early in the book of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. One may not truly understand the importance of this one line until the book is complete. How can one person change and mold a group of girls alone? Is it brain washing? Or is it something much more dangerous? Miss Jean Brodie was an educator‚ someone that was in a profession to be trusted and help children gain knowledge and grow into individuals who could make a difference in the world. However‚ Miss Jean Brodie was a different type of teacher
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Do you think that Sandy’s ‘betrayal’ of Miss Jean Brodie is justified? Discuss with reference to the text. I do think that Sandy’s betrayal of Miss Jean Brodie is justified because Miss Brodie used fascist views to educate the girls in the school which should be stopped. However it could be said that it is not justified for Sandy to betray Miss Brodie because it is mostly due to jealousy and revenge. Miss Brodie teaches how she likes in the school. She does not like how you are supposed to
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The History Boys and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Character Connections Name of Characters Similarities Quotes to Illustrate Similarities Hector and Miss Brodie Both are teachers who display somewhat extravert and unusual teaching methods‚ which may be deemed as inappropriate by some. HISTORY BOYS JEAN BRODIE “I would call these lessons A Waste of Time”- doesn’t follow/agree with the school curriculum. “The hitting never hurt. It was a joke. None of us cared. We lapped it
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From early on in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie‚ the level of influence that Miss Brodie has over the lives of the ‘[girls] who formed the Brodie set’ is revealed through the use of the collective noun ‘set’ as this implies that rather than being individuals‚ they become‚ as Sandy later comments‚ ‘a body with Miss Brodie as the head’. Throughout the course of the novel Miss Brodie repeatedly displays admiration for Adolf Hitler‚ who she likens to a ‘prophet figure’‚ while her treatment of the girls
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their dreams‚ and sometimes it seems like the only option is to give up and move on‚ however‚ if you really want something and don’t get it at the first attempt‚ are you a loser for failing or a success for trying?. Michael Arndt’s script‚ “Little Miss Sunshine”‚ tells the story of Olive Hoover‚ and how her dream of participating in a children’s beauty pageant brings her‚ and her dysfunctional but caring family into an eventful road trip from their home in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico to California. In
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Themes in Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield Abstract: Fiction interpretation contributes to a more sufficient understanding and profound appreciation of literary works for readers. Miss Brill‚ a short story written by Katherine Mansfield‚ describes an afternoon in the life of a middle-aged spinster who visits the public park on a weekly basis‚ leading to her reassessment of her view of the world and the secular reality. Though short in form‚ it is really worth detailed interpretation and appreciation
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Does the Canadian Prime Minister have too much power and what can be done about it? For: Dr. D. Brown Political Science 221 11/18/2013 By: Luke Baxter | ID: 201005340 Second to the Governor General of Canada‚ the position of the Canadian Prime Minister is the single highest power a public servant can obtain. The residual power that the Governor General holds under the monarchy of Britain gives the Governor General the ultimate and final say
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Describe an important idea in the film and explain how this was how shown through the film. An important idea in the film “Little Miss Sunshine” directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris is the idea that being a winner is more about perseverance and having fun than coming first place and always succeeding. A key character in the film is Richard Hoover‚ who portrays the development of this idea through his dialogue‚ costume and camera angles. Initially as defined by Richard‚ the world is
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Descriptive Writing- Brodie Dashwood Rocking from side to side‚ I ran away from every problem I had in my life that was suffocating me. Now part of this included when I had to risk my life in need for that freedom I had been craving. My journey began 20 years ago‚ 5 whole years before I was locked down in the world’s highest security prison. I was ordered to the place that I considered hell on earth contained by a wall the height of a sky scraper drenched in high voltage barbed wire. Still to this
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the topic of the Prime Minister and whether or not they hold too much power within their role. With past allegations of corruption‚ many are blinded by the true powers and limitations of what properly defines the role of our Prime Minister. Thesis: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Prime Minister of Canada and evaluate his or her powers to identify whether or not these powers are limited in any way to fulfill the proper role of Prime Minister. The paper
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