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    LaGravenese (screenplay) Erin Gruwell (freedom writer’s author) Year of publication- The movie was released on March 2nd‚ 2007. Text type- Film Synopsis- Freedom writers is a true story from 1994 about a young‚ new English teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School ( Erin Gruwell) who implemented a voluntary integration program for underprivileged‚ gang related kids. The integration has ruined the schools academic standing with many of the teachers giving up on these children because of their

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    History is the compilation of events and peoples perspective in events‚ all meshed up into a montage to create a definitive account of events. The Smithsonian website created by the American government shows a compelling selection of objects images and personal stories from the events of September 11 for the public to view at any time on the internet. Loose change is a documentary by Dylan Avery which has an opposing perspective to that of the terrorists attacking America. Both texts provide a recount

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    Belonging can be defined as the process of the association with the human race as socially active characters. It is part of the human condition which represents the need for security‚ safety and acceptance. An aspect of belonging such as isolation can be associated with the concept of belonging‚ as not belonging is a reciprocal process of belonging. Belonging allows for the authentication of characters through the formation of identity and connections. Belonging is the human need for wellbeing

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    what extent has textual form shaped your understanding of history and memory? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text. The textual form of the poetry of Denise Levertov and the recount Pure Torture by Tom Moe has shaped the reader’s understanding of history and memory to a great extent. While history is represented generally as objective‚ impersonal‚ factual and static‚ memory is represented as subjective‚ personal‚ fragmented and fluid

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    MODULE C – History and Memory The Fiftieth Gate by Mark Baker suggests that a combination of history and memory is essential in making meaning‚ i.e. in shaping perceptions of the world around us. How does baker represent this combination to create meaning? History can be viewed as a sequential series of indisputable events‚ whereas memory is of such events that are highly subjective‚ and affect the way in which they are perceived. The link between history and memory and the way it shapes the

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    I have studied 4 texts from a survival genre. I have looked at connections within the overall topic of ‘how people act in a survival situation. I found a connection between two of these texts and another connection between the other two texts. The first connection was ‘the will to survive and determination to stay alive can overcome the power of nature and negative thoughts when in a life or death situation’‚ this connection was shown by the characters in the film ‘Touching the void’ directed by

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    “Every man’s memory is his private literature.” As illustrated in this quote from Huxley‚ individual memory can narrate a story that differs from documented events; it is through a combination of the two that we uncover a more reliable account. Peter Carey’s prose novel True History of the Kelly Gang and Christopher Nolan’s 2000 movie Memento represent history and memory in unique and evocative means by exploring the interplay between one’s individual perspective and the established ‘truth’. In

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    English Speech Goodmorning. Today I will be talking to you about how history and memory are depicted in Peter Carey’s True History of the Kelly Gang‚ and James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic. Both texts depend heavily on fictionalised historical figures to tell their stories through memory. And both leave us with suspicions about their historical accuracy. In this speech I will be exploring these two texts through five main points * The difference in believability between a novel and a film

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    1 - Into the Wild shows a man who journey’s through the country in order to find peace and belonging. Christopher McCandless or ‘Alexander Supertramp’ was a man who wished not to conform to the way society was governed‚ he did no want to be sucked into the depths of technology which has consumed the minds of many people. He only wished to live simply as one would have one thousand years ago. Into the wild strongly relates to the concept of belonging in many ways. In May 1990 McCandless graduates

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    History‚ a struggle over the past in the present to shape the future‚ is an exploration of the causal relationships between individuals and events. History has always been contested terrain‚ due to the fact that history is established through individual and collective memories‚ which by nature are subjective and coloured by circumstance. In the post modern era‚ the conventional ways of thinking which dismiss memory due to its bias have been challenged‚ and the credibility of history has been diminished

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