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    In the two essays presented, Genre, Gender, and Hysteria, The Road Movie in Outer Space by Tim Corrigan and Steven Cohan’s The Road Movie Book Introduction, concepts of the beginning of the road movie genre, how it related to social and political environments of the time a movie was made, and changes in the style of protagonist are discussed and examined equally but differently. Road films have been part of American films from the beginning of Hollywood movies. Their categories have included action-adventure

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    Stand By Me Themes

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    body. Through their journey, they discover their true identity. Reiner explored many themes throughout the movie but friendship was the most important theme in the film. It is shown through each of the four boys, and how they have grown closer throughout their journey in the film. The story Sticks and Stones and Such-like, edited by Alice Pung is about an Indian boy called Sunil Salami who migrates to Australia. He didn't like his name as it was different to others in his school and got regularly

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    MEG MURRY SHOULD BE GRANTED SUMMARY JUDGMENT BECAUSE THE DISCERNING OBSERVER TEST DEMONSTRATES THAT THERE ARE NO SUBSTANTIAL SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE PROTECTIBLE ELEMENTS OF THE TWO BOOKS. A motion for summary judgment is granted when the similarities concern only non-copyrightable elements of an allegedly infringed work or when no reasonable trier of fact could find the works substantially similar. Boisson v. Banian, Ltd., 273 F.3d 273 (2d Cir. 2001); Castle Rock Entm 't, Inc. v. Carol Publ 'g Grp

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    conservationist's perspective. The film reveals the fact that 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed every year in Japan's whaling industry, which is far greater than the number reported by the Japanese Government. Anecdotal evidence presented in the movie states most Japanese people turn a blind eye to dolphin meat. To expose the truth, O'Barry, and their crew arrived at a glistening cove, surrounding by barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs, with underwater microphones and high-definition cameras camouflaged

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    patterns, icons chosen and placement of protectable elements. Id.; See Hogan v. DC Comics, 48 F. Supp. 2d 298 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) (reasoning that the comic book and novel were not substantially similar because the similarities were of unprotectable ideas and themes, in addition to the differences in the total look and feel of the works, the interactions of the characters’, and the plots). However, in Knitwaves, when the plaintiff, a clothing manufacturer claimed that the defendant had copied two sweaters that

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    Rabbit Proof Fence, originally written by Doris Pilkington Garimara in 1996, is a true story, which was adapted into a movie in 2002 by Phillip Noyce. The film captures the adventures of three Aboriginal girls (Molly, 14, Daisy, 8, and Gracie, 10), who escape from an English settlement school after being forcibly taken from their home in Jigalong. The director positions viewers to feel negatively toward the issue of cultural destructiveness through the application of three main conventions. These

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    to immigrate to Australia, we often find ourselves travelling there to try out schools and renew our papers. I constantly think of the freedom I have in Australia, walking in the streets freely and not having to worry about someone breaking into my house, on a daily basis. Johannesburg has shaped me to be fearful of life and everything around me, wherever I go I am endlessly watching my back for some dark monster that may come out of the shadows to hurt me. A noticeable theme in this chapter is

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    music, fashion, sport and communication. Popular Culture refers to the beliefs, attitudes and lifestyles shared by a group of people. Film: Film in Australia has a large part of the Australian lifestyle and has had many major changes in Popular Culture from 1945 to the present. The first film to be released was the Ned Kelly Gang in 1945. Australia has produced many successful films during this time and has had many influences on Australian pop culture. During the 1940s and 1950s the film industry

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    Monsoon wedding”(2007), an award winning movie, directed by mira nair. Features widely known Indian actors, such as Vasundhara Das, Naseeruddin Shah and Vijay Raaz. The film is based on the autobiographical account of Mira Nair's own family.( Manish Gajjar 2002) It is about a stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten events coordinator, and relatives from around the world who create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India (IMDB). The excellent exploitaation

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    methodology since it is the most direct endeavor to get business advantage from "the setting and environment inside which the item is shown or used. This system can be gainful for viewers, since interruptive publicizing expels them from the diversion. The movie that I chose was Forrest Gump. The motion picture Forrest Gump takes after the life occasions of a man who shares the name as the title of the film. Gump faces numerous tribulations for the duration of his life, yet he never gives any of them a chance

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