IOC Annotations Kray Sisters Basic context: The only poem in the collection that is not a dramatic monologue‚ it is also one of the 3 poems based on real characters from the 20th century. The real Kray twins were brother Ronney and Reggie‚ famous around the East of London around the 50s and 60s. They ran protection rackets and had money in various clubs. Eventually they were imprisoned for the murder of jack the hat in 69 after evading police for years‚ they were recommended to serve at least 30
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The KThe Kray Sisters 1. Background Collection – ‘The World’s Wife’ (1999) * Motif - The poems in this collection of Duffy look at the heroes and villains of history and myth‚ which focus on men‚ from the female perspective‚ usually in the voice of a real or imagined wife. * Focus/Theme - Carol Ann Duffy’s poems focus on the female perspective. In ‘The World’s Wife’ Duffy has achieved this by giving female characters a voice to speak out against male dominance; it also portrays a different
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THE KRAY BROTHERS Twin brothers Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) and Reginald "Reggie" Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) were English gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 60s. Ronald‚ commonly called Ron or Ronnie‚ most likely suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.[4] With their gang‚ "The Firm"‚ the Krays were involved in armed robberies‚ arson‚ protection rackets‚ assaults‚ and the murders of Jack
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This not 100 % perfect it’s just a draft / practise for exam Consider the ways Duffy explores the beauty of relationships in “hour” Hour written by Carol Anne Duffy explores the never ending emotional highs and lows of a shown in a relationship and but also shown is how just spending time with a love one is precious even if it’s just for a little while. A way in which Duffy shows the beauty if relationships in hour is through love and time by creating a strong theme connection between
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Valentine ‘Valentine’ is a controversial love poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout the poem the poetess compares love to an onion and she does that by using a variety of techniques such as imagery‚ symbolism‚ word choice and structure. All these techniques justify why Valentine is an unusual love-poem as they help the poet express her different point of view. Overall‚ the poem is unusual as its title mistakenly leads the reader into thinking that the poem will be typical. I felt deeply moved
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Nostalgia: Background: Swiss Mercenaries came down from the mountains to fight on behalf of European rulers in Distant Lands. Many of these mercenaries suffered from nostalgia. * Nostalgia was believed to be a medical disease. * Symptoms included anorexia‚ bouts of weeping and even suicide attempts. * For years‚ people believed only the Swiss were prone to it. * In 1688‚ Hofer suggested it was “a cerebral disease of essentially demonic cause” * In 1732‚ Scheuchzer said it was
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The Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report 2011 Using the 2011 Duff & Phelps Report: Learn from the Master Roger Grabowski‚ ASA Duff & Phelps Questions@BVResources.com © 2011 Business Valuation Resources‚ LLC Disclaimer Any opinions presented in this seminar are those of Roger J. Grabowski and do not represent the official position of Duff & Phelps‚ LLC. This material is offered for educational purposes with the understanding that neither the author or Duff & Phelps‚ LLC are not engaged
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Hilary Duff was born in Houston‚ Texas where she grew up. As she got older she began taking acting and singing classes. Later in her life‚ her parents moved to San Antonio where she continued to work on her acting. She pushed herself to become better and at the age of 17‚ she was given the star character of the Lizzie McGuire TV series. She continued to appear and many musicals‚ TV shows‚ movies‚ and even made her own album. Still to this day‚ Hilary Duff is a huge household name and a big role model
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Assessment – Name: Ashneel Mopnaar The DUFF Describe how a character changed in the film. Change. It is a natural and unpreventable yet terrifying part of life. For teenagers‚ such as Bianca Piper in the 2015 film The DUFF directed by Ari Sandel‚ change is overwhelming‚ confronting and often surprisingly rewarding. Sandel effectively presents Bianca’s changes through the use of parallel structure‚ appearance‚ facial expression‚ body language‚ music‚ and costume. Parallel structure is used to
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author is showing the readers that sister Cora does not particularly like Avla Jane’s mother. In my book the husbands of the community are supposed to take on multiple wives to have many children. Sister Cora is the first wife and Alva Jane’s mother is the fourth wife. MAny times throughout the story the author has shown the jealousy that takes place in the house between sister Cora and sister Sherrie. I also believe the author has used that quote to show that sister Cora doesn’t like Alva Jane either
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