"Witness" is a thriller‚ which was directed by Peter Weir and released in 1985. The film centres around the Amish community who live in Pennsylvania‚ and a young Amish boy‚ Samuel‚ and his widowed mother‚ Rachel‚ who are caught up in the clash between two very different worlds. One world is the modern‚ American‚ consumerist world‚ focused on money‚ property and individual success‚ and the other is the contrasting world of the Amish which is focused on serving their community. This clash between the
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How does Weir convey the difference in culture in his film Witness? The difference in culture is emphasised through distinctive ideas and characters in the film ‘Witness’ directed by Peter Weir. He uses themes and film techniques to further emphasise the difference in culture in the film‚ especially in the “Happy Valley” scene and the “Barn-Raising” scene. Weir attempts to emphasise the moral of the film which is that the mainstream western society has lost its way as it results to violence and
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other materials. In this work‚ Mg/Al hydrotalcites prepared by two methods using inorganic (HC) or organic (HS) chemical reagents‚ along with mixed oxides produced by calcination of these products (HCC and HSC) were mixed with titanium isopropoxide to obtain hydroxide-TiO2 compounds (HCC-TiO2 and HSC-TiO2) to test their photocatalytic activity compared with solutions of 10 mg/L phenol (120 min‚ λUV=254 nm‚ 4 and 8 w). The materials obtained were characterized by different techniques. The results of
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Unit HSC 025 The role of the social care worker Criteria Ref Outcome 1 Understand working relationships in health and social care. 1 The learner can: Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship. Working Relationship: is a relationship that you have with colleagues‚ management‚ and others within your organisation. It is formed within the confines of your working role and must be kept to a professional manner. It is formed within working policies and procedures
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a very sense‚ the domestic history of the period is the history of those women. Women and Politics in Ancient rome Bauman Modern Through marriage and children‚ these women often had significant political influence. Cambridge Checkpoints HSC Ancient History Robert Skinner Modern Marriages - Ahenobarbus a man who was in every utterly detestable Suetonius Ancient Role during the reign of Caligula The enormous favours that he heaped on them at the beginning of his reign has a political
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Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X Christian Hamlin HIS/145 01/30/2014 Professor Lucht Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X The death of the great Malcolm X was a most tragic day. On February 21‚ 1965 Malcolm X was preparing to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom where he was gunned down by three men‚ one of the gunmen was a member of the Nation of Islam Talmadge Hayer (Journal‚ 2014). Malcolm X was a great leader not because he wanted
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HSC 2008 Provide Support For Journeys 1 – Understand factors to consider when planning support for journeys 1.1 Describe different aspects and factors to consider when planning a journey Aspects and factors to consider when planning journeys include; anything that the individual may need i.e. finances‚ medication‚ ratio of staff and how the journey is going to develop‚ the outcome of the journey and any health and safety factors that may be relevant to the journey. 1.2 Describe different
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Engineering Studies – HSC Course Assessment Task 2 Page 1…………………………………………………………………………….Title Page Page 2…………………………………………………………………………….Material Properties Page 3…………………………………………………………………………….Reynolds 853 Page 4…………………………………………………………………………….Reynolds X100 Page 5…………………………………………………………………………….Titanium alloy Page 6…………………………………………………………………………….7005 Aluminium alloy Page 7…………………………………………………………………………….Carbon Fibre Page 8…………………………………………………………………………….4130 Chromium Molybdenum Steel
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Content: Food Technology Stage 6 HSC Course Core 1: The Australian Food Industry Sectors of the food industry * Sectors of the agri-food chain in the Aus food industry‚ including agriculture + fisheries‚ food processing/manufacturing‚ food service + catering‚ food retail Australian food industry (AFI) includes organized production‚ processing‚ storage + marketing of food products. Aus is a continent
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HSC BIOLOGY TOPIC 2: BLUEPRINT OF LIFE HSC BIOLOGY TOPIC 2: BLUEPRINT OF LIFE 1) Evidence of evolution suggests that the mechanisms of inheritance‚ accompanied by selection‚ allow change over many generations. 1.1.1 Outline the impact of evolution of plants and animals of: * Changes in physical conditions in the environment * Changes in chemical conditions in the environment * Competition for resources
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