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    Australian Drama

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    Australian playwrights use a variety of styles‚ techniques and conventions to present images on the stage that provoke and challenge their audiences. Discuss with reference to your study and experience of the plays you have studied. The Australian playwrights studied this year have used a variety of styles‚ techniques and conventions‚ presenting images which provoke and challenge audiences. The Removalists by David Williamson and No Sugar by Jack Davis‚ despite the different contexts‚ are concerned

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    A film that comes to mind that usually is not noticed‚ as a class hierarchy is “Coming to America” starring in lead role Eddie Murphy. I think this movie does a tremendous job in showing how ignorant America has become in respect to other countries around the world. Akeem (Eddie Murphy) comes to America in search of women to be his bride. He comes from a lavish life style where he is the prince‚ and money has no boundary. Like many Americans seeing someone from another country we seem to stereotypically

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    and stereotypes affect others’ understandings of ourself? Stereotypes and perspective can affect other’s understanding of ourselves. Whether positively or negatively‚ what group‚ religion‚ or culture we are in can define us. Whether the stereotypes about your group are true or false‚ they still are a part of who you are‚ even though it may be completely inaccurate. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two separate social groups‚ the socs’ and the greasers. The stereotypes and their

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    Stereotypes are Just Stereotypes Do you care about your culture? Is it a major part of your life? Culture is what makes up a person’s life. Most people base their opinions on stereotypes‚ but culture is way more. Culture is important because most people use stereotypes‚ judge based upon stereotypes‚ and don’t actually know about the other culture/race. Great amounts of people use stereotypes and take them seriously. Society does stick to stereotypes and use them‚ even if they are or aren’t

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    Australian Culture

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    comparison of Japanese and Australian national cultures Introduction In an increasingly global world‚ people will inevitably find themselves working within and across cultures. The national culture in which a person identifies with and is immersed in‚ has been proven to have a profound impact on an individual’s values and behaviours‚ this in-turn impacts on understanding of other . An ability to discern and understand potential variances in culture‚ without adopting blanket stereotypes is therefore a critical

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    A stereotype often affects a way a group of people are seen as a whole. Misconceptions and stereotypes can sometimes be misunderstood or overused‚ and be used in an invalid manner. Many people are being stereotyped because of a small portion of the larger group of people. A misconception occurs when an untrue stereotype is brought upon them. From teachers to rappers‚ every group of people have their own stereotypes. Stereotypes do not necessarily portray a group of people negatively‚ such as all

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    Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‚ and The Boondocks‚ use images and sounds to reinforce stereotypes of African American people in the United States that may or may not be false‚ ultimately underlining the belief of how African Americans are portrayed throughout society. The term racism is defined as the belief that all members of a specific race possess certain characteristics due to biological categorizing. To stereotype is defined as a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular

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    seen the fall of many Australian businesses and the decline of industries such as the fruit and car industries. This is not just due to droughts and high fuel costs‚ but largely due to the amount of opposition from products that are imported from other countries. Consumers choosing products on price rather than the country of origin are having major effects on our economy‚ beginning with the employer to the employee and to the related businesses. We are not only losing Australian owned businesses to

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    whom others are‚ why some things are one way‚ or what some people do. Many of these statements can be considered stereotypes or misconceptions. The only reason people may believe such words can be because of the unreasonable number of times the statements have been repeated. While some of what is said is true‚ or stereotypes‚ others are actually misconceptions which are considered stereotypes‚ but they are in fact incorrect statements. For example‚ when an individual thinks about cancer‚ often times

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    Australian Identity

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    The Australian identity is a diverse concept that has developed overtime through significant events in our history. As a result of these events‚ it is has established Australia into a multicultural society that now includes numerous new lifestyles. However‚ it is an evolving concept that is still becoming‚ as further cultures are migrating to Australia and introducing unique traditions to the Australian life. This idea is further explored in the poem ’No more boomerang’ by Kath Walker‚ which exhibits

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