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    sequel to the 2005 release‚ Batman Begins. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale as Batman‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ Heath Ledger as The Joker‚ Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face‚ Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes‚ Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The Dark Knight was released July 18‚ 2008 in the United States. The Dark Knight proved to be successful‚ and a sequel titled The Dark Knight Rises was commissioned for a 2012 release

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    Consumerism Speech

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    which are generally unneeded. What is this? This is consumerism. Good morning/afternoon‚ as you might already have guessed‚ my speech is on Consumerism‚ as part of my Module C studies. Consumerism is strongly epitomised in the poem ‘Televistas’ by Bruce Dawe and in the song ‘In the Crowd’ by The Jam. Televistas shows how even love is littered with consumerism‚ as it is an extended metaphor and a massive exaggeration that isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. A relationship is established as “a faulty tube

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    Weapons Training Analysis

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    Weapons Training Responses The drill sergeant in the poem “Weapons Training” written by Bruce Dawe‚ is portrayed as a bully and a very moody‚ tough and angry character. Dawe has showed this through many techniques. For example‚ in the first stanza he insults one of the soldiers by saying “what are you laughing at you in the back row with the unsightly fat between your elephant ears”. This shows that he drill sergeant is a bully but also a teacher who wants the soldiers to concentrate as they will

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    Consumerism – Bruce Dawe Poetry || 2009 Every society has mythology. In some societies‚ it’s religion. Our religion is consumerism. As we are constantly exposed to mass media and popular culture in our modern society‚ the insidious nature of consumerism has allowed it to penetrate into every aspect of our lives‚ dictating our very beliefs‚ values and wants. Nearly every individual in our society subconsciously conforms to the shallow and superficial mindset that characterises our consumerist culture

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    every person has consumed in one form or another. Its how people deal with the products which bring individuals into the cycle of consumerism. The americanised consuming environment‚ and the way humans are components of a destructive consumerist. Bruce Dawes poems show that that is the way of consumerism and it will never change‚ whereas The Gods Must Be Crazy emphasises that we don’t need consumption in our lives to survive‚ that it only brings anger and jealousy to those family members and friends

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    Freudian Theory

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    unpleasure it is responsible for our basic needs such as food and water. The Ego in Batman Begins would be Bruce Wayne since that is who he shows the world. The Super-Ego would be batman. The super-ego aims for perfection which is what Batman truley wants a perfect society without criminals. The Super-ego controls out sence of right‚ wrong and guilt. The Id is how he is very protective of Rachel Dawes since he could not protect his mother when she was killed. He is impulsed to protect her to avoid the

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    The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚ Marele Day‚ 1988 Related text: ‘Katrina’‚ Bruce Dawe‚ 1967 (poetry) The introduction names the texts and outlines how they both use particular techniques to convey a distinctive voice In The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚ Marele Day takes the reader into the world of the novel through narrative perspective‚ tone‚ detailed description and personifying the setting. Bruce Dawe’s poem‚ ‘Katrina’‚ also uses a strong first person perspective and tone‚ but

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    “The Simple Gift” by Steven Herrick the author successfully demonstrates the power of past experiences to both limit and enrich an individual’s sense of belonging to both their surroundings and influential people. Similarly in the poem “Drifters”‚ Bruce Dawe conveys the idea of constant change preventing people connecting and belong to a community or place. Steven Herrick demonstrates that a single event in our past can greatly affect they way in which we interact and perceive

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    Homo Suburbiensis

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    HOMO SUBURBIENSIS By Bruce Dawe - Title: Play on words “Homo Sapien” “Suburb” “Ensis=scientific” = Pun (like David Attenborough almost‚ suggesting the man is of a different species and he is being “observed.” Despite how depressing this poem may be there is still humour in the title. However‚ the title does not express “distance.” - Dawe likes to “celebrate the ordinary.” - Poem suggests everybody has their own unique experience. - In amongst suburbia‚ gone to his garden

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    How did the conflict between labor and business play out in the late 19th century? In the late 19th century‚ a conflict between labor and business grew as businesses began to cut wages‚ ignore the poor condition of their employee’s working environment‚ extend the hours in a workday‚ and laid off thousands of employees. From this conflict‚ massive strikes‚ organized refusals to work‚ and unions‚ groups formed together to improve working conditions‚ came into action. A notable strike known as the Homestead

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