emotionally as they respond to challenges and learn more about the world around them. This concept of physical journeys can be clearly seen in the texts “Rabbit-Proof Fence” by Phillip Noyce and “A Horse with No Name” by America. Both texts use a number of methods and technical features‚ to represent the journey and the impact of its result. The film “Rabbit-Proof Fence” tells the story of 3 Aboriginal girls (Molly‚ Daisy and Gracie) who travel on foot across 1500km of inhospitable Australian outback to
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Rabbit-Proof Fence * How do the filmmakers begin the film and engage us in the story and at the beginning of the film what do you think you are seeing at first? The Australian film based on the true story about “The Stolen Generation” titled “Rabbit-Proof Fence” begins with a brief written summary about the Australian Aborigines Act of 1931. This historical information is just enough to really grasp the viewer’s curiosity before moving on to what is initially‚ the unidentifiable aerial footage
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model story for the children as it is an enjoyable story but yet teaching them at the same time. The genre of the text is fiction. The novel and the series of books ‘The Little Grey Rabbit’ itself are created from the author’s imagination. The book has a main character (protagonist) which happens to be a female rabbit so predominately the book is focused towards young girls but is for younger children in general. The main focus is to show that girls should cook to celebrate and make people happy
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Amy Tan writes‚ in this essay‚ about the language that she and her mother used in their family while Tan was growing up. She makes a great effort to explain that their language‚ English‚ was never "broken" or "simple" as most people would say about it. Although she could speak perfect English‚ her mother could not. But‚ she grew up with her mother’s English way of speaking‚ and therefore learned to consider it as a natural language. She is trying to make a point here by saying that there is absolutely
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Rabbit Proof Fence in the context of Australian identity: In the introductory lecture our attention was focused on a number of core themes which run throughout the course. One such theme was the concept of a nation and the way in which cultural products of the nation shape our sense of identity. Rabbit Proof Fence is an important film to examine within this context as it is the first international film to examine the issue of Australia’s Stolen Generation. The film brought the story of the
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In this essay I will be examining the movie Rabbit Proof Fence’ .I am here to talk to you about the movie Rabbit Proof Fence. The movie is set in a time that is vastly different from today. Europeans had only recently infiltrated Australian borders and it had not taken long for the Aboriginal people to be reduced to second-rate citizens and have rights taken away from them in a land that was once exclusively theirs. The year is 1931‚ and a new policy has been introduced by Mr. Neville who is chief
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Composition & Literature | Amy Tan | Professor Blum | JAEL VARGAS 12/17/2012 | This story’s main events take place in Chinatown throughout the 1950s and perhaps early 1960s. The main character of the story‚ who is also the protagonist‚ is the author herself: Amy Tan. The antagonist happens to be her own mother‚ who is always pushing Amy to discover some hidden talent and be someone she is not. There are a few other minor characters in the story. There is Lindo Jong (who she calls
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Dear Phillip Noyce‚ My name is Anna Marie and is currently studying the topic Belonging. I was deeply moved by your film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ as it has helped me understand the importance of Belonging. The two scenes which I thought stressed the importance of Belonging the most were when the girls arrived at the Moore River Institution and in ‘Lost’ during Molly and Daisy’s journey along the fence to Jigalong. My first scene of choice‚ shows the girls arrival at the Moore River Institution
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THE RABBIT-PROOF FENCE 1. How does the sound add to your understanding of the context? The sound sort of tells you that movie is set in a desert like place. 2. What is the effect of the Ariel shot of the desert landscape‚ followed by the distant shot The Ariel shot shows you that there is not a lot there‚ that there was people here for thousands of years and that they get by‚ by using their survival skills that have been passed down generation by generation. 3. How does Noyce position
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Culture affects how we perceive others and the world in many different ways. Culture is constructed by a number of different elements that define who we are. Depending on a person’s culture there are many different positions that often affect what we do on a daily basis. Every culture teaches others how to communicate‚ connect‚ and cooperate with one another. They teach them how to handle situations according to their cultures guidelines. Most cultures often think that their customs should be carried
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