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    “Rabbit-Proof Fence” produced by Phillip Noyce. A novel “The China Coin” written by Allan Baillie explore this notion quite explicitly. All people strive to achieve a sense of belonging‚ however‚ this may impeded if their sense of identity fragile. For some‚ their sense of belonging may depend up on acceptance by others particular to a place and a culture may be all extremely powerful and may not need desire acceptance from a board of dominant community. Rabbit-Proof Fence is a drama about

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    Ibsen‚ one of the founders of modernism in theater‚ explores throughout some of his plays the theme of gender roles during the 19th century. August Wilson ’s plays "constitute a cycle that traces the black experience in America throughout the twentieth century" (1027). He emphasizes the struggle for equality among African-Americans during the 20th century. In two famous dramatic plays‚ A Doll ’s House‚ by Henrik Ibsen‚ and Fences‚ by August Wilson‚ the fictional characters develop conflicts in their

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    RPF Molly Craig: [about everybody in Moore River] This people... make me sick! Moodoo: This girl is clever. She wants to go home.   Mr. A. O. Neville‚ the Chief Protector of Aborigines‚ is the legal guardian of every Aborigine in the State of Western Australia. He has the power "to remove any half-caste child" from their family‚ from anywhere within the state. A.O. Neville: If only they would understand what we are trying to do for them A.O. Neville: Just because people have Neolithic

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    Magen David The Magen David or more commonly known as the star of David is the most common symbol associated with Judaism. The star is supposed to represent the shape of king David’s shield. There are many ideas about the symbolic meaning of the Star of David. Some Kabbalists thought that the six points represented God’s absolute rule over the universe in all six directions north‚ south‚ east‚ west‚ up‚ and down. Kabbalists also believed that the two triangles represented humanity’s good and evil

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    It was satisfactory and pulled me in from the first sentence‚ which says‚ “A rather intriguing story “Our Side of the Fence” is‚ it follows the narrators thoughts concerning his new neighbors that have just moved into his family next door”. 2.) Thesis: “Three things I liked about this wondrous short story‚ was the friendliness and honor the narrators family appears to

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    Particularly in federal states‚ such as India‚ it needs to be clarified in how far local and provincial levels could play a role in shaping migration policies. In her book Fences and Neighbours: The Geography of Immigration Control‚ Money (1999) points to the fact that forced migrants are often concentrated within one particular state‚ for instance Bengali refugees in East Bengal or Tibetan refugees

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    Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? addresses the historical impact of strategic barriers‚ defined here as "continuous or mutually supporting works denying the enemy avenues of attack across a front." In his introduction‚ Brent Sterling argues for the relevance of such an appraisal given the renewal of interest in strategic defense around the world (old fashioned walls‚ as well as more novel missile defenses) and the shallow debate surrounding it‚ the "dynamic" of which "is for critics and proponents

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    7.2 The varying experiences of the Stolen Generations Dreamtime: the time of the creation of the earth‚ living things and the beginning of knowledge‚ from which emerged the laws‚ values and symbols important to Aboriginal society. Stolen Generations: term used to describe the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who‚ while children‚ Australian state and federal governments forcibly removed from their families. The term usually refers to those taken during the period from about 1910 to around 1970

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    The film‚ Rabbit Proof Fence communicates and connects deeply with the viewers’ knowledge‚ response and feelings deeply towards the injustice of the Stolen Generation. Rabbit Proof Fence‚ sympathises the viewer with the Aborigines‚ sharing the atmosphere of hopeless‚ powerlessness and loss‚ bringing out its significance in its message. The power of sympathy‚ kinship‚ bonds and injustice were used throughout the film to bias the viewers. Rabbit Proof Fence focuses on many of these techniques

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    Between Father and Son in Fences and The Parable of the Prodigal Son In any relationship between a parent and a child‚ communication plays a significant role. To keep the family dynamics stable the verbal interaction amongst parent and child must take place. The ability to understand one another is what holds a relationship together. Sometimes these strong relationships can cause conflicts and grief‚ as depicted in The Parable of the Prodigal Son by Luke and Fences by August Wilson. In both these stories

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