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    Stolen Generation Rabbit-Proof Fence Kaylie Chen From 1910s to 1970s, many indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of implementing various government policies, the policy of assimilation was one of them, and it was implemented in various state of Australia. These policies are well known as the Stolen Generation. The Australian Government deemed that by the forcefully removing Indigenous children from their families and communities should allow Indigenous people…

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    children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of various government policies in Australia. Thus, in this documentary or kind of film called Rabbit Proof Fence is possible to come up with the concept of Transculturation. I didn't know nothing about Australian's history so this is very interesting for me; when I watched Rabbit proof fence, I could see the selfishness of conquerors to conquered people, the way that they acted in front of natives people; I'm wondering if they knew…

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    To either Australians or a public less familiar with Australia’s history and culture or, Rabbit-Proof Fence by Philip Noyce (2002) is considered an excellent source to know about the ‘Stolen Generations’, an important chapter in Australian contemporary history. Premiering in a context in which there were increasing voices calling for the reconciliation with the Aboriginal community, the movie was a key landmark in this movement (Martin, 2002). Contrasting to frequent stereotypes in the artistic…

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    Generation was a traumatising event that victimised 50,000 of indigenous children and families, and who still suffer to this day. Phillip Noyce captures this dramatic feeling of trauma and immense control by the European Settlers in his 2002 film, Rabbit Proof Fence. Filmed in Western Australia, it follows the true lives of 3 half caste girls who have been stolen from their families, and a take a bold journey to walk their way back to their home town, Jigalong. 900 miles through the harsh…

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    “Other people’s lives are so different to mine” Turtles can fly, set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the border between Turkey and Iraq, and directed by Bahman Ghobadi. The film shows the struggle of the Kurdish people that are stuck under the rule of Saddam and how this affects the lives of the children. Firstly this essay will examine how the children in Kurdistan are forced to become adults at a young age, then it will analyse how education was considered useless and how that differs to the…

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    the Rabbit Proof Fence, the tracker illustrates how perceptions of trackers can transform by witnessing the struggle of the tracker living in both white society and aboriginal culture. Therefore,…

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    symbols. This codes can be seen in the Abduction scene, Arrival at Moore river, Mr Neville’s says No and the scene where Mr Neville signs the papers for the girl’s removal. The technical codes and symbols used in the abduction scene of the Rabbit-Proof-Fence effectively help represent the Aboriginal people as powerless, thus, the audience will feel more sympathetic towards them. The first technique used was the dreadful camel noise, which is a diegetic sound. This builds tension in the scene…

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    His name is Micheal. Josie He has a silver mullet. Rachel We chose this name because it means miracle. Josie We found him in Fareway. Josie He was eating bananas in the fruit section. Josie He must like bananas. Rachel That is what he eats for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Josie We got him because he’s big. Rachel He lives about 340 years old! Josie He is now 21 years old. Josie The longest reindeer to live was 351! Josie He likes to learn about the alphabet. Rachel He is the biggest reindeer…

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    Safe passage to Cambodia would be guaranteed -- no one could touch them. The Fabachers could pretty much tell Stevie and the feds, investors, plus everyone else to go jump off a bridge and that was exactly what they intended to do. But everything depended on the rendezvous point. Getting to that spot would be harder than they thought -- three of the four people on the yacht wanted the other three dead. THE THIEVES HAD nearly a hundred million dollars, as well as merchandise scattered all…

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    especially focus on colonization. The first of these is Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, which follows Okonkwo, who is a well respected Igbo man, as he and his clan deal with the impacts colonization has on them in Nigeria. Similar to this is Rabbit Proof Fence, which also follows people impacted by colonization. Although, this time, it is about three girls; Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, who are aboriginals in Australia. They live in Jigalong with their family until they are sent away to a camp,…

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