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- 371: What Is Literature 2
- ... part in what is considered literature. In war stricken countries a poem such as Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen which is an anti war poem would be cherished but in a country like Australia where peace is taken for granted a poem about peace would also be taken for granted. If a text is to be considered of great literary importance it will be entered in the literary canon ...
- 372: War Of The Worlds
- ... see that the Martians have no bacteria, perhaps because they have evolved past microbial infection on Mars. The mechanism of Martian death also has its historic roots in European history. When England colonized lands in Australia and America hundreds of diseases were introduced to the native people as well as to the Europeans, and plagues like the bubonic plague and the influenza epidemic years earlier resulted in millions of deaths at ...
- 373: Wandering Girl, What Insights
- ... up in a Catholic mission called "Wandering" until the age of 16. From there Glenyse went to work for the Bigelows, a white family who lived on a farm in the remote outback of Western Australia. The Bigelow's house was very grand and luxurious compared to her home at the mission. She thought she would really enjoy living on the farm, however she did not realise how much she would ...
- 374: The Crucible
- TOPIC : A - The Crucible was written in the early 1950s as an exploration of events which took place in Massachusetts in 1692. What does the play have to offer an audience in Perth, Western Australia in 1996? The Crucible is a play which brings to our attention many timeless issues. The nature of good and evil, power and its corruption, honour and integrity and our tendency to create scapegoats for ...
- 375: The Martian Chronicles
- ... since he killed a man. It also concluded that Earth was gone. The Watchers This story was about the people who saw the Earth catch on fire. It said what parts of Earth were destroyed; Australia, L.A., London. The people listened to the radio and it said repeatedly, come home. This story made you think about what it would be like if you were in those cities. It was somewhat ...
- 376: Darkness, Be My Friend - Revie
- ... rest of the world. When the teenagers return to their homes, they find that all the families in the district were abducted and locked into the show grounds by armed soldiers who are taking over Australia. After finding this, they go on to perform numerous terrorist activities around the district to hamper the enemy's progress. These including blowing up a bridge on a major convoy route, attacking an important bay ...
- 377: Educating Rita 2
- ... come to see him off. They hug tenderly and part as friends with smiles on their faces. What is perhaps even more important for the resolution is that Frank actually gets on the plane to Australia. When reading the play there is room for doubt whether he really took the plunge to do what he said he would, or if he just went back to his life the way it was ...
- 378: Diggin The Dancing Queen - Mur
- Muriel's Wedding is a tragic comedy set in the town of Porpoise Spit, Australia. The movie is about Muriel, an ugly-duckling character, and her one motivation in life, to get married. Her motivation arises from the fact that all of her friends from high school, the ones she ...
- 379: Capitalism In Mass Media
- ... relevant. It is these decisions, which dictate how the population feels and responds to whatever values the media presents us with. Bibliography Beder, S. (1997) Global Spin, Melbourne: Scribe Publications Chadwick, P. (1989) Media Mates, Australia: Macmillan Chomsky, N. (1988) Language and Power, New York: Black Rose Books Chomsky, N. (1988) Manufacturing Consent, USA: Pantheon Parenti, M. (1986) Inventing Reality, New York: St Martins Press
- 380: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- ... women are worth? If you are nice to look at and know how to gaze at a man just right, you can get just what you want. Regardless of the fact that Lorelei thought that Australia was a place in England, the men still hurled marriage proposals at her right and left. It is a little disconcerting that when the brain and personality of a woman are whittled away and all ...
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