Choose one English king / queen and discuss their importance in the history of England. (About 2000 words) In about a thousand years of monarchy‚ England had many remarkable kings and queens and yet most probably none of them deserved the attention from historians and novelists like Queen Elizabeth I‚ also known as ‘Gloriana’‚ ‘Good Queen Bess’ and ‘The Virgin Queen’. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn and is one of the most famous queens in England‚ who stayed on
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Bandit Queen: Review By Ekta Srivastava The film ‘Bandit queen’ Runs through the Life of a Dalit Woman (we remember as Phoolan Devi)‚ the film dares to talk about the discrimination faced by them at every level of the structure that founds our Nation‚ we call India. And it is in Phoolan’s Character that not only the Dalits of the Indian society‚ but every one who has ever been oppressed‚ discriminated‚ victimized and vandalized find a connection. The Film dares to bring these issues to the forefront
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Mary I‚ Queen of England was a very prominent figure in European history. Her reign as queen was filled with many trials and tribulations that were not accepted by most of England. Many of Mary’s rash decisions were most likely do to her upbringing and her lack of will power. Whether it is being declared a bastard as a young child by her tyrannical father‚ Henry VIII‚ or her marriage to Phillip of Spain‚ Mary was easily influenced by others and it showed as she grew older and took over
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Do any of you know who Queen Elizabeth the 1st is? Well if you don’t than I am here to tell you a bit about her. Queen Elizabeth the 1st was born in September on the 7th 1533 and died in March on the 24th 1603. Queen Elizabeth never had kids and her mother got executed at a young age from her Husband King Henry 8th. My first question was‚ What reasons did people think Queen Elizabeth the 1st was a boy? People thought she was a boy because there was a belief that she died of an illness at a young
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"Bloody Mary and the "Virgin Queen" Mary and Elizabeth Tudor were both‚ by all accounts‚ strong and intelligent women endowed with many of the qualities that mark a successful ruler. However‚ only Elizabeth’s legacy is a positive one; her reign has been called the "Golden Age" of England‚ and she remains a heroine in popular history and even modern film. Mary’s reign is scowled at‚ and seen by most as a brief unpleasant period preceding the glorious ascension of Elizabeth. To account for this
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In the time period when Macbeth and Speech to the Troops at Tilbury were written‚ women had no distinct role in a society ruled by men. Lady Macbeth in Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth in Speech to the Troops at Tilbury differentiated themselves from the regular‚ submissive women by veering from their traditional role. Although both Lady Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth demanded our attention with their unbridled ambition‚ femininity and choice of words‚ the way they did so was different. With unbridled
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Aretha Franklin is nicknamed the queen of soul and that nickname suits her well. She was born in Memphis‚ Tennessee on March 25‚ 1942. Aretha Franklin recorded her first album at the age of 14. “The Gospel Sound of Aretha Franklin” She was exposed to gospel music and soul music in large part because of her father Reverend C.L. Franklin who was a minister and gospel musician. Her father was unfortunately killed in 1979 and remained in a coma for 5 years. As tragic as that was she kept pushing forward
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In mythology Greek Thor and Loki in drag * In punishment for his murder of Iphitus‚ Heracles/Hercules was given to Omphale as a slave. Many variants of this story say that she not only compelled him to do women’s work‚ but compelled him to dress as a woman while her slave. * Achilles was dressed in women’s clothing by his mother Thetis at the court of Lycomedes‚ to hide him from Odysseus who wanted him to join the Trojan War. * Athena often goes to the aid of people in the guise of
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In “Mega Marketing of Depression‚” Ethan Watters talks about how culture of depression was evolved in Japan. Steven Johnson in “The Myth of the Ant Queen” talks about the pattern which were used to develop organized complexity. In “The Power of the Context‚” Malcolm Gladwell talks about the circumstances which were responsible in changing individual’s behavior. Although‚ all of these essays are related to each other‚ culture or community doesn’t determine individual behavior rather individuals determine
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Trip to the Queen of Hill Stations 23rd December-30th December 2012 Delhi-Mussoorie-Rishikesh-Haridwar ITINERARY Date | Plan of the Day | 23rd Dec | Arrive at DelhiCheck-in at Hotel Airport Runway | 24th Dec | Day at leisure in Delhi | 25th Dec | Depart for Mussoorie via roadCheck-in at Hotel Vishnu Palace | 26th Dec | Day at leisure in Mussoorie | 27th Dec | Depart for Rishikesh via roadCheck-in at Hotel Green | 28th Dec | Depart for Haridwar via roadCheck-in at Hotel Ganges
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