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    Queen Elizabeth

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    September 4th 2014 1B Lit and Lang HL Queen Elizabeth Throughout history‚ men are seen as powerful‚ strong identities and leaders‚ very few women have made their mark as an influential being; however‚ Queen Elizabeth is known as one of the most influential and powerful women in history because of her strong character and leadership and her ability to connect with her audience. In1588 England was caught under a major rivalry with Spain. Queen Elizabeth decided to present a very powerful speech

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    Rhetorical Analysis: Pre-writing Learning how to identify and analyze rhetorical tools is an important part of the collegiate experience. This handout emphasizes several tools which can aid in the analysis of rhetoric in an effective‚ well-organized paper. Questions to Ask Speakers use rhetorical tools in order to appeal to logic (logos)‚ emotion (pathos)‚ or authority (ethos). Asking yourself specific questions regarding the effect of rhetorical tools you encounter is a good place to

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    Queen Elizabeth: Influential‚ Inspiring‚ and Intelligent Queen Elizabeth was thought of as one of the greatest rulers of England. Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s life‚ religion always played a huge role‚ since she was brought up Protestant. However‚ during the time of her reign‚ religion was very controversial. Being the Queen‚ it was expected of Elizabeth to marry and have children to take the throne once she passed. Queen Elizabeth‚ however‚ valued her independence and chose not to marry‚ which led

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    English 248 12 December 2009 Elizabeth Keckley: Is She a Pioneer of Womanism? Keckley was born a slave in Virginia. She was an excellent seamstress and dressmaker. Using her skill and contacts she bought her freedom in 1855. After she was freed‚ she made her way to Washington‚ D.C. Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907)‚ seamstress and dressmaker to the wives of many political movers and shakers of that day. Her client list included Varina Davis‚ of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and

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    Kapur’s 1998 film Elizabeth gives evidence to how composers use language to construct and perform masculine and feminine aspects of identity‚ investigating its contextual foundations by creating voices and characters to challenge language and gender codes. Language used in Elizabeth with double entendre and metaphor‚ combined with the language constraints of the films context‚ allows for the subtle challenging of established gender roles as a part of identity. Kapur also plays with film devices in

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    Elizabeth Short

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    there. “I glanced to my right‚ & saw this very dead‚ white body” “My goodness...it was so white. It didn’t ...look like anything

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    Elizabeth Tudor

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    ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth ’s Background Elizabeth I was born September 7‚ 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the second daughter of King Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn. Elizabeth ’s had an older half-sister Mary and a younger half-brother‚ Edward. Elizabeth had a remarkable intelligence from a very young age. She received an excellent education and learned many languages: Latin‚ Flemish

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    Elizabeth Bishop

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    Having studied the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop as part of my Leaving Cert course I would very much agree that her poetry gives us a deep insight into both her own life and life in general. Bishop is a very personal poet‚ who is extremely passionate about her work. Her coloured childhood features regularly throughout. Bishop‚ unlike many poets‚ refuses to write about any random topic or issue. She will only write about something that she is truly passionate about. Having studied an array of her

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    Elizabeth Blackwell

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    men were. To some extent‚ this still exists today. Women don’t always receive equal pay for equal work as their male co-workers. That was true in the 1840’s when Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. That shows amounts of moral courage that many of us could never achieve. Elizabeth Blackwell was born on Feb. 3‚ 1821‚ in Bristol‚ England. She was the third of nine children born to Samuel and Hannah Blackwell. They were known to be considerate

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    Elizabeth Siddal

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    Elizabeth Siddal‚ Pre-Raphaelite model and wife to Gabriel Rossetti‚ is the source of intrigue for many Victorian researchers. Her mystery began from her vague background as a milliner ’s assistant. From the start‚ many stories were told of her discovery and yet few stories were told of her past before that point. A frail young woman‚ she was addicted to narcotics and suffered from a variety of ailments‚ from the physical to the mental. Her turbulent relationship with Rossetti was plagued with

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