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    IN THE COURT OF APPEAL CRIMINAL DIVISION ON APPEAL FROM THE CROWN COURT BETWEEN: BILLY Appellant -and- R Respondent __________________________________________ APPELLANT’S SKELETON ARGUMENT __________________________________________

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    Advertising for Kids

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    what children are doing‚ they are always surrounded by advertisements. Whether it is watching television‚ Reading a book/magazine‚ or browsing the internet; advertisements are everywhere. Eric Schlosser has a good point when he argues in his essay “Kid Kustomers” that more advertisements are being directed towards children each day. It is not only directed toward children‚ but influencing children to beg their parents for products they do not need or even want. As in‚ the stuff they see on television

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    Billy Elliot Study Notes

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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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    Rockin' 3 Billy Goats

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    Rockin’ 3 Billy Goats Introduction: Are you ready?! One of my favourite stories and it actually comes from the country called Norway which is way way up North from Scandinavia and its very cooooolllddd..... Can you imagine how it feels to be cold coz’ i know it’s not very cold right now. So can you show me how cold feels? COOoolldd... VERY Good! Now there in Norway they do have summer time and when they do... They have lots and tons of green green grass. And you’ll probably recognize my friends

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    Film analysis of Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a film about a young boy who discovers and starts dancing ballet. His father and brother work in the mines and are working class people. But still Billy’s father manages to let Billy go to boxing lessons. Billy doesn’t love boxing and isn’t very good either. When the local ballet dancers start practicing in the same venue as he does‚ he develops an interest in the dancing and soon joins the ballet group. Billy has to hide the ballet dancing from his

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    Billy Elliot is an eleven year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and into ballet lessons. He learns to deal with many trials and triumphs as he hopes to change his family’s set ways and the inner conflict between them. Billy lives in a small cramped house with his bad-tempered brother‚ out of control father and his forget-ful grand-mother. All Billy wants to do is dance but Billy is told by his father that “boys wrestle; boys don’t dance”. But Billy loves to dance. This disappoints

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    In the novel Slaughterhouse-Five‚ Billy Pilgrim discovers that the Tralfamadorian idea of time is that every moment is sealed by destiny and structured in a way that is unchangeable. Even though the Tralfamadorians and Billy can see their future‚ they know it is impossible to change it. Also‚ since their philosophy of time is fixed by fate and cannot be altered‚ it negates the concept of free will derived from Earth. In the beginning of the fourth chapter‚ Billy comes in contact with the Tralfamadore

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    Billy Graham Book Report

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    persons who are popular‚ helpful‚ and honest in the United States after World War II‚ but there’s no other person who can beat how Billy Graham have left a mark in the hearts of the persons who are left behind. According to the author‚ the book revolves around the history of evangelical Christianity and emphasizes Graham’s contribution in it. At an early age of 16‚ Billy was able to attend revival meetings run by evangelists. He graduated with a bachelor’s in theology from Florida Bible Institute.

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    Billy Elliot Gender Essay

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    Representations of Gender – Billy Elliot In the movie “Billy Elliot” there is many representations of gender. The characters challenge and reinforce certain stereotypes shown and the audience is positioned to respond in a particular way. PLOT This story is set in a mining town just outside of London. A young boy‚ Billy‚ has a passion and talent for dance that drives him to defy all the social and cultural rules in his world. By following his dream Billy challenges the stereotype for boys in

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    career path or sexuality‚ which still continues in modern Western societies. Time set during miner’s strike of North England‚ early 1980’s Entire town participating in the strike violently  continued presence of riot police against strikers affects Billy into cultivating his pursuit of passion to become a ballet dancer. Audience Not intended for a young audience regardless of an eleven year old protagonist Contains themes of identity‚ homophobia and family relationships Purpose Present viewers

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