Sarah Bain Mrs. King AP English III The Great Gatsby Assignment A Gold Plated Picket Fence What is the American dream? Is it white picket fences with beautiful green lawns and comfortably large brick houses? According to Dictionary.com the American dream is “the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative”. The American dream is a theme that is often used in American literature just like F
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Rabbit Proof Fence: There are two ways to connect the Mockingbird walking in someone else’s shoes’’ theme in RPF the film. The first is of course how the Australian society did not believe that aboriginals were proper people and deserved the same rights as the European whites did in those days. This is because they lived in the bush and had no civilized way of living‚ according to the white perspective. Families were split up and children were taken to places where they would grow up and learn
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In the film Rabbit Proof Fence‚ directed by Phillip Noyce an important/significant character is Molly. The director helps us understand why Molly is a significant character when he shows she is a unselfish caring person. We also notice Molly’s Significance when she uses her leadership skills and knowledge to happily lead her cousin (Gracie) and her younger sister (Daisy) back to Jigalong. The director helps us understand why Molly is significant character by showing how caring and unselfish she
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The character I chose to render a costume design for is Troy Maxson from the play Fences by August Wilson. Troy is the family’s main source of income and his character is a very strong willed and stubborn 53-year-old man. Troy relentlessly told his son‚ Cory‚ multiple times that his football recruitment was a waste of time and that he should get “…recruited in how to fix cars or something where he can make a living” (8; ch.1‚ sec.1). Therefore‚ from Troy’s actions‚ I knew that his costume should
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Attempted Aboriginal Genocide in Rabbit Proof Fence The exploitation and colonizing of the Australian Aborigines by the British settlers in the early 20th century is evident through Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington. Historical background information has provided a deeper understanding into the “stolen generations”; hence‚ we further understand the struggles Daisy‚ Molly‚ Gracie and their families had to go through. The kidnapping of these children to brainwash them of their language‚ tradition
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SPEECH Good morning ……. My question to you is “Why are our morals and values such an integral part of our life?”[PAUSE]. Well the answer is that it defines who are and what we want to be in life. We strive to express our identity in the search for belonging to the places and the people we desire to be with but as we all know‚ life can throw unexpected events in the times of struggle between ourselves and our loved ones. * Why do we always seem to return to the people that matters the most
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the argument that “good fences make good neighbours”. When using the term “Street”‚ or “Neighbourhood” in context of where we live‚ it is usually referencing more than just a geographical location‚ but rather a collective of all the elements that go into making it what it is‚ especially the people. A good neighbour is someone who understands the socially constructed rules of behaviour that goes with the title‚ and this essay will be looking at how boundaries‚ or “fences”‚ that these mostly unwritten
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"Understanding Federalism. Based on the section‚ “ Picket-Fence Federalism‚” Give your own interpretation of picket-fence federalism.List and explain at least three strategies states used to respond to welfare reform following the implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. Relate your answer specifically to state discretionary rule-making and changes in the categorization of case studies.My understanding of Picket fence federalism is all levels of the federal government
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in Rabbit Proof Fence‚ Molly’s journey home to Jigalong is a journey from childhood to adulthood‚ which challenges her physically‚ emotionally and intellectually. Through the many obstacles Molly encounters and overcomes‚ she begins to understand her personal strength‚ allowing her the ability to mature and become independent. The geographical distance alone created a physical and emotional exhaustion and frustration which Molly tolerates with maturity and strength. The cinematic technique using
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people have been represented in a myriad of ways. The Rabbits (1998)‚ an allegorical picture book by John Marsden (writer) and Shaun Tan (illustrator) and Rabbit Proof Fence (2002)‚ a film directed by Phillip Noyce‚ are just two examples of this. Techniques such as music‚ changing camera angles and symbolism are utilised in Rabbit Proof Fence to represent the Aboriginal people as strong-willed and spiritual and in The Rabbits‚ exaggeration‚ different colour themes and perspective are used to portray the
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