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    The Castle

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    mate ship as another important message being suggested in The Castle. This film shows the cast as always being there for one another. The first thing that Darryl does when he gets his eviction notice is run to Jacks house to check on him. This sort of caring relationship is shown continually throughout the film and I believe it is put forward as the foundation of the Australian relationships. A prime example of mate ship in the castle is the scenario in which Denis represents Darryl despite his

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    The Laramie Project and Mabo are both texts featured in the life writing genre. The Laramie Project is presented as a play‚ while Mabo is a biographical film. Both The Laramie Project and Mabo use life writing codes and conventions to convey the ideas and themes of each text. While they both share similar themes‚ the way life writing codes and conventions are applied differentiates The Laramie Project and Mabo. In the filmMabo the viewer is positioned to align themselves with Eddie and feel empathy

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    Koiki’s desire to ensure the land on Mer Island can be enjoyed by his descendants is one of the driving forces of the narrative. Mabo demonstrates the power of the maternal bond through the role given to Bonita in the film. Nuclear family. Eddie is indefatigable in his efforts to eradicate the terra nullius law Mabo shows what family really means. The true meaning of family is: being taught the truths that can sustain a life‚ being accepted and loved despite one’s flaws‚ showing sacrifice etc

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    MABO PRACTICE ESSAY PRIDE

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    Mabo Practice Essay Tina Tran 210147 Theme: ‘Mabo is a film about pride.’ Discuss The 1992 Landmarks High Court case abolishing the doctrine of ‘Terra Nullius’; the foundation of Australia’s settlement paved way for the ‘Native Title Act 1993’. Following the 20 year commemoration of the Mabo decision‚ the 2012 telemovie ‘Mabo’ directed by Rachel Perkins was released. It depicts the life of Murray Islander man and activist Eddie Koiki Mabo and his family in his grueling fight for land rights. Pride

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    The Castle

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    in their voice. For instance‚ we find that simple things such as the use of formal language juxtaposed to colloquial language‚ emotive language compared to rigid and objective language‚ all play a part in the representation of the ‘voice’. The film ‘The Castle’ and the song ‘You are the voice’ by John Fernham in particular‚ give us clear insights into not only the notion of voice‚ and how language influences ones voice‚ but rather Australian voices in particular. Throughout these texts‚ the power of

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    Mabo Case Study Australia

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    A question often Raised in regards to the Mabo case is whether the legal effects of the ruling have had a positive or negative effect on not only the legal system but also society as a whole. The term Mabo refers to all issues relating to the Australian High Court judgement in the Mabo v. Queensland case. On the 3rd of June‚ 1992‚ after a decade long lawsuit‚ the High Court ruled that the land title of the Indigenous Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders is recognised at common law. This Indigenous

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    Timeline of the court cases in ‘Mabo’ The Queensland land rights case had barely even begun before QLD premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen attempts to prevent it. QLD government passes the Declaratoy Act to retrosepectively extinguish native title on QLD’s costal islands. This indicates that the government regognises the potential for the Mabo case to set a precedent that could impact on future land

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    FEDERALISM Federalism is a form of government which unites separate political entities‚ within a national system whilst still retaining their independence (AUSTRALIANPOLITICS.COM‚ 2011). In this essay it will be discussed that the ‘Mabo Decision’ and the implementation of the Native Title Act‚ 1993‚ is an example of this and will be analysed whilst unearthing the challenges and benefits which were exhumed within this historical test case‚ whilst explaining the impact of the High Court Ddecision

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    really leaves the consumer with a sensation that they could not have done a better choice. ‘Earth and Castle’ is the perfect example of this. It is a start-up company based in Gozo that is gaining reputation fast for producing unique and professional wedding videos that are far beyond the traditional style that we are normally used to. Marlon‚ the founder of the company started initially with film scoring‚ taking care of audio and music and incorporate these elements into movie scenes‚ sometimes for

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    The movie “The Last Castle” provides examples of good leadership and bad leadership. Colonel Winter‚ the warden of a military is the example of bad leadership‚ while General Irwin‚ a prisoner at Winter’s prison is an example of good leadership. The film illustrates that a leader does not have to have a technical leadership position to gain followers‚ and how two leaders who have differing viewpoints on leadership cannot exist in the same space without conflict. Henri Nouwen‚ in his book on leadership

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