Briana Gomes Dr. Ann Finegan FT345: Australian Cinema 8 February 2013 Question 2: Luhrmann’s Australia and Perkins’ Bran Nue Dae could be said to approach the apology to the Stolen Generations from different perspective. Discuss with reference to style. Director Baz Luhrmann and Director Rachel Perkins both addressed Australia’s cruel and racist history and the aboriginal’s Stolen Generation in Australia and Bran Nue Dae‚ respectively. Both films follow the lead of Australian government and
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Wag the Dog Review The film “Wag the Dog”‚ directed by Barry Levinson‚ features Robert De Niro as a political spin doctor named Conrad Bread who is attempting to cover up a scandal concerning the President. After being accused of Molesting a “Firefly Girl” in the Oval office‚ a White House aide named Winifred Aimes‚ played by Anne Heche‚ brings Brean to a secret meeting in an underground bunker. To distract the press from the Firefly Girl sex scandal‚ he advises extending a presidential trip to
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Screw you guys‚ I’m going home Ever since 1997‚ South Park has revolutionized the cable TV scene as a profane and obscene program that isn’t afraid to mock religious‚ political‚ and cultural topics and not get away with at least offending somebody. Throughout its twelve seasons‚ some of the most prominent events in pop culture have suffered the wrath of ridicule from the show’s creators‚ Matt Stone and Trey Parker‚ and succeeded in making millions of Americans laugh until they cry. The creative
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CATCH 22 BOOK REVIEW Catch 22 is a satirical novel written by Joseph Heller. It is a story about American army pilots on an island near Italy in the end of World War II in 1944. Catch 22 is a story about how the main character John Yossarian wants to get out of the army and how he tries to act insane so he can be declared unfit to fly any more missions. It is a satirical antiwar novel. It was considered very unusual and was critisised by reviewers when it was first published in 1961. It contains
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Kevin Allocca: Why videos go viral Hi. I’m Kevin Allocca‚ I’m the trends manager at YouTube‚ and I professionally watch YouTube videos. It’s true. So we’re going to talk a little bit today about how videos go viraland then why that even matters. We all want to be stars -- celebrities‚ singers‚ comedians --and when I was younger‚ that seemed so very‚ very hard to do. But now Web video has made it so that any of us or any of the creative things that we do can become completely famous in a part of
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Justification The final product produced by myself Alice Nguyen‚ Samuel Tranter‚ Carltan San‚ Gary Zheng‚ Kathy Dao and Vy Nguyen‚ is a parody of the tv show‚ "My Kitchen Rules". I played the character of Antigone‚ Sam played Haemon‚ Carltan played Creon‚ Gary played the abusive male character Satanas‚ Kathy played Ismene and Vy played the submissive female character Peggy. We have had several complications involving our filming days‚ communication‚ ideas and timing. We followed some parts of
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Father’s Day is a widely known celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood‚ paternal bonds‚ and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in many countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother’s Day‚ the celebration honoring mothers. Contents[hide] * 1 History * 1.1 Commercialization * 2 Spelling * 3 Dates around the world * 4 International history and traditions * 4.1 Argentina * 4.2 Australia * 4.3
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relying on the moderation of content by content providers has failed‚ and the human costs of such harassment are not mitigated by the medium from which it originated. That Jerry Falwell was said to have had committed incest in a Hustler Magazine parody rather than in Time was an important factor in why he lost Hustler vs. Falwell. Even though Jerry Falwell was gravely offended by Hustler’s assertion and he had‚ by all intents and purposes‚ a legitimate grievance to say that the Hustler ad caused
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Don DeLillo’s Mao II sheds light that reveals the invisible world between the makers and the consumers of images. DeLillo presents the treatment of Beirut’s image in three ways‚ with various degrees of their ability to effect change among the masses. His fictional character Brita treats the image from an individualist perspective illustrating the difference between reality and how the image was represented. The treatment of Beirut by the capitalists‚ and by Abu Rashid‚ a terrorist leader‚ fragments
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There are ethical and moralistic issues regarding the unattainable beauty standards‚ influenced by the media such as video games and magazines‚ which strips away one’s sense of individuality and self-worth. In order to maintain the happiness and confidence that individuality brings‚ one must create their own beauty standard that represents who they are as a person. Camille Paglia‚ an author‚ academic‚ and noted feminist‚ argues in her article‚ “The Pitfalls of Plastic Surgery‚” that these unrealistic
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