understand why ‘Educating Essex’ represents teenagers in this such way to society today‚ it only makes an impression of them‚ that “all Britain’s teenagers are goby‚ impolite‚ spoilt and lacking enough self-discipline to interact with anyone.” This supports stereotypes of modern reckless teens‚ when in reality “the majority of Britain’s teenagers are interesting‚ polite and simply brilliant young people quietly going about the business of creating a bright future for themselves.” On ‘Educating Essex’ I
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Within Educating Rita it could be argued that Russell is trying to depict an aspect of conflict within class and culture in the UK- the play itself being in the context of the country during the 1980’s where the rise of Thatcherism grasped many industrialised areas of Britain‚ thus Russell attempts to depict the importance of education with in this era to those who wanted to escape from the lower end of the social scale. This directly affects one of the two characters in the play‚ Rita. Who- due
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Educating Rita is a comical play written by Willy Russell in 1982. The play is set in the 1970s where social issues revolving around traditional family values and the roles of men and women are starting to change. The play is based around Rita White who is dissatisfied with her life and wants to transform herself. Throughout the play Rita start to change and realise that education cannot solve everything. Rita is a twenty six year old‚ uneducated Liverpool hairdresser. She has decided to enrol on
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escape hearing the name "Rita Dove." In October of 1993‚ Ms. Dove’s poem Lady Freedom Among Us was published in a limited edition by Janus Press and became the 4 millionth piece collected by the University of Virginia Libraries. In 1994‚ she read the same poem at the Capitol building to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol and the restoration of the Freedom Statue‚ which adorns the roof of the Capitol Building. This alone should be enough to prove that Rita Dove is probably one of the
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How is the Character of Prospero Conveyed in the Opening Scenes? Prospero is the protagonist of Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’. At first‚ he is a sympathetic character because his usurping brother wronged him making him appear helpless‚ be that as it may‚ his possession and use of magical knowledge renders him extremely powerful. However‚ the fact that he uses this power over the other characters makes him not entirely sympathetic. Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan‚ who‚ along with Miranda
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Part I: Scansion and Analysis This essay presents analysis on the poem titled Describe Yourself in Three Words or Less‚ written by Rita Dove. The poem is a perfect example of a thematic mode in poetry. When you first read the poem‚ you hardly know what the writer is trying to say or what she’s even talking about. After reading the poem numerous times you start to grasp an understanding of the theme‚ that’s where the thematic mode comes in. Symbolism is also presented in this poem. “then I sing to
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Gangs of New York is just perfect entertainment. It is an enthralling‚ bloody‚ melodramatic epic that more than justifies its two and one half hour running time. In Gangs director Martin Scorsese spins another tale of the New York underworld but with a twist. Instead of the mid-twentieth century organized crime milieu of Goodfellas‚ Scorsese ventures back to the 19th century to show us the origin of the modern street gang. It’s the early 1860s and the notorious Five Points slum is ruled by the
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government security officer—the boy Tendai‚ his younger sister Rita‚ and their little brother Kuda. They were kidnapped on a trip through the city‚ and have just escaped from a toxic waste dump‚ where they were enslaved by a monstrous woman called the She Elephant. NARRATOR 2: Now‚ while they wait for their chance to go home‚ they enjoy the beauty and idyllic life of Resthaven—or at least‚ Tendai does. Rita has a different view of it. * * * RITA: (upset) It’s all right for you. You’re a boy. You get
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Educating Rita: Important Quotations Below is a selection of some of the best quotations from ‘Educating Rita’. Learn approximately 10 which cover various ideas- i.e. Rita’s struggle‚ Denny‚ Frank’s problems etc. “I’m comin in‚ aren’t I? It’s that stupid bleedin handle on the door. You wanna get it fixed!” – Symbolises Rita’s struggle to enter academic world. "Everything I know--and you must listen to this--is that I know absolutely nothing." "Do you think it’s erotic...Look at those
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Educating Rita is the tale of one working class women ’s struggle to find an escape to a boring‚ repetitive life and to find new things to conquer. To acheive this she begins university on a literature course despite the discouragement from family and baby-obsessed husband Denny. The play features only two characters‚ Rita and Frank. Frank- a middle class‚ well-educated‚ eloquent professor and Rita‚ an abrupt‚ crude excuse for a lady with no regard for or more precise‚ no knowing of social nouce
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