Falsifying events inflames emotions, reinforces hostilities and fuels grievances. Were Trump to be elected next year, it would be in large part because of the falsities of Fox News, and the lies that spread on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. These are sick times for anyone wanting to keep the truth at the heart of public debate. A film that portrays and dramatises historical events should be no different. For information about how the copyright law. ‘Text material’ includes literary, dramatic and musical works, and ‘artistic works’ include paintings, photos, drawings, even moulds or casts for sculptures. No journalist is proud of being wrong, or boasts “artistic licence”. The licence allows schools and TAFE institutes to copy and communicate text and artistic works in both hard copy and electronic form. If errors are made, efforts must be made to correct them.

Both are reporters on the past and present, and expected to search for the truth. Much can be learned from journalists, who are like historians in that both occupations require a commitment to accuracy. These errors could be any characteristics about aquatic life that is portrayed inaccurately including anatomical errors, behavioral errors. Similar to land creatures, it is not uncommon for sea creatures to be portrayed inaccurately. I imagine even the royal family can survive these distortions. A real sea sponge, and an interpretation by a certified marine biologist.

Distant history – as of Richard III, whose sins were reassessed once more in last Saturday’s Channel 4 documentary The Princes in the Tower: the New Evidence – can look after itself. When art is so short of inspiration that it has to steal from history, it should at least respect history’s sole essence, which is truth.

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