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    Billy Elliot

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    BILLY ELLIOT Film Metalanguage Juxtapositioning – the organisation of scenes so that their differences made comment – eg. gloomy interior of the Elliot kitchen and the light and grace of the Ballet School auditorium Motif – the reception of an image (or piece of music) throughout a text contribute meaning to the work eg doors in Billy Elliot Segue – the imperceptible movement from once scene to another Mise-en-scene – French term – putting into the scene – the composition of a scene or shot

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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 Elliot by Stephen Daldry. In the film by “Billy Elliot” directed by “Stephen Daldry” the setting of North East England in 1984 is very important. In 1984 the miners were on strike‚ poverty was common amongst the working class miners and Billy wanted to do ballet instead of boxing. The verbal and visual features used in the film helped me understand the importance of the setting. In this paragraph I am going to describe an important setting of North East England County Durham from the

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    Billy Collins

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    Billy Collins once said‚ “Poetry can do a lot of things to people. I mean it can improve your imagination. It can take you to new places. It can give you this incredible form of verbal pleasure.” Collins truly sends his readers to new places with his poems. Billy Collins writes with childhood‚ and memories as his main themes. By writing about childhood‚ and memories from the past Collins brings his reader into the poem. Everyone reading his poems has had a childhood‚ and has memories of that childhood

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    Billy Budd

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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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    Alexandria Cooker English 102 M “Billy Budd” Annotated Bibliography 4 March 2013 AMERICAN LITERATURE‚ June 1997;  Copyright 1997 by H. Bruce Franklin In this article posted on a Rutgers University page‚ it is discussed that the story of “Billy Budd” written by Herman Melville‚ subject is “capitol punishment and its history.” Throughout the nineteenth century capitol punishment was even an even more cruel and unusual punishment. Many argue that the capitol punishment was for people in power

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    Billy Elliot is a movie about a young boy who has I tough with his family‚ he wants to do ballet instead o doing boxing. Billy’s dad is really sexist when it comes to boys doing ballet and he says to Billy “boys do boxing or football or wrestling not firkin ballet!” Jackie (Billy’s father) gave Billy fifty pence each day for him to go to his boxing classes‚ but Billy would be using the fifty pence to do ballet classes behind Jackie’s back. Because Billy hates boxing‚ and to be honest he’s really

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    Jace April 30‚ 2013 Rough Draft Intro Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot especially when they called him an ass. It was very funny like awesomeness. So that is my paper on why its funny the goat turned green.j ol Once upon a time not too long ago there was a horse named billy joe. He was pretty cool if you like the story fog horn light mike. I liked this book a lot especially

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    Which character changes the most? Discuss Billy Elliot‚ directed by Stephen Daldry is a film set in County Durham‚ England during the Miner’s Strike in 1984. The theme change is portrayed in a range of different ways and the characters who are able to exhibit this are Jacky‚ Tony and Billy. They face many glitches which illustrate their individual journey in the film that are impacted by the strikes. Jacky Elliot is a miner on strike who is irritated because he is unable to bring money to

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    which is marked by many challenges such as an individuals’ attitudes and beliefs. It is the process of individuals adapting from one world of experience into another. ‘Billy Elliot’‚ a film directed by Stephen Daldry is a text which sends a message to the responder about venturing and transforming into new experiences. The film ‘Billy Elliot’ can challenge individuals’ attitudes and beliefs through the ideas of family values‚ gender stereotypes and determination as he leaves his monotonous life and

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