In Churchill: The Unexpected Hero, Paul Addison describes Winston Churchill's path to historical greatness. ... The second was a victory over the many sceptics who, for decades, had derided his judgement, denied his claims to greatness and excluded him from 10 Downing Street on the grounds that he was sure to be a danger to King and Country. " (1) Churchill was the son of Lord Randolph Churchill, statesman and politician, and Jenny Churchill, an American heiress. ... Churchill was not particularly popular, due to his egotistical nature and his perhaps overly direct and frank expression. ....

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This Chapter also indicates Emma's ignorance, through the mention of Frank Churchill. ... During the party, Emma's overactive imagination is once again at work, in particular when she expresses to Mr Frank Churchill that she "cannot help suspecting that, after making his [Mr Dixon's] proposals to her friend, he had the misfortune to fall in love with her [Jane Fairfax]" (p196). Her lack of dignity or decorum in expressing her assumptions to Mr Churchill in this way further illustrate her want of maturity. ...

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Mr Elton gets the picture of Harriet framed; Elton keeps Tai's photograph in his locker, Mr Knightley dances with Harriet; Josh rescues' Tai, Emma offends Miss Bates; Cher offends their maid Lucy, Harriet is rescued from gypsies by Churchill; Tai is rescued by Christian in the mall and Emma/Cher go through a journey of self-realization and fall in love with Mr Knightley/Josh. ... Mr Knightley is transformed into Josh who portrays the conservative and environmentally friendly philosophical college student while Frank Churchill is transformed into a homosexual named Christian. ......

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Amy Heckerling's film Clueless is an appropriation of Jane Austen's Emma, closely paralleling the story in terms of plot and characterisation. The similar and different perceptions of the same values in the two texts provide the audience a greater understanding and insight of the values, even though...

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