Billy Elliot Context: • Margaret Thatcher --- Thatcherism • 1979 – 1990 • Harsh policies – free trade‚ no government intervention in business‚ increase in rate of tax for lower income‚ decrease in rate of tax for higher income • Set in 1984‚ Durran‚ Coalfield mining town in England Film: • Strong family images (still images) vs. strike of miners = rich family life vs. violence (contrast) • Scab = industrial relations talk – people who go to work even when union is on strike • Cultural –
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Billy Budd by Herman Melville fits into both categories of tragedy‚ classic and modern. This story fits into both Aristotle’s and Arthur Miller’s concepts of tragedy. Billy Budd is this story’s tragic hero and its his actions that determine how this story fits into both categories.The classic definition of tragedy is Aristotle’s‚ that the tragic hero must be noble and have a tragic flaw. He must also experience a reversal of fortune and recognize the reason for his downfall
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mining town‚ miners are on strike and the atmosphere is tense. Eleven-year old Billy Elliot‚ whose father and brother are participating in the strike‚ whose mother has died quite some time ago and whose grandmother is not completely aware of what’s going on‚ doesn’t like the brutal boxing lessons at school. Instead‚ he falls for the girls’ ballet lessons. When his father finds out about this unusual love of his‚ Billy is in trouble. Being supported by the ballet teacher‚ Mrs. Wilkinson‚ he keeps
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Billy Budd is a 21 year old foretopman. I don’t know who my parents are‚ I was an abandoned child. I am big‚ strong and physically beautiful‚ my nickname is “Handsome Sailor.” I am also called “Baby Budd‚” because it represents my childlike youthfulness and innoncence. I am well liked by others and I am also very innocent. I am naive and I don’t think anyone would ever be out to get me because I have never directly confronted evil. I am good natured and I have no malice for anyone. I have always
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Context Assignment For Billy Elliot Topic sentence: Different types of conflict often occur within a family. Families are portrayed throughout most films and texts‚ as indestructible‚ constantly supportive‚ and held together by a bond that is not able to be changed or broken. This ‘perfect’ image is unable to be supported in reality. Conflicts that occur between families‚ particularly between parents and children‚ are common in today’s belligerent world. Although‚ the stereotypical views
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Background of the Company Collins and Aikman (C&A) was incorporated in 1891 with Charles Aikman as President and William Collins as Corporate Secretary and Treasurer. In the early years‚ they were considered specialists in heavy‚ upholstery-type materials as a retailer in home décor. By the early 1920’s‚ both original owners had sold out and the company began producing fabrics for the auto industry. Eighty years later‚ C&A was the largest supplier of seat fabrics‚ floor mats and convertible
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Allison Gilpin Dr. Jones English 102 20 July‚ 2012 Complexity of Poetry Poetry is a way for the reader to openly interpret a poem in almost any way they see fit. Because there is so much freedom of interpretation with poetry‚ there leaves a lot of room for discussion and opposition. Billy Collin’s poem‚ “Introduction to Poetry”‚ breaks down the basic ways for interpreting and understanding a poem. In summary‚ he explains that the reader cannot focus on trying to figure out one specific meaning
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Zachary Linder Ms. Lichius AP Literature January 15‚ 2013 Introduction to Poetry In “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins‚ the major theme portrayed is that‚ poetry is something to be experienced. Very often‚ readers will just go through the poem once and will then assume to figure out the underlying meaning. However‚ this is not true in Collins’ eyes. Collins believes that you need to be patient with poetry and he tells you this through a series of metaphors. Throughout the poem‚ there
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were called The Three Billy-Pigs. The Three Billy-Pigs lived in one big house made out of bricks. They lived a really happy life in a prairie‚ but the pigs were missing something. They were doing the same thing over and over again each and every day‚ so they decided to leave the house. Later on The Three billy-pigs were trying to come up with some ideas. The first Billy-pig recommended “Why don’t we go east‚ they say there are really nice fields there”. But the second Billy-Pig said “We should
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