Text one – Poster
(a) Select one aspect of the image and describe how it depicts the idea of discoveries being transformative and far-reaching.
The globe in the middle of the poster, which presents itself as a salient component due to its large size, represents certain aspects of discovery. The can opener rolling back a layer and uncovering a new sizeable portion of the globe, the world, is symbolic of the notion that discoveries can be extensive and far reaching. The can opener tool itself also conveys the permanency of such act and hence, demonstrating the transformative nature of discoveries.
Text two – Song Lyrics
(b) What reflections does the song lyric offer about new understandings and perceptions of the individual?
In the song lyric,
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the persona demonstrates his newfound self-perception and understandings through his reflection which is filled with regret and sorrow in regards to his father who has passed away. Through the lines, “So we open up a quarrel/Between the present and the past/We only sacrifice the future”, the persona expresses his realization of the wasted time which he could have spent reassuring his father of his own happiness. It is only in hindsight that he is able to comprehend and understand the importance of his father in his life. In addition, the repetition of the line ‘I just wish I could have told him in the living years’ conveys the notion that his discovery has left him with lifelong scar. However, it is this constant reminder that has allowed the persona to become more mature as he is now more likely to speculate about the future. Therefore, through the reflective song lyric, the persona expresses his immutable regret about his wasted bond with his father which demonstrates his change in his perceptions and understanding of himself and other individuals in his life. Text three – Feature Articles (c) Explain how the reflections evoke the idea of the challenging nature of Discovery. With regards to Maureen, she is confronted by her discovery of Jevon’s crime. The truncated sentence, “Murder.” conveys her disbelief and surprise about Jevon who she observed to be diligent and hard-working. She reflects, “The vision I had of a ‘killer’ was so different from what I witnessed in this boy.” which demonstrates the notion that her own understanding of a ‘killer’ was challenged. Maureen seeks to redefine her own definition of a murderer to overcome the challenge presented by her initial discovery. In the case of Jevon, it is revealed in his reflection that he had lost sense of self through the line “When I was in detention, I felt as if my heart and soul had forsaken.” As a result, Jevon has some difficulty in comprehending Maureen’s desire to guide him on his journey to rediscovering himself. He states in his reflection, “If a sweet, smart guy mixes himself with violence and evil, would that make him a different person? Wouldn’t he have to look at himself as violent and evil?” His allusion to his own perceived notions about himself present themselves as challenging obstacles in his journey as he is riddled with turbulent thoughts in regards to his committed crime and questions his ability to rejoin society. (d) How do the poem’s within the article represent the ability to challenge an individual’s assumption of themselves? In Maureen’s poem, she challenges the assumption of her seemingly shallow nature of her job and her depiction as ‘just another passing authority figure’. The poem serves to demonstrate that, as a teacher, her desire to provide education and fully understand students such as Jevon is extensive. This is shown through the repetition of “I write” throughout the poem which emphasizes the depth of her job and challenges the one-dimensional notion regarding her role. On the other hand, Jevon, questions his ability to challenge society’s ostensibly negative assumption of himself through his poem. The use of symbolism and positive connotation to refer to the greater society as being ‘heaven’ or ‘beyond the stars’ conveys his strong desire to reconnect with the world. The poems provide an output for Maureen and Jevon’s aspirations that challenge assumptions of themselves Text one, two and three – Posters, Song Lyrics and Feature Article (e) In your view which TWO of these texts most effectively reflect the challenging nature of Discovery? Justify your view with reference to TWO texts. “The Living Years” song lyrics and the feature article regarding Maureen and Jevon most effectively reflects the challenging aspect of Discovery as they both involve discoveries that have substantial impact on the individuals as shown through their reflections. In the Living Years, the idea that the acceptance of impacts of the Discovery can be challenging is conveyed through the persona’s sombre reflection. He states, “It’s too late when we die/To admit we don’t see eye.”. This expression conveys the notion that it is only with the benefit of hindsight that the persona has become aware of the time wasted disagreeing with his father. The acceptance of this discovery is difficult and challenging as persona is filled with regret over his inability to look past their differences. Furthermore, he states “I’m sure I heard his echo/ In my baby’s new born tears”. This conveys the immortality of his regrets and further adds onto the challenge of acceptance. Therefore, it is through his expression of regret and sorrow over the loss of his father in his reflection that show the challenging nature of Discovery. In the feature article, Writing Outside the Bars: A Journey of Self-Discovery, the idea of transcending individual’s assumptions of themselves as being challenging is conveyed through Maureen and Jevon’s reflection.
Maureen’s initial discovery of Jevon’s committed crime inspired her to pursue more discoveries in attempts to fully understand him and attempt to help him with his education. Her rhetorical question, “How do you get someone facing a probable lifetime prison sentence to think, much less care about lesson?” emphasizes the difficulty in overcoming preconceived notions of one’s self. This is also further supported by Jevon’s reflection where he ruminates about his sense of his self and his place in society in regards to his committed crime of murder as shown through the line, “If a sweet, smart guy mixes himself with violence and evil, would that make him a different person? Wouldn’t he have to look at himself as violent and evil?” In addition, Jevon expresses his desire to be accepted by society through his poem, in which he states, “My dream is to mingle/With the clouds that ascend up high” The ‘clouds’ represent the world in which Jevon wishes to rejoin again. However, his heavy reliance on the world’s assumptions of him as a criminal serve as a challenging obstacle in his journey to rediscovering himself. Therefore, it is through Jevon and Maureen’s reflection that the challenge of overcoming assumptions of self in attempts to achieve a new discovery is
conveyed. In summation, the song lyrics and feature article effectively portrays the challenging nature of discovery. This was achieved through the depiction of the transformative lifelong impact of Discovery upon the individual as shown in “The Living Years” where the persona finds difficulty in embracing the loss of his father and the precious time that was wasted. Furthermore, Maureen and Jevon’s reflection in the feature article exhibit the challenges in prevailing over preconceived assumptions about themselves in order to pursue another Discovery. Henceforth, it is through these texts that the challenging nature of discovery is reflected.
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