one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy‚ would have supposed her born to be an heroine.” Catherine is seen as almost every young girl. Austen takes her normalcy and turns it around to make her a heroine. Catherine is a lot of things your typical heroine isn’t. She has her own heroic style and that’s what makes her different. Gothic heroines are generally portrayed as attractive and sensitive young women‚ but in this novel‚ Austen describes Catherine as the opposite of that
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The movie that I watched was Elizabeth: The Golden Age directed by Shekhar Kapur. In 1585‚ Catholic Spain ‚ruled by King Philip II of Spain‚ is the most powerful country in the world. Philip intrigues war viewing Protestant England as a threat to his plan to bring Europe to Roman Catholicism‚ and in vengeance for English piracy of Spanish ships. Queen Elizabeth seeks counsel from her astrologer‚ Dr. John Dee‚ who predicts that the two empires will go to war‚ although he cannot foretell which will
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In 1558‚ the Roman Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke) dies of a cancerous tumour in her uterus‚ leaving her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) as queen. Elizabeth had previously been jailed for a supposed conspiracy to murder Mary but has now been freed for her coronation. The film shows Elizabeth being courted by suitors‚ including Henry‚ Duc d’Anjou (Vincent Cassel)‚ the future King Henry III of France‚ whom she rejects‚ and urged by William Cecil‚ 1st Baron Burghley (Richard Attenborough)
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Elizabeth Tudor‚ who later became Elizabeth I or England‚ was born on September 7‚ 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the second daughter of King Henry VII‚ a ruler engrossed with the requirement of a male heir. Her mother was Anne Boleyn‚ the second of Henry’s six wives. When Elizabeth was merely two years old‚ her father‚ in desperation of a male heir and upset had Anne executed. Queen Elizabeth I became the ruler of England at the age of twenty-five. Her coronation took place on January 15
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Ethiopia. I will not achieve this in my lifetime but you might in yours.”- Dr Catherine Hamlin- Dr Catherine Hamlin‚ born on the 24 January 1924‚ is a heroic doctor who has dedicated her life to overcoming fistula in Ethiopia and restoring terrified women to their peaceful lives. As an Australian obstetrician and gynaecologist she has helped over more than 34‚000 women in Ethiopia. She has already had a large impact on society and continues to create a shift in people’s thinking. Dr Catherine Hamlin’s
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So you’ll be with that jenny downstairs while Nosi and I are upstairs? Elizabeth lives with me. She’s not going anywhere. - That’s not going to change. - How nice? A threesome. You’ll be here because you’re the mother of my child‚ and you need my help. Nothing more. Give me a weekend with him. He’ll return every single item he’s stolen. - I hope you won’t beat him up. - No‚ Principal. I didn’t steal anything‚ I... I’m trying to get a meeting with Thenjiwe Ntombela. Lelo’s parole officer
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Assess the extent to which Catherine Booth has contributed to the development and expression of Christianity. Catherine Booth has strongly contributed to the expression and development of Christianity. Through developing the organisation The Salvation Army‚ Booth addressed discriminatory issues present in the Christian church such as the inequality of women and exclusion of the lower class. Booth has influenced‚ and still continues to influence Christian society by displaying female equality in
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Elizabeth Catlett‚ born in 1919‚ American sculptor and printmaker‚ whose figures of African Americans in wood‚ marble‚ and bronze convey dignity and pride. Throughout her career‚ Catlett has focused on themes relating to the black woman’s experience‚ and mother and child form the subject of many of her works. Her lithographs and other prints also celebrate the contributions of black women‚ such as Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman‚ to African American history. Catlett’s style has remained
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“Muriel’s Wedding vs. Great Gatsby Essay” ‘Muriel’s Wedding’ is an Australian film set in 1994‚ written by P.J Hogan. Muriel Heslop‚ the central figure in the movie‚ is a 23 year-old‚ unemployed young woman who still remains living in her parent’s home. The movie explores how she transforms out of being a socially awkward ‘ugly duckling’ with no ambitions‚ into a girl with a strong motive to achieve her one life goal‚ to be a bride. Along the way‚ Muriel rekindles some old school friendships
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& Prejudice Elizbeth Bennet The character of Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is one of the most important female characters in the Victorian age. In this essay I am going to discuss and analyze Elizabeth’s personality in order to show how wonderfully Jane Austen created that special character in a way that the nature of changing human attitudes and emotions are all brilliantly illustrated. Initially‚ Elizabeth Bennet is a twenty years old young lady‚ the second
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