Explain why the idea was worth learning about in the text(s) as a whole‚ using examples of visual and/or oral language features to support your ideas. The film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry‚ is set in the miners town of Durham in the north east of Engand in the 1980’s. The film focuses on Billy Elliot‚ a 12 year old boy who is pressured and abused by his violent family as he tries to pursue his love of dancing in a predominantly miners town where ballet is for girls. An idea I felt
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The 2014 John Newbery Honor was given to The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes. Billy Miller is seven-year-old boy who is determined to have his best year yet before he starts the second grade. However‚ Billy must first overcome obstacles that all children face while growing older. As Billy makes his way through second grade‚ he must learn how to deal with fear‚ his parents‚ and bullies. The Year of Billy Miller is a prized book because it is a realistic story. Instead of relying on traditional
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Billy Collins Billy Collins was born on March 22‚ 1941 in New York‚ NY and is married to Diane Collins. He is the son of Katherine M. Collins and William S. Collins. Collins received a Bachelors Degree at the College of the Holy Cross in 1963 and also received a Ph.D. in romantic poetry in 1971. He has been a writer-in-residence at Sarah Lawrence College and also was a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library. He is an English Professor at Lehman College for CUNY‚ where he has been teaching
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an individual explores transitions and looks to venture into new experiences there can be an upheaval of the equilibrium. A wider community can be impacted upon when a member of that group chooses to explore their options‚ for whatever purpose. In Billy Elliot‚ a film directed by Stephen Daldry in 2000‚ Billy’s challenging and exciting foray into the world of ballet has consequences for him‚ his family‚ and the wider community of Everington. This transition not only leads to a deepened understanding
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stages‚ each with its own set of obstacles and challenges which‚ if successfully overcome‚ can enrich one’s experience. A significant role in this process is played by familial and social values and external interventions. Stephen Daldry’s film ‘Billy Elliot’ (2000) depicts the protagonist’s growth as he discovers a passion for ballet which drives him to break free from traditional masculine stereotypes in his mining hometown. This similar drive traces the quest of the Brennan Family in the Australian
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BILLY ELLIOT The film Billy Elliot emphasizes the notion of ‘Into the world’ by describing concepts of growth‚ transition and change. Whether this change is physical‚ emotional or intellectual‚ there is a transition by the individual from one stage to another. The individuals had to face many barriers and obstacles which needed to be overcome. Billy overcame stereotypes as did other characters in the film. The themes of emotional growth and stereotypes are constantly explored in this film and
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In the film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry we see many important ideas and presented with one of them being identity. The idea of identity is presented through the use of a number of techniques such as symbolism‚ contrast‚ music and dancing. Billy’s characters suffers many consequences because of this challenging time of trying to find his own identity and symbolism‚ contrast‚ imagery and music helps us to understand this. Identity is an important aspect for any individual‚ as it separates
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In the Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut‚ we are introduced to the main character‚ Billy Pilgrim. He is an average guy‚ who has no special qualities‚ however‚ does have the ability to travel through time. My interpretation of the reading and Billy’s time travel is that he suffers from a traumatic mental illness‚ which could have led‚ him to hallucinate his time travels and alien abduction. There are two connections I found that could have encouraged Billy’s behavior‚ becoming a prisoner of war
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Their burning fire is a very common feeling that anyone can relate to. The extremely hard to resist desirer for revenge is that fire. The men refer to themselves as “The Regulators.” The leader of the men is a man named William but better know as Billy the Kid. Add horses and guns to all this and you have a classic movie called Young Guns. The film Young Guns is entirely about the notion that retaliation is a must‚ even when one is against all odds‚ these brave men fight to avenge a friend’s death
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I have somewhat of a friend named Billy. He is the sort of person that puts salt and pepper in our classmates’ juices and taught me to eat row potatoes if I want to pretend to be sick‚ so I can get out of classes. Yet‚ his soul possesses a tricky nobleness – one that is not easily discernible. One day we were walking around the town when‚ stopping in front of a puppet workshop‚ Billie knocked on the door and shout: ‘’Barmy Barney‚ open the door you puppet carny”. ‘Who’s that Barney?’ I asked. ‘Didn’t
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