Elizabeth Choy A Singaporean Heroine Elizabeth Choy Su-Meiwas born on 29 November 1910 in Kudat‚ Sabah. She was a Hakka from North Borneo. During the Japanese Occupation‚ together with her husband‚ she worked as a canteen operator at a hospital where patients from General Hospital had been moved to. Elizabeth Choy and her husband secretly brought food‚ medicine‚ money‚ messages and even radios to British internees. Unfortunately‚ they were caught by the Japanese. Her husband was arrested on
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High school student Elizabeth Qualls was born and raised in the quaint town of Arlington‚ Kentucky. As much as she adores the charming and altruistic people of Arlington‚ she has always longed for an adventure that goes beyond her unpretentious hometown and without her five siblings. She thirsted for new experiences and to break out the warmth of her comfort zone. Pauline Guintoli is a high school student who was born in the exquisite country of France. She comes from the large city of Toulouse
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people that this type of discrimination happened to was Elizabeth I‚ who was a ruler of England. She ruled in the years of 1558 through 1603. Elizabeth made sure that everyone knew she was not going to stand for this type of discrimination. Individuals who did not trust that a lady could run the nation couldn’t concur with Elizabeth ruling England. Different thinkers of the nation‚ particularly her individual partners‚ totally backed her up. Elizabeth knew what was expected of her and she was not going
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Elizabeth I once said‚ “A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past” (WEW). Elizabeth I was the queen of England from 1558 until 1603‚ and had a goal of preserving English peace and prosperity (RRR). She was one of the few female monarchs that believed in making England better while she was in power so she does not mull over it later on. The Elizabethan era was named after Elizabeth I‚ which lasted for 45 years. This era is considered to be a golden age in English history because it was a
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and overall faith were put to the test. This is what happened to John and Elizabeth Proctor when they were accused of witchcraft.Elizabeth tries desperately to hold on to what is left of her marriage.When she is detained she goes willingly. She allows John to die with pride. Therefore‚ in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Elizabeth Proctor is heroic because she does what is right even though it is difficult. Although Elizabeth is reserved‚ honest‚ and dutiful‚ as most Puritan women were‚ she struggles
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In Act 2 Elizabeth is arguing with Proctor and confesses some concerns she has about Abigail. “Spoke or silent‚ a promise is surely made. And she may dote on it now—and I am sure she does—and thinks to kill me then to take my place” (Miller Act 2). Here Elizabeth is warily expressing what she fears Abigail stands to gain by implicating her as witch since she’s realized that Abigail is
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physical appearance‚ Mr Collins is shorter than Darcy which could suggest that he has a weaker chance of marrying Elizabeth‚ as Darcy is more powerful and serious. Mr Collins isn’t presented as a purposely comical character‚ but rather the opposite‚ he is always serious in every situation and is often blinded by his own ego to see that people often mock him. Mr Collin’s proposal to Elizabeth is one of the most humorous points in the novel‚ which reflects his personality due to the fact that Austen presents
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loyalty and helped unify the nation against foreign enemies. - Elizabeth was cautious in foreign affairs‚ manoeuvring between the major posers of France and Spain - She didn’t try to support a number of poorly-resourced military campaigns in the Nederland’s‚ France and Ireland In government‚ Elizabeth was more moderate than her father and half-siblings had been - The main impact was that she made England a protestant country Elizabeth was more moderate than her father and her half siblings had been
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One of the similarities between these two women‚ ironically enough‚ is their romantic interest in John Proctor; of course‚ he is legitimately married to Elizabeth Proctor‚ but Abigail Williams has an obsession with him ever since their romantic affair. This of course created a great deal of tension and anger between these two women‚ and is one of the driving events behind the plot of the play itself (Johnson‚ 1998). As if this is not a serious enough situation for the two women to be sharing‚ as
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The story "The Demon’s Lover” written by Elizabeth Bowen is a story were you can see ambiguity at its finest. In this case there are two ways to interpret the story‚ there is the psychological and the spiritual way of interpreting the plot of the story. The setting is in the city of London during the London Blitz meaning that it was during World War II. In my opinion I think that Mrs. Drover is suffering from a psychological disorder or trauma caused by the war. Mrs. Drover is the main character
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