morning class‚ today I will tell you why it is extremely important for students to study texts that represent a variety of cultures. The films I have deconstructed to convey my points are “Bend it like Beckham”‚ directed by Gurinder Chadha and “Rabbit Proof Fence”‚ directed by Phillip Noyce. The cultural concepts explained in these movies are the early 1900s British culture and how dominant and cruel they were‚ the aboriginal Australians and how they were treated badly‚ the Indian culture and how much
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The film‚ Rabbit Proof Fence‚ produced in 2002 and directed by Phillip Noyce‚ follows the journey of three Aboriginal girls‚ Molly‚ Daisy and Gracie‚ who in 1931 were forcibly removed from their home in Jigalong‚ Western Australia‚ then sent to the Moore River settlement. The young girls escaped and fled across the harsh‚ desert landscape using the rabbit-proof fence as their only guide‚ to return home. The film is based on a lamentable period in our history. It’s set in a context where European
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The prevailing theme in the poem “Richard Cory” by Edwin Robinson is that wealth and wealthy possessions do not satisfy a person’s desire and purpose in life. In our modern day society‚ the only necessity needed to survive in life is money. To succeed in the capitalistic world we live in‚ one must be wealthy and rich. The idea that money will make you succeed in life attracts many people who are less fortunate. These people who are struck by poverty are engrossed in the idea of gaining substantial
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Rabbit proof fence An Australian drama movie 2002 Book: “Follow the rabbit proof fence” by Doris Pilkington Garimara. Which is the true story of her mother‚ Molly. The movie takes place in Western Australia during the 1930´s the story begins in a remote town of Jigalong where three children live with their mother and grandmother. 14 yr old Molly 8 yr old Daisy 10 yr old Gracie The town lies along the rabbit proof fence‚ which runs for several thousand miles. The “protector”
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Richard Branson 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this report is to analyse one of the most significant models/ideas Richard Branson presented to organisations today‚ then to find out how effective it contributes to a wide range of issue or problems of the current business world. Additionally‚ this report will discuss the possible issues that could be arisen when the model/idea is implemented in the real business situations. The report is categorised into four main chapters as follows: 2.0 the background
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1500 miles long‚ from sea to sea. In the rural deserts of Western Australia‚ was the worlds longest fence‚ known as: The Rabbit Proof Fence. Based on the book by Doris Pilkington - “Follow The Rabbit-Proof Fence”‚ the movie “Rabbit Proof Fence” centres on 3 girls: Molly‚ 14 Daisy‚ 8 and Gracie‚ 10. who have to find their way back home to Jigalong after being kidnapped and taken to an institution in Moore River. The story is narrated by a much older and wiser‚ Molly herself. It shows how she‚ her
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Richard Neustadt: Presidential Power and the Modern Presidency Writing in 1960‚ Richard Neustadt is an important political theorist focusing on the US Presidency. Neustadt’s work was a reaction to the “old institutionalism” represented by writers like Edwin Corwin. Neustadt takes a behaviorist approach to understanding presidential power‚ and argues that the real functional power of the US president arises from his “power to persuade”. Neustadt acknowledges that the formal power
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Richard Nixon is Good Richard Nixon is considered to be one of the worst presidents of our time and for very good reasons. He lied under oath about knowledge of the Watergate scandal‚ he illegally invaded Cambodia and violated international law‚ and he installed wiretaps. All these actions caused him to resign from the Presidential office. What we don’t think about‚ is all the good he did. Nixon did a lot for our country. From foreign affairs to the environment‚ he accomplished much during his
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entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson radiates throughout each of our lives. (Richard Branson‚ 1999) Richard Branson was born July 18th‚ 1950‚ in Surrey‚ England. He struggled in school and eventually dropped out at the age of 16. (Sir Richard Branson‚ 2012) It could be said that Richard Branson is arguably the most successful high-school dropout in business history. He overcame his battle with dyslexia and eventually became known as a modern entrepreneurial icon. (Sir Richard Branson‚ 2012) Richard Branson
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Essay- Richard III “Through exploring connections between texts‚ a deeper understanding of each text emerges. Discuss this statement with reference to King Richard III and looking for Richard.” The way a text’s central values and themes are portrayed to an audience can be greatly influenced by the context in which it is set‚ although many of these themes can carry on through the time in which it was set in and still be relevant to a modern audience. William Shakespeare’s “King Richard III” is
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