Whose reality - Real life examples

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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.

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