Dystopian films‚ as an artistic medium‚ often convey significant themes‚ which can serve as a gateway for exploring impending issues and fears that society possesses. Alex Proyas’ film i‚Robot is used as an embodiment for this‚ as it depicts the tale of Del Spooner‚ who is trapped in a throw-away society‚ where humans are at a grave danger of being overrun by technological advancements. Throughout the film‚ Spooner befriends a scientist and a unique robot‚ who together‚ work to save society from
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fear in Britain‚ Queen Elizabeth I controlled the British throne and armed forces. Europe’s major Catholic leader at the time‚ King Philip II of Spain‚ saw the Queen‚ being a staunch Protestant‚ as a threat to Catholicism and the Roman Church‚ inspiring him to launch a major naval invasion against Britain. In July of 1588‚ Queen Elizabeth I awaited the arrival of the Spanish Armada in Tilbury‚ Essex along the Thames River. In early August‚ with a loving and motivational tone‚ Queen Elizabeth I sought
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Queen Elizabeth II: Defender of the Faith Historical Research and Writing As one of the most influential people that I know‚ Queen Elizabeth II has deeply affected both history and my personal life. She was born at 2:40 am on April 21st‚ 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair‚ London. As the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York‚ it was still unlikely Queen Elizabeth II would have ever become who she is today. For at the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after King
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Mary Queen of Scots Biography Mary Queen of Scots‚ kind and caring‚ was born into royalty and respected by the people who eventually witnessed her execution. Her birth of royalty was attributed to her parental influence of the King and Queen of Scots. “Mary Stuart Was born on December 8‚ 1542 in Linlithgow Palace‚ West Lothian‚ Scotland.”{Editors} Mary never knew her parents but she knew she would always be a queen. “The death of her father‚ which occurred just days after her birth‚ put Mary
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Queen Elizabeth the second was born April 21‚ 1926 in London‚ England as Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. Her father‚ Prince Albert‚ later known as King George VI‚ was the son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was third in line for the throne‚ after her uncle‚ King Edward VIII‚ and father. After Elizabeth’s grandfather died and her uncle gave up the throne to marry American Wallis Simpson‚ her father became King leaving her next in line for the throne. In her younger years before (and after)
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“In my end is my beginning‚” says Mary‚ Queen of Scots. Mary had a difficult life. When she was younger‚ she was like any ordinary person in the royal family. “She enjoyed hunting‚ dancing‚ poetry‚ and many other activities” (“World”). When she grew older she became strong in her faith. “Mary was a strong Catholic in a Protestant country” (“World”). Many events happened in her life‚ such as tragic death‚ that would make a person stronger. Mary‚ Queen of Scots was a remarkably brave woman that gained
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adults‚ often times those stories stay with the adults that were once so affected by these tales. Many authors have taken advantage of sentimental value these fairy tales have and updated them to cater to a young adult audience which is the case with Alex Flinn’s Beastly. Beastly is a modern retelling of Beauty and The Beast which was originally published in the 18th century by a French novelist. In Beastly‚ Kyle Kingsbury is an entitled‚ handsome‚ and popular high schooler who plays a prank on an outcast
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Choose one English king / queen and discuss their importance in the history of England. (About 2000 words) In about a thousand years of monarchy‚ England had many remarkable kings and queens and yet most probably none of them deserved the attention from historians and novelists like Queen Elizabeth I‚ also known as ‘Gloriana’‚ ‘Good Queen Bess’ and ‘The Virgin Queen’. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn and is one of the most famous queens in England‚ who stayed on
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In Queen Elizabeth I of England’s speech she speaks to her soldiers at Tilbury to persuade them to fight harder. Queen Elizabeth I was Queen of England in 1588 during the invasion into her country by Spain after the former Catholic Mary Queen of Scots was executed by Elizabeth. After the execution‚ she wanted to remind her troops that she had faith in them and persuade them to trust her by delivering a speech to them at Tilbury. After she delivered her message to her troops‚ they showed an overwhelming
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INFOSYS LIMITED Balance Sheet as at EQUITY AND LIABILITIES SHAREHOLDERS ’ FUNDS Share capital Reserves and surplus 2.1 2.2 287 31‚674 31‚961 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Deferred tax liabilities (net) Other long-term liabilities 287 29‚470 29‚757 Note June 30‚ 2012 in ` crore March 31‚ 2012 2.3 2.4 45 21 66 21 21 CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade payables Other current liabilities Short-term provisions 2.5 2.6 2.7 34 2‚882 1‚956 4‚872 36‚899 ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Fixed assets Tangible assets Intangible
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