England mining town‚ miners are on strike and the atmosphere is tense. Eleven-year old Billy Elliot‚ whose father and brother are participating in the strike‚ whose mother has died quite some time ago and whose grandmother is not completely aware of what’s going on‚ doesn’t like the brutal boxing lessons at school. Instead‚ he falls for the girls’ ballet lessons. When his folks find out about this unusual love of his‚ Billy is in trouble. Being supported by the ballet teacher‚ Mrs. Wilkinson‚ he keeps on
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Historical Character Profile - Final Report Billy Graham was born on a farm outside Charlotte‚ North Carolina; William Franklin Graham Jr. became the most famous and successful evangelist of the twentieth century. Graham preached the Christian gospel in person to more than eighty million people and reached countless millions more by radio‚ television‚ films‚ books‚ and newspaper columns. A 1943 graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois‚ Graham gained experience and exposure in Youth for
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BILLY ELLIOT ESSAY: Describe at least ONE idea that was worth learning about in the text(s). Explain why the idea was worth learning about in the text(s) as a whole‚ using examples of visual and / oral language features to support your ideas. In the film ‘Billy Elliot’ directed by Stephen Daldry‚ a memorable idea that was worth learning about was that we should persevere in following our dreams. Billy shows this throughout the film by his determination and his passion
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Billy Elliot by Stephen Daldry. In the film by “Billy Elliot” directed by “Stephen Daldry” the setting of North East England in 1984 is very important. In 1984 the miners were on strike‚ poverty was common amongst the working class miners and Billy wanted to do ballet instead of boxing. The verbal and visual features used in the film helped me understand the importance of the setting. In this paragraph I am going to describe an important setting of North East England County Durham from the
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Billy Elliot Select scenes from this film and explain how the director has used filming techniques to create the atmosphere and develop the themes. ‘Billy Elliot’ directed by Stephen Daldry outlines the transition of Billy Elliot‚ from a constrained society with limited expectations and restrictive gender roles‚ out into the broad horizons of the larger world. Daldry effectively used a range of filming techniques such as camera angles‚ camera shots and dialogue to develop the theme of moving
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Junior Certificate Notes – Twentieth Century Irish History Governing Ireland 1914-1917 * Ireland ruled directly from London – Irish Politicians sit in the Parliament at Westminster (1800 Act of Union) * Lord Lieutenant – King’s representative in Ireland * Chief Secretary – Parliament’s representative in Ireland * Nationalists & Unionists are the TWO main political groups in the country. Political Groups in Ireland (1914) The Nationalists – About 3 million Irish people
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Billy Elliot Context: • Margaret Thatcher --- Thatcherism • 1979 – 1990 • Harsh policies – free trade‚ no government intervention in business‚ increase in rate of tax for lower income‚ decrease in rate of tax for higher income • Set in 1984‚ Durran‚ Coalfield mining town in England Film: • Strong family images (still images) vs. strike of miners = rich family life vs. violence (contrast) • Scab = industrial relations talk – people who go to work even when union is on strike • Cultural –
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Billy Budd by Herman Melville fits into both categories of tragedy‚ classic and modern. This story fits into both Aristotle’s and Arthur Miller’s concepts of tragedy. Billy Budd is this story’s tragic hero and its his actions that determine how this story fits into both categories.The classic definition of tragedy is Aristotle’s‚ that the tragic hero must be noble and have a tragic flaw. He must also experience a reversal of fortune and recognize the reason for his downfall
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Background of the Company Collins and Aikman (C&A) was incorporated in 1891 with Charles Aikman as President and William Collins as Corporate Secretary and Treasurer. In the early years‚ they were considered specialists in heavy‚ upholstery-type materials as a retailer in home décor. By the early 1920’s‚ both original owners had sold out and the company began producing fabrics for the auto industry. Eighty years later‚ C&A was the largest supplier of seat fabrics‚ floor mats and convertible
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mining town‚ miners are on strike and the atmosphere is tense. Eleven-year old Billy Elliot‚ whose father and brother are participating in the strike‚ whose mother has died quite some time ago and whose grandmother is not completely aware of what’s going on‚ doesn’t like the brutal boxing lessons at school. Instead‚ he falls for the girls’ ballet lessons. When his father finds out about this unusual love of his‚ Billy is in trouble. Being supported by the ballet teacher‚ Mrs. Wilkinson‚ he keeps
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