Ciara, you have written a beautiful and vivid description of this image. I do wonder however, if the vectors being used in the painting, drawing your eye from the foreground, to the middle ground and back to the foreground, could also be interpreted as commenting on how the development of these cities and the ever …
Author Archives: mummyem0910
Peer Review 1
Andrew, this blog is well written and articulately highlights the timeless and eternal nature of Shakespeare’s impressive literary creations. The statue inscription transcript, as well as the passage from As you like it that inspired this stunning stained glass window, were a thoughtful inclusion and added to your piece. The acute link made between the …
Summative Entry
“This unit has enabled me to understand how literature from a different era can deepen my understanding of the meaning of human existence in the 21st century.“ Through the studied Shakspeare works of Orthello, Twelfth Night and The Tempest, we can see the recurring themes of love, power, jealousy, and mortality communicated through the dynamics …
Blog 2
Imagine yourself as part of the Sydney theatre-going public in 1800. Describe how you felt when Governor Gidley King banned all drama because he felt that it was creating opportunities of robbery in Sydney town. I am appalled! How dare the Governor strip us of our access to the arts! If the colonies are to …
Blog 1
Which character in 12th Night do you feel most attracted to? Can you describe the character and say what it is in particular that draws your interest. Whilst renowned for having strong female characters especially in a time when female actors were not even allowed on stage, reading Shakespeare through a modern feminist perspective, many …
Summative Blog
The Twentieth Century gives me real insights into human and social issues that are still current in the 21st century. The 20th century was a turbulent time full of extremes, war and peace, control and liberation, restrictions and freedom of expression. Technology, science, politics, medicine, humanities and the arts all developed and changed dramatically. Interestingly we …
Peer review 4
Dear Cameron, I really enjoyed your piece on Virginia Wolf. The time taken for the defining of “enslavement” is well worth it, it is a strong explanation and explores the concept thoroughly. “IV drips of money, greedily drained by Big Business for profit” is my favorite line in your piece, with its disturbing and powerful …
How do you spell contradiction?
Blog 5: Write a poem or a short prose passage that illustrates the ways in which language can be both a prison and a release from prison. 34 Woman Parent Avid reader Outspoken Extrovert Articulate, some would say Learning support officer University student Literature minor History major Distinction student Honours candidate Dis Dys Dyslexic Cant …
Peer review 3
Response to Georgia Houlihan’s “20th Century Literature Blog Post #3 – Is T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’ powerful or just pretentious?” Hi Georgia, Firstly I love your reference to Tan’s visual break down of the poem; this plus the link to your earlier work really help give depth to your piece. Your self-aware introduction …
Duty Calls
Blog 4- Write a poem or prose paragraph in a style that is rather like Virginia Woolf illustrating an ordinary mind (perhaps your mind) on an ordinary day. Emily lay crumpled in the sheets hearing the day but willing her ears not to listen. The older ones already busy with the productive routine they had …
Em's Literature Blog 