NO SUGAR (JACK DAVIS) Jack Davis’ “No Sugar”‚ written in 1985‚ is a play that highlights Australian racism and cultural destruction caused by British colonialism. It is set in 1929 (Great Depression) in Northam‚ Western Australia. The play explores the impacts of the European social and political philosophy of the early 20th century on Aboriginal society. The focal points of this play are the superiority of white people‚ racism‚ and the bond between Aboriginal families. These themes highlight
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Stereotypes in Jack Davis-No Sugar. The characters in Jack Davis’ play "No Sugar" are characters that fit colonial stereotypes (both Aboriginals and Whites) although they seem to be exaggerated. Contrasting characters reveal Ideological ideas and attitudes through things like language‚ often through conflict.40 The characters of White Australian descent tend to speak with pompous language‚ disguising their evil deeds behind kind phrases. The most obvious example of this is the character Mr
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AJ Davis Department Stores - Project Part A‚ B‚ and C Stacie Borowicz June 14‚ 2013 Math 533 Project Part A – Exploratory Data Analysis Credit Balance ($) Based on a sample of 50 customers‚ the credit balance for customers of Davis Department stores is on average $3970.00. Based on the graph‚ 18 of the 50 sampled fall below and 17 fell above the average. The standard deviation for credit balance is 931.9. Income Annual Income of Davis Department Stores customers range anywhere
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Comparison Paper on the Book Iliad and Film Troy On the Plot The plot of the book and the film has a very big difference especially on its coverage and focus. The coverage of the film starts all the way from why the Trojan-Greeks conflict started up to the death of Achilles and the fall of Troy. While on the other hand‚ the book’ onset is narrowed down to the ninth year of the Trojan war wherein the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon is intensified. Aside from this the book ends
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The prejudiced nature of our society in history towards the native keepers of Australia is an everlasting force that is still prevalent in today’s context. No Sugar by Jack Davis decisively engages with the audience‚ making them create their own connections and observations with the play about the discriminative behaviour the white people displayed towards the indigenous Australians in the early 20th century. The use of repetitive othering and character development techniques allows the message to
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attention and also bring obvious ideas to the viewer’s attention. Jack Davis uses dramatic performance in his stage play No Sugar’. To deliver this dramatic performance that regards Aboriginal values‚ Jack Davis uses a rage of techniques such as characterization and language. He does this in order to position the reader/viewer into completely agreeing with his views on racial discrimination‚ segregation and marginalization. Jack Davis depicts Aboriginal living conditions to be very basic and poor.
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Analysis of the story “The Escape” by W.S. Maugham William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”. Though
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With his Db-ish project‚ Canadian trumpeter Darren Barrett excavates voguish ground by merging different styles such as post-bop and hip-hop with a nice‚ cool touch‚ and then spicing it with the addition of electronic samples and other valuable soundscapes. Barrett’s music background includes a graduation at Berklee College of Music and the first place in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition‚ as well as enriching collaborations with the likes of Elvin Jones‚ Jackie McLean
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Formerly based in London and now in New York‚ Andrew Hartman is a passionate guitarist/composer whose sophomore album‚ Compass‚ comes out in May. This work was recorded with a tight quartet whose members include the much-admired saxophonist Chris Cheek‚ bassist Ike Sturm‚ and drummer Zach Harmon. The compositions were written while Hartman was still in London and reflect a period of travels and moves between cities and countries. “The Heights” opens the album with Hartman uttering a continuous melodic
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Born in California and raised in New Jersey‚ Alex Wintz is an emergent young guitarist whose musical approach has been requested for ambitious projects led by Etienne Charles‚ Nick Finzer‚ Ben Williams‚ and Lucas Pino. With them‚ Wintz has developed a solid maturity that is now passed to Life Cycle‚ his debut album as a leader to be released soon on Culture Shock Music. The album consists of a set of nine tunes‚ seven originals and two jazz standards‚ outfitted with diverse colors and played in different
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