Belonging implies change‚ and change rarely comes without consequence. The progression to belong into a now culture or place may be physical‚ emotional or mental. Rita‚ driven by feeling inadequate is the main character in Willy Russell’s play‚ Educating Rita. She achieves a successful move into her new world. However‚ she must overcome change which will come at a personal cost. Throughout the play Willy Russell depicts many themes; these include relationships‚ choice and consequence‚ social class
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Educating Rita Educating Rita tells a story of a 26-year-old married hairdresser‚ Rita‚ who decided to get education by taking a course in English literature from the Open University. Through the development of the relationship between Rita and her alcoholic and cynical tutor‚ Frank‚ this story brings up many concepts in adult development and education. After watching the movie‚ I have a further understanding of the concepts of changes‚ motivation to learn‚ freedom‚ and stability. Rita is a woman
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Joe Salatino Joe Salatino is the president of Great Northern American (GNA)‚ a telemarketing company based out of Dallas‚ Texas which has been around over 30 years. According to Joe‚ the success of his company is due to the amount of money he pays to his employees. He believes that spending money on commissions and bonusess is a means to keep his sales force of 30 people motivated. (Hellriegel & Slocum‚ 2011) This paper will address the following topics: • How Joe could address the
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Jimmy! he said with all his might but there was no resposne. But out of the nearness of time a light came into sight‚ anf joe walked towards it. It was Jimmy it had to be who else could have been out at this time of night. As I got closer the light came closer to me. I was not sure if it was still or weather it was moving closer. Evetually i reached it and it was old frank. I asked Him what he was doing at this time of night‚ out in the wood‚ he said that little frank had not come home and that he
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Finding Joe Tag Line “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” First Quote “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” • Thailand: Golden Buddha Start of Film: Who is Joseph Campbell and why should we care? • One story within all the stories – called The Hero’s Journey. Circle Graphic: o Wasteland o
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Prompt #2: Within Rita Dove’s poem “Daystar‚” there is a mother who feels helpless to the limitations of motherhood. In the poem‚ the mother is the poet‚ who describes her experiences of being a stay at home mother. Rita feels as if she has no privacy and her responsibilities as a mother are never ending “she wanted a little room for thinking: but she saw diapers steaming on the line.” Because of this‚ Rita feels as if she is unable to progress in her life “where she was nothing‚ pure nothing‚ in
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Laquatha Joe English 92 Essay 1 Draft 3 Pressure can affect people in positive and negative ways. Individuals can be pressured to do better‚ to broaden their horizons‚ and to generally make more informed decisions. Positive pressure can be seen as having a support system‚ and though it may be rigorous and even sometimes seen as nagging‚ is very helpful to those who otherwise would need a nudge in the right direction. More often than not‚ pressure causes people to do things they don’t want to do
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January 14‚ 2013 Reading‚ gardening‚ and praying are three of my favorite activities. It’s in these moments I find my happy place. A nice solitary activity I find myself drawn to in my spare time. It seems sometimes we don’t get enough of these moments. Fortunately I have been blessed with the time to engage in these activities often. These rare moments where it seems as though for either a brief moment or entirety you’re solely focused on something of your choice. Reading has been a
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Throughout St. Rita of Cascia’s life‚ she suffered through excruciating pain and conquered many trials. Even during her toughest times‚ she still stuck by God’s side and allowed him to play out his plan. Until the time of her death‚ St. Rita fought to please others till she finally reached her goal. St. Rita has become a prime example of a strong woman just by her life teachings and extraordinary actions. St. Rita of Cascia was born in 1381 in Roccaporena‚ Italy and she was considered to be a miracle
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imitation of inferior people’’. How far do you think that this applies to the character of Rita in the play ‘Educating Rita’? Educating Rita is a play that uses the colloquialism of the main protagonist‚ Rita‚ to create the comedy element for the audience when she is being tutored by Frank‚ an untypical university lecturer who works in the setting of 1980’s northern England. In interpreting the characteristics of Rita‚ it can be identified that comedy is indeed an imitation of inferior people as highlighted
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