Deadly Unna Essay

1. Describe the impression you form of Gary Black (Blacky) in the first 4 to 5 chapters of the novel. I get the impression that Blacky has a shy, quiet personality and tends to keep his thoughts to himself. He seems curious because he asks a lot of questions and also anxious because he over thinks situations. 2. Blacky’s community is literally divided into two halves; those who live in The Port and those who live at The Point. Make a list of the features of the town that you think represent life there and explain reasons for choosing them. Blacky’s community is a small, run down town with little to do and almost everyone knows each other. The Port is a sleepy coastal town. In winter, the only action in town is the local football competition and in summer the action revolves around the beach and the interest provided by the annual campers. 3. Gary grows increasingly anxious as his football team’s Grand Final draws near. Discuss the reasons why Gary is so stressed at this time. Gary is stressed about the Grand Final because he is playing as the first ruck and he isn’t an overly talented football player. He has to play against the Thumper on the other team and that scares him because the Thumper is very intimidating and could badly injure him if he tries to stop him from getting a goal. Blacky also doesn’t want to be known as a ‘gutless wonder’ and that puts pressure on him to do well. 4. Gary is something of the ‘team hero’ at the end of the Grand Final and is acknowledged with the club’s ‘Best Team Man’ award for the season. Gary appears a little uncomfortable with this recognition, why? Gary is uncomfortable about being awarded the ‘Best Team Man’ award because his brother has won that award every season, hence why that is his nickname. Bl acky was also uncomfortable with the award because it didn’t intend to get in the way of the Thumper, but that’s not what everyone thought. 5. It is obvious that the issue of racism is a significant theme in Deadly Unna. Choose four scenes/events/quotes from the text that you feel serve as evidence of the racism that exists in the community and provide a brief explanation of the reason/s why you chose each one. Be sure to include a chapter and page reference for each of your examples. Even though the Point was only half an hour’s drive for the Port, the two towns didn’t have much to do with one another except for football. A more subtle sign of racism in the novel is how the Nungas use one side of the change rooms and the Goonyas use the other, not by force, but because that’s just the way it was. If racism didn’t exist, the Nungas and the Goonyas would be able to use the change rooms together without feeling uncomfortable or as if they were two different groups. ‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ was carved into the shed. Whoever wrote this is obviously showing racism, but Gary also participated in the racist comment by not scratching it out when he had seen it, when he usually scratches out things he finds offensive to people. When Gary and Clarence were at the jetty, Gary bumped into Darcy and had a conversation. During this, Darcy said to Gary, â€Å"Just a word of advice from an old bugger who’s seen a thing or two in his day. You be careful of these gins now, lad. Nice girls, but they’ve all got the clap. Every last one of ‘em.† Darcy was being racist by generalizing the female aboriginals, not taking into perspective that he did not know all of them personally. At the pub, Mac told a joke to his customers, â€Å"Did ya hear the one about the boong and the priest?† He continues the joke by saying, â€Å"And the priest says to the truckie, don’t worry I got the black bastard with the door!† Although this action isn’t as racist as telling a joke like that directly to an Aboriginal, but it is still of ignorance and racism. Also when everybody laughs at the joke except for Gary, who usually does, but didn’t because of Dumby, Clarence and Tommy. He had gotten to know them and realized that racism is wrong. 6. Bob Black frequently describes Gary as being a gutless wonder. There is some suggestion that Gary agrees with this assessment at the start of the novel; do you still think that he is a gutless wonder by the end of the story? Make a list of the key stepping-stones (events) in the story that you think illustrate (show) Gary’s transformation from being a gutless wonder to a brave, independent young man. Choose two stepping-stones from your list and discuss why you think they are important. I think at the end of the story Gary develops a lot more courage and independent. I believe he became this way by winning the Grand Final for his team and becoming appreciated more by his peers, flirting with that female camper Cathy and going against his father’s wishes and going to Dumby Red’s funeral. I chose the Grand Final because I think winning a medal and being congratulated by many people made Gary develop more confidence in his self. I also chose when he went to Dumby ’s funeral because even though he wasn’t allowed to, he organised everything and took the risk of getting caught and facing the consequences to participate in the funeral. I think this gave him more courage and to do what he believed was right and to value his own opinion. 7. Which relationship do you think has the most influence on Gary as a person? Why? I think the relationship between Gary and Dumby Red influenced him the most because he changed Blacky’s views on racism and taught him to accept and understand the Aboriginal culture and realise how racist and judgmental people can be in society. 8. At what point in the story do you think Gary starts acting independently? That is, he starts making his own decisions rather than being influenced by his opinions and wishes of other. Explain your answer. I think the most significant part of the story when Gary becomes independent is when he makes the decision to sneak out and go to Dumby Red’s funeral. 9. â€Å"Deadly Unna is the story of a young man’s quest to discover who he really is and what he believes in.† Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. I agree with this statement because at the start of the novel Gary is a nervous teenager and by the end of the no vel he makes and ends relationships, learns new morals and values through different people, trusts himself to make his own decisions and becomes more independent, courageous and develops a more defined, unique personality of his own. 10. Most of the adult characters in Deadly Unna seem to be flawed in some way. Which of the adult characters do you consider to be the most deserving of praise? Why? I think Dumby Red’s father deserved the most praise because he was always kind to the community and showed good manners to everyone unlike most of the adults in the novel. After his son was killed, he showed no anger towards Blacky when he showed up for the funeral, even though it would be difficult to show any sympathy to someone who lives in the Port because of the racism and the obvious reason that his son was killed there. 11. When Blacky and his brothers and sisters paint over the racist slur at the shed he remarks; â€Å"It was gone. Not forever, but for tonight anyway.† Why was he so intent on removing the graffiti when he knows that someone is likely to write it again? I think he was intent on removing the graffiti because even though someone would write it again one day, he made a difference that night and took a stand against racism with his siblings. If a small group of people can change their view on racism, there is hope that more and more people can. Also because he would have felt proud of his self and his family.

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He also believed that Muhammad's role in the development of Islam was far more infl uential than Jesus' collaboration in the development of Christianity. He attributes the development of Christianity to St. Paul, who played a pivotal role in its dissemination.The 1992 revisions included the demotion of figures associated with Communism, such as Vladimir Lenin and Mao Zedong, and the introduction of Mikhail Gorbachev. Hart took sides in the Shakespearean authorship issue and substituted Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford for William Shakespeare. Hart also substituted Niels Bohr and Henri Becquerel with Ernest Rutherford, thus correcting an error in the first edition. Henry Ford was also promoted from the â€Å"Honorary Mentions† list, replacing Pablo Picasso. Finally, some of the rankings were re-ordered, although no one listed in the top ten changed position.Hart wrote another book in 1999, entitled A View from the Year 3000,[4] voiced in the perspective of a person from that future year and ranking the most influential people in history. Roughly half of th ose entries are fictional people from 2000–3000, but the remainder are actual people. These were taken mostly from the 1992 edition, with some re-ranking of order. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History 2 Hart's Top 10 (from the 1992 edition) Rank Name Time Frame Image Occupation Influence The central human figure of Islam, regarded by Muslims as a prophet of God and the last messenger.Active as a social reformer, diplomat, merchant, philosopher, orator, legislator, military leader, humanitarian, philanthropist. English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. His law of universal gravitation and three laws of motion laid the groundwork for classical mechanics. The central figure of Christianity, revered by Christians as the Son of God and the incarnation of God. Also regarded as a major prophet in Islam. 1 Muhammad c. 570–632 Secular and religious leader 2 Isaac Newton 1643–1727 Scientist 3 Jes us Christ 7–2 BC – 26–36 AD Spiritual leader 4 Buddha 563–483 BCSpiritual leader Spiritual teacher and philosopher from ancient India. Founder of Buddhism and is also considered an Gautama Buddha in Hinduism. 5 Confucius 551–479 BC Philosopher Chinese thinker and social philosopher, founder of Confucianism, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Indonesian thought and life. 6 Paul of Tarsus 5–67 AD Christian apostle One of the most notable of early Christian missionaries, credited with proselytizing and spreading Christianity outside of Palestine (mainly to the Romans) and author of numerous letters of the New Testament of the Bible. Cai Lun 50–121 AD Political official in imperial China Widely regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process. 8 Johannes Gutenberg 1398–1468 Inventor German printer who invented the mechanical printing press. 9 Christopher Colu mbus Albert Einstein 1451–1506 Explorer Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages led to general European awareness of the American continents. German-born theoretical physicist, best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass–energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E  =  mc2. 0 1879–1955 Scientist The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History 3 References [1] http:/ / worldcat. org/ oclc/ 644066940 [2] Michael H. Hart The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. first published in 1978 (http:/ / books. google. com/ books? id=CUxmAAAAMAAJ), reprinted with minor revisions 1992 (http:/ / books. google. com/ books? id=jvbNRbDKY1wC). ISBN 978-0-8065-1068-2 [3] The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (http:/ / physics. hallym. ac. r/ ~physics/ course/ a2u/ evolution/ img/ toptenlistweb. pdf) [4] Michael H. Hart. 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Apple, Inc. Business Analysis - Essay Example Apple Incorporation was established in the year 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and has its head office in California. The company enjoys a well reputed history over quite an extended period in the field of manufacturing, designing as well as in marketing. These mentioned services were offered in relation to personal computers along with the associated services software, networking solutions and peripherals across the globe. Presently, the company has been observed to benefit from a market share of above 87.3 percent in the global automotive market with regard to its MP3 players and iPod along with its products related to personal computer. The mentioned products named Macintosh was found to command its share to around 2 percent in the global Personal Computer market. Apart from iPod, Apple also indulges in designing, marketing and developing the associated accomplices as well as services. The company even deals online in music stores along with making available its software rel ated to iTunes in Windows as well as Mac OS. The music store operated by the company online has a strong legal presence in the download market and dominated it by around 70 percent. The company even offers products as software for the reason of offering information to the students. In addition, the company offers other additional third-party computing products as well as supplies in a wide range (Lin, 2005). The financial position of the company Apple is compared with two other companies in this paper so as to ascertain its financial health based on the income statement, cash flow and balance sheet. The two companies with which Apple would be compared are Dell and IBM. With this concern, the balance sheet, income statement and the cash flow statements of Apple Inc. has been studied in order to ascertain the financial health of the company. Financial Comparison & Review In its current performance, Apple recorded a net income of $25,922 million and the cash generated from the operatin g activities amounted to $37,529 million which depicted a huge increase compared to its previous year, 2011. The net revenue of the company was also recorded to be $28,270 million, increasing by a huge margin from the previous year that is 2010. The total assets had also increased remarkably in contrast to the previous years. Furthermore, a huge increase in the goodwill of the company was also recorded which proved to be a favorable indication for the company. The total equity was observed to depict an increase compared to the previous year (Apple Inc, 2011). Therefore, it could be inferred that the company displays a strong financial position currently. It was observed after studying the financial statements of Dell that the revenue of the company increased by a significant 16 percent. The revenue amounted to $61.5 billion in the year 2011 which was recorded to be the highest increase in the history of the company. It was ascertained from the balance sheet and the cash flow stateme nt that the net cash derived from the various operating activities increased substantially. A rise was also recorded in the assets of the company along with a sharp increase in the overall stockholder’s equity. The operating profit or revenue of the company is considered to be the fundamental source of capital for supporting its regular business functions. Therefore, the increase in the net cash from the other operating activities would prove beneficial for the company. The cash flow from the operations was determined to be $4.0 billion which again depicted an increase from the previous year that is 2010. The increased returns from the cash flows played a vital role in helping the company to increase their competencies along with attaining fresh competitive advantages. The net income of the company was ascertained to be $2635 million which showed an increase from the previous years. Therefore, it can be stated that the financial health of the company is quite favorable for it s growth (Annual Reports, 2011). The financial

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Briefing note on crime prevention - Essay Example The treatment for prisoners used to be inhuman, severe and even merciless, and they languished in solitude till the completion of their prison terms. The mode of correction and retributive actions varied from disciplinary confinements and exile to painful lashes or even death. (Prisoners' Rights) [1] Every right thinking citizen in society hopes for the day when the surface of the earth will be crimeless and whatever is left of crime get nipped in the bud. But as of now, everyone is aware this is, at best, a distant dream. The Geneva Convention of 27 July 1929 comprising 97 articles, laid down general principles for humane treatment of prisoners at all times. It was a historical landmark which recognized the basic rights of the prisoners such as food and clothing, hygiene, mental and physical recreation, contact by mail with the near and dear ones, and their religious practices. It particularly emphasized on protection of the inmates from acts of violence, insults and public curiosity. (Geneva Convention) [2] The silver lining of the present time is that there is a growing school of professionals and social activists who are firm in the belief that it is possible to prevent crime to a large extent, and in many cases where it has taken place, it is possible to apply corrective measures without resorting to custodial confinement within the four walls of a prison. (Rehabilitation of Offenders) [3] Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 In England, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974, is the landmark legislation towards this effort. It seeks to provide the offender, particularly the youth a second chance to get back on track and join the mainstream with a sense of responsibility and purpose. This act provides opportunity, under some conditions, to the ex-offender to 'wipe the slate clean' and begin all over as if he had not committed any criminal act at any point in his lifetime. Nonetheless, this happens after a period of rehabilitation depending on the gravity of the offence and the custodial sentence awarded as consequence. A rehabilitation period is the length of time set from the date of conviction. Once this period is over, subject to certain conditions and exceptions, an ex-offender does not have to mention his conviction when applying for a job. The Act is likely to help people facing minor convictions. People with many convictions, especially serious convictions, may not find the Act beneficial unless the last convictions are very old. For someone with a criminal record and on the lookout for work, it is necessary to know about the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974, which explains the legal requirements for both employers and employees, and the rules associated with the rehabilitation period. It is quite a complicated Act and as such, it is advisable to go through it with someone who is familiar with the act. Under this legislation, the conviction is said to be "spent" after the period of rehabil