‘Look Both Ways’ is an Australian film directed by Sarah Watt, it explores the idea of fear and how people are controlled by it. All characters begin the weekend ‘with little or no relief until Monday’ and ultimately change their perspective that fate is actually in our own hands and when we can grab a hold of our fears we can take control in a world that is shown to be random and unpredictable. Not even looking both ways can save you. Meryl finds something to be scared about in every situation, she finds ways in which she will be hurt or killed by just walking down the street. Nicks diagnosis of cancer which has already taken control of his body and killed his father leaves him is a state of helplessness.
However, these dominant versions work to silence or marginalize particular groups in Australian society. These groups include non-Anglos, women and the indigenous people. On the other hand, the Secret River and ‘We are Going’ challenge the conventional settlement, and foreground the ‘secret river’ of violence and bloodshed which occurred during the forceful takeover of the land. The two texts similarly employ the representations of people, places, events and things to construct a resistant reading. The people featured in both the novel and the poem are employed by the authors to support their resistant
| CheckPoint Identifying Fallacies | | CRT 205 | | April 19, 2012 | | | | | | 2. Ad Hominem - In question number 2 the North State Record obviously strikes Andrea Keene’s outlook from the beginning. This happens when they take her work and change it to a phrase without properly referencing to her work. Straw Man - Also in question 2 the North State Record attempts to stray from the subject by adding their own thoughts in the form of questions and using the questions to harm her reputation. 3.
How Does alan jones perpetuate negative racial stereotypes? in 2005 a series of violent incidents occurred in southern sydney known as the Cronulla riots. these were a series of clashes and mob violence. these riots were racially driven and triggered conflict between the two main cultures, mainly men of the middle eastern appearance an fair skinned anglo australians.understandably people were horrified and shocked at the brutality and violence between these two groups.The media portrayed the incidents from many perspectives but one sydney radio station; 2GB encouraged their breakfast presenter to express a strong opinion against the men of the middle eastern appearance. Alan Jones unleashed and expressed condemnation and blame for the cronulla riots upon men of the middle eastern appearance.
The piece begins with a rhetorical question asking readers “where do we go now after the High Court decision and the political impasse?” This has an effect of including readers and making them active members in the “hysterical … debate surrounds boats and people smuggers”. The writers are critical of the government’s ability to “defend and develop good policy”, insisting that it is in “daily crisis mode”. This fearless approach in attacking the Labor party allows the readership to view the writers as assertive and outspoken members of the Australian public; thus leading readers to consider the arguments proposed in an increasingly attentive manner. Furthermore, the ballot box in the visual that is presented alongside the piece represents that the piece is targeted predominantly at voters; Menadue and Keski-Nummi utilise their authoritative background in insisting that voters are possessive of the power to influence certain government policies that the writers are critical
They comment that "moving to a mandatory ISP filtering regime with a scope that goes well beyond such material (child abuse and terrorism) is heavy handed and can raise genuine questions about restrictions on access to information." iinet an Australian ISP who are also against the filter accuse Conroy of intentionally giving false information when he claims "85% of ISP's welcome the filter." So now he’s a liar too. The general public has taken protest even further. The group anonymous attempted to "annihilate (the Australian governments) presence on the internet" by dosing Australian government websites, mainly the aph website.
The expulsion of Kirstie Marshall from the Victorian Parliament has caused a lot of controversy through the media. People of the wider community have taken different approaches on this issue and because of this three editorials have been written by different people expressing their response to the events that have occurred and resulted from this parliament expulsion. In the editorial “baby should be no stranger in the house” the emphasis is on how the rules should be bent to make it easier for Kirstie and how parliament should be adapting to the demands she has made on it. Jacinta Collins, ALP senator for victoria takes a similar approach to the editorial as she too believes that parliament should make arrangements to suit kirstie and benefit her. As well as this she also recaps on a short story concerning a very similar
She begins by labelling the paper’s assessment of the issue as “dismissive”, followed by a declaration that the council believes that graffiti is “a serious issue for all [residents of] East Park.” By doing so, she undermines the paper and gains credibility for the council. Therefore, readers are situated to make a connection with the council and see that the points that are about to be addressed are in the council’s favour. Whitehouse firstly argues that the Bergers “have no right to council assistance” as it was their choice to purchase the building, providing a justification for their decision and lending weight to their argument. She goes on to further pose rhetorical questions such as “Can you imagine the blow-out to our budget if we were expected to also support those who are in the enviable position of owning property?” in order to encourage readers to contemplate the detriment caused by such request. Thus readers are urged to dismiss the editorial’s claims against the council and believe that the council has the best intentions to assist the
Graffiti gives the average person the ability to give out a message to the general public and add some color to a seemingly black and white world. Purcell starts this article by explaining an attempt by NSW(New South Wales; Australia's most populous state) to clean up the streets through a Graffiti Action Day. Purcell Jumps in early with an opinionated statement saying, "Kudos for the NSW government for responding to the ever-present urban blight"(Purcell). Throughout the article, diminishing words such as 'blight' are used to get Purcell's angry attitude across. The Article moves on to explain who Banksy is and what he does.
These confronting performance caused the audience to consider the body image of a female, and the possible disorders and emotions that come with the modern day pressure of what it is to be beautiful. Another example of a practicing contemporary artist is the pseudonymous graffiti artist Banksy. Banksy’s works take a humourous approach to anti-capitalist, anti-establishment and anti-war statements. Stenciled on public surfaces around the world, Banksy’s children, rats, policemen, apes, soldiers and elderly are renowned for his intention to cause criticism and debate. A popular issue raised is if the law should be ignored in the name of art,