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    During the first 30 seconds‚ there are many high angle shots of Clare‚ which show that he may be in a weak state. He is also shown to be playing with his hands in the second shot‚ which connotes being nervous. The frequent use of extreme close ups shows his slightly confused expression and also helps build on the idea that he has something that he wants to share‚ which builds a connection between the viewer and Clare. The shadowing of his eyes‚ from his hat‚ makes him seem mysterious and connotes

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    is she helping you. It was also used to tell people how she looked if she was still fashionable and looked beautiful. They used portraits because they had no other use; there was no email‚ television‚ telephone or newspapers. In this portrait of Queen Elizabeth it shows Spanish armada in the right hand corner and the English in top left. Her hand is placed on the globe and the crown is on her right. She wearing necklaces of pearls and has a peacock feather on the top of her head. She is showing

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    During her time‚ Queen Elizabeth was a great ruler. She was one of the most successful famous monarchs. “Elizabeth was an immensely popular Queen‚ and her popularity has waned little with the passing of four hundred years”. (“QUEEN ELIZABETH I BIOGRAPHY: Part 1.") Growing up was not easy for Queen Elizabeth at all but she overpowered it. Queen Elizabeth lost her mother at two years old however‚ she still became a successful ruler‚ a great leader‚ admired by many and great with arts. Queen Elizabeth was

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    Herman is the protagonist in Poushkin’s “The Queen of Spades”. Unlike Emma Bovary‚ Herman seems to be quite levelheaded‚ when we are first introduced to his character. When asked why he doesn’t gamble‚ Herman responds‚ "Play interests me greatly‚ but I hardly care to sacrifice the necessaries of life for uncertain superfluities" (1)” At the dawn of a night spent observing a gambling party‚ Herman overhears the story about Tomsky’s grandmother‚ Countess Anna Fedorovna. The story explains that the

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    Allison Benedetti Dr. Bridges Geography (Smith) Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I‚ also known as “The Virgin Queen‚” was one of the most famous monarchs of all time and her reign was called The Golden Age. Born Elizabeth Tudor‚ September 7‚ 1533 in Greenwich‚ England to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her birth was quite a disappointment to the king because he was hoping for a male heir.1 At the time‚ King Henry VIII was still married to Queen Katherine of Aragon and wanted a divorce from her

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    BRITISH CULTURE The Roles of Britain’s Queen in Comparison with Those of Vietnam’s President The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy (or parliamentary democracy). This means that the monarch‚ at the moment Queen Elizabeth II who succeeded to the throne in 1952‚ is the head of state. It is different from Vietnam‚ the government of which takes place in a framework of a single-party socialist republic‚ a country headed by a president. The

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    The most important quality of Elizabeth as a queen was her love for the people of her kingdom. Elizabeth made many efforts throughout her reign to demonstrate how much she cared for her subjects‚ including the “progresses‚” or tours of the countryside on horseback‚ that she made at least twenty-five times during her forty-five years as queen (“Elizabeth I”). The act of visiting among her people proved to them how highly she viewed and respected them. She also wanted them to love her‚ saying in a

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    Queen Elizabethan Era was an eventful era full of Wars‚ Death‚ the Arts‚ Language‚ Education and The Virgin Queen. Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558‚ Elizabeth was born on September 7‚ 1533‚ in Greenwich England. She took the throne at the age of 25 and held it for 44 years‚ keeping England secure in and out of wars‚ and political. When Elizabeth took the throne‚ there were violent clashes throughout Europe between Protestant and Catholic leaders. Queen Elizabeth saw the importance of the

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    One of the leaders that I find most inspiring is Queen Elizabeth I. To me‚ Queen Elizabeth I represents the epitome of a powerful woman. She was clearly good at negotiating with and listening to others as she was able to convince her half sister‚ Mary‚ that she was not a threat. Additionally‚ she demonstrated an excellent ability to empathize with her subjects since while she did re-establish Protestantism‚ she was tolerant to all religious practices that were conducted in private. She also positively

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    different ways to classify a person‚ some good and some bad. In Rosiland Wiseman’s essay “The Queen Bee and Her Court” she says‚ “We need to give girls credit for the sophistication of their social structures”. She’s right‚ the way girls separate each other into different cliques is very complex and multilayered‚ but sometimes it can be very harmful to some of the girls. If you classify someone has a “Queen Bee”‚ or “The IT girl”‚ they are going to feel empowered and special. But what about the girls

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