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    excellent movie that painted an insightful illustration of life in the poor inner-city community. Although she saw the movie several years ago, she recalled that the film evoked many strong emotional responses which made a lasting impact and enduring perspective. Once she gave that feedback, the decision of which movie to watch was not difficult. As I watched the film, I, like my girlfriend, experienced a wide range of emotions which included; anger, fear, empathy, frustration, and pride. For example

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    journeys may provoke travellers and ultimately lead to transformation of self and richer experiences, is clearly exhibited within. Depending on an entity’s current perspective, they may either embody provocative views, such as the Rat in the Wind in the Willows and also the persona in Journey to the Interior, or even have an accepting perspective to journey, such as the character of Toad. Through the use of tone, symbolism and also truncated sentences, the quote is partially accurate in The Wind in the

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    Since every object, event and story can be interpreted from multiple perspectives, people gain their knowledge in a way largely influenced by the perspective. It is difficult to be convinced of any knowledge that is without bias. The knowers all pursue the answer to their questions when researching or learning the knowledge, which results in the similar way of thinking among the similar communities. Few can detach themselves from the contemporary situation since the cultural background, various eras

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    about culture, traditions, and perspective. Not just that, but how it can sometimes take adopting an unbiased, non judgmental, or outside perspective in order to see things for what they really are. The way that the narrator in this story adopts such a position allows for a clearer view of the events of the story. In The Lottery, the narrator speaks to us in a non participant and objective manner. We hear and see events unfold from an outside, “fly on the wall”, perspective. No critique or judgement

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    majority’s voice is heard, it is easy to see only one perspective. However, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a female Nigerian writer, persuades her audience to seek knowledge from multiple perspectives of a story. Prompted by the increasing tensions between global populations, Adichie in “The Danger of a Single Story,” speaks through personal anecdotes enabling her reader to understand the importance of analyzing and understanding multiple perspectives in stories. Throughout the first anecdote, Adichie

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    Point-of-view and perspective are very influential tools. Seeing different perspectives can change another person or observer's perspective. Thoughts and experiences influence perspective heavily. We can see this in our political climate, in psychology, and the way people treat one another based on their experiences, thoughts, and previous actions. This carries on to Frankenstein is the excerpt; he has a very heavily varied perspective than those of the villagers', and there is a distinct difference

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    The different perspectives create interest and draw us into the experiences of others. The two texts, ‘The Tracker’ composed by Rolf De Heer and ‘Bran Nue Dae’ composed by Rachel Perkins explores this notion. Both films are evident to the racial discrimination of Aborigines in Australia. ‘The Tracker’ is a 2002 art house film set in 1922. It is clear that there were no Aboriginal rights and which white settlement had the greatest control. ‘Bran Nue Dae’ is a 2009 musical/comedy/drama film set in

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    play and cooperating with another child through her relationship with the trusted educator. Reflection of assessment practice Moles (2012, p. 1) discusses that reflection on assessment of practice is essential for educators to seek a different perspective of their teaching practices from others through feedback, consider strengths and challenges in their teaching and build on their knowledge as educators (Miller 2011, p. 5; Moles 2012, p. 1). In the VEYLDF (2016, p. 8), it discusses that educators

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    “What was it like to lose him? Asked Sorrow. There was a long pause before I responded: It was like hearing every goodbye ever said to me—said all at once,” quoted by Lang Leav. I used this quote to present a similar description on how the wife feels about her husband. “The Wife’s Lament,” is one of the most identifiable Anglo-Saxon elegies and one of the earliest and unique illustrations of a poem composed from a woman’s point of view in British literature. There is no evidence whether the author

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    In the classic novel, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, it explores the themes of the different perspectives and ideologies humans use to civilize themselves. In the novel, the main protagonist Ralph best represents the logical point of view, attempting to conserve the utopian island, while the antagonist Jack best illustrates the savage point of view, which results in the creation of a dystopia based on his lust for enjoyment.In Lord of The Flies, even though both Ralph and Jack represent

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