provide ultimate happiness for society. The prescribed text "Educating Rita" by Willy Russell showcases Rita as losing all of her individuality by gaining knowledge. Mirroring the above thesis‚ my related text‚" The Shawshank Redemption" directed by Frank Darabont encapsulates the idea of institutionalisation. Education is a supplement for the old lifestyle giving new ways to live with detrimental side effects. In the play “Educating Rita”‚ Rita assumes that education is an opportunity for finding herself
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Teaching Guide for Educating Rita The following information was put together using the written text of Educating Rita and is not specifically about the production taking place at The Segal Centre this fall. Some of the magic of live theatre comes from the fact that every performance is an event unto itself. As a result there may be some differences between the play as it is described here and the performance that you will see at The Segal Centre. Background Information Educating Rita‚ written by British
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how Willy Russel’s play Educating Rita and Bruce Dawe’s poem “Easy does it‚” emphasise the notion that pathways into new worlds offer problems and possibilities. From the outset of the play‚ the idea of moving into new worlds offering problems and possibilities is clearly evident. Before we even see Rita‚ a connection is made regarding the difficulties of moving into a new world‚ demonstrated through a metaphor‚ which reveals her difficulties in getting through the door. Rita hopes that the Open University
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Bend it like Beckham and Educating Rita could relate in these ways • In Bend it like Beckham the Indian tradition of women getting married‚ having children and taking on domestic duties-e.g. cooking etc. relates to Rita how she is expected to live in the same sort of way but wants to break away from that social status and live her own life. • The scene where Jesminder first plays soccer with the team. The coach asks her "where do you play?" and she replies "in the park.” It shows her naivety this
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where one identifies what they truly want and breaks the mould and expectations of society to do this. Examining texts such as ‘Educating Rita’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ in addition to my own personal experience will bring forth an understanding of how society affects growing up and transition into new phases of life into a larger world. The text ‘Educating Rita’ is set Britain in the 1970’s‚ where a woman’s role was to have a family and look after it by staying at home and in the kitchen
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Rita‚ Frank and their relationship change throughout the play. Rita’s education and confidence both grow as the story progresses. Frank’s attitude towards life declines dramatically en route for the middle of the play but there is hint of improvement at the end. Their relationship undergoes many changes during the play. They grow apart‚ slowly and eventually reach a point where their separation is much needed and inevitable‚ although their feelings towards each other are of affection once again.
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RITA: “Explain how moving into the world opens up new phases of life experiences” Phase 1-Idealism Phase 2- bewilderment Phase 3 –Ambivalence‚ choice‚ Autonomy‚ Critical self-knowledge. 1 Movements into new realms of experience are often motivated by a native belief in the possibility of change; hat must negotiate the emotionally challenging reality of confronting new attitudes and values. The movement by individuals into new realms of experience and knowledge may be driven by an idealism
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Apparently‚ the role of journey differs in texts. It is therefore intriguing to learn how journey is used and what it means to a certain text. Read on to find out what effects journey has and what the importance of this aspect is in the play Educating Rita and the novella A Christmas Carol. In the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens‚ the aspect of journey plays an important role in portraying the protagonist’s future and past. In his story‚ Dickens takes the reader on a journey through
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Educating Rita by Willy Russell explores the relationship between the two characters involved in the play‚ Frank and Rita over a time span‚ of several months. A variety of themes are explored as Rita‚ a working class Liverpudlian‚ aspires to a higher social and academic level so that she may have choices‚ with Frank‚ a disillusioned and failed poet as her teacher. As Rita progresses‚ Russell uses a range of dramatic techniques and tensions between the two characters to explore themes of the personal
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Incident 1 HR after a Disaster 1. Which external environment factor(s) did Hurricane Rita affect? Discuss. 2. How were the human resource functions affected by Hurricane Rita? 3. Do you believe that the HR situation described regarding Hurricane Rita would be typical in a disaster? Explain 1. There are many external environment factors that occurred during the Hurricane Rita affect. One of the factors would be the Labor Market‚ which employees are selected to work in
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