1) What is the conditioning process? Find a quote that explains the process.

- An example of the conditioning process is a process which exposes the embryos to

heat and then further exposure later on to produce adults that are emotionally and
physically suited to hot climates.
2) What is the caste system described in this chapter?
- The castes are assigned to eash fetus and are given differeing treatment
according to their castes.
3) What do we learn about Lenina? Find quotes.
- Lenina is in charge of immunizing the fetuses destine for the tropics with
vaccinations for Typhoid and Sleeping sickness.
4) What is your opinion of social destiny. Do you think it relates to life today?
Why or why not.
- The social destiny described in the chapter is a solution that science has
provided to allow humanity to progress even due to it's reproductivity limitations.
This social destiny is like a final stand that humanity takes to escape their
natural extinction. It does not relate to life today since humans are not grown
like batteries but it may describe the labour force in our world. We are made to
work and even like our work when at times we feels as if we are given a choice when
in reality, we aren't.

Someone at the peak of material exports within a country is questioned about the
future of their organisation and is offered a deal to pass down his position to
someone seeking that wealth, power and status. Even if they refuse the deal, their
true opinion doesn't matter is Hypnopedia is a process that is readily available
for use. They organisation rights and ownership could be passed down the next day
in an instant and the original owner could have no thoughts recalling the
opposition of the deal. A similar concept is used in the 2010 film Inception
starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Creative task:

A Shield engraved with: "Community, Identity, Stability." A wonderful motto for a

building named the "Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre".

The massive room on the ground floor escaped the tremendous tropical heat and
instead gave way to a glass covered laboratry, outshining the blazing sun outside.
A still light shone on the focused workers, professionals clothed in in white
overalls and rubber gloves. Golden coloured microscopes, examining a substance
brimming with life and giving way to a newer humanity.

Chapter 7:
Chapter 7 Questions (homework):
1. What is Lenina's reaction to the world of the Reservation?
Lenina is disgusted but also surprised by the world of the Reservation as
there are things that she is not used to seeing in her daily life while there are
things that she doesn't want to see in her daily life. When John speaks perfect
English, Lenina is very surprised but when she sees John's Mother, she is disgusted
by her appearance.
2. Discuss the attitude to aging in Brave New World.
Aging is seen as something wrong in Brave new world. It distort's one's
physical appearance and weakens their physical state and is something to be mocked.
3. Why is Lenina so disgusted by the concept of motherhood?
This is because the world that Lenina lives in is very different from the
natural world. Lenina is used to the concept of getting an artificially grown baby
while the concept of Motherhood introduced giving birth and caring for one's
offspring. In this way, Lenina conforms to the human nature because she is scared
of the unknown.
4. Write a paragraph which descibes Linda by using language which is sympathetic to
her. Describe her in a positive way.
Linda is free from any chains the society wishes to bind her with. She does
as she pleases, even if this freedom is limited. She has had a harsh life and would
not be accepted back into the rest of the world if she tried. Her age limits her
aesthetics and physical ability, but she tries to live life to the fullest.

Allusion and intertextuality

Chapter 8:

1. What is John's background?

Jonh is Linda's son.
2. Compare the differences between Bernard and John. What is similar and what is
different?
3. What does John represent in the narrative of the story?
4. Read Linda's memories of her old world p.110-111. How is her recollection
different from reality?
5. What is the effect of Shakespeare on John? How does it change him?
6. Write a paragraph from the perspective of someone who is out of their normal
environment. It could be a person who is travelling to a different place they have
never been before.

1) Compare your understanding of religious ideology and ritual with the Solidarity
Group meeting that Bernard attends in chapter 5. Why would this utopian future
still cling to a semblance of religion?
Religion is something that humanity has had since the beginning of
history. The fact that faith still exists after all this time is not unusual as it
gives hope that this utopia can remain as it is.

2) Re-write the extract from chapter 7 where Lenina and Bernard meet Linda. This
time write in the first-person perspective of Lenina (consider how confronting the
experience of the Savage reservation would be for her- what is going through her
mind, what emotions is she experiencing?)

1. Who was Maya Angelou?

She was an Author, Poet, Historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage,
and screen producer, director, performer, singer and civil rights activists.
2. Identify three literary techniques used.
Similie is used when she says "like dust, I'll rise
Descriptive language: shoulders falling like teardrops.
Metaphor: You may shoot me with your words.
3. What is the context of this text?

4. Why is the context important to understanding the meaning of this poem?

5. Do you think this poem is powerful? Why or why not?
6. Choose one line from the poem that speaks to you and explain why.

7. Can you write a similar poem from the perspective of someone who is subordinated
or oppressed.

Bradbury evokes a feeling of fear in the reader because the setting shows a lone
house standing amidst the rubble and what appears to be a nuclear fallout. The text
forces the reader to visualize a land void of humanity but not of the aftermath of
their actions. Ray Bradbury makes it very clear that this is a distopian text and
the narration follows a completely automated house long after its inhibitants have
gone.

The only living creature left, the dog, dies throughout the text and confirms the
absence of any other living beings within that region of the planet. The house is
given the characteristic of being alive, which makes it the main character of the
text. The quote after the fire, "The house tried to save itself...", enhances the
feeling of lonliness as no firemen come to put out the fire. The last line, "Today
is August 5, 2026...", being repeated like a broken record, puts a sad end to the
text.

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Noel Pearson inspires and moves his audience in the Whitlam eulogy by using
literary techiniques to connect with the audience. One specific technique that Noel
Pearson uses in eulogy is a personal anecdote.

I once took him on a tour to my village and we spoke about the history of the
mission and my youth under the government of his nemesis, Queensland Premier Joh
Bjelke-Petersen.

My home was an Aboriginal reserve under a succession of Queensland laws commencing

in 1897. These laws were notoriously discriminatory and the bureaucratic apparatus
controlling the reserves maintained vigil over the smallest details concerning its
charges. Superintendents held vast powers and a cold and capricious bureaucracy
presided over this system for too long in the 20th century.

This is an example of a personal anecdote as it is through his own experience that

Noel Pearson recalls this tale. In the WHitlam eulogy, he makes many connections
from his own life. He does this to allows the wide range of audiences that read or
hear his speech, to make connections with their own life and evoke their feelings.
This is the basis of inspiration. When one is inspired by someone or something,
they share a connection with the person, and it is this connections that allows
them to open up their feelings and devote them.

1. What is the attitude of illegitimate children in the Elizabethan era? How is

this different from today?
The society resented illegitimate children in the Elizabethen era. This
is very different from today as they are accepted more and given the same rights as
regular citizens.

2. Why are the king’s son-in-laws important? Explain the context in relation to the
rights on women.
The king's sons in law are important because they are the successors of
his throne and kingdom. This is because women didn't have many rights at the time
and couldn't rule lands.

3. What’s a dower? How is this relevant to King Lear?

A dower is money or property given by the family of the woman to the
man during a marraige. This is relevant as the kingdom is being separated into
three as doweries.

4. What is Lear’s test for his daughters? What is the result?

Lear's test for his daughters is that he asks them how much they love
him. The results are that two of the sisters tell Lear exactly what he wanted to
hear (they love him more than anything), but the third daughter tells Lear that she
loves him as much as she should. This last answer dissatisfies Lear and he disowns
her as a result.
5. What is Lear’s reaction to Cordelia when she won’t overtly proclaim her love?
Lear disowns her and gives her share of the kingdom to the other two
sisters.

6. Give your opinion on the way that Lear treats Kent. Is he fair or unfair?
Explain.
The way Lear treats Kent is very unfair as Kent, the loyal and faithful
nobleman, is only standing on the side of justice. When Kent stands up on
Cordelia's behalf, the King unjustly banished him. This is injustice as Kent has
only voiced his opinion.

Act 1, Sc 2-
1. Shakespeare uses the technique of soliloquy here. If you were directing this
scene explain your directions for Edmond (start of scene 2).
Express with frustration and anger, use only nessasry hand
gestures. Venting out and entire life's worth of anger.

2. Explain the differences between the treatment of children born to unmarried

couples in the Elizabethan era and today. How does this scene transpire to an
audience in 2022?
The society resented illegitimate children in the Elizabethen
era. This is very different from today as they are accepted more and given the same
rights as regular citizens.

3. What similarities can you see between the Gloucester/Edgar/Edmond plot and the
Lear/Regan/Gonerill/Cordelia plot?

Act 1, Sc 3 -

1. What kind of a daughter is Gonerill in this scene? What advice would you give
her? (Act 1, Sc 3)
Lear is very proud because he has his kingdom that he is proud of. He sets the test
for his daughters because of this pride and his jealousy leads to his downfall.
Cordelia falls under respect. Regan and Goneril fall under ambition. Gloucester,
Edmund and Edger fall under Justice.

Cordelia:

"I cannot heave

My heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty
According to my bond, no more nor less."

King Lear:

"With my two daughters’ dowers digest the third.

Let pride, which she calls plainness, marry her.
I do invest you jointly with my power,
Preeminence, and all the large effects
That troop with majesty. Ourself, by monthly course,
With reservation of an hundred knights
By you to be sustained, shall our abode
Make with you by due turns. Only we still retain
The name, and all the additions to a king.
The sway, revenue, execution of the rest,
Belovèd sons, be yours, which to confirm,
This coronet part betwixt you."

"Our son of Cornwall,

And you, our no less loving son of Albany,
We have this hour a constant will to publish
Our daughters’ several dowers, that future strife
May be prevented now.
The two great princes, France and Burgundy,
Great rivals in our youngest daughter’s love,
Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn,
And here are to be answered. Tell me, my daughters –
Since now we will divest us both of rule,
Interest of territory, cares of state –
Which of you shall we say doth love us most,
That we our largest bounty may extend
Where nature doth with merit challenge. Goneril,
Our eldest born, speak first."

david.feild@armycadets.gov.au*****

A thousand acres notes:

The characters in the film represent characters from the Shakespearean play King
Lear. This movie is like a parody of King Lear.

Fued starts to develop between the sisters and they start confessing their absence
of love for their father.

There are a lot of changes happening on the farm which may oppose the father's
wishes.

A beautiful yet wonderful flower is mentioned.

Dark lighting and slow music is added to create a mood/atmosphere that better suits
the situationa and scene being shown.

Water poisoning may have caused the numerous miscarraiges.

The drastic change in weathe signifies a massive complication.

The two sisters were raped at a young age by their father.

The family breaks apart after this truth is uncovered.

King Lear: Justice makes no accomodation for mercy and consequences play out
regardless of remorse.
A thousand acres:

Hubris: Greek meaning excessive and destructive pride. eg: King lear's hubris is
his donwfall and results in destruction and chaos around him.
Hamartia: The fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a character. eg: King Lear's
Hamartia is his Hubris.

Assessment notes:

Ensure every paragraph has a quote

Analyse literary devices
Indent Longer quotes
Underline the Names of Texts
Thesis should include the question and your attitude and opinion regarding the
question
Thoroughly compare both texts
Two universal values: Justice and pride
5-6 minute video presentation
Bibliography
For a thousand acres, ensure film techniques are identified and analysed alongside
quotes in key scenes.

Contemporary retellings of age-old stories renew and reinvigorate our understanding

of universal values.

Thesis: The contemporary retelling of age-old stories renew and reinvigorate our
understanding of Justice and Pride.

Introduction:
The contemporary retelling of age-old stories renew and reinvigorate
our understanding of Justice and Pride. Shakespeare's masterpeice, King Lear, and
it's 1997 parody, Jocelyn Moorehouse's A Thousand Acres, thoroughly portray these
concepts in both a fantasitcal and a modern world. Justice is a very elusive
concept that has held the society together throughout history and continues to do
so today. The idea of justice corrodes through relationships and breaks even the
most unbreakable bonds.

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Idea 1:

Idea 2:

Conclusion:

The difficulties of doing a multimodal study.

Themes presented in King lear
Concepts explored in a thousand acres

Comparing texts of different modes

Analysis of a thousand acres

What impact did both texts have on society?

Dulce et decorum est:

Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime...
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

The green sea towards the end of the stanza refers to the gas released from the
shell. THe clumsy helmets are gas masks to defend against the gas being released.
The soldier who failed to fit his mask on in tiem is described to be floundering
like a man on fire. This is a clear use of a similie.

In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,

He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.

This is trauma as he is having flashbacks of his fellow war buddy dying.

Dulce et decorum est:

1) The soldiers are portrayed to

Anthem for doomed youth:

In the octet, there are a lot of metaphors used to describe the misfortune for all
the youth who are lost to war, especially soldiers. The sestet

"Wilfred Owen's imagery is as strong as his anti-war feelings."

Discuss the poet's use of poetic techniques confirming Owen's belief that war is
disenchantemnt, obscenity and torture. You must make a detailed refernce to TWO
poems you have studied in this module.

Wilfred Owen uses very vivid descriptive language to display his desire for a world
without war. He uses many techniques to connect with his readers and express his
feelings agains the concept of war and its consequences. His peices of work reflect
his own personal experiences on the battlefeild and the loss of many comrades whom
he served with. Two of his works which explain provide the readers a glimpse into
the trauma of a soldier are Futility and Dulce Et Decorum Est.
Dulce Et Decorum Est is a latin phrase which translates to "It is Sweet and fitting
to die" but it is really a part of a bigger phrase mentioned as the last line of
the poem itself, Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori, which means "It is sweet and
fitting to die for one's country." During the time of the first world war, this
phrase was very common for promoting the war and redefining patriotism as becoming
a soldier.

Very rich, white walls, blue carper, telescreen was dimmed low(not allowed in other
party houses), servants, could turn the telescreen off

To what extent do human experiences shape beliefs and attitudes in 1984?

Of the many iconic phrases and ideas to emerge from Orwell’s 1984, perhaps the most
famous is the frightening political slogan “Big Brother is watching.” Many readers
think of 1984 as a dystopia about a populace constantly monitored by
technologically advanced rulers. Yet in truth, the technological tools pale in
comparison to the psychological methods the Party wields, which not only control
the citizens but also teach them to control themselves.

To be sure, the Party uses technology in scary and effective ways. Its most notable
technological weapon is the telescreen, a kind of two-way television that watches
you as you watch it. Telescreens literalize the idea that Big Brother, the
mysterious figure who represents the Party’s power and authority, is always
watching the people of Airstrip One. Even the citizens’ most mundane actions are
monitored by the telescreens, which must remain turned on at all times. When
Winston performs his Physical Jerks exercises, for example, a voice from the
telescreen criticizes his poor effort. When he is arrested, a voice from the
telescreen tells him what’s coming. Another terrifying technology used by the Party
is vaporizing, the means by which the government executes those who displease it.

Yet despite the power of the omnipresent telescreens and the terror of vaporizing,
they are just two among countless methods of control. And the most powerful methods
turn out to be non-technological in nature. Posters announce the watchfulness of
Big Brother; mandatory daily meetings called Two Minutes of Hate rile up the
citizenry, allow them to vent their emotions and solidify their xenophobia; public
hangings make examples out of traitors; physical torture awaits those who commit
thoughtcrimes; and Junior Spies turn in any adults they feel are not sufficiently
loyal to the party, even if those adults are their own parents. None of these
methods involve technology. Instead, they rely on psychological manipulation.
Together, these methods produce a complex mixture of terror, paranoia, groupthink,
and suspicion that keeps the citizens cowed and obedient.