connects an image with an idea. To illustrate the effectiveness of the distinctively visual in emphasising the ways that individuals respond to significant aspects of life‚ two uniquely Australian texts stand alone; the prescribed text The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto written in 1996 and the epic 2008 film Australia by Baz Luhramm. Both texts deal with aspects of war and the importance of truth. Each text‚ whether it be a dramatised stage play or a film script‚ has a composer who has the capacity
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Shoe-Horn Sonata Compare the ways the distinctively visual is created in The Shoe-Horn Sonata and in ONE other related text of your own choosing. John Misto’s play “The Shoe-Horn Sonata” is a text that was written to acknowledge and honour the women who were once forgotten prisoners of war in World War 2. The play uses distinctively visual images and dialogue to create visual images of dehumanisation and the small idea of hope during this time. “Schindlers list” directed by Steven Spielberg also
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big issue in our modern day. What is globalization? Has globalization passed its peak? Is the world flat or spiky? There are several very vocal proponents of an argument that the world has become flat in recent years. However‚ there are some writers have the opposite opinion. This paper introduces both sides of the debate and presents the arguments for and against the idea that the world has become flat in recent years. The term “globalization” today refers to the shift in the world economy. It is
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In the book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century‚ Thomas Friedman‚ who was a foreign affairs columnist for NY Times‚ tells of his journey to India and how while he was there he realized that globalization has changed economic concepts. Friedman analyzes globalization in the twenty-first century and how the world is now at a level playing field in terms of competitors having equal opportunities; hence the title of the book being The World is Flat. He is not talking about
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Analysis of Video “The World is Flat” Key issues or Problems in the video: The title "The World is Flat" was taken from a statement by Nandan Nilekani‚ the former Infosys (an Indian IT company) CEO. It seems like if hadn’t met Nandan then he wouldn’t have even written this book. He talks about Americans and the developing world but says almost nothing about Africa‚ Europe & Australia. The World is flat applies better to people with similar kind of economic conditions. In developing world‚
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and paraphrases the themes as they were first stated. I say paraphrases because the Recapitulation is not just a duplication of the Exposition. The keys and theme could be changed with some minimal development. 3. How does the structure of the sonata-allegro form relate to key relationships? The Exposition begins usually in the Tonic Key but can sometimes puzzle the audience. Ok hold on now because this next part might get a little confusing. I will try to explain as best I can. Somehow this
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The Shoehorn Sonata by John Misto is a play that gives insight into the stories of the forgotten women prisoners of World War II. It explores the gruesome reality of war and the betrayal of government towards the women prisoners. Misto engages the audience through a multitude of techniques through the play‚ bringing the experiences and people to life. The reality of war is brutal and unjust. Through the experiences of prisoners of war‚ Bridie and Sheila‚ the audience is presented with a grim picture
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January 30‚ 2008 THE WORLD IS FLAT The world we live in today is going through enormous changes in economics‚ technology‚ culture‚ politics‚ etc. The effects of the changes are not so clear‚ since it is hard to predict how each sector would affect the other and how society will be affected. However‚ analyzing past and present occurrences provides some information for experts to interpret society’s reaction in the future to different transformations. Globalization can be seen as a process in which
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Thomas Friedman "The World is Flat" Study Guide and Note Sheet Chapter One: "While You Were Sleeping" How did Friedman accidentally discover that the world is "flat"? When he was in India doing an interview What are some anecdotes that illustrate Friedman’s initial discoveries of the flat world? The software that he was using to understand the world’s economics was being produced in India‚ China‚ and Japan‚ these “third world countries” that we look down upon
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Eng 102 ROUGH DRAFT Mr. Thomas Friedman has a theory that he calls “flat earth” he speaks in many places and too many different people about this theory. No‚ this man has not lost his mind going around the country telling people that the earth is flat and if you get too close to the edge you will fall off. Mr. Friedman is elaborating on what he means by basically that the world is an even playing field for anyone in it. He is trying to get the point across that we have the same tools as everyone
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