Elizabeth – The Golden Age – Review The movie “Elizabeth – The Golden Age” (2007) is a remake‚ or better said‚ a sequel to the movie “Elizabeth” (1998). Both of the films feature Cate Blanchett in the role of Elizabeth I‚ Queen of England. The story begins in 1585 and is dominated by the intention of King Phillip the II nd of Catholic Spain‚ a very powerful empire at the time‚ to defeat and dominate England‚ ruled by a protestant Queen‚ Elizabeth. He is helped by Queen Mary of Scotland‚ who
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Ordas1 Tanya Ordas Period 8/9 English II MYP Prompt #3 2/26/13 The Disasters of Illegal Immigrants Why should we provide amnesty to a group of people who didn’t respect our country’s laws enough to follow a legal process to come here‚ it’s like we’re rewarding criminal behavior which sends the wrong message to foreign countries and encourages continued illegal immigration. Letting Illegal immigrants become legal citizens can affect in
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Arthurian Legend are portrayed as manipulative‚ tempting‚ and cheaters. To begin Morgan Le Fey is portrayed as an evil manipulator (p.69). She manipulates Sir Accolon into trying to kill Arthur‚ “These two knights‚ King Arthur and Sir Accolon in strange armour with closed visors and no devices on their shields to show who they were‚ met together in the green meadow‚ neither knowing the other (p.70). This proves that Morgan Le Fay was trying to manipulate Sir Accolon‚ because if
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The Caproni CA.310 WWII Bomber Facts and ideas on the Caproni CA.310 WWII lightweight bombing aircraft. Ninety-two point four percent (92.4%) of the Caproni Ca .310 were sent back to the company that made them because of dysfunctions and flaws in the design. To begin with‚ here are four flaws in the design of the Caproni Ca.310 that caused it to be discontinued as a military aircraft. First‚ the aircraft had very low caliber guns to protect it from the an attack (Libeccio) web: 30 Oct. 2015
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youthful and pure nature and creates a strong contrast with the people around them. In this scene‚ Romeo is dressed as a knight and Juliet as an angel. This visualizes what Shakespeare is implying - that Romeo sees himself as a knight in shining armour‚ and that for now‚ Juliet is his pedestal for perfection‚ it also shows the irony of Shakespeare’s implications by elaborating it into images‚ supplemented by costumes‚ lighting and music. Juliet’s white angel costume illustrates the concept of Juliet
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Because of the recent movie‚ 300‚ most people are aware of the epic battle that occurred at Thermopylai were 300 odd Spartans supposedly held off an army of over one million led by Xerxes I. Now‚ there were many errors in the movie (the number of men on both sides being the chiefest of them). But it still leaves many people asking how a force so drastically outnumbered was able to hold a force nearly twenty times their number. The answer lies in the difference in their equipment‚ tactics and their
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Iliad) * In the Iliad‚ Paris is killed‚ Hector’s baby is killed‚ and Hector’s wife is enslaved‚ however in the film Troy they escape safely. * Ajax doesn’t die by the hand of Hector‚ he kills himself due to the shame of not receiving Achilles armour (this occurs in the poem Metamorphoses by
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Intro – Ancient Rome is often considered one of the most technologically advanced civilizations of its time. At its height‚ the Roman Empire encompassed 2 million 750 thousand square kilometers. This is owed in part to technological marvels created by Roman inventors. Arches + Concrete – The arch was one of the most important inventions to come out of Rome. This one invention allowed architects to build grand structures‚ each bigger and more innovative than the last. It allowed for fortified
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metal. Metal can be melted down and made into something else‚ many metal sculptures and other metal items were melted down so they could be for other things. The Greeks made many things like bowls and vases‚ cauldrons‚ knives and daggers‚ shields‚ armour‚ decorative drinking cups‚ and lanterns. They also made fine jewellery such as necklaces‚ bracelets‚ earrings‚ pins‚ and rings. Most the jewellery decorative was found on flowers and leaves‚ mythical creatures‚ lions‚ and snakes. Art in Greece has
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Supply and Transport‚ keeps reserve of petroleum products for the Nigerian Army and catered for all transport resources. As a young officer in a Supply Company‚ I was tasked to source for petroleum‚ oil and lubricant for the fleet of vehicles in 3 Armour Division‚ for operational and routine duties. I used to represent my Division in meetings with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company to ascertain our stock balance and requisitions. During the course of my duties‚ I realized that logistics drives
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