"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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Twelve o’clock. Along the reaches of the street Held in a lunar synthesis‚ Whispering lunar incantations Dissolve the floors of memory And all its clear relations‚ Its divisions and precisions. Every street lamp that I pass Beats like a fatalistic drum‚ And through the spaces of the dark Midnight shakes the memory As a madman shakes a dead geranium. Half-past one‚ The street-lamp sputtered‚ The street-lamp muttered‚ The street-lamp said
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Catholic priest‚ is furious because Elizabeth 1 is being praised more on her birthday which so happens to fall on the Eve of a scared Catholic Holiday. Williams Took ear describes how often he sees his magesty‚ Queen Elizabeth‚ on her knees in prayer. He talks about how often he sees his queen giving back to society. In his eye she’s perfectly fit to be a religious
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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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Queen Elizabeth I‚ in her speech “The Speech Before the Spanish Invasion” gives the will of the English troops to fight against the invading Spaniards. Queen Elizabeth I goal is to gain trust and build morale between her and her people. Queen Elizabeth I adopts an urgent tone in order to convey the importance of this battle as she leads as the first successful female English ruler. The speech Queen Elizabeth I delivered before the Spanish Invasion in 1588 is effective in using pathos to compel her
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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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Compare the statue of Haremhab with the statue of Queen Hatshepsut These two statues are famous to the Egyptian art era. They represent the woman’s position and the man’s position at that day and age. Traditionally‚ the rulers of Egypt were male. So‚ when Hatshepsut‚ Dynasty 18‚ ca. 1473-1458 B.C.‚ assumed the titles and functions of king she was portrayed in royal male costumes. Such representations were more for a political statement‚ rather than a reflection of the way she actually looked
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet are dramatic. They’re filled with love‚ loss‚ and ultimately an overdramatized death in a plot that all links back to one idea of revenge. There is one major character‚ however‚ who does not seem to fit this Shakespearean archetype- Queen Gertrude. Her role in the play is often minimized‚ reduced only to be seen in terms of her incestuous affair and the effect it had on the major male characters of the book. Of the two female characters‚ Ophelia and Gertrude‚ Gertrude is viewed as especially
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140 EXT. FIRST LADY ACRES. LATER. 140 DOLLY along a row of reporters broadcasting live. REPORTER ONE It was supposed to be a quiet day of shopping for the queen of heartbreak... REPORTER TWO After tying a panty hose around her neck... REPORTER THREE Tammy’s description of her assailants has been vague‚ leaving some to wonder whether George Jones played some role in her abduction. 141 INT. FIRST LADY ACRES. TAMMY’S BEDROOM. SAME MOMENT. 141 Tammy recuperates in bed. Gwen (now 18) enters. Tammy rolls
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