America is a nation of paradoxes. Nothing else needs to be said, America is a nation of paradoxes, even if the paradoxes take time to form. America, throughout history has been known to be plagued with racial issues, with such groups like the KKK forming. Despite the declaration saying that all men are created equal, …
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Jessica Aramini The blog was very enjoyable to read, it analysed the paintings well and took into account the historical contexts of each painter. Being able to read into the paintings and spot the themes is very insightful, despite the themes being quite broad. The themes themselves are intriguing and the method in which the …
Ezra Pound’s list of Don’ts
Ezra Pound’s list of “Don’ts” is quite comprehensive but extensive. He does go over a wide range of notions and include such things as language and rhythm and rhyme. Several Don’ts for language already mentioned by Ezra Pound are: Don’t believe that poetry is simple enough to master, it still takes a sufficient amount of …
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Victoria Martin The short story that was in this blog was great. The poem ‘Myrtle’ by John Ashbury and its reference here are well written. The poem itself as said, is about the meaninglessness of life and technology. The way that the meaninglessness is portrayed here is well written, as the persona and ‘Myrtle’ were …
Writing
“The problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat.” This statement is by William Faulkner, part of his speech for the Nobel Prize. As someone who writes or just simply plots out stories in their …
Australia is not a finished product
Australia is not a finished product, as Governor General David Hurley says “Australia is still revealing itself to us.” I agree with this statement, Australia is an unfinished product. Australia is still an unfinished story, with many pages unwritten. Even though Australia has its fair share of its own history, such people like Ned Kelly …
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Erika Tan This was written well and was a very good blog. The blog is very insightful and the poem struck me in a similar fashion. Our current lives can be very stressful if not miserable at times, and we often forget to take time to ourselves, whether we choose to relax by surrounding ourselves …
Letter to Patrick White
Dear Mr White Your short story, “Miss Slattery and Her Demon Lover” is a fantastic story that was well worth reading. The interactions between Miss Slattery and Szabo were quite entertaining, especially towards the end of the short story in the party. The slow but eventual success of Slattery in winning over Szabo only for …
Cabrogal People and Cabramatta
As someone who grew up and is currently living in the area of Cabramatta, or more specifically the border of Cabramatta and Canley Heights, I’ve always been curious about the Aboriginal history of the area. It should also be noted that while the area of Cabramatta is predominantly Vietnamese, most of the highlighted or the …
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Hey Lauren! My understanding of Ekphastic writing maybe different to others or even yours but from it, your writing is good. It captures the painting well and presents it majestically. I look forward to your future blogs.
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