70 Cambridge Checkpoints HSC Advanced English Sample response: Film Prescribed text: Strictly Ballroom‚ Baz Luhrmann‚ 1997 Related text: A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams‚ 1947 (drama) Introduction names the texts and links them directly to the question Develops a thesis which applies to both texts The topic sentence on not belonging connects the next two paragraphs which are about the same idea but discuss the different texts separately Using supporting evidence
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played by the Negro entertainers and the call of street vendors always remind us of the place where this tragedy is set – a multi-ethnical neighborhood of New Orleans‚ where people are not wealthy but life is easy and full of colors. At the arrival of Blanche in scene one‚ this popular joyfulness creates a wide contrast with her social background – she is aristocratic‚ well-mannered and fragile‚ and therefore from the very beginning of the play Williams shows the audience that she will not be able to fit
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“She pulled the wool over your eyes as much as Mitch’s!(...)The trouble with Dame Blanche was that she couldn ’t put on her act anymore in Laurel!” (Williams‚ 99100). Drobot explains the characters conflict through ideas from Amihud Gilead. “Not only under psychoanalysis‚ but also in observation‚ whether extrospection or introspection
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Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams centers on the character Blanche Dubois‚ whose life tailspins into guilt and depression after the passing of her late husband. Similar themes can be seen in the second novel‚ Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. The main character Melinda Sorino goes through similar emotional problems after what happens with an older boy. In the play A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ Blanche moves to New Orleans after all the tragic events regarding Bell Reeve
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ways and era’s. McEwan presents these two major themes mainly through his three main characters Joe Rose‚ Jed Parry and Clarissa Mellon during the 21st Century whereas Williams presents them through two of his main protagonists Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois. Williams presents female’s in his play as the ‘weaker’ of the two sexes‚ through the presentation of Blanche’s romanticised and fanatical personality on stage combined with Stanley’s almost primal characteristics and physical attributes. He
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practice‚ they developed a routine. Contact. Reassurance. Crossover. Some Dead took longer than others‚ but eventually‚ all moved across. Several times‚ they glimpsed the OtherPlace where the Dead went‚ but were unable to process what it was they saw. Blanche failed to identify it after conducting a wide search. *** I arrived at EternalSleep early. I always made it a point to be waiting when clients arrive. Mrs. Huston was my favorite kind of client. Wealthy and unable to accept the death of her husband
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when in fact the others act out of self interest for there own personal gain. Marriage is a binding contract and although Dibs is the inheritor of Allendale (the family farm)‚ though sadly she does not share the farming country spirit her husband Farley portrays. William furiously announced to Dibs "You’ve been whingeing about this house all our lives." Dibs has always wanted "her own brand new home‚ which she’s dreamt of all her life" but William claims "the key issue for mum (Dibs) is that she
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Finding Themselves In life there are hardships we experience that may lead us realize and shaped our identity. Hardships are a part of life that everyone must deal with. These hardships can either enable you to succeed or cause you to fail. The outcome of these obstacles all depend on how this situations are handled. As demonstrated by the short excerpt "Over the Rocks and Stones" by Chantal Kreviazuk. The Author describes how she value the hardships and fears she experienced and realizes that these
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Stella is Blanches younger sister and is married to Stanley. She is confident‚ she pretty much worships Stanley and loves him alot. Also‚ Stella is argumentive‚ and a little controlling. Not to mention she is also pregnant in the movie‚ and the baby does come. Blanch on the other hand‚ is very different from Stella. Blanch is a nervous wreck who flirts‚ portrays herself as wealthy‚ and is also dangerous. She has also slept with a seventeen year old boy and she thinks she is better than everybody
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Because Iraq is effectively contained‚ it is no longer an imminent threat to the United States or any other countries anymore. Saddam Hussein has never threatened to attack the United States or to use weapons of mass destruction offensively (Farley 29). Sure‚ Iraq’s surrounding countries such as Kuwait and Iran hate Saddam Hussein‚ but they are not afraid of him. They know that Iraq is the weakest country in the region. Iraq has been weak and under control since the Gulf War and has not troubled
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