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    World Speech “Explain how Educating Rita and Step Brothers portray the consequences of moving into the world” When a person moves into the world‚ they are often met with consequences for seeking this change. Willy Russell’s “Educating Rita” and Judd Apatow’s “Step Brothers” portray both positive and negative consequences of this change. Both protagonists experience the change of moving into a new life; however they are met with different consequences. Rita is first portrayed as a poorly educated

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    October 29‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy a category 2 made landfall in New Jersey. Sandy had + 96 mph winds and a 6ft-8ft storm surge. Force winds extend 175 miles out from Sandy’s eye‚ making it much larger than most storms. Before the storm hit many of residence were without power due to sever winds and rain. Many people did not know how to prepare for such a storm in the North East states. Hurricane Sandy weakened to a post-tropical cyclone in the evening before it hit the southern coast of New Jersey

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    Hurricanes Hurricanes can cause damage that can last a life time. For example‚ Hurricane Katrina has affected hundreds of families till death with the loss of their loved ones. On the other hand when someone hears the word hurricane in Florida he or she immediately turns on the television or radio to see where the hurricane is going to go. This means to Floridians‚ here comes two weeks without power‚ gas‚ and most importantly air conditioning. In 2004 Florida was a magnet for hurricanes; this has

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    necessarily be expecting them. But we can decide on how we preserve our environment by taking the proper precautions for these natural disasters. The levee failure of New Orleans greatly devastated the aquatic ecosystem of the nearby lakes from Hurricane Katrina. The failure of the levees caused the water to rapidly breach the area and become contaminated with the city ’s sewage‚ chemicals‚ medical wastes and human remains which the city then pumped into the nearby lakes greatly destroying much of

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    Educating Rita

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    the World – Educating Rita • Educating Rita 1991 Director by Willy Russell • EDUCATION = CHOICE • Explores of a variety of texts that deal with aspects of growing up and transitioning into new phases of an individual’s life. ( Growth and change occurs CONTRAST: • Male/ Female • Educated class/ Working Class • Disillusioned/ Cynical/ Enthusiastic • Elite “Howards End” E.M. Forster/ Mass culture “Ruby Fruit Jungle” Rita Mae Brown CONFLICT:

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    "Educating Rita" Director: Lewis Gilbert Screenwriter: Willy Russell Released: 1983 With Julie Walters‚ Michael Caine‚ and others Rita (Julie Walters) is a twenty-six years old hairdresser from Liverpool who has decided to get an education. Not the sort of education that would get her just a better job or more pay‚ but an education that would open up for her a whole new world--a liberal education. Rita wants to be a different person‚ and live an altogether different sort of life than she has

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    Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. One of the five deadliest hurricanes‚ in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes‚ it was the sixth strongest overall. 1‚836 people died in the actual hurricane and in the subsequent floods. Property damage was estimated at $81 billion. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23‚ 2005 and crossed southern Florida‚ causing

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    There are few physical forces on this earth as powerful of that of a hurricane. It is therefore fitting that a movie‚ which carries its name‚ is as impacting and devastatingly effective as the meteorological event Beginning on the night of June 17th 1966‚ several shots ring out from the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson‚ New Jersey‚ claiming the lives of two men and a woman. In the aftermath of the shooting‚ the police arrest two Negroes in a white car‚ based on eyewitness accounts of two men

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    Rhetorical Analysis of “Hurricane” Martin Luther King once said‚ “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe‚ popular‚ or political‚ but because it is right.” The song “Hurricane”‚ written by Bob Dylan takes a stand and ignores what was safe‚ popular‚ and politically right during the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ in order to paint a picture of injustice. Dylan organizes the actual events of a man named Rubin “Hurricane” Carter who was a middleweight boxer

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    Case-In-Point Analysis: Hurricane Katrina Katrina Jackson SCI/362 May 1‚ 2013 Dr. Lesia Williams Case-In-Point Analysis: Hurricane Katrina Introduction It was an extremely devastating morning on August 29‚ 2005 when Hurricane Katrina affected southeast Louisiana and caused what would become one of the worst tragedies that ever happened to any American city. The hurricane caused water to overtop the floodwalls and levees along the coast throughout southeast Louisiana‚ and also stimulated

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