The olympian and war veteran Louie Zamperini was an amazing war hero and olympian(he was in the olympics). In his childhood Louie was a troubled child but he could run. His brother got him to join the track team. Later he got into the olympics and traveled to different countries and eventually he joined the military. In Unbroken‚ by laura hillenbrand‚ the main character Louie zamperini shows immense determination and he also is very rebellious. Louie Zamperini could be very determined when he wanted
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Louie Zamperini was born on January 26‚ 1917. At a young age he was introduced to track by his older brother. He went on to compete in the 1936 Olympics. Afterwards he joined the air-force. During a mission his aircraft crashed into the ocean. He drifted for 47 days until he was captured and imprisoned in a POW camp where he endured abusive treatment until he was liberated. Louie Zamperini died on July 2‚ 2014. Louie Zamperini’s story had the purpose of providing hope to those who need it. It demonstrated
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An important relationship in the visual text Billy Elliot‚ directed by Stephen Daldry‚ is that between Billy and his father Jackie. Their relationship is a complete exemplification to the idea of gender role stereotypes. With Jackie being a typical hard man who sees no prospect outside of the mining industry‚ and Billy‚ who possesses a great deal of talent toward the deeply taboo art of ballet‚ the conflict of gender role expectations is amplified. Because of Jackie and Billy’s relationship‚ the
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Explain how Billy Elliot and ONE other related text of your own choosing portray the consequences of moving into the world. The prescribed text is: – Stephen Daldry‚ Billy Elliot ‘Into the World’ describes a concept of a growth and change experienced by an individual – whether the change is physical‚ emotional or intellectual- from one stage to another. In this transition there are often barriers and obstacles which the individual faces and needs to overcome. The notion of ‘into the world’ is
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comfort zone and into the new world. Scene 10 in Billy Elliot is a scene that demonstrates the protagonist‚ Billy Elliot‚ confronting his father and family and dancing on the table. Daldry uses close up shots and editing between Billy‚ his family and Mrs Wilkinson‚ his teacher to show the tension between them and to emphasise the panic they are all in as Billy continues to confront his family’s comfort zone. The use of editing shots shows that Billy is caught between two worlds – the world of his
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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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[pic] Fat Man and Little Boy over Nagasaki and Hiroshima The droppings of the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan in August of 1945 were the most destructive attacks in human history. They also ended the most devastating war in human history. The bombs that killed tens of thousands of people ended a war that resulted in the deaths of 60 million people (1). A minority of people have contested that the use of nuclear weapons on Japan was a crime against humanity. However‚ most believe
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t AMDG Written Analysis of Cases # 2 BILLY BONZAI Joaquin‚ Benedict Ignacio Section B2 It’s very tempting to just leave this Billy issue alone. Anyway‚ Collections has been surviving more than seven years of Billy. We’re still ok. It’s just that these annoying customer complaints I’ve been getting is not sitting well with me. It’s a constant distraction that interrupts the formulation of my other objectives
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Billy Elliot (part 2: film analysis) 1) The opening scene in Billy Elliot shows us what type of kid Billy is and the same with his family. The scene shows us a glance of how Billy’s life is. He is not one of the wealthy kids‚ and the house is not of good standard. We clearly see that this family is a poor family‚ and lives in a neighbourhood that reflects that‚ a typical working-class community. It is Billy who watches out for his grandmother when his father and brother are protesting‚ which
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source of extra cash. Billy has been with the company for 7 years‚ moving up the ranks to 5 out of 17 pay grades. He is well educated and has shown competence in the past. He can do his job and do it well but he has been unmotivated. If I let his behavior slide‚ our customer satisfaction will deteriorate incredibly. Nothing will be fixed in the way we do business and it will only get worse as collections switch over to new management. When it finally gets too bad that I would need to do something
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