In 1558‚ the Roman Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke) dies of a cancerous tumour in her uterus‚ leaving her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) as queen. Elizabeth had previously been jailed for a supposed conspiracy to murder Mary but has now been freed for her coronation. The film shows Elizabeth being courted by suitors‚ including Henry‚ Duc d’Anjou (Vincent Cassel)‚ the future King Henry III of France‚ whom she rejects‚ and urged by William Cecil‚ 1st Baron Burghley (Richard Attenborough)
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School lunch time lengths from elementary school‚ middle school‚ and even high school are on average‚ about 30 minutes or less. The amount of time given for lunch includes the students leaving the classroom‚ standing in the lunch line‚ getting all of the condiments they need‚ finding a place to sit and actually eating their food. “Some schools have colossal lunch lines‚ making it extremely difficult for the staff to serve all of the students before the bell rings. This is causing children to go back
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of love and marriage as very superficial and meaningless‚ whereas Abse appears to be less such nihilistic and more open and positive about such topics. The essay will discuss this contrast by examing Larkin’s “Whitsun Weddings”‚ “Wild Oats” and “Arundel Tomb”‚ and Dannie Abse’s “Imitations” and “Sons”. The poem entitled `The Whitsun Weddings` is an observational piece by Larkin when he was travelling from Hull to London by train. The poem has seven stanzas and is is typical of Larkin.
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COMBINED CIVIL SERVICES - II General Studies Preliminary Examination (for Group – II (CSSE -I) Services) 200 ITEMS - 300 MARKS Unit-I General science : Physics-Universe-General Scientific laws-Scientific instruments-Inventions and discoveriesNational scientific laboratories-Science glossary-Mechanics and properties of matter-Physical quantities‚ standards and units-Force‚ motion and energy-electricity and Magnetism -Heat‚ light and sound-Atomic and nuclear physics. Chemistry-Elements and Compounds-Acids
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Larkin Poem Commentaries Here My feelings for ‘Here’ have much to do with the recent video prepared for the Larkin25 anniversary‚ which should be seen in conjunction with what I have to say here. Sir Tom Courtenay’s reading together with the images of Hull and its surrounding areas‚ leave me with the sense that while this is not just a hymn to Hull‚ although it is certainly that – and written when Larkin had first come the city – it is a place which is constantly surprising the poet by the interplay
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Analysis- SELFS THE MAN From the offset‚ we get the sense of a sarcastic‚ cynical and flippant character. “Oh‚ no one can deny / That Arnold is less selfish than I”. The colloquial “oh” gives a sense of how he brushes it off‚ and he seems to be boastful of his selfishness. Into the next few lines‚ he presents a stereotypical image of marriage as entrapment‚ “married a woman to stop her getting away” and the ironic aside‚ ‘Now she’s there all day” as though his “less selfish” friend didn’t know what
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Simply speaking‚ romances are fantasies in which the authors make the fullest use of their imagination and fancy and create an ideal world‚ which bears little or no semblance with real life. In the middle of the 14th century a revival of the old English alliterative verse occurs through romances‚ which develops – side by side with religions literature. This literature is inspired by French romantic poems and centers around Chivalry. There is an absence of originality but the fever of nationalism
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The Coming of the Civil War Chapter 3: Charles I: the early years of the reign Personality and character: * Strong belief in the divine rights of Kings - he saw all the Parliament’s privileges as being subject to the approval of the sovereign and not as liberties that existed independently of the King’s wishes * Saw criticism and discussion as being treacherous – anyone that questioned his actions he thought as being disloyal * Poor communication skills – brief speeches in parliament
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Eighteenth-Century Runaway Slave Ads. May 14‚ 1785 a runaway Negro slave by the name of Billy‚ 23 escaped from St. Mary’s County‚ near the Queen tree. Dressed in a striped country cloth jacket and breeches‚ heading towards Prince George’s County. An eight dollar reward for capture and five pounds if out of state. Isaac 17‚ runaway Negro slave from New York October 27‚ 1763. Clothed in a lame manner. Reward 20 shillings‚ where about unknown. February 19‚ 1779. Abraham‚ a runaway Negro slave
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