eyes were open to change in a society where everyone should have the same access to fairness. It was the concept of social justice. In 1841, a Boston woman named Dorothea Dix witnessed the horrifying conditions of mentally ill people and prisoners, while teaching Sunday school at a jail. According to History Alive, “Most were locked in dirty, crowded prison cells. If they misbehaved, they were whipped.” Additionally, Massachusetts had one private asylum for the mentally ill

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

deserve. Through the altruistic efforts of Dorothea Lynde Dix, she advocated for the mentally ill and for prisoners around the United States, Canada and Europe. Dorothea Lynde Dix was born in Hampden, Maine on April 4th, 1802. She was born to a traveling preacher, Joseph Dix and an often depressed

Dorothea Dix was an extraordinary woman who wore many hats: family caregiver, teacher, author, advocate, social reformer, school and hospital founder, and superintendent. Dorothea Dix held one role more important and noteworthy than any of these however; she was a nurse. Dix’s work advocating for prisoners, the mentally ill and women changed the profession of nursing, as well as aspects of the healthcare system, forever. Dorothea Dix was born on April 4, 1802 in Hampden, Maine. She was the eldest