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    Critical Essay: Strictly Ballroom “Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” Baron Acton (1834 – 1902). Baz Luhrmann’s bizarre romantic comedy‚ “Strictly Ballroom”‚ is based on the idea suggested above‚ “absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Barry Fife‚ played by Bill Hunter‚ could be seen and described as a dictator who rules the world‚ the world of ballroom dancing. He is the villain in the plot‚ the main antagonist. Baz Luhrmann conveys

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    the individual becomes involved in something; it is the feeling of security where members may feel included‚ accepted‚ related‚ fit in‚ conformed and subscribed‚ which enhance their wellbeing with the feeling of home. Additionally Belonging is obtaining membership to a particular group or society that can bring feelings of inclusion and identity. Firstly‚ the film ‘’Strictly Ballroom’’ by Baz Luhrmann highlights that in order to belong‚ individuals must be accepted by other peers or that particular

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    naturalism by exaggerating everything‚ thereby evening out the exaggerations of all of his other depictions. The first fil that I will be writing about is “Strictly Ballroom”‚ one of three films featuring in Luhrmann’s “Red Curtain Trilogy” all of which feature an actual red curtain in each of their opening sequences. The opening sequence of “Strictly Ballroom” shows medium shots of the silhouettes of dancers‚ with “The

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    Baz Luhrman’s film “strictly ballroom” and related text poem “Rhapsody on a windy night” by T S Elliot. These texts depict the way a lack of understanding may damage a person’s sense of belonging and the foundation of belonging is powerful to one’s self identity. Lack of a sense of belonging is portrayed in the ‘mockumentary’ film “Strictly Ballroom” through the character Scott Hastings as he is treated as an outcast because he refuse to conform to the mainstream way of ballroom dance. The opening

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    is strengthened and enriched. * The lack of understanding within a superficial relationship prevents belonging and causes feelings of exclusion and isolation. * The pressures of conformity can quash individuals. Theses Relating to Strictly Ballroom BARRY/DANCE FEDERATION * An individual has the potential to damage relationships and ensure that others do not belong. * Groups can often shun or scorn individuals who choose to be different. * Group identity can often mean that

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    differently by individuals; they often reflect different values‚ attitudes and emotions that are shaped by experiences of individuals or social groups to express or react to their perceptions of worlds they belong to. In the satirical film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ directed by Baz Luhrmann and short-story ‘Neighbours’ by Tim Winton‚ similar ideas are conveyed through the ways they perceive the Australian society. Both men identify Australia as a progressively changing country‚ full of opportunities and

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    The Ugly Duckling We have all heard “The Ugly Duckling” when we were kids. My mom would read me the story every night until I soon memorized the whole thing. Till this day it is still my favorite fairytale story. I have done some research about the story to inform people about the facts behind “The Ugly Duckling”. I will be informing about the story history‚ characteristics‚ different versions‚ and modern adaptations. The original “Ugly Duckling” was written by a Danish poet named Han Christian

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    belonging or alienation in one form or another. Strictly Ballroom‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann and the ‘Ugly Duckling’‚ a short story by Hans Christian Anderson‚ are both representations of acceptance and disconnection through various film and language techniques. In strictly Ballroom represents belonging using a variety of techniques to distinguish between the world of artifice and the more realistic world. The image of the artificial world‚ shown as the ballroom world‚ is glitzy and colorful. Luhrmann

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    English 1301 3/2/2014 Finding Happiness through Thick and Thin Happiness is something the world struggles with on a daily basis; maybe it’s not about the happy endings‚ but maybe it’s the stories along the way. Throughout my life I have encountered several trials that tug on my ability to become happy‚ robbing just a little ray of sunshine at the end of the tunnel. With some of the situations I have been in‚ people may say I should be unhappy‚ but that’s just the opposite. I grasped onto the

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    The desire and decision to ‘dance his own steps’ at the ballroom dancing competitions first appears at the beginning of the play where Scott Hastings and Liz Holt get boxed into a corner of The Southern District Waratah Championship Hall. In this scene‚ the temptation of escaping the restricted rules of the ADF leads Scott to urge Liz Holt via the dialogue “Come on‚ Come on” to dance the unconventional steps of ballroom dancing. 3 days later after this incident‚ Scott and Liz are still

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