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    Billy Elliot

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    Explain how Billy Elliot and ONE other related text of your own choosing portray the consequences of moving into the world. The prescribed text is: – Stephen Daldry‚ Billy Elliot ‘Into the World’ describes a concept of a growth and change experienced by an individual – whether the change is physical‚ emotional or intellectual- from one stage to another. In this transition there are often barriers and obstacles which the individual faces and needs to overcome. The notion of ‘into the world’ is

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    idea that was memorable in the text. Explain why the idea was memorable in the text(s) as a whole‚ supporting your points with examples of visual and/or oral language features. ‘Billy Elliot’ is a film directed by Stephen Daldry that tells of a twelve year old boy called Billy. Raised in a working class family‚ Billy had always possessed a love for dancing. However‚ set during 1984 in the small mining town of Everington‚ his dream of becoming a ballet dancer proves to be difficult. His father‚

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    Billy Elliot (part 2: film analysis) 1) The opening scene in Billy Elliot shows us what type of kid Billy is and the same with his family. The scene shows us a glance of how Billy’s life is. He is not one of the wealthy kids‚ and the house is not of good standard. We clearly see that this family is a poor family‚ and lives in a neighbourhood that reflects that‚ a typical working-class community. It is Billy who watches out for his grandmother when his father and brother are protesting‚ which

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    Schools should start later in the morning. In more than 40 states‚ at least 75 percent of public schools start earlier than 8:30 a.m.‚ according to the CDC’s report. To help solve the problem of sleep deprivation and students success in school‚ schools should change their start time from there earlier time to 8:40 am. Early school start time can cause sleep deprivation‚ which can affect students learning and health. Teens are supposed to be getting 8 to 9 hours of sleep at night‚ but most teens

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    Billy Graham

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    Historical Character Profile - Final Report Billy Graham was born on a farm outside Charlotte‚ North Carolina; William Franklin Graham Jr. became the most famous and successful evangelist of the twentieth century. Graham preached the Christian gospel in person to more than eighty million people and reached countless millions more by radio‚ television‚ films‚ books‚ and newspaper columns. A 1943 graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois‚ Graham gained experience and exposure in Youth for

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    Joel Gentz Research Paper

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    To his younger sister‚ Rachel Gentz‚ Joel Gentz was a nerd in high school. He was a member of the marching band‚ and more specifically the drum line. He was obsessed with all things related to flight and dreamed of being an astronaut. Joel was also an outdoors-man; enjoying hiking and backpacking with his family and as a Boy Scout. Joel graduated high school in 2002 and with events of 9/11 fresh in his mind‚ decided he wanted to enlist. His parents convinced him to go to college first and potentially

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    Summer Cut Short In the United States‚ 60% of high school teachers feel that school should go year round with intermediate breaks. When school starts again in mid August‚ students have just gotten back from summer vacation‚ and have forgotten the material learned the year before. This a problem for teachers when they begin to teach new things that students need last year’s information for. Some teachers have suggested that summer break should be shortened and other breaks should be longer so that

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    time. It improves focus and also increases energy levels for sports later in the day. Later start times for schools are needed because lack of sleep in teens can prevent them from focusing and working their hardest in school as

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    Conflict and Relationship in Billy Elliot A significant conflict and relationship in the film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry is between Billy and his father Jacky. Billy is an 11-year-old boy who lives in Ireland with his father‚ brother and Grandmother in a little apartment. Billy and his father’s relationship is stable until the shock of his son doing ballet instead of boxing. They both have different views for the future and this causes conflict on their relationship.

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    Billy Bishop

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    BILLY BISHOP Iysha Nobes Billy Bishop was a war hero and legend who was victorious‚ courageous‚ and an amazing leader in World War One. Billy Bishop should be remembered by his courageous acts by being the representative on our Canadian $100 note. Billy Bishop was a Canadian ace in world war won. He was credited 72 victories‚ including a raid on a German aerodrome on June 2‚ 1917. He was given the Victoria cross for this achievement. When the First World War broke out in 1914‚

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