Lauren Perry's literature blogs

Hey there! My name is Lauren Perry and I’m a 19 year old university student from Australian Catholic University. I am currently in a Bachelor of Teaching/ Bachelor of Arts(visual) course and I have completed an Australian literature unit and am currently sitting a 19th century literature unit . As apart of this class I… Read more

During this nineteenth century literature unit we have studied many texts, authors and paintings that fit in this the themes of Romanticism and the Victorian era. Studying the themes of Romanticism have allowed us to gain an understanding of some of the social issues that may have arose as a response to this new writings.… Read more

Dylan Versola Dylan’s blog consisted of commenting on a painting that has been shown in the NSW art gallery virtual excursion. He has chosen the painting “A young lady holding a pug dog” by Francis Boucher. He has chosen this painting to represent enlightenment ideals. As this painting was mainly focused of the representation of… Read more

The most important thing in my life to me is to find myself a husband that can provide properly for our family. He must be approved by my father of course, but I would hope he financially is a decent man. I mustn’t be inappropriate enough as to seek a husband out on my own… Read more

Cameron Cole’s Blog 2 consisted of the discussion as to whether Wordsworth’s sonnet “ The world is too much with us” applies in any measure to the contemporary 21st century world. He describes that there is a connection to the 21st century world as the disregard for the natural world amongst modern day people was… Read more

During the visual tour of the art gallery there was a painting that I had seen in previous excursions that had caught my eye. This painting is titled ‘Milford Sound’ by Eugene von Guérard.This particular painting made an impression on me through the way that the artist has presented the mountains to us the audience.… Read more

Jessica Aramini Jessica Aramini has chosen to write her first blog on the term used by William Wordsworth that she described as ” an attitude towards mindfulness where a peaceful state of mind and connection to nature can result in an increase of productivity”. Jessica has done an excellent job in relating this phrase to… Read more

Wise passiveness is a term used by the poet William Wordsworth. This term to me is an expression of the more laid-back and relaxed approach to learning or observing. This can be seen in Wordsworth’s poetry in particular referring to his poem “Expostulation and Reply”. In this poem he indicates that others have suggested to… Read more

Creative Water scurries rapidly over the mound of rocks, that threaten to contain its everchanging form. Fog breathes up into the whistling air and interlocks, With the whispers of the stream that to the ear, are abnorm. The dying light fights its last battle with that of the horizon; Its burning rays penetrate through the… Read more

Gavin Tran’s blog has given us a personal insight into his opinions on that of the lack of background information given to people living in Aboriginal areas, in this case Cabramatta and the Cabrogal and Dharug people. He has successfully used sources when giving us information about the historical context of Cabramatta and the relationship… Read more

Charles Harpur’s ” A Mid-Summer Noon in the Australian Forest” is a beautiful piece using descriptive imagery in order to convey a visual image in the readers mind. Charles has successfully used literary devices such as alliteration in order to get to desired effect of the reader being immersed into this new outlook. ” Even… Read more

Cameron Cole Cameron has chosen to write a creative piece on one of the paintings that he saw when we had a class excursion to the Art gallery of NSW. He has selected a painting titled Kosciusko painted by WC Piguenit. Cameron successfully depicts a scene of the persona climbing the great mountain and gives… Read more

Dearest Meg, I am sorry to hear of the loss of your Aunt Daise. She was a wonderful lady and I regret not being present in the last few weeks of her life. I hope you and your mother are both doing ok and feel free to respond with anything you need. I am also… Read more

Taniela Bolaria Taniela has done his blog on that of the paintings of Sidney Nolan and his Ned Kelly series. He has excellently identified the colours used in the oil painting, the artist’s intention with the colour and the meaning behind it. He has included a simple description on the background knowledge of the Kelly… Read more