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Culture 

       Cultural Experiences

Culture has been defined in a number of ways, simply as the learned and shared behaviour of a community ( customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious or social group ) that adds onto understanding the characteristics and knowledge imputed by every aspect of a person’s life that influence who that person is.

 

To some extent, everyone belongs to a number of different groups, to be able to communicate and experience the true meaning and thought that goes along how cultural experience can not only be reflected in film but by every individual.

 

Its existence within a society is broadly associated within its cultural or ethnical groups, forming the basics towards cultural experience, which illustrated the key identities of life and what you do. Its value to forming our own personality of becoming social beings is to be influenced by many groups of people that depend on the context of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices.

 

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall - Nelson Mandela 

 

 

       Cultural Experiences

reflected in texts

Understanding the different meanings and types of culture is important, this can be demonstrated through human behavior, vocabulary or language used, human emotions or perspectives. A person’s culture is one of the most important factors shaping their personality both physical and verbal. For example, Lining up to go to lunch is part of a school’s culture. Valuing education is also part of our culture.

 

Throughout texts cultural experience plays an important role in shaping the ideas, beliefs and values that we experience everyday within novels, short stories, poems, songs, TV shows, articles etc. It shapes our perception of the world by giving us a better understanding within the differences that can be observed both individual and social. In both views of culture, examples can provide a good way to get a quick understanding, in this case by the composer’s context, meaning and purpose in accordance with many actions and words have multiple meanings.

 

 

 

That Deadman Dance                                                                          Novel

The story of That Deadman Dance revolves around Bobby Wabalanginy, his people and the shifting alliances and relationships that both link him to the fledgling colony and distance him from it.

 

" The Deadman Dance is beautiful, heart-rending and utterly superb "

AUTHOR : Kim Scott

Red Dog                                                                                                Movie

SlumDog Millionaire                                                                            Movie

That Secret River                                                                                 Novel

After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. a spellbinding Australian classic about ownership, belonging and identity with universal themes.

" A Sad Book, beautifully written, and at times, almost unbearable with the weight of loss " 

AUTHOR : Kate Greenville 

 

A Mumbai teen, who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.

 

" I thought we would meet only in death " 

DIRECTOR : Danny Boyle
 

Red Dog was a kelpie/cattle dog cross that was well known for his travels through Western Australia’s Pilbararegion. It embraces the Australian spirit and communities coming together in tough times.

 

" He's been everywhere mate " 

DIRECTOR : Kriv Standers

I am, you are, we are Australian                                                         Song

I am, you are, we are Australian is a popular song written in 1987. Its lyrics are filled with many historic and cultural references. 

 

" I am Australian " " We are Australian " 

ARTIST : The Seekers 
 

Friday 23rd October 2015 

Looking Beyond the Fence

Strength lies in differences not in similarities 

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