Drama Coursework - The Slave Trade
Drama Coursework-The Slave Trade For Our first piece of exam work we studied the slaves in the American civil war and the oppression they endured. After brainstorming information we knew about the war we were split into groups and asked to study a photograph of a family of slaves. From their facial expressions and postures we tried to determine what the people were feeling, what they were like and what it suggested about their way of life. The family as a whole looked serious and unhappy. Many of their shoulders were slouched which made them appear exhausted. The father stood in the middle, his arms slightly outstretched by his sides as if to protect and defend his family. His brows were furrowed suggesting he be stressed. The grandfather looked old and wise, his posture slouched. His face looked tired as if he had come to terms with the way their life was. The woman sitting has her face down which immediately indicates little confidence and sadness. The woman standing beside her has a very closed posture with her arms clutched around her middle. This makes her look frightened and uneasy. The boy at the front of the photo looks the most confident member of his family because he is kneeling in a relaxed position and is at the front. The woman holding a baby leans backwards into the photograph. She looks scared for herself and her baby because her eyebrows are pointing
Why the Siege Of Derry took place in 1689.
History Coursework- The Derry Siege By Rachael Ferguson 11G Why the Siege Of Derry took place in 1689 There where many reasons why the siege begun but it all begun back in 1685 when Charles II died and he had no children so his successor was his brother James, but James was a catholic but the country he was to rule over was protestant. The protestants prepared to accept him as king if he promised to govern according to the laws of England and to accept the advise of the parliament. They were also reassured by the fact that James' heir was his daughter from his first marriage, Mary, who was a protestant and was married to Prince William of Orange. His second marriage was childless. James then allowed priests to celebrate mass in the palace; he repealed laws against Catholics, which meant they could now become important people. The last straw for the protestant people was when James II's wife Mary Of Modena, a catholic gave birth to her son who would now become the heir to the throne. The English people started to see a long line of catholic kings and queens, so a group of noblemen who were determined not to let this happen, invited Mary and Prince William of Orange to take the throne of England. They decided for William to land in England in November 1688. James II soon fled to France to his cousin, the catholic king Louis XIV, in December 1688 without striking a blow in
Uncover whether or not there is a noticeable difference between different groups of people in estimating areas of shapes by drawing a four-sided shape and a triangle.
Anti-Semitism had always been present in European life and Hitler was an example of an obsessive anti-Semite. He fed on the Anti-Semitism feelings felt by German people and was able to translate his intense feelings of hatred into a series of policies and laws. These laws progressively eroded the rights of German Jews from 1933-1939. Once firmly in power, Hitler's plans for ending the struggle between the Aryan race and the 'inferior races' was set to work. This meant the persecution of Jews. This persecution took a number of forms. In order to conduct it successfully the Nazis needed to create the right conditions for the German people to accept the policy. At first the Nazis boycotted Jewish businesses for one day in April 1933. This was not as effective as hoped and was deeply unpopular. So Hitler adopted a more gradualist approach and a week later he introduced legislation excluding Jews from certain professions such as the civil service, law and university positions. The Nazi dictatorship grew in confidence and the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 increasing deprived Jews of their German citizenship, giving them the status of 'subjects' in Hitler's Reich. The laws defined Jews as a separate race and created very detailed Nazi definitions of who was Jewish. Many people who never considered themselves Jewish were suddenly became targets of Nazi persecution. Marriage and sexual
There are many opinions on the legacy of Karl Marx, but one thing is for certain - He is one of the most controversial figures in history.
There are many opinions on the legacy of Karl Marx, but one thing is for certain: He is one of the most controversial figures in history. He inspired revolts and uprisings that tore countries down all over Europe and Asia. The fascinating about it is he was not alive to see his work play out. Marx was born in 1818 in Rhineland (Present day Germany). His father was a liberal and a Jew. However, in order to keep his job as a lawyer, he had to convert to Christianity. This is interesting because his father really did not want to convert. He did it because it was in the best interests of his family. One could argue Marx came to believe in the classless society in part because of what his father went through. In a classless society, Marx's father would have not had to convert to Christianity. Karl Marx would go on to attend college at the University of Berlin. There he drank in taverns, got into occasional skirmishes and studied philosophy. His goal was to become a professor, however these plans would change after his mentor and teacher Bruno Bauer was kicked out of the University for declaring the bible and the gospels forgeries, and Jesus a historical myth (Collins and Makowski, 31-33). Marx would bounce around from job to job, mostly editing newspapers. He was fired at all of these jobs for being among other things, too controversial. While he was at these jobs, Marx
How far do you agree that “Palmerston always vigorously defended his countries interests?”
How far do you agree that "Palmerston always vigorously defended his countries interests?" Palmerston was a diligent believer in protecting the rights of British citizens across the world and therefore defending Britain as a nation which was reflected in his foreign policy. In 1848-49 Palmerston was more intent upon preserving the general peace than upon trying to please his party or parliament. In 1849-51, however, he won Radical applause for his denunciations of the cruelty of counterrevolutionaries; for his release of British arms to Sicilian insurgents and his later endorsement of William Ewart Gladstone's exposure of King Ferdinand's treatment of political prisoners; by his evident approval of the hostile reception given to the Austrian general Julius, Freiherr von Haynau, when he visited Britain; by his pressure on the Turks; and by his acceptance, when the defeated Hungarian patriot Lajos Kossuth visited Britain, of addresses describing the rulers of Austria and Russia in slanderous terms. Palmerston appeared to condemn anybody or anything that challended the superiority of Britain or to one extent its allies. This approach gave him great favour with the British public. This propagandist diplomacy infuriated Prince Albert and embarrassed Cabinet colleagues who, like Queen Victoria, were not kept fully informed. But Palmerston defeated Russell's intention of removing
Discuss psychological insight into differences in relationships between Western and non-Western cultures (24m 1000w).
Jennifer Turner 13A Discuss psychological insight into differences in relationships between Western and non-Western cultures (24m 1000w) Most of the research on interpersonal attraction has been carried out in Western societies, especially the United Kingdom and United States. This limitation is very important as it argues that the behaviour and communication need to be understood within the context in which they occur, and this context considerably differs from one culture to another. Therefore we can readily accept that there are large differences in interpersonal relationships between cultures. Its quite easy to assume that what is true in our own culture about interpersonal attraction is likely to be true in other cultures as well. However, the factors influencing whether someone is seen as physically attractive can sometimes be by the current standards of the social group, which are considered sub-cultures. Anderson et al. studied the preference of female body size in 54 cultures. They divided these cultures the extent of the food supply ad the preferences for different body sizes were divided into heavy body, moderate body and slender body. Findings showed that in areas where there was a very unreliable food supply the male population preferred the heavy body size by 71% and in areas where food was very reliable the male population preferred the slender body by 40%.
Describe the teachings of Christianity which might be used in a discussion about abortion.
Qu A ii) Describe the teachings of Christianity which might be used in a discussion about abortion. "When does human life begin?" A question many people have been intrigued by for many years. Ensoulment, when the sperm enters the body and life has been said to occur in the sperm before conception, at conception, at the time of the quickening when the mother first feels the foetus moving inside her, or at birth. Some say it may even happen later. Due to the lack of technology early Christians believed human life starts when the baby starts to move. St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas believed the foetus has no soul until the time of the quickening on the grounds that the embryo does not look human. Because of this belief, they did not consider early term abortion (before quickening) to be murder. However, in the seventeenth century when the first microscopes were used to examine sperm cells they were thought to show a fully formed human being. It was believed that each sperm cell was a tiny human being, which would then grow. This scientific idea was a misinterpretation. However, in 1869 it led the Roman Catholic Church to declare that if any woman had an abortion at any time, this would lead to excommunication. All stages of human life are said to be sacred meaning even contraception is disallowed by the Catholic Church. Christians believe human life is sacred and blessed
A Comparison between 'The Godmother' and My Self-devised Performance
A Comparison between 'The Godmother' and My Self-devised Performance My practical work in June 2007 was for the option of thematic performance in AQA's GCSE drama and theatre studies exam. Our performance was a devised piece work. We decided to base our piece on a little girl and show the stages of her life as she grows up but we each did our monologues on a major event that happened in her life. The theme of the play was to show a woman, in different stages of her life and how the change in her life affects her and her emotions. We initially based our performances on the monologues form Charlie Brown (from 'you're a Good Man Charlie Brown' By Clark Gensner) where he talks to himself about his life at school and usually about how everything goes wrong for him. This deals with issues such as his shyness and inability to succeed and also that he does not believe in himself this is reflected in his self-opinion. It has underlying messages about self-belief and courage, failure and rejection and I played the character of the woman when she was a teenager. Also she had just fallen in love for the first time. This is when the woman is young and is really happy with her life. She reminisced about meeting her first love and what they did at the time. She told the audience about how she feels about him through speech and showed through her actions and emotions. The idea of
Anti-Semitism had always been present in European life and Hitler was an example of an obsessive anti-Semite. Discuss
Anti-Semitism had always been present in European life and Hitler was an example of an obsessive anti-Semite. He fed on the Anti-Semitism feelings felt by German people and was able to translate his intense feelings of hatred into a series of policies and laws. These laws progressively eroded the rights of German Jews from 1933-1939. Once firmly in power, Hitler's plans for ending the struggle between the Aryan race and the 'inferior races' was set to work. This meant the persecution of Jews. This persecution took a number of forms. In order to conduct it successfully the Nazis needed to create the right conditions for the German people to accept the policy. At first the Nazis boycotted Jewish businesses for one day in April 1933. This was not as effective as hoped and was deeply unpopular. So Hitler adopted a more gradualist approach and a week later he introduced legislation excluding Jews from certain professions such as the civil service, law and university positions. The Nazi dictatorship grew in confidence and the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 increasing deprived Jews of their German citizenship, giving them the status of 'subjects' in Hitler's Reich. The laws defined Jews as a separate race and created very detailed Nazi definitions of who was Jewish. Many people who never considered themselves Jewish were suddenly became targets of Nazi persecution. Marriage and sexual
mis en scene
How do elements of mis en scene relate to the larger narrative functions of the scene and the film Rebel Without a Cause? 5132836 Mise-en-Scene literally means to "put in scene". Mis en scene refers to the arrangements and placement of all visual characters in a scene, for either film or stage productions within the film or stage area. There are four formal elements that make up the Mis en scene which include - 1: Setting - 2: Costume and Make up - 3: Lighting - 4: Staging which includes movement and Acting. (Bordwell & Thompson 176 - 177) All four of these elements can be applied to any film they can give the view insight into the larger narrative and offer clues to where the story is headed. The film chosen for analysis is the Nicholas Ray classic "Rebel without a cause." A film about teen angst and belonging. Ray uses many elements of mis en scene throughout Rebel to tell the story of Jim, Judy and Plato. The first planetarium sequence in the film is a great example of Ray using all four elements of mis en scene to relay the story to the audience. The setting chosen by Ray for this scene is of great significance. The Griffith observatory, this in its vastness shows the characters are insignificant in the whole scheme of things. This enormity is also replicated later in the film by the darkness of the bluff where the chicky race takes places. The dialogue
