society. These themes have been put forward by Jack Davis in his stage play‚ No Sugar‚ the story of an Aboriginal family’s fight for survival during the Great Depression years. In communicating the racist and unfriendly attitudes of the leading white ideology towards‚ for example‚ discrimination and adjustment‚ Davis constructs characters‚ which are continuously under fire and in opposition to the oppressing dominant white society. Admittedly Davis utilises his characters to confront the audience
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No Sugar shows us a range of responses adopted by Aboriginal people toward white authority. Discuss. The play No Sugar by Jack Davis which is set in the 1930’s‚ explores and evaluates the way Aborigines were treated unjustly and how they responded to this treatment. Jack Davis presents to us the Milimurra family who are essentially the main characters in the play. They are the minority group fighting against the discriminations laid upon on them by white authorities. Without a doubt‚ Davis positions
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forward by Jack Davis in his stage play‚ No Sugar‚ the story of an Aboriginal family’s fight for survival during the Great Depression years. Admittedly Davis utilises his characters to confront the audience and take them out of their comfort zone‚ showing them the reality of Aboriginal treatment. This is an element of the marginalisation that Jack Davis uses through out the play this starts from the beginning where he discomforts the audience by using an open stage. One character that Davis uses through
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that the author has to create these themes is the use of spoken language. ’No Sugar’‚ by Jack Davis is a stage drama which uses many different techniques of spoken language in order to shape the numerous themes that it presents. The use of tone‚ Nyoongah‚ which is the native Aboriginal language of Western Australia‚ expletives‚ slang language and idioms all compile in different ways to shape the themes in Davis’ ’No Sugar’. Some of the themes presented through the use of these spoken language techniques
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Plays and texts all raise questions hat need to be answered. Jack Davis‚ through his play ’No Sugar ’ raises questions about the survival of the Aboriginal culture from the devastating impacts of colonialism. However‚ Davis omits the use of dramatic closure in his play‚ as to force the audience to answer these questions themselves‚ rather than relying on answers provided in the play. Many questions about the Aboriginal culture are conveyed through the character Jimmy. Throughout the play he challenges
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In the play "No Sugar"‚ Jack Davis uses language effectively with the clever use of techniques. The language is used by Davis to construct the characters and present the issues regarding the discrimination of aborigines during the Great Depression. Davis uses a range of different types of languages techniques in the play "No Sugar"‚ which include the Nyoongah language‚ formal English‚ informal English‚ and tone to shape the readers response. The native Nyoongah language is used frequently throughout
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Sugar By Mackenzie Bolland 11P Miss White Sugar‚ a fatty tastes substance that is now in all are foods at a high level. We know that when we eat it‚ its makes are foods taste better‚ but also at the same time. But what do we really know about it. What do we really know about what it does to our body‚ and our lifestyle? Many people argue that’s with the increase sugar intake we are now taking‚ is leading the increase in lifestyle disease’s epidemic. I believe this statement is true‚ with the
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Contrast the way that two texts you have studied are constructed to appeal to particular audiences. Both plays and films‚ although different genres‚ can be effective in bring an issue into focus by appealing to particular audiences. No Sugar‚ written by Jack Davis in 1985 is a social realist play that depicts the isolation and disempowerment of Aborigines during the 1930’s. Various dramatic conventions have been employed to highlight the negative effect of the Eurocentric‚ hypocritical and dominant
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Synopsis Jefferson Davis was born in Christian County‚ Kentucky‚ on June 3‚ 1808. After a distinguished military career‚ Davis served as a U.S. senator and as Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce before his election as the president of the secessionist Confederate States of America. He was later indicted for treason‚ though never tried‚ and remained a symbol of Southern pride until his death in 1889. Quotes "I regarded the separation of the States as a great‚ though not the greater evil." –
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Yvonne Davis ’ fame sparked from her association with the Black Panther and Communist parties. Though she is an extremely well educated woman‚ you only hear about one part of her life. Davis is more than a Communist or Black Panther. She is a person who has lived a full and influential life. She had a childhood‚ was involved in a very powerful movement and is still doing positive things. Her accomplishments should be looked at in their entirety and without prejudice. Angela Yvonne Davis was born
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