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    of Tudor propaganda‚ and Al Pacino’s 1996 docudrama “Looking For Richard” set in contemporary New York‚ have distinctive parallels in what values they concern themselves with despite their markedly different contexts. Our understanding of both texts is advanced through exploring the composers’ contrasting values of free will clashing with Providentialism and the importance of integrity and honesty in the Murder of Clarence scene from “Looking for Richard” as well as its corresponding scene from “King

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    Cumpolsory Case : “Toyota : Looking Far into the Future” A Brief History of Toyota 1) Toyota begins work on small car‚ a niche neglected by Detroit a. Toyopet is introduced in 1947. b. Reinvest profits from small cars into research and development 2) In 1957‚ Toyota performs its first American road test a. Modified Toyopet performs poorly‚ failing the road test due to heat and vibration b. Start over and by 1960 Toyota has a new Toyopet

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    Looking for Alibrandi People’s perspective or how they look at things change because of their culture‚ growing up and maturity. Growing up is a process that starts when you are born and ends when you discover yourself and learn to like what you have become. For some people‚ growing up is not easy. “Looking For Alibrandi” is a novel by Melina Marchetta that displays ones inner struggle with their own identity. Josephine Alibrandi is a 17 year-old arrogant‚ immature individual who lives with her

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    perception towards others as we reappraise our former thoughts‚ attitudes change. This is illustrated in the novel Looking for Alibrandi and the poem “My Father Began as a god” by Ian Mudie. Growth is inevitable and change must happen whether it is physical or emotional. Once change happens‚ there are many unexpected events and experience that happens gradually. A key event in the novel Looking for Alibrandi that

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    Spent: Looking for Change is a documentary about normal Americans who do not have bank accounts or do not have access to traditional financial services. Instead the people in the documentary would rely on cash and checks and would also go to alternative financial services‚ like check cashers where they could get their money right away‚ pawn shops‚ money order services and payday lenders. Both the money order services and payday lenders sound like a great option to get money in advance or on loan

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    Melina Marchetta’s 1993 novel‚ Looking for Alibrandi‚ is based on the story of an Italian teenage girl living in Australia during the early 1990’s in Sydney. Kate Woods’ motion picture interpretation of the book creates similarities and differences between the two texts. By comparing the characters of Josephine Alibrandi‚ Katia Alibrandi and Poison Ivy/ Carly in both texts‚ the audience are able to identify the likeness and contrasts among the film and novel. Firstly‚ one of the characters that

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    Essay: The film ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ traces Josephine’s Higher School Certificate year. Select four people and/or events from Josephine’s final year and discuss how these people or events changed Josephine’s perspective. Melina Marchetta’s "looking for Alibrandi" is a story which resembles change internally and externally. In her final school year‚ Josephine Alibrandi is confused and angry. She is continuously confronted by issues that question who she is as her true sense of identity is clouded

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    Peer and family relationships help to change and shape both the identity of Josie and Amal from the novels Looking for Alibrandi and Does my head look big in this? Identity is who someone is and their characteristics. Everyone has an identity though finding that identity can be a challenge but something that has to be done. Identity often changes for the good and is necessary in life. Positive and negative relationships are a key to changing someones identity. Learning from negative relationship

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    Bibliography: Draper‚ M. ‚ Hagemeier‚ L.‚ Nadasen‚ K. ‚ Spicer‚ S and Thaver‚ L. 2006. X-kit Undergraduate. Cape Town: Pearson Haralombos‚ M and Holborn‚ M. 2000. Sociology 7th edition: Themes and Perspectives. Collins Educational Ritzer‚ G. 2000. Sociological Theory 5th edition. McGraw-Hill. New York

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    Looking for Alibrandi & Being Sixteen Essay The theme of change is explored throughout the novel Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta‚ Penguin Books 1992‚ where she confronts the readers about the variety of changes happening in Josephine Alibrandi’s life. Similarly Being Sixteen by Michael Khan also explores the changing of the persona as she grows up and changes her perspective. Change may be caused by many influences‚ such as family‚ culture‚ society and the environment; these influences

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