the story from the point of view directly from the underbelly of Maroubra itself. The documentary attempts to utilise viewing conventions of selection of detail‚ symbolism and audio codes to portray “Bra Boys” as a constructive support framework of surfers but with deeper analysis‚ there is evidence that those codes effectively does both- reinforces and critiques the dominant representation of the surf gang. This is most evident in the retelling of the brawl between the “Bra Boys” and the police force
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Jonathan Verduzco 10/2/12 EAST SIDE IS THE BEAST SIDE Good ole Los Angeles. I’ve been lucky enough to visit many cities around the world; Amsterdam‚ Rome‚ New York‚ even Mexico City‚ and its safe to say that there isn’t any other city in the world that has the robust mixture of urban concentration and suburban pride. Nowhere does this ring truer than in East Los Angeles. While some believe “east los” is nothing more than a breeding ground for failure‚ crime‚ and Hispanic illegal immigrants
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made surfboards only for its own store‚ the investors haven’t required detailed financial statements from Tad. But thanks to word of mouth among professional surfers‚ sales have picked up recently‚ and Tad is considering a major expansion. His plans include opening another surfboard store in Hawaii‚ as well as supplying his "sticks" (surfer lingo for boards) to other sellers. Tad’s expansion plans require a significant investment‚ which he plans to finance with a combination of additional funds
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perfection is a barrier for society’s contentment. Society today is enthralled with the idea of perfection and we sacrifice our contentment in search of what we think will be a greater‚ more satisfying and glorious life. Flawless by Lara Chapman‚ Soul Surfer by Sean McNamara‚ Bunheads by Sophie flack and Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult are all stories how the idea of perfection shapes society and in turn shapes our beliefs and behaviour‚ stopping us from being truly content. Sarah Burke from the text
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Amanda Bartolome (Vilma Santos) is a woman trying to track down and understand the true meaning of being a woman in the middle of the complex situation of the country in the 70s under martial law. He was acting as a mother (five children purely male) and wife according to the dictates of society and of his wife‚ Julian (Christopher de Leon). Although traditional‚ existing families Bartolome freedom of expression so their children grow conscious awareness of what happens in society. Therefore joined
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The literary pieces Wide Sargasso Sea‚ M. Butterfly‚ The Stranger and Electricidad shared quite a few common themes‚ such as issues regarding gender and conformity. This art piece was meant to illustrate these themes‚ rather than images related to the pieces themselves. The painting‚ titled “Homo sum humani a me nihil alienum puto” (“I am a human being‚ so nothing human is strange to me")‚ is meant to illustrate these themes through symbols rather than depicting a scene that shows an instance of
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Under the direction of the little-known Japanese filmmaker‚ Naomi Kawase ( also credited as screenwriter‚ producer and editor)‚ “Still the Water” moves using a languid pace and embraces a strange intimacy. Set on one of the limestone islands of the Amani archipelago‚ it tells the story of a quiet 16-year-old kid‚ Kaito (Nijiro Murakami)‚ who’s not happy with his mother‚ disapproving her behavior since his father left home a few years before. It’s not that she’s not gentle or cares about him‚ but
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connect and come together and play a sport they love. “Skateboarding was a way for surfers to keep active when waves were flat so a group of surfers in California invented the skateboard” (Brooke‚ Michael). The first skateboards were made out of wooden boxes‚ or bands‚ with roller skates attached to the bottom. Crate scooters proceeded skateboards‚ they had wooden crates attached to the nose to form handle bars. Surfers referred to skating at this time as “Street Skating”. There are no definite dates
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condition for future generations. The second strategy is to install a network of paths and barriers to prevent people from shifting the sand dunes. Surfers often check the conditions of the beach by looking over them at the dunes. They run up to the top of them so they can get a view of where there are good waves or not. In summer‚ an astonishing number of surfers will flock to the beach. The result of those people all running up the dune would cause displacement of the sand and weakening of the dunes.
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“I don’t need easy I just need possible” said Bethany Hamilton. Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer. Her goal after she lost her arm was to never give up. She wanted to be an inspiration for people who need motivation. This essay is going to be about early life and education‚ what makes her a hero in the first place‚ and what impact she has on people everywhere and of all ages. Bethany Hamilton has an interesting childhood that a lot of people might not have. Bethany Hamilton was 13 and
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