George Eliot on God and the Good Well known for her atheism‚ Eliot maintained a serious concern with morality and community throughout her life‚ evidenced in her novels and personal letters. She was persistently concerned with how to live a moral life outside organised religion‚ and how to maintain a sense of personal and community responsibility. First I’ll look at some influences on the development of her atheism‚ (and the limits of their influence)‚ then at the kind of religion she rejected
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Social conventions In the movie‚ Billy Elliot‚ we witness how the community stops Billy from forming his own identity in this world of miners illustrating the social conventions in a community restricting individuals from transitioning into the world. Billy’s father‚ boxing instructor and his brother are all against him in the journey of becoming a ballet dancer as it is against the community. This happened in the 1980s‚ when the London mine workers were striking against the forced closure of the
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Marina By T.S. Eliot “Marina” was one of the first Eliot poems I came to love‚ but I hadn’t read it for quite a while. Ironically‚ it was the political conventions that brought these lines from the poem to mind: Those who sharpen the tooth of the dog‚ meaning Death Those who glitter with the glory of the hummingbird‚ meaning Death Marina was #29 in Eliot’s series of ”Ariel Poems‚” first published in September‚ 1930. It was based on the Jacobean play‚ Pericles‚ Prince of Tyre. Shakespeare
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also known as‚ Billy Graham‚ was born on November 7‚ 1918‚ in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. Billy Graham got his big popularity start preaching at an L.A. revival and was a guest on Stuart Hamblen’s radio show in 1949. The publicity made Graham a very popular preaching icon and he began broadcasting his sermons globally. Writing his first book in 1947 “Calling Youth to Christ” when Billy was ministering to young men who was going or coming from serving their country in the military. Billy Graham retired
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In the film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry we see many important ideas and presented with one of them being identity. The idea of identity is presented through the use of a number of techniques such as symbolism‚ contrast‚ music and dancing. Billy’s characters suffers many consequences because of this challenging time of trying to find his own identity and symbolism‚ contrast‚ imagery and music helps us to understand this. Identity is an important aspect for any individual‚ as it separates
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journeying into new experiences are often clouded with preformed expectations of future outcomes. However‚ through the triumph of confronting personal and social challenges‚ one is able to gain rewards‚ much greater than their desired results. The film “Billy Elliot” directed by Stephen Daldry explores the importance of having support and a receptive mindset for when individuals embark on difficult periods in life to achieve their ambitions. Comparatively‚ the poem “Naked Girl and Mirror” written by
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Billy Elliot The experience of moving into the world can have multiple consequences. This is highly reflected in Steven Daldry’s direction of the film Billy Elliot (2000). The protagonist‚ Billy Elliot and his father Jacky Elliot go through many experiences that consequent in growth and change‚ barriers and obstacles as well as making decisions. The experiences of moving into the world can consequent in growth and change. The jump cut between Billy dancing around the boxing ring and his opponent
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issues affect society There are various representations within the text that challenges the individual to experiences familiar and new horizons. Through the texts Billy Elliot and The short story "The Story of X" have helped to convey various new horizons and familiar experiences. Firstly‚ New horizons can be explored through both Billy Elliot and the story of ’x’ with the challenging of gender expectations and the effort in which the characters display in order to breakthrough the dominant discourses
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and/or oral language features to support your ideas. The film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry‚ is set in the miners town of Durham in the north east of Engand in the 1980’s. The film focuses on Billy Elliot‚ a 12 year old boy who is pressured and abused by his violent family as he tries to pursue his love of dancing in a predominantly miners town where ballet is for girls. An idea I felt was worth learning about tin the film was the idea of family relations. I believe this idea was worth
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new stages‚ each with its own set of obstacles and challenges which‚ if successfully overcome‚ can enrich one’s experience. A significant role in this process is played by familial and social values and external interventions. Stephen Daldry’s film ‘Billy Elliot’ (2000) depicts the protagonist’s growth as he discovers a passion for ballet which drives him to break free from traditional masculine stereotypes in his mining hometown. This similar drive traces the quest of the Brennan Family in the Australian
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