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    story of the battle between Persians and a group of 300 Spartans. This movie is very stereotypical‚ with stereotypes such as stasis‚ deposition‚ and violence/ignorance. The main stereotype that is seen the most is the stereotype of exoticism‚ this can seen when the King Xerxes is shown. There is many other stereotypes in the movie but exoticism is the most prominent. Exoticism is the stereotype where everything about a place‚ object‚ or person is amplified to be exotic‚ for example an place that

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    Do Australian people have a distinctive culture or are stereotypes of in texts true? Australians are perceived in text as‚ beer-drinking larrikins‚ people who use kangaroos as a transportation‚ crocodile wrestlers‚ lack in fashion‚ foster beers‚ desert‚ sparsely populated and bushmans and mateship. However these representations are not true. Stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. National identity is a person’s identity

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    decisions against immigration solely because of stereotypes that have been around for centuries. A great film that replicates the first sign of U.S. immigration and it’s first stereotypes in the late 1800s is Gangs of New York (2002). This movie takes place in New York where at this time there was a huge flow of a variety of Immigrants that had no one to relate to other than their own gang (people). A more present representation of immigration stereotypes today is really well conveyed in a tv show called

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    between nation’s governments‚ rather than anything else. So it’s a shame to even comprehend that many innocent lives are at stake because of the bad decisions of their leaders. Many people do see this and understand war’s atrocious goals‚ and in many films‚ directors choose to approach this theme in their use of cinematography.

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    The film “Tough Guise 2” was very eye opening. I’ve always been aware of the stereotypes men are expected to uphold‚ but Jackson Katz put this into a whole new perspective for me. By showing me videos from years ago to our date today‚ I’ve learned this is a reoccurring problem that isn’t new‚ men have been acting in a violent manner for ages. The overwhelming statistic of crimes created by men are shocking to me. Over ninety percent of men create violent crimes‚ leaving the other ten percent to women

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    Australian Visions Strictly ballroom by Baz Luhrman is a specular film that conveys many Australian Visions from beginning to end. It is a story of an individual‚ who wants to do his own steps‚ failing his partner. Fran an ugly duckling of a beginner class offers Scott partnership. Fran persistence and ideas convince Scott to dance their own steps on the Pan-Pacific championship displaying multiculturalism and breaking competitions under conformity. The composer has used many techniques like camera

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    The Divinity of Australian Identity From the fabricated tale of mystery in Peter Weir’s ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’‚ to the prototypical portrayal of Australian principles and behaviour in ‘Crocodile Dundee’‚ directors and audiences alike have been fastidiously and attentively representing their beliefs about how true Australian’s should behave in film for decades. With the recurring themes and values of courage‚ mateship‚ resourcefulness‚ and the toughness of the Australian people as the centre of

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    Contents 1. How do we Define Australian Identity? Page 3 2. Summer Lovin’ Page 3 2.1. Sea‚ Summer and Senses Page 3 2.2. Catch ya Cobba Page 4 3. The Worst Australian of All Time Page 5 3.1. The Makings of a Proper Aussie Page 5 3.2. Cheeky Aussie‚ Lazy Aussie‚ Angry Aussie Page 5 4. In Conclusion Page 6 1. How do we Define Australian Identity? Australian identity refers to how a country is depicted as a whole whilst encompassing

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    Australian vision Essay Different Australian visions are often portrayed in various texts and motion pictures. Australian film Strictly Ballroom 1992 is a great example as the director uses very over-the-top and theatrical style of filmmaking to present a humorous story that reflects various ideals in Australian society with cinematography and film techniques. The movie not only showcases the persona of the underdog especially through the character of Fran‚ but also illustrates the concept of multiculturalism

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    For psychiatric educators interested in using film to teach professional and lay audiences about schizophrenia‚ the 2001 release of A Beautiful Mind has made the process much easier. The movie shows a range of symptoms and complications‚ and it gives viewers—especially patients and families—hope for recovery. However‚ many other commercial films depict various aspects of the illness‚ and the choice of which one to use is determined by the audience‚ the pedagogical focus‚ and the time available. Clean

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