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    The term castle originated from the Anglo-Norman French word for castellum‚ meaning fort (Oxford Dictionary‚ 2015). Forts were popular in England before the Norman Conquest. The concept of the castle was introduced to England by the Normans‚ which is a misconception. In the simplest form a castle is a ‘fortified residence’ (Davill‚ 2002‚ 77). With consideration of earlier structures‚ there is a correlation between structures before the conquest and post-conquest castle. Essentially structures such

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    Castle Project

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    Mr Chris Work for week beginning 7th November Year 7 The castle project was quite a lengthy one‚ so if you have not finished that‚ please complete that. If you finish that‚ please complete the worksheet found at http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/church/medievalchurch.pdf. If you do not have your exercise books‚ please do it on paper. Any problems‚ please contact me at christopher@sis.edu. Thanks‚ Mr Chris. Year 8 The work on Elizabeth was quite lengthy‚ so if you have not finished

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    Susan Hill has mentioned that to her ‘settings are very very important to me.’ The settings in ‘I’m the King of the castle’ beautifully portrays on how the character feels and thinks‚ she does this by having lucid themes that show emotions of the characters reflecting onto the theme. This means the reader can feel the atmosphere seemingly throughout the novel. In the novel there is one main theme of which is based around hatred between hooper and Kingshaw. straight from the start of when they

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    What doesn’t kill you‚ only make you stronger Through The Glass Castle‚ Jeannette shows the world how an impoverished‚ neglected girl grows into a successful author and wife. Jeanette‚ herself‚ is a living proof of ultimate success showing the world that no matter what situation you come from‚ ultimate success is completely possible. She starts out with memories from the time when she was as young as three along with the rest of her family‚ constantly on the move‚ deserted towns in the middle of

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    tThe Glass Castle Journal Quotes | Analyze | Living in Poverty: “We were always doing the skedaddle‚ usually in the middle of the night” | Jeannette Walls’ family was living in poverty‚ so it is common to escape at night to get away from bill collectors and cops. However‚ Jeannette’s father made it more interesting by telling them the FBI was tracing after them. | Self-Reliance: “…but you can’t cling to the side your whole life‚ what one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is if you

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    Rob Sitch’s The Castle (1997) remains an incredibly popular film that portrayed the ‘Aussie Battler’ family in suburbia. The Castle is the story of a working class family‚ the Kerrigans‚ who live a modest life in Melbourne suburbia. Despite their removal from the central city they love every bit of their simple suburban life‚ including the airport in their backyard. Their life and home is threatened when the government tries to attempt to acquire their house for the expanding Melbourne airport. Suburbia

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    My dad‚ Eddie Mabo‚ a man who changed history * BY:
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 Eddie Mabo fought and won a 10-year battle on land rights. Source: Supplied GAIL Mabo was a teenager when her father Eddie‚ a proud Torres Strait Islander

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    practical men get fails to stir their soul. Even if they simply profess‚ it transports them to some ethereal pleasure‚ no sensible person who experienced the vast range of vicarious pleasures would believe them. In fact he who knows how to build castles in the airknow what the secret of perennial pleasure is‚ and which never gives one a feeling of satiety or frustration Much has been said in praise of the warriors who by their barbarian exploits conquered their so-called invincible enemies. But is

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    The Castle – A Classic Comedy of One Man’s Journey The film‚ ‘The Castle’‚ directed by Rob Sitch‚ is an Australian satirical movie about the triumphs of an ordinary working class family. It is a comedy‚ and foregrounds the importance of family and loyalty‚ which are considered important in today’s Australian society. Although the audience is positioned to feel sympathy for the Kerrigan family because of their unfortunate situation‚ their story is told in such a comical manner that the audience can’t

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    Annotating (Glass Castle) Glass Castle Did you notice anything unusual about Jeannette Walls portrayal of poverty‚ or homelessness? * Even though they had bad times with food and other necessities‚ they still were happy as a family * When she was young‚ she viewed life as an adventure and when she got older and in West Virginia she started to see reality of her life and she didn’t want to be seen as the girl who lives in the beat up house and the family that didn’t always have food

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