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    produced by Ryan Lewis‚ from the album "The Heist "2011. The Song is a powerful story about American youth and their struggle to find their way in a culture dominated by consumerism‚ obsession and wanting to be" Be like Mike". It relates to many of Bruce Dawe’s poems which Criticise Consumerism such as Americanized and The Not-so Good Earth. The song ’Wings’ is about the pursuit of identity through the means of consumerism "This Dream that they Sold to you..... Consumption in the veins". The song

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    means self-destruction”‚ Christian Bale states‚ Batman’s character. An example of the Jokers fearless nature in the film‚ is the “charity event” scene at Bruce Wayne’s apartment. The Joker intrudes‚ making a prominent and spectacular entrance‚ he walks in when is assistants pull the trigger on a gun. This contrasts with Batman’s superiority as Bruce Wayne also makes a memorable entrance‚ in a Helicopter. Everything is impeccable with the Joker‚ his timing‚ his actions‚ everything is always perfect.

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    for Harvey Dent. Bruce Wayne locked up Harvey in a safe place where the Joker could not find him. During that scene the Joker had two encounters: one with the elderly man and one with Rachel Dawes. This is important‚ because Joker tells two stories about his family history and reveals how he got his scars on his cheek. He mentions how he hated his father‚ because his father was alcoholic and abused his mother. (This is revealed in earlier scenes) When he confronted Rachel Dawes‚ he tells her another

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    car to roll into a ditch and burst into flames. Black survived the accident after passing drivers pulled him out of the flaming car and to safety. However‚ he suffered critical injuries. Black was on his way home from chaperoning the school’s Homecoming dance on Saturday night when he noticed the speeding truck coming towards him. To avoid a head on collision‚ Black tried to swerve his car. The truck still hit the car which then hit the curb and flew into a concrete ditch before it bursted into

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    Gilgamesh becomes a hero for fame and immortality‚ while in Batman Begins; Bruce Wayne becomes a hero to avenge the deaths of his parents and at the same time protect the city of Gotham. These two characters also show a difference in the conflicts that they face as they fight against overwhelming circumstances. Gilgamesh is at odds with mortality‚ while Bruce is at odds with the corruption of human nature. One can say that Bruce is also concerned with mortality‚ since the death of his parents was the

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    certain ways because they are taught to do so (nurture). This is particularly pronounced in Witness‚ where the contrasting values in the worlds of John Book and the Amish illustrate the impact of nurture on a person’s beliefs and subsequent actions. Bruce Dawe addresses the issue of cultural influence in the formation of identity in many of his poems in Sometimes Gladness. Those who subscribe to the nurture view see the process of socialisation as the primary influence in an individual’s life: This influence

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    Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow by Les Murray Australia 1970 by Judith Wright Brothers and Sisters by Judith Wright Class of 1927 by Gwen Harwood Clearances by Seamus Heaney Colour Bar by Oodgeroo Noonuccal Couples by Kate Jennings Drifters by Bruce Dawe Father and Child by Gwen Harwood Kindness by Sylvia Plath Letting Go - Fay Zwicky Mother-Right by Adrienne Rich Refugee Blues by W. H. Auden. Sunburban Sonnet by Gwen Harwood The Applicant by Sylvia Plath The Conquest by les Murray The

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    choice made on how the world is seen and how its occupants are as well can have a significant impact on someone’s life and shape the type of person that this individual becomes. As evident in the following texts‚ Enter Without So Much As Knocking by Bruce Dawe‚ No More Boomerang by Oodgero Noonuccal‚ Night by Elie Wiesel and Took The Children Away by Archie Roach‚ the irrevocable change gives individuals a choice‚ it is up to this individual on what they make of it whether it maybe a beneficial or detrimental

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    for answers and a scapegoat to blame for the problems in their world. The detective in hard-boiled detective fiction is usually considered to be a ‘loner’‚ this is true in "The Dark Knight"‚ the real identity of ‘Batman’‚ Bruce Wayne‚ is only known by his love interest‚ Rachel Dawes‚ a close colleague‚ Lucius Fox and his

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    morals‚ the decisions they make‚ the way they look and the way they think. This is shaped by their location and experiences‚ as well as by other humans. Identity is represented in many ways through poetry‚ music‚ books‚ paintings and other mediums. Bruce Dawe represents the identity of two very different types of people in his poems "Homo Suburbiensis" and "Drifters" where he represents the identity of his subjects through more of a specific description of a certain set of people and not any person in

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