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    to walk through a part of his life‚ burdened with this terrible secret‚ until Charlie and Jasper find the murderer that killed Laura Wishart. The Castle is a story about the bizarre Kerrigan family who live in a small neighbourhood that is right next door to the busy‚ Tullamarine Airport of Melbourne. When the Kerrigan family find out that their home is to be taken away by the

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    an Australian comedy‚ which delves into the lives of a stereotypical Australian family‚ the Kerrigans. The film touchs on issues close to home in a humourous way. The audience is introduced to the classic Aussie family‚ narrated in the viewpoint of the youngest of the Kerrigans‚ Dale. The setting is a lower class Melbourne suburb‚ adjacent to an airport. The head of the Kerrigan household‚ Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton)‚ is simple‚ but a man of incredible pride. He is a typical Aussie bloke who

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    articles there is evidence of different ideologies from each columnist including a feminist ideology‚ a socialist ideology‚ conservative ideology and also a liberalist ideology. ‘’Louise O’Keeffe has courage‚ our leaders do not.’’ This article by Gene Kerrigan is a perfect example of a feminist ideology. Feminists carry strong beliefs in individualism/community‚ freedom‚ reason and equality which are all evident in this article. Individualism in this article is evident as the divide between the public

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    Welcome back to Current affair I’m joined by Michael Carton who plays Darryl Kerrigan in the much loved film “The Castle” the castle is a iconic Australian movie portraying a battling Australian family living in a low socioeconomic‚ near and expanding airport. The owner of the airport‚ air link wants to buy the kerryigan family home amongst others is in the way of the development. Darryl his family and friends mount a high profile high court battle in a successful attempt to protect their homes‚

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    There’s nothing like gliding on the ice‚ a cold breeze in your face‚ and a crowd of thousands there to watch you do what you love‚ and what people have loved for years. This sport‚ figure skating‚ or more specifically women’s figure skating‚ is a graceful sport that has been loved since it started even with its complex system. The history of figure skating goes way back and in the past‚ there have been moments that could’ve hurt figure skating for years to come‚ but now it’s earned back it’s reputation

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    Jim Thorpe was considered the greatest athlete in the world‚ winning four of the five events‚ losing only the javelin. In the decathlon Thorpe set an Olympic mark of 8‚413 points that would stand for two decades. A half year later charges against Thorpe for professionalism led to Thorpe’s confession that he had been paid to play baseball in North Carolina in 1909 and 1910. After AAU and the American Olympic Committee declared Thorpe a professional‚ they asked Thorpe to return the medals won at the

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    global village. Hence‚ there is a battle between the individual and the power of globalisation‚ as the world is becoming more connected. Rob Sitch’s 1997 film‚ ‘The Castle’‚ portrays the effects of the global village through the juxtaposition of the Kerrigan family to the Barlow group‚ a transnational corporation. The global village concept is also portrayed in CBC TV’s 1960 interview with Marshall McLuhan‚ ‘The World is a Global Village’. Throughout these two texts‚ it is clearly evident that the global

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    The Castle

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    Blue collar Kerrigan home‚ is filled with love as well as pride for their modest lifestyle‚ but their happiness is threatened when developers attempt the compulsory acquisition of their house to expand the neighbouring Melbourne Airport. 3 high view crescent‚ Coolaroo – not aesthetically pleasing ‘eyesore’ opening shot shows sense of pride (satire) Despite all this‚ sweet-natured family patriarch Darryl (Michael Caton) believes that he lives in the lap of luxury. Blissfully unaware of his family’s

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    The Castle Essay

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    A HOME IS MORE THAN JUST BRICKS AND MORTAR - THE CASTLE ’The Castle’‚ directed by Rob Sitch‚ is a film about a community whose houses are being taken by the government. Darryl Kerrigan‚ one of the main characters in this Australian film‚ fights for his house and his community. The moral of the film is that a home is more than just bricks and mortar. Firstly‚ a relationship makes a family. A family makes a home‚ and homes make a community. A loving family is the key element in making a home. In

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    Rob Sitch's The Castle

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    Rob Sitch’s The Castle (1997) remains an incredibly popular film that portrayed the ‘Aussie Battler’ family in suburbia. The Castle is the story of a working class family‚ the Kerrigans‚ who live a modest life in Melbourne suburbia. Despite their removal from the central city they love every bit of their simple suburban life‚ including the airport in their backyard. Their life and home is threatened when the government tries to attempt to acquire their house for the expanding Melbourne airport. Suburbia

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