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    Fabiha Habib Year 12 Extension History Proposal Preliminary Research When we were first given our extension history project tasks‚ I had absolutely no idea what areas I was going to research. I was going to research the Aztecs and the downfall of their empire. I was also considering researching the Amazons‚ but I was overcome by a whole new idea. The idea of pirates. I am a pirate fanatic‚ and I have seen many shows‚ series and movies that have portrayed pirates in different ways. During my

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    English Summary Notes ­ The selection of celtic voices and instruments interspersed with the folk  ballads‚ and fusion of video­clip style song interludes‚ together with female  harmonies (lilting of the Hannan sisters)‚ camera speed‚ angles and tilt  effects‚ and recurring symbolism shaped our understanding of Perkins’  creative voice as her ateur is itself a distinctive voice.  ­ Interior elements of her filmic narrative that create conflict and ongoing  tension and these give rise to complex cultural

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    “Everyone deserves not just to survive‚ but to live‚” stated 12 Years a Slave Director Steve McQueen during his Oscar acceptance speech for Best Picture. 12 years a Slave recounts the narrative memoir of Solomon Northup “as a free black man from the North who was kidnapped and sold into Slavery in the pre-Civil War South.” The Institution of Slavery revolutionized the political‚ economic‚ and social power of the United States. While America benefited from slave labor‚ those who aided in the development

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    NAME:___________________ Year 12 English Language Revision Pack 1. Complete many practice exams and correct them yourself (exams and suggested answers are on MOODLE). Do them under time constraints 2 hours with 15 mins reading and figure out a way to do them that suits you. Do them at 3pm. You will also be completing one in class during week 1‚ term 4. 2. Create flip cards with all the terms listed (unless you are 100% sure you know them) – give the word on one side‚ then definition

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    12 Years Of Slavery Essay

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    12 years a slave and Lincoln both show two different perspectives on slavery. 12 years of slave focuses on the view from slaves and how it affects their lives. Slaves have a more personal connection to slavery‚ which we can see when Solomon is separated from his family. After 12 years of being a slave he comes back home seeing how much his family has changed. In Solomon’s case slavery tore him from his family and wasn’t able to see his children grow up or be there for his family. Slavery separated

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    12 Years A Slave Essay

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    Name: Course: College: Tutor: Date: 12 Years a Slave Established in 1841‚ 12 Years a Slave is a 2013 British-American chronicled show movie and a version of the 1853 slave account chronicle Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup. It recounts the outlandish story of the subjugation of Solomon Northup‚ a free black man living and operating in New York (Jimmy). Northup‚ an expert fiddle entertainer‚ is deceived into joining the revel by a couple of slave captors‚ cloaked as promoters. On

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    English 12-1 Mrs.O’Ryan Sept.17‚ 2014 Battle Zone We read the story of Beowulf and then watched the movie The 13th Warrior. Both of these epic stories were from around the same time period. I noticed that there were many similarities and differences between the two stories. Strength in battle had played a huge role in Beowulf and The 13th Warrior. After watching The 13th Warrior‚ I realized that there were many similarities to the story of Beowulf. The people in the movie like to relax‚ drink‚ dance

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    based on the memoir‚ see 12 Years a Slave (film). Sketch from Twelve Years a Slave (1855) Twelve Years a Slave (1853; sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup‚ a citizen of New-York‚ kidnapped in Washington city in 1841‚ and rescued in 1853‚ from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana)‚ by Solomon Northup as told to David Wilson‚ is a memoir of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped‚ sold into slavery and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before the

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    12 Years a Slave – Scene Investigation In the film “12 years a slave “Steve McQueen the director is credited with several very effective scenes that draw the viewer in and magnify even subtle emotions. To successfully execute this McQueen made use of several camera and film techniques. The scene that shows Steve McQueen’s craft with a camera best is the scene where Solomon is begging Armsby to deliver a letter in secret and the shots that follow shortly after. A crucial technique in this scene

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    12 Years A Slave Essay

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    Solomon Northup’s "12 years a Slave" is based on the author’s life story as a free man in the pre-civil North and was abducted and sold into slavery in the south. Northup was the son of a liberated slave‚ therefore making him a free man from birth. He lived and worked in Upstate New York‚ where he worked as a laborer and a greatly talented violin player. He was deceived into travelling with two con men to Washington D.C who wanted to sell him as a slave to the south. He was led to believe that he

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