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Module C

Part A - 12 marks

“Happiness is a garden walled with glass: there’s no way in or out. In Paradise there are no stories, because there are no journeys. It’s loss and regret and misery and yearning that drive the story forward, along its twisted road.”– Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

Use the ideas in this stimulus above for a piece of imaginative, discursive or persuasive writing that expresses the transformative power of literature.

 The skyscrapers and erratic emerald green and bloodied lights reflect off the dampened streets of Fujian. They neglect the pungent smell of decay an hour away. They neglect the whisper of a family's past in the trees. 

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Wendy nudges the towering mahogany door open in the apartment towering over Fujian. The bitter aroma of lemongrass laced with Chinese herbal remedies wafts to her nose: Ginseng, Rhubarb Root and Ma Huang. It makes her cringe. Mrs Hu (her mother ) believed they had medicinal benefits, but Wendy knew that they were just from dodgy articles that her mother read on WeChat. 

As she hobbles out to the living room where a single conical hat is locked away in a glass box that has a single stripe of pearly white paint on the side of it. It is well protected from the dust and humidity of the air around. Wendy could not understand the importance of a simple hat. Why had her mother kept this hat for so many years? Why was it secured away? What treasures did it hold? What stories did it tell? Her mind was full of questions.

“Why do you keep that hat?” questioned Wendy as she sat on the bright red leather couch of the living room. 

Mrs. Hu’s eyes fall as she recollects the time where the book of her life fell on a dark chapter. 

She had heard the rusted hinges of the splintered wooden door creaking in a dark omen. A rampage of 5 boys ran out of their cold, stone house followed by 3 girls. They had worn tall conical hats and held woven baskets as they waved goodbye to their parents. Their faces were lined with wisdom and age. 

Huian, the youngest of the eight clutched tightly on to the hand of her elder sister as she gripped the oversized basket to her chest with her eyes fixated on the distant Ting River ahead of her. The Ting River is their cafeteria for the night. Mrs. Hu can taste the salted clams, fried ham yu fish and scallops (it makes her mouth water). They were going to fill their baskets that night.

In the muddy fields of the Ting River, they scavenged in knee deep water in search of any small creatures to eat. They hadn’t found much. Just a 2 small ham yu fish. The sun had fallen beneath the horizon. 

“There’s no fish here, I'll go look further out. Stay here Meimei.” Jiayi utters to Mrs. Hu, handing her conical hat to her. 

Where is she going? What is she going to do? Why couldn’t she go with her? Her mind was full of questions as she clutched onto her jiejie’s conical hat.  

Hours ticked by. Ink splattered across the sky. The tides had risen and the wind whistled through the trees urging her to go home. Still Mrs. Hu waited for her jiejie. Her stomach was growling, yet she refused to leave the banks of the Ting River. 

When she finally returned, her parents had splattered snow white paint on their doorpost with a solemn look on their face. The cheap incense burnt throughout the night as water crashes on the river banks of the Ting River with empty returns.  

Now, decades later, Mrs. Hu gazes out the apartment window through the trees that whistle in the wind and the rain that blurs the city’s view.

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Coming this week. For #students with intermediate level of English wanting to improve their listening and comprehension skills. Unprepared, short (hopefully amusing) talks. I will be talking direct to the camera at a normal conversational speed. The first ‘There’s a spider in the bath!’ Later this week. #englishforstudents #englishlessons #conversationalenglish #englishadvanced #englishlistening #freeenglish #englishonline #easyenglish #funenglish #intermediateenglish #lezioneinglese

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2019 HSC: Lachlan Johns, Theo Last and James Robertson heading for a career in medication|Port Macquarie News

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MacKillop College high achievers Lachlan Johns, Theo Last and James Robertson will now release into careers in medication after achieving exceptional Greater School Certificate results. 2019 school dux Theo Last earned an ATAR of 99.25. He was mostly unsurprised with the outcome after producing among the greatest mathematics extension one results throughout the state and topping the Lismore Diocese in chemistry." I got 94 in chemistry, 95 in physics, 91 in English advanced, 98 in extension one mathematics, 83 in extension two mathematics and 47 out of 50 in Studies of Religion," he said. "It's all thanks to a little bit of luck and lot of effort on the part of us, our teachers, our families and our good friends." Medication is a career that truly attract me( after graduating) because I believe it's both intellectually challenging but everyday you can also see the concrete results what you're doing. I think that's the key to a fantastic profession. "Research study mates Lachlan Johns and James Robertson likewise praised the effort of teachers and trainees to achieve their outcomes. The pair have actually applied to study medicine after getting ATAR scores of 97 and 95.45 respectively. "I think I actually like the different pathways you can pick with medication and all the different opportunities you can get with it," said Lachlan. "It's challenging in the way it fixes issues but it's a pleasurable way of issue solving," stated James. "It just reveals having great supportive buddies and teachers, and simply putting in plain difficult work will get you there." MacKillop College trainee Corey Baker earned an ATAR of 97.8, Ellie Townsend 97.4, Mitch Evans 95, Max Milligan 93.7 and Tara Dingle 95.7. Hannah Jordan and Alyssa Geoghan scored 93.9 and 93.95 respectively, while Aimee Treadwell collected an ATAR of 92.4. MacKillop College school captains Annika Toohey and Kyden Power-O'Toole received ATARs of 91.1 and 93.2. St Joseph's Regional College student Lucy Westcott attained a 93.7, Olivia Coram gathered a 93.25, Lauren Jones 92.75 and Tessa Connor 90.85. Hastings Secondary College trainee Matthew Covertz topped his cohort with an ATAR of 97.65. While you're with us, you can now receive updates straight to your inbox from the Port Macquarie News. To ensure you're up to date with all the news, REGISTER HERE.

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advanced, 98 in extension one mathematics, 83 in extension two mathematics and 47 out of 50 in Research studies of Faith," he said. "It's all thanks to a little bit of luck and lot of tough work on the part of us, our teachers, our families and our good friends.

" Medication is a career that truly appeals to me( after graduating )due to the fact that I think it's both intellectually tough however everyday you can likewise see the tangible results what you're doing.

I believe that's the crucial to an excellent profession." Research study mates Lachlan Johns and James Robertson also praised the difficult work of instructors and trainees

to attain their results. The set have actually applied to study medicine after receiving ATAR ratings of 97 and 95.45 respectively." I believe I truly like the various paths you can choose with medication and all the different chances you can get with it,"

stated Lachlan." It's challenging in the method it fixes issues however it's an enjoyable way of issue fixing," stated James." It just reveals having good helpful buddies and teachers, and simply putting in plain effort will get you there. "MacKillop College student Corey Baker made an ATAR of 97.8, Ellie Townsend 97.4, Mitch Evans 95, Max Milligan 93.7 and Tara Dingle 95.7.

Hannah Jordan and Alyssa Geoghan scored 93.9 and 93.95 respectively, while Aimee Treadwell gathered an ATAR of 92.4.

MacKillop College school captains Annika Toohey and Kyden Power-O'Toole received ATARs of 91.1 and 93.2. St Joseph's Regional University student Lucy Westcott achieved a 93.7, Olivia Coram gathered a 93.25, Lauren Jones 92.75 and Tessa Connor 90.85. Hastings Secondary University student Matthew Covertz topped his associate with an ATAR of 97.65. What else is making news, sport?Discuss "Hastings HSC trio with heart objective for careers in medication" Please note: All remarks made or shown here are bound by the Online Discussion Terms & Conditions. Follow us

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[dor-ina]

Man in a foreign country

He tugged his long umber coloured trench coat around him as his hand gripped onto a small, cheap tattered suitcase that held a single change of clothes, $200 and letters from his wife. The rain splashed off the roofs of white taxis onto him. They were trapped behind endless rows of red traffic lights and the bodies around him were also stagnant as they murmured quietly on the phone, uttering apologies of their lateness. His monolids lifted over his pecan coloured eyes as he watched them speak their foreign language.

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A Girl

Her dirt brown locks covered her lowered head as she stumbled through the narrow dirt path that led to her small, red cottage. The overgrown garden in her front yard protected it from the fragmentation of time. She clutched her mid-length snow-white dress that was stained with her morning coffee. 

The sun painted the sky apricot orange and honey-yellow as it floated gently like a feather below the horizon. The sound of tires on unsealed roads was heard two streets away as the smell of roasted beef wafted to her nose from within the kitchen. Her mother had been clunking pots and pans together as she eagerly prepared for the guests to arrive in half an hour.

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The End

As Luciano rested on the worn out leather office seat, his eyelids fell as the crackling fire withered. They were reduced to monochrome ashes as ink-black silence falls over the once brightly lit office. 

“I felt OK about it, felt good....That feeling feels OK.”

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Page 49 - Crafty Feeling

She pushed the dust aside with her dainty, cold finger, trailing over the lines of books: Pride and Prejudice, The Bell Jar and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

“Or the Psalms. Or Ulysses. Or the Songs of Public Enemy. Or the films of Grace Kelly”

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A Daily Morning Ritual

The thin brick walls of the tall house backed by the blue gums, didn’t seem to insulate out the bitter cold of the Australian winter. Huian had hid under three layers of blankets breathing steadily as Mrs. Hu gently nudged her mahogany door that creaked on its worn out hinges. Her mother entered her room carrying a warm glass of lemon grass laced with Chinese herbal remedies: Ginseng, Rhubarb Root and Ma Huang. The bitter aroma wafted to her nose, stirring her awake. 

“Goodness, You’re still asleep! It’s 10 o’clock already” Mrs. Hu exclaimed setting down the glass and tearing the curtains open.

Jumping alert, Huian and rushed to her desk pulling up her laptop which read 8am.