Winter vietnam. It is winter, midday, the sun’s shadow glows through the polluted claustrophobic clouds. Trudging through the overpopulated markets of Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam, crowded walkways are filled with overdressed vietnamese trying to lure in tourists to their homemade stalls. Sensing their frustration as the little people try to scavenge their livings of […]

Student Name: Mitchell Evans Text Title: Cranes Author/Director: Hwang Sunwon Text Type (circle): Extended Written Text / Other Written Text / Visual, Oral or Other Written Text Date Finished:   Brief outline of plot (2-3 sentences):     What theme/s are addressed in the text? How is the theme explored in this text? Use specific examples/quotes […]

I enjoyed driss because he was very funny and motivational. Student Name: Mitchell Evans Text Title: The Intouchables Author/Director: Oliver Nakache Text Type (circle): Extended Written Text / Other Written Text / Visual, Oral or Other Written Text Date Finished:   Brief outline of plot (2-3 sentences):   In the film The Intouchables directed by Olivier […]

I intend to make an essay about The Kite Runner, the topic is to Discuss how the author uses language techniques to develop a main character in the novel, and how this character helps you understand one or more themes/ideas. Techniques could include figures of speech, syntax, word-choice (Islamic and Farsi words), style, symbolism, structure, foreshadowing, or narrative point-of-view. […]

Discuss how the author uses language techniques to develop a main character in the novel, and how this character helps you understand one or more themes/ideas. Techniques could include figures of speech, syntax, word-choice (Islamic and Farsi words), style, symbolism, structure, foreshadowing, or narrative point-of-view. In the text ‘The Kite Runner’ written by ‘Khaled Hosseini’ we see that the […]

Our story is set in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1975, before the russian invasion. The main character Amir, is looking back at his childhood and how it has had a profound effect on his life. Amir’s father, Baba, is a cold hard man who is disappointed in his son. He is a successful businessman. They are […]

The nature of survival.   Intro “Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.” – Bear Grylls.  The nature of survival covers many different aspects In the films “Rabbit Proof Fence” directed by Phillip Noyce and “Eight Below” directed by Frank Marshall. […]

Intro We need to help Obese people in nz. Did you know 32% of new zealanders over the age of 15 were obese in 2015/2016. More than 1 in 20 people are extremely obese, that’s 6.3% of our population. As you can possibly tell by these numbers obesity is a very large problem here in […]

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