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    and into a new society world. These themes can be seen in Alice Pung’s Asian-Australian memoir ‘Unpolished Gem’ and the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ directed by Philip Noyce. Another related film ‘The Blind Side’ written and directed by John Lee Hancock‚ which also explores the same concept of belonging. The novel ‘Unpolished Gem’ and two films ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ and ‘The Blind Side’ are stories of telling ones journey to find a sense of belonging. The main character Alice Pung in Unpolished Gem narrates

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    During class‚ my group discussed how watching the film Fences changed our understanding for the play Fences. We discussed that throughout the movie‚ the dialogue flowed smoother compared to trying to understand and read it in play form. We also discussed how the movie brought out more raw emotions throughout the characters which made them more likeable on the screen than they appeared on paper. Our example is Troy; he seems like a horrible person and an unlikable guy reading the play but in the movie

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    Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Sarah Chambers MKT/421 09/21/2014 Norbert Gray JR. Blue Ocean Strategy Paper The marketing world is cut-throat and full of competition. Monopolies cut down all opposition until they are last and only ones standing. Oligopolies exist as multiple competitors work together to control the market and keep incoming competitors from entering the market. Perfect competition is a myriad of competitors constantly fighting with each other over their slice of the market. It

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    Noortatik Student ID : 1003146 Sonny’s Blues Symbolizations Sonny’s Blues is a famous short story written by James Baldwin. The story tells about the brotherhood between 2 black-men siblings – an elder brother and his younger brother named Sonny. Sonny wanted to be a musician but his brother disagreed with him‚ the conflicts between them and his unableness to reach his dream to become a musician led Sonny to start using heroin. In Sonny’s Blues‚ there are many symbolizations used which can

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    Jose Morales English 164 Dr. Kidd 08/03/2012 “Fences” and “A Raisin in the Sun” Plays‚ “Fences” and “A Raisin in the Sun” share similar plots. They take place in the mid-western United States in the 1950’s and explore the family dynamics of the African-American Family and the paradigmatic shift it experienced between two generations. The older generation‚ who could remember slavery by first-hand experience or by being born during a time when success for the average African-Americans was

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    PUBERTY BLUES The TV show I have chosen to talk to you about today is Puberty Blues. It is aired at 8:30pm‚ Wednesday on channel 10. It doesn’t have a specific genre‚ but more like a mixture. I would classify it as a teen drama. Puberty Blues doesnt work in plot twists but offers a suprising reality. The best part about the TV drama for me is how we get a glimpse into the life of a 1970’s teenager. Puberty Blues is set in Cronulla‚ Sydney‚ in the late 1970’s. Majority of the time‚ Debbie and

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    Fences A father and son relationship always goes through it’s ups and downs. With two males under the same roof‚ the battle for power as alpha male is the inevitable to occur. Some boys have a strong relationship with the father consisting of communication‚ understanding and a lot of support. Some of these boys don’t have the luxury of being able to sit down and speak their mind to their father without debate. A normal family picture consists of a father who works‚ has a great relationship with

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    Summary Title: Rabbit Proof Fence Composer: Phillip Noyce Screen Play: Christine Olsen Year: 2002 Text Type: Film Genre: Adventure‚ Drama‚ History Appropriation: * Dorris Pilkington Garimara’s book; Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence   Audience: * Non-indigenous People * Possibly Internationally Purpose: * To inform responders of the injustices done to Aboriginal Australians * To persuade responders to empathise with victims of the stolen generations * To provide

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    "Sonny’s Blues" was first published in a mainstream magazine in 1957 and was collected in Baldwin’s 1965 book "Going To Meet The Man". Sonny’s Blues" is a short story set in the ghetto of Harlem‚ NY. James Baldwin wrote "Sonny’s Blues" to articulate how the African-American culture enabled countless numbers of Blacks to escape‚ survive‚ endure and overcome various types of institutionalized racism and accompanying forms of social‚ economical and political oppression. African-American culture refers

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    Prompt # 2‚ Essay # 3 In Sonny’s Blues the theme‚ symbols‚ characters‚ and motifs all combine together to create a literary masterpiece that describes the importance of unity amongst family and the turbulent life of African-Americans living in Harlem‚ New York in the 1950’s. This story is written in a chronological thought process of experiences the narrator has seen while growing up and the memories of his family‚ mostly of his brother Sonny. The story is about Sonny’s journey‚ told

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