Grace And Pride (The Anthology 2004-1984) - Capercaillie

Advantages: Cheap, Great Entertainment
Disadvantages: Not HD, No Rocky 6 Included

...Overview This box set is called Rocky Anthology which is one of my favourite film franchises. It is also one of the biggest films of Sylvester Stallon's career. This box set includes Rocky 1-5 however does not contain Rocky 6 which is the final film in the franchise, so if you want the whole collection I suggest you do not get this box set and go for "Rocky - The Complete Saga" box set which contains all Six films. Sylvester Stalone is both writer and star of all 6 Rocky films. Cast Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa) Rocky started off as a loan shark at the same time he was a small time boxer. As a loan shark he was asked to do things he did not enjoy but carried on because he needed the money. He is also a southpaw which means he is a left hander boxer. He is also known as the Italian Stallion which is used as his... Read review

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Advantages: Stunning scenery
Disadvantages: Nothing

...Suki and Linus are lion cubs. They are adventurous and eager to learn what life will have in store for them. Their mother is a patient and loving lioness, part of the pride, peacefully residing in the beautiful landscape of East Africa. That is, until they are attacked by two Wanderers, male lions who are not part of their pride. The fight results in the death of one of the other lionesses and ignites Suki?s awareness of the rest of the world around her. In fact it ignites her discovery flame so brightly, she wants to see for herself what lies beyond the dangerous crocodile infested river the Wanderers had crossed over from. Setting out on a journey of self-discovery and natural curiosity, Suki has to take the rough with the smooth in a typical teenage rebellion of defiance and self-importance. This is the journey of her life... Read review

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Advantages: Very detailed guidance
Disadvantages: Less able pupils may struggle with some aspects

...the examination, there is a choice of two questions, one featuring poems from Cluster 1 and the other poems from Cluster 2. A pupil who has only studied one of the clusters will therefore not have a choice of questions. Cluster 1 contains poems by poets such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Chinua Achebe and Grace Nichols, whilst Cluster 2 has works by John Agard, Moniza Alvi and Tom Leonard amongst others. Some of these are written in non-standard English, and most are by poets of non-British origin. Section 1 briefly explains how the English Anthology fits into the course, and then goes on to discuss what the examiners are looking for over the following two pages. It then looks at the poems one by one, giving a little information about the author followed in some cases by a glossary, and then the main 'Read and revise' set of questions. The questions are... Read review

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