“It’s like the mafia presenting you with a bunch of flowers.” This was how Bill Hayden, the 21st Governor-General of Australia, once described the word ‘mate’. His statement is testament to multitude of interpretations of the word ‘mate’. The term ‘mate’ is a quintessential Australian expression; its meaning and usage have changed and evolved over the past 100 years and have drastically shaped contemporary Australian society. As a result of the word ‘mate’ being used in a variety of ways this
Influence of the Jazz age on Poetry by Langston Hughes The 1920s was the age of consumerism and liberation for some, but also a time of renewed expression for African Americans, and an integration of their culture with White American culture. After the end of WW1 in 1918, America was in a beneficial economic position creating an economic boom with increased demand for everything. The result of this was an increase in spending on large belongings such as automobiles, as jobs paid better wages. The
A life changing novel with over eight million copies sold internationally, The Book Thief a young-adult fiction set in Nazi Germany during the years 1939-1943, Death tells the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl at the age of 11, living with her foster parents and tells her journey of book thievery. Liesel was an orphan; her father was a communist, her mother left after delivering her to her new parents and her younger brother died on the train to Molching where she will be living with her new