The expressionistic film “Strictly Ballroom” composed by Baz Luhrmann is about the spectacle of ballroom dancing. Tough not always in a literal sense‚ the film is not strictly about ball room dancing but also a “microcosm of society”. Moreover the contradictory forces within the society and the use of image to mediate social relations. This piece also fits in very well with Guy Debord’s “the society of the spectacle”. Debord’s work is a critique of modern capitalism. But more specifically for our
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alienation which result in a loss of identity and self esteam. Director Baz Luhrmann’s film‚ Strictly Ballroom (1993) and the 1939 poem “Refugee Blues” by W.H Auden both convey distinct concepts concerning the subject of belonging and not belonging. Both texts emphasise the positive power of a sense of belonging has for an individual and the negative effects created by a sense of isolation or alienation. Strictly Ballroom is a postmodern pastiche‚ a hybridised genre of fairy tail romance which focuses
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NOTES FOR STRICTLY BALLROOM Themes * Individuality and freedom vs conformity and authority * Courage over fear * Passion over restraint * Multiculturalism and the ultimate quote to live a life in fear is a life half lived ( said by Fran to Scott) Link Scotts deepened belonging to the Spanish community‚ contrasted against the world of the ballroom federation. He finds a way to not live a life in fear and dance from his heart. He therefore truly finds his identity by belonging
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Should tobacco advertising be restricted? This is a very controversial issue. There is the idea that young children that smoke started smoking because of advertisements‚ but there is also the idea that children start smoking for other reasons. Many big‚ well-known tobacco companies like RJ Reynolds are being sued for their advertisements. On Monday April 20th‚ 1998 the jury heard a testimony from Lynn Beasly‚ the marketing vice president of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. The courts believed
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Should children watch a lot TV? I think children should not watch a lot of TV. Though TV in moderation can be a good educator as there are a lot of good educational programs which help children to learn the alphabet‚ numbers‚ about wildlife‚ time spending in front of TV should be supervised and limited depending on the age of child. To begin with‚ unlimited time spending on watching TV has negative influence on children health: less physical outdoor activities‚ sore eyes. A lot of children
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harmony with their surrounding peers and therefore becoming accepted no matter what attributes they possess. Belonging is an intrinsic need‚ it is a complex and variable state and in the end brings some form of happiness to an individual. The film‚ “Strictly Ballroom”‚ produced by Baz Luhrman‚ focuses upon the individual “Scott” who possesses the skills to win but defies the rules of the ballroom world by adding unauthorised steps and by challenging the status quo. Similarly‚ The short story‚ “A Straight
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1. The canonical of “Strictly Ballroom” consists of a world in which ballroom dancing is the norm. Scott comes from a family with a history of ballroom dancing and has been training since childhood. Scott becomes very good and encounters resistance when he tries to dance his own steps instead of the more traditional ballroom moves. 2. The Inciting incident of Strictly Ballroom would happen when Scott and Liz are dancing in the very beginning and Scott tries to pull off his own moves. The rest of
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Australian Visions – Strictly Ballroom I would like to explain distinctly Australian vision and link to the film‚ Strictly Ballroom and film technique. In the scene that Scott‚ Fran and Doug dancing at the Dance studio‚ It had describe their feeling by their way of dancing. When Scott and Fran were dancing on the roof‚ it appears a coke sign. The big‚ red sign had refer to the red curtain‚ it introduces the exterior world to them. The sign also suggest the globalism of Australia‚ by integrate
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Self-Regulated Learning "Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century." (Alfred Perlman). As he said‚ there is no doubt that learning is a very important skill especially in modern society because of the knowledge explosion and rapid developing of information technology. However‚ there are different results with different learning methods. Good learning method can lead to success easier‚ on the contrary‚ poor learning method means wasting time and energy. Therefor
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TV… Television and the media. TV is bad for children. We all seem to know this. Like eating our daily fruits and vegetables‚ or cutting our sugar intake. But why? Can’t kids just learn as much from TV as they do from books? The problem here is not what they watch‚ (be it good or bad) but it’s what the child is missing. Did you know that children who interact with parents rather than a TV show have faster learning abilities? In fact‚ while interacting with parents‚ the child encounters words
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