Upon the forest floor lay the trees of yesteryear, cut down and long forgotten. The winter has been harsh, stripping away all the life that once called this place home. The rising sun pierces through the canopy heating up the snow covered ground below. Spring is finally here and the dormant no man’s land begins […]

“Shawshank Redemption” is an american prison film written and directed by Frank Darabont. Published in 1994 this movie tells the story of the protagonist, Andy Dufresne who was sent to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. For the next twenty years Andy spends his life trapped between the cold stone walls of Shawhank. Surrounded […]

The New Recruit written by Andy Mcnab (book) The New Recruit written by Andy Mcnab is a fictional thriller centered around Liam Scott, a boy that has just joined the army, and has no idea what he is up against. Liam Scott is a 16 year old kid from London who has joined the army […]

The endless dirt tracks weave their way down the hill as far as the eye can see. So many to choose from, every trail has its own story, its own crashes, and hours of hard work put in by the pioneers of Wanakas mountain bike scene. As I make my way down, my tires flick […]

Survival. As humans we strive to survive even in the toughest of conditions. The decisions you make in a difficult life threatening circumstance can be the fine line between life and death. For the men of “Touching the Void”, and Aron Ralston from 127 hours they are forced to make piece with the fact that […]

Describe at least one important technique used in the written text. Explain how this technique helped you understand one or more key ideas. In the text touching the void, The author Joe Simpson uses language techniques to help convey the story and give a deeper insight into what is going through his mind. Symbolism can […]

Techniques symbolism: The mountain, The rope, The voice Narrator voice/ perspective/ point of narration                                                                                    […]

Lance Armstrong, for those of you who don’t know him, no hes not the guy that landed on the moon. In Fact in my eyes, Lance Armstrong overcame something much harder than that. Lance Armstrong is one of the many people who has had to face the deadly sickness of testicular cancer. As well as […]

In chapter 9 of touching the void, Joe uses light as a form of symbolism and gives it additional meaning instead of its literal meaning. When Joe is lowering himself deeper into the crevasse he reaches finally the snowy white floor and spots a beam of light shinning through a hole in the roof. Joe […]

mood and tone were used in this chapter to create an atmosphere and a more depth feeling into the readers mind. Joe uses this language technique a lot to bring the reader closer into what he was experiencing at the time. An example of this is when Joe is stuck in the crevasse and he […]