The two selected entries are:

Week 7 - Sept 5th (D.H LAWRENCE)

Week 12 - October 17th (Under Milk Wood)

For this weeks entry I have decided to compose a piece of poetry inspired from reading “Odour of Chrysanthemums” answering question:

b) Describe the impact on you of your favourite piece of writing from either Woolf, Mansfield or Lawrence (you may ( Read more... )

Under Milk Wood

a) Imagining you are a theatre critic attending the opening night of the play, write a review ofeither Under Milk Wood or Arcadia?


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Hey all

Ive recently been practisin non-stop for my bands concert comin' up on December 16th! I can't wait! Im playin Bass guitar and are covering some legendary bands and music from Dire Straits, The Sunnboys, Tina Arena, Averil Lavigne, Pat Benetar, Stevie Nix, Joss Stone and many others. But I've lately been drouling over some guitars from ( Read more... )

4. a)  How relevant do you think Orwell's views on the abuse of language are in todays society?

In studying 1984, Shooting an Elephant and Politics and the English Language Orwells message definitely has a place in contemporary society. Newspeak in 1984 is a key allergory for the destruction of language as it induces a state of unconsciousness - ( Read more... )

Hey all

I was listening to JTV saturdays about two weeks ago and one particular song caught my attention. It's a band called 'The Go-Betweens', who were around from the 1980's and are still making music today. The song is called 'Cattle & Cane', for those who havent heard it. The guitar riff was just so captivating with its unusual construction and ( Read more... )

For this weeks entry I have decided to compose a piece of poetry inspired from reading “Odour of Chrysanthemums” answering question:

b) Describe the impact on you of your favourite piece of writing from either Woolf, Mansfield or Lawrence (you may do this in the form of a poem if you wish)

My Poem will follow a similar pattern to Lawrence’s prose; ( Read more... )

2. a) Do you think Conrad and Coppola are identifying one of the root causes of continuing violence in the world today?

This week’s discussion is an analysis of the Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola. In answer to the question I believe that both artists have tapped into the consciousness of modern man and ( Read more... )

“Dulce et Decorum est” - trusim? or fascade?

1.. (Week 2) a) Which poem introduced in the first two weeks has left a strong impression on you? b) Write a poem or descriptive piece modelled on your favourite poem from the first two weeks.

a) For this weeks question we were meant to select one poem for our entry, but I just couldn’t split it, so I ( Read more... )

Beast of Burden

As I gaze upon the night sky
Black...as thy inner self
What have we created?
This culmination of misused energies?
This monster, this hybrid, this evil -
       But we are all attune to it...

This monster - 
Has consumed me
This machine of industry
They say we are better for it
As sweet as honey
As cold as ice
Once realised the monsters true ( Read more... )

Hey everyone!

Welcome back to another semester. Back to the grind as per usual sadly. I was getting quite used to the holidays, enjoying tranquil sleep-ins and my lovely leisure time. Oh well 'sa la vie' (thats life!) Anyways this semester is shaping up to be a big one so im hoping to get straight into it with ease.

Cheers