‘And the Oscar goes to…’ Write an Article about a Film you think deserves an Award And the Oscar goes to…the tremendously‚ wonderful flying nanny; Mary Poppins. The ‘practically perfect’ nanny magically turns every chore into a game and every day into a whimsical adventure. Along the way‚ you’ll be enchanted by unforgettable characters such as the multi-talented chimney sweep‚ Bert. You won’t need ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ to love every moment of this timeless Disney classic‚ undeniably deserving an
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January 16‚ 2014 LIT1000 Professor Nickie Mary Poppins Mary Poppins has been one of my favorite childhood memories when I was growing up. I grew up watching the movie almost every day‚ and when I turned thirteen my parents decided to take me to the play. I’ve seen the play three times now and it is still one of my favorites. This play has a lot of meaning to me because it reminds me of my childhood; it also reminds me of my dad because Mary Poppins is his favorite Disney movie. When I got the
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fiftieth anniversary of many historical events‚ including the Rolling Stones first headlining tour‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration of the “War on Poverty‚” plans for the World Trade Center were announced‚ and Mary Poppins debuted on the big screen. However‚ the story of Mary Poppins‚ the nanny who flew in with the wind and who advised the Banks’ children that a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down‚ began long before Julie Andrews appeared on the silver screen in 1964. It began deep in
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Mary Poppins on Broadway Mary Poppins is about a nanny who comes to the Banks family to take care of two young children‚ Jane and Michael. Mr. Banks does not like her in the beginning‚ however as she teaches the children manners and to have respect for others in fun ways‚ he starts enjoying having her around. The children and the family are soon happy with everything Mary Poppins has done for them. The playwright of this Broadway show comes from a movie that was presented in 1964. I believe
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Independent Theatre Talks Journal I saw the musical Mary Poppins on November 28‚ 2012 at 7 p.m. This musical‚ based off the Disney movie Mary Poppins‚ is directed by Richard Eyre and co-directed by Matthew Bourne; who also acted as co-choreographer with Stephen Mear. Mary Poppins is the story of the Banks family who live in a big house in London on Cherry Lane. The children‚ Jane and Michael‚ are in need of a new nanny and when young woman named Mary Poppins appears at their doorstep‚ the family finds that
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Yes ‚ I do think that Mrs Travers wanted her story to have a happy ending. From the beginning of the movie ‚ Mrs Travers was the famous and financially strapped author of Marry Poppins. She was urged by her agent ‚ Mr Diarmuid Russell to meet up with Mr Walt Disney who had been longing for the film rights of Marry Poppins as his daughters’ begged him to perform their favourite books into the big screen. He never realised that it could take him 20 years to make his promise. At the beginning ‚ Mrs
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Name: __________________________ Identifying Narrative Perspective Directions: Read the following passages and determine the narrative perspective‚ then explain how you were able to identify the point of view- if the passage is third person‚ explain which character’s thoughts are revealed. Narrative Perspective (point of view): first-person‚ second-person‚ third-person objective‚ third-person limited‚ third-person omniscient. 1. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
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Compare the ways in which Blake and Larkin present the theme of corruption in their poems. William Blake and Phillip Larkin are very different poets; they have different techniques to convey their ideas but both skilfully are able to establish a connection with the audience through these different means. The two poets‚ despite being separated in time successfully convey even to a modern day reader the theme of corruption in their poems‚ concentrating on Blake’s “London” and “The Chimney Sweep” and
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Lena Mary Calhoun Horne June 30‚ 1917 – May 9‚ 2010 * 1933 - Lena Horne quit school at sixteen and was hired as a dancer by Harlem’s famous Cotton Club. * 1938 – Horne made her Hollywood debut in The Duke Is Tops. * 1943 – Horne shoots Cabin in the Sky‚ an all black musical‚ and her signature film Stormy Weather. * 1943 – Horne became a champion in the civil rights movement when she refused to play for segregated
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Eve‚ Mary-mother of Jesus‚ and Mary Magdalene are all prominent characters in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles and to some extent are mentioned in the Quran. Regardless of whether or not a person believes these women really existed as portrayed within these religious texts‚ they had and still have a major impact on societal views towards women today. For women to be truly liberated and treated as equals to men requires the circumvention of conventional patriarchal‚ anti-feminist interpretations and
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