Creative Consolidation of Language and Identity Within in my family, our native tongue is Afrikaans. Generation after generation, the use of the Afrikaans language has changed through variations of spelling, pronunciation and writing styles. English is considered a second language within my family, but I however, consider English as my first language. Some people in my family identify me as an out liar because Afrikaans is not my first language. And also because I moved country, so that will give them an idea that I might or will lose my heritage and what identifies me as a person. When I was still living in South Africa, I took Afrikaans as one of my second languages in school. From past experiences I thought it would be difficult to grasp on because I have only so little sources or background information about the language. Throughout the course, I improved on my pronunciation, which is obviously one of the most important area of a language. I achieved "A's" in the...
Hello I am Keasha McGowan from Johannesburg, South Africa. My interests include personalizing homes (interior designing), listening to music, dancing, singing, love doing makeup as well as makeovers, playing volleyball, tennis and netball, running, going to the gym, baking, deep-sea diving, listening to people's problems and finding solutions for them, photography and volunteering (especially for something that would benefit many.) I care about other people's opinions and believes; as these are their perspectives of the world. I care about my family and my friends, as they are the people I look to when having bad day or need comfort. I care about the youth of this world because they are the future and hoping they make this world a better place. My goals for this year and the end of Year 12 is to achieve and graduated with a score of 38 and above. after graduating at Raha, I would like to go to Monash University, in Melbourne to do two majors. One major as Psychology and t...
'Power' is considered the most dominant theme throughout the play of Coriolanus, Each character within the play holds a great sense of power which is reflected by their actions and perceptions. Coriolanus, who is the protagonist, holds great power throughout the play whereby constantly comparing himself to a dragon and also having a 'GOD - LIKE' stature towards other individuals. a dragon can refer to powerful, mythical, unique and fearless. In this case, that is how he is seen as. However, he has one weakness which is Volumnia's love for him. This further evokes the sense that he is often faced between love and battle, whereby he was determined to attack Rome, however, the only person who could stop him from doing so was his mother. This is where Volumnia's power comes in. Her mother - like figure influences Coriolanus not to attack Rome. However, doing so will put his life in danger. Thus evokes the sense that she is willing to sacrifice her son for the safe...
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