while filming Summer Height’s High‚ and We Can Be Heroes. Although Lilley’s mockumentaries partakes of both the pleasures of humour and the moral confidence of social critique‚ Lilley utilises another device in the critical arsenal of satire. Perhaps we might tamper this slightly by saying that‚ whether Lilley was irritating to promote humour‚ it’s impossible to escape the suspicion that its intent‚ illustrates a biased underlying attitude or belief about teens. In writing Summer Height’s High‚
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this opportunity to speak on behalf of my peers‚ and represent the high school students of this state. I recognise the importance of choosing the right material to be studied‚ and am honoured to put forward my recommendation for new material today. Summer Heights High is a satirical show created by Chris Lilley. What is it about you may ask? Well‚ it is a show which follows three main characters‚ Jonah Takalua - an Islander troublemaker‚ Ja’mie King - a private school girl on exchange to a public school
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Role of IOA : India first participated in Olympics in 1900 in Paris. The country was repre sented by Norman Pritchard‚ an Anglo Indian who was holidaying in Paris during that time. The Indian Olympic Association is responsible for the preparation and participation of competitors in the Olympic Games as well as in Regional events like Commonwealth and Asian Games. There is a separate federation at national level in each game/sport which assists the Indian Olympic Association
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Summer Reading Assignment: Newspaper Unbroken By: Laura Hillenbrand The Torrance Gazette “The Torrance Tornado‚” Now “the Torrance Olympian” On a sweltering day in July‚ our hometown hero represented Torrance in Olympic fashion. Louie Zamperini attempted his bid at a spot on the US Olympic team yesterday during the grueling 5000m race at the Olympic Trials. For those of you who do not know‚ this distance is unfamiliar territory for Louie‚ but he felt that his chances of winning a spot were
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Sqn Ldr SUBHASH C SINGH 2011 “PROSPECT OF INDIAN SPORTS IN LONDON OLYMPICS AFTER THE RESULTS OF CWG 2010” Abstract: The Common Wealth Games 2010 medal tally speaks so many stories that should be heard by everyone and be used to shape the future that is beckoning in the shape of these medals. It is a story of India’s youth. CWG success was scripted by India’s NEXT Generation. We all saw Saina Nehwal win that last Gold. We cheered her‚ we cried with her‚ and we were proud to be in the same country
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1956 Summer Olympics (Games of the XVI Olympiad) The 1956 Summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne‚ Victoria. It took place from the 22nd of November to the 8th of December. 3314 athletes from 72 nations participated‚ and 314 competitors were Australian. Australia won a total of 35 medals (13 gold‚ 8 silver‚ 14 bronze)‚ and was ranked 3rd overall. The flag bearer for Australia was Mervyn Wood (rower). At the Games‚ 13 swimming events were held‚ seven
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History Main article: History of swimming The sport of swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings from around 7‚000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references to swimming include the Gilgamesh‚ the Iliad‚ the Odyssey‚ the Bible‚ Beowulf‚ Quran and other sagas. In 1778‚ Nikolaus Wynmann‚ a German professor of languages‚ wrote the first swimming book‚ The Swimmer or A Dialogue on
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For the Love of the Game: Global Sporting Habits and Implications for Marketers Euromonitor International : Strategy Briefing August 2008 Strategy Briefings World List of Contents and Tables Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Drivers ..........................................................................................................................
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“The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse” This short story is a part of a book written by William Saroyan that centers on Aram‚ a nine-year-old boy from the Garoghlanian family. The Garoghlanian family is a tribe of Armenian descent that has immigrated to California. In this tribe they value honesty above all else “most important of all‚ though‚ we were famous four our honesty” (p.160). Aram and his cousin Mourad went on an adventure during a summer season; it emphasized the tribe’s behavior
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Summer Heights High explores what happens over one school term in an “average” Australian high school in a mock form of a documentary. Media reports say some parts of the community where offended by the gags that draw upon drugs deaths and Down syndrome children. Chris Lilley brings to life Jonah Takalua‚ a rebel schoolboy from Tonga with the odds stacked against him‚ Mr. G‚ an ego-driven Drama teacher and Ja’mie King‚ a posh private schoolgirl on a student exchange‚ set to make a name for her-self
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