WHOSE REALITY

Non text examples

Possible sources
Newspaper
History
- Don't use WWII or Alziehmers or dementia.
Don't use outside books or movies. Waste of time.
Personal experience - not too general or simple! It's not going to give any good marks because its far too simple. Looking for depth and complexity.

Current affairs

Pageant mums - their dreams lived out in their children
Victims of abuse who repress memories
Asylum seekers - some see them as queue jumpers? desperate victims? Asylum seekers see themselves as running away from danger - their own perspective
Ahn Do - "the Happiest Refugee" - his memories influenced him to make the most of his 'new' life.
"Go back to where you came from"
External military intervention
- Syria
- Afghanistan - the memory of military intervention in Afghanistan, with terrible consequences, influences our current view on any action in Syria.
- Global perspective of previous sarin (sp) gassing has influences how the world now reacts to the use of sarin gas (Iraqui insurgents)
Hiroshima, Nagasaki - any weakpoints of mass destruction causes great fear in the minds of Westerners
Mahlala
- Compare her point of view to that of the Taliban's
Childhood memories
- The memories of how life was lives as a child can influence how an individual lives as an adult even if their financial status changes (cashed up bogans)
Memory shaping current perspective
- Previous knowledge of the Lance Armstrong drug cheating influences how the Essendon FC drug scandal was received.
- Tiger Woods - our memories of his sexual addiction and numerous affairs taints how to is perceived today - He has been seen as perfect by the world. Huge shock.
Liberal opposition - used footage of Kevin Rudd swearing to rekindle memories in the public of his previous incompetence and poor behaviour.

	Created by Crystal D'Souza over 10 years ago

English (Whose reality) Note on Whose reality - Real life examples, created by Crystal D'Souza on 09/05/2013.

Whose reality - Real life examples