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    the visual representations of working-class masculinity portrayed in Stephen Daldry‟s stage musical adaptation of the film Billy Elliot (2000). After a brief discussion of the portrayal of the male ballet dancer in the dancing scene since the 1990s and the inherent voyeuristic inclinations of contemporary audiences‚ the analysis will focus on five aspects of male presence in Billy Elliot the Musical (2005). The dynamics of working-class masculinity will be contextualised within the framework of the

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    In the passage “The First Night”‚ A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality‚ the author John Perry introduces one of the main characters Gretchen Weirob‚ in her hospital room. Weirob is a philosophy professor who is laying in her death bed due to a motorcycle incident. Accompanying her is her life time long friend Sam Miller and her former student Dave Cohen three days before she passed. The author makes it clear that Weirob is looking to be persuaded that personal survival after death is possible

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    Billy Elliot (part 2: film analysis) 1) The opening scene in Billy Elliot shows us what type of kid Billy is and the same with his family. The scene shows us a glance of how Billy’s life is. He is not one of the wealthy kids‚ and the house is not of good standard. We clearly see that this family is a poor family‚ and lives in a neighbourhood that reflects that‚ a typical working-class community. It is Billy who watches out for his grandmother when his father and brother are protesting‚ which

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    BILLY BISHOP Iysha Nobes Billy Bishop was a war hero and legend who was victorious‚ courageous‚ and an amazing leader in World War One. Billy Bishop should be remembered by his courageous acts by being the representative on our Canadian $100 note. Billy Bishop was a Canadian ace in world war won. He was credited 72 victories‚ including a raid on a German aerodrome on June 2‚ 1917. He was given the Victoria cross for this achievement. When the First World War broke out in 1914‚

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    An important relationship in the visual text Billy Elliot‚ directed by Stephen Daldry‚ is that between Billy and his father Jackie. Their relationship is a complete exemplification to the idea of gender role stereotypes. With Jackie being a typical hard man who sees no prospect outside of the mining industry‚ and Billy‚ who possesses a great deal of talent toward the deeply taboo art of ballet‚ the conflict of gender role expectations is amplified. Because of Jackie and Billy’s relationship‚ the

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    Stephan Daldry‚ the director of Billy Elliot‚ exploits Maslow’s theory to depict a coal miner’s son from Northern England who desires to be a ballet dancer. Billy Elliot is a musical version of the British movie of the same name‚ and both of them are directed by Stephan Daldry. Although the movie was his first debut as a director‚ it brought enormous success with various awards. In terms of music‚ the iconic singer and composer Elton John was so moved by the movie “Billy Elliot” composed the music

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    to break out of their cocoon and transition into a new world with different experiences. These pathways can offer us possibilities or problems. “Billy Elliot”‚ a film directed by Stephan Dauldry portrays the difficulties of growing up whilst dealing with a variety of social issues such as poverty‚ rigid gender expectations and class. The protagonist‚ Billy faces these problems to gain possibilities. These problems and how they are overcome are shown in the film through the use of the motif of doors

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    VII. Impact of Speeches The impact of the 2016 DNC speech was left on the first night of the convention. According to Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post (2016)‚ there were more than 28 hours of live programming over the four days of the Democratic National Convention. Even though‚ the first lady’s speech came on the first night of the convention‚ “it held the championship belt against all other for the next three days’’ (Cillizza‚ 2016). She stood alone amongst the best of the politicians in

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    Love and friendship plays a major role in everyday life. This is shown particularly well in the film Billy Elliot‚ directed by Stephan Daldry. It is set in Everington in 1984‚ during the miners’ strike. Throughout the film love and friendship is portrayed in a range of different ways as Billy‚ the main character‚ has a different relationship with each of the other characters. The effective use of symbolic and technical film codes and the narrative elements; point of view‚ plot and characterization

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    The most important thing that Christians can do during the Christmas season is to keep Jesus Christ at the center of all their activities while avoiding getting caught up in shopping and presents‚ according to renowned evangelist Billy Graham. In a question-and-answer column on the Tribune Content Agency on Nov. 24‚ a woman asked Rev. Graham how she could avoid getting caught up in the frenzy of Christmas shopping and be more self-controlled in her spending habits. The evangelist opened his response

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