By adopting the modern technique 'stream of consciousness,' Winton further illustrates the vitality of culture as a role in influencing the characters' well-being. ... The community minded focuses that are a critical aspect of Aboriginal culture are alluded to by Winton through the children "passing by together" when Rose and Quick were camping, or in the instance when a "whole crowd" watched the families dance together by the river. ... Winton utilises the modern technique 'stream of consciousness' to expose the audience to the inner dialogue o...

• Word Count: 768
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jimmy Whitty was potentially full of promise as Artie mentioned all his great feats, like his talent at impersonation and dancing, "but he assaulted a policeman who took him up into a back alley to belt him around.... Nevertheless, where de Heer depicts a clear practice of these customs in the pre-contact indigenous society, Weller portrays these qualities of the modern Aboriginal people in a more romanticised way. ... There was a low angle shot of Ridjimiraril as he rose to "begin his death dance" accompanied by mournful singing and clapsticks, signifying the great respect indi...

• Word Count: 1690
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The relationship with nature gains knowledge and this knowledge is passed down through generations through various cultural practices such as art, dance and ceremony. ... How does the modern Aboriginal person interact with society today? ...

• Word Count: 2069
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of Africa's leading critics and theorists of the mass media, Cehn Chimutengwende (1992) notes: 'The mass media have long been recognized in developing countries as essential auxiliary means of modern economic construction, social and cultural development. ... In the early communication research tradition led by Everett Rogers, Wilbur Schramm and Daniel Lerner during the 1960s, modern communication media were idealized as powerful instruments for achieving the announced goals of socio-economic modernization, national integration and cultural expression. ...

• Word Count: 8649
• Approx Pages: 35
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate