developed over a period of time either short or long. In the film ‘strictly ballroom’ the director Baz Luhrmann clearly shows how the protagonist’s develop a sense of acceptance towards each other as the film progresses and this allows their relationship to strengthen over time. Also in the poem ‘wind and window flower’ written by Robert Frost the theme of relationships and depicts the idea of unrequited love. The film ‘strictly ballroom’ shows a love story between Scott and Fran‚ the film expresses
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of social separation and contentment from the individual’s sense of belonging is evident in the texts: Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann and Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Throughout these texts the acceptance of others is shown to be the deciding factor of whether belonging is experienced. It is shown that belonging has a major role in the shaping of an individual. Throughout Strictly Ballroom‚ Doug is depicted to be a social outcast‚ craving to belong in the world of Dance Federation. Comparisons
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Although events in history occurred over a long span of time and development‚ history first became an academic subject a little more than 100 years ago (McNeill 12). Since then‚ a plethora of controversies appeared regarding how historians‚ scholars‚ and intellectuals should examine and analyze history. Among the initial methods of studying history was the scientific research method‚ or scientific source criticism‚ which fundamentally extracts valid‚ legitimate facts from a diverse range of historical
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to family‚ peers‚ culture and place. In the film Strictly Ballroom‚ by Baz Lurhman‚ there is a strong focus on the characters Fran‚ who moulds for acceptance‚ and Scott who disobeys the group that he originally belonged to. This concept is similarly shown in the poem Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan by Monzia Alwi‚ which focuses on a teenage girl who is torn between two different cultures. In the film Fran is first depicted as the ‘ugly duckling’ often seen wearing plain and boring clothing with
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with some added features and set it upon the DVD buying audience. However‚ upon further inspection‚ the three films are not boxed together simply for marketing purposes‚ or just by the fact they have the same director and production team - Simply Ballroom‚ William Shakespeares Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge! all have underlying themes and myths that link them together. This essay will seek to discuss the social and aesthetic themes that run through the Red Curtain Trilogy. The themes will be compared
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beauty of ballroom dancing to a group of detention students in a troublesome inner-city Manhattan high school. Pierre Dulaine rides the streets dressed immaculate on his bicycle. One day‚ he observes a student named Rock (Rob Brown) striking a car with a golf club. Rock has his logics‚ but rather than calling the cops‚ Mr. Dulaine voluntarily takes leadership to help. Dulaine comes into the school the next day and communicate to the principal (Alfre Woodard) that he wants to interpret ballroom dancing
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TASK 1 Baz Luhrmann is an Australian director‚ famous for his eye catching films. He is known for his Red Curtain Trilogy including the three films ‘Strictly Ballroom’ (1992)‚ Romeo + Juliet (1996) and ‘Moulin Rouge’ (2001). In these films he uses song‚ dance and iambic pentameter to create a heightened‚ creative world. A key part of his films in the Red Curtain Trilogy is that the audience knows how the film will end when it begins. His theatrical‚ colourful‚ fast paced films continuously enthral
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Good morning‚ everybody. Today‚ I want to talk about other worlds in The Ugly Duckling and Edward Scissorhands. The Ugly Duckling is a famous fairy tale by Andersen. I guess everybody know this fairy tale. It talks about a ugly duckling. In fact‚ he is not a duck‚ but when he was younger‚ he looks like a duck. Other animals exclude him‚ because of he is not look like other ducks‚ he is ugly. He was so sad‚ and left home by himself. After he became a swan‚ others think he is so beautiful‚ all of them
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In ‘The ride of Zhu Bao Sheng’ by Nick Long‚ Nick traces the difficultly of a migrant attempting to fit in to a new place‚ community. Throughout his journey though‚ he constantly faces obstacles. Similarly in ‘The Ugly Duckling’ by Hans Christian Andersen‚ we witness a little duckling that is faced with exclusion by those around him due to his appearance. Places‚ people and language can provide and reflect ways of belonging‚ but belonging is compromised for migrants who‚ when moving to a new place
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The Ugly Duckling In this story‚ you will read about someone who was misunderstood. Be able to tell how this someone became happy. Tell also in what way this story could apply to people. It was a fine day and the sun was shining gloriously. The fowls and the other animals in the farm were having the time of their lives. The goats and cows were grazing contentedly. The hens were busy scratching for worms‚ while the ducks swam about in the big pond. Once in a while the ducks would tip upside
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