Margaret Thatcher was born in Grantham‚ United Kingdom on October 13‚ 1925. She was Britain’s Conservative Party leader and in 1979 she became Prime Minister. Margaret was the first woman to hold that position. When she became prime minister‚ she was very focused on reforming Britain’s economy. Thatcher played a major role in ending the Cold War. Thatcher’s relationship with Ronald Reagan was very important because they both played a role in ending the Cold War. She gave him European support for
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In Seamus Heaneys poetic piece‚ Blackberry Picking‚ the presence and mastery of malicious diction‚ vivid imagery‚ and metaphor is apparent as is a deeper meaning behind the authors poem. Heaneys writings not only convey a literal description of his actions‚ but also an emotional and metaphorical journey through his experience. The sensual word choice ever-present in Heaneys poem illuminated his love for blackberries whilst portraying a deeper meaning. The diction is generally creative and descriptive
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1. Why did Huck give his money to Judge Thatcher? Huckleberry Finn gave Judge Thatcher his money‚ because he knew Pap was coming to town. He didn’t want to give it to his dad‚ because he would always buy drinks and get drunk and he didn’t want to waste his money. 2. Describe Pap Finn. What kind of a person is he? Pap was about 50 years old‚ had a bad attitude toward being stupid‚ he always wore rags‚ he had long‚ greasy black hair‚ he wore rags for clothes‚ he is white‚ and he was always drunk
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was a political warrior‚ and other people’s advice was insignificant to her. In Thatcher’s belief‚ she was always right. Moreover‚ when she took office‚ Britain was in desperate need for change. Economical issues was tearing the country down‚ and Thatcher intended to do something about it. Her political views can be summarized in one word‚ Thatcherism. Privatization‚ low tax‚ a small state and independence were the main principals in this theory‚ a theory in which redefined British
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see myself‚ to set the darkness echoing.” How far does this statement apply to and sum up Seamus Heaney’s intentions in writing poetry? In part Seamus Heaney uses his poetry to explore himself but he also explores beyond himself. In his earlier work he mainly explores his childhood. However this develops in his later work‚ where he looks at his nationality and explores the concept of Irish identity. Heaney also explores darkness on varying levels from the literal to the metaphysical in terms of
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This essay “Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History” by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich‚ a professor of history at Harvard University and Pulitzer prize winner‚ She shows how her one small phrase changed women’s outlook on their social standings‚ Her now famous quote “well behaved women seldom make history” is from the intro of one of her journal articles called “Vertuous Women Found: New England Ministerial Literature‚ 1668-1735” and has now become a cultural phrase we see frequently‚ The Author Ulrich knows
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How does Heaney evocatively and memorably convey childhood experience in “Death of a Naturalist” This poem is composed of two stanzas. The first‚ longer one describes pleasant memories while the second recounts a particular unpleasant experience that changes the protagonist’s outlook on nature. Heaney uses childish language to tell us this is a young boy. “The daddy frog… the mammy frog” are juvenile words. “On shelves at school” tells us he is at an age when that is encouraged. “Best of all
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Chelsey (2009) How did in-yer-face theatre reflect the social and political climate of post Thatcher Britain? BA dissertation‚ University of Portsmouth. Has been retrieved from the University of Portsmouth’s Research Repository: http://eprints.port.ac.uk To contact the Research Repository Manager email: ir@port.ac.ukHow did In‐Yer‐Face theatre reflect the social and political climate of Post Thatcher Britain? Chelsey Burdon 362007 University of Portsmouth School of Creative Arts‚ Film and
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Compare The Ways By Which Heaney Conveys His Thoughts And Feelings Death of a Naturalist & Mid-Term Break Heaney has many different ways of conveying his thoughts and feelings in these two poems. I feel the first and most obvious is in the titles. Death of a Naturalist is straightaway obviously more dreadful than his other title‚ any reader upon seeing the word death is shocked. However the title‚ Mid-Term Break is much more subtle‚ even though it is the more awful of the two poems‚ it doesn’t
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What were the key changes in welfare provision under Margaret Thatcher (1979 – 1990) and what political ideas influenced these changes? Give examples from specific social policy areas. Margaret Thatcher was one of the most significant women in political history. She was born in 1925 and throughout her school and college career she was always interested in politics and would often take the role of a leader‚ for example being elected as President of Oxford University Conservative Association
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