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    The prized fairy from Peter Pan ‚ J.M. Barrie develops the image of the archetypal hero named Tinker Bell. Often portrayed on screen as an innocent effervescent fairy‚ one wouldn’t consider Tinker Bell the “hero” type. From her tiny figure to her tinkering noise‚ there doesn’t seem to much depth of who Tinker Bell really is. Tinker Bells appearance is the first thing to throw her off the track of being an archetypal hero‚ but she falls into standards. An archetypal hero is one who is generally a

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    Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream a play centering around lovers‚ performers‚ and mischievous fairies in a forest outside of Athens. There are 3 subplots within the play that take place throughout the night: a love rectangle‚ preparation for a play for the Duke’s wedding‚ and a feud between the king and queen of the fairies. These subplots however‚ all become intertwined with one another as the play goes on. Two of the subplots have very distinguishable characters‚ but one of them‚ specifically

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    when they lose all that they have worked for. While people that do not seem to care with what happens‚ get what they do not deserve. “Who knows why heaven dislikes what is dislikes? Even the sage considers it a difficult question.” Lau-Tzu (Archetypes of Wisdom‚ p. 45). As Lau-Tzu clearly states not even the high sage knows why heaven dislikes what it dislikes. This is a question that no one can answer‚ except for God. We have thought that if we do good it will please Him

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    Frankenstein (Ch. 13-16) - Golden Mean Archetype Throughout the last few chapters we have been reading‚ the perspective of our monster has shifted tremendously. At first‚ we viewed the creature as frightening and menacing. As the story continues‚ we base our view on the monster due to Victor’s aggressive behavior towards the creature‚ making us pity the poor monster as he has done nothing wrong; he is just lost in a new world‚ possibly experiencing culture shock. Now the creature is venturing

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    Characters 1. a) Lispeth is a young girl who was left at a mission as a baby in time of famine. She grows up‚ finds an Englishman suffering from fever on the road‚ and takes him to the mission‚ announcing that she will take care of him and then marry him. He flirts with her and then he leaves her alone. At the end she finds that he hasn’t intention of marrying her. b) The Chaplain’s wife is the person who takes care as a mother of Lispeth when her parents die. She lies Lispeth when she said

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    Business controlled assessment To investigate the marketing strategies adopted by a number of locally owned businesses and those of a large limited company. Im going to be investigating the various different marketing strategies used by two local businesses and a large limited company. To do this I will be using secondary research which is information that has already been found‚ and I will be using primary research‚ which is information that I have found myself. Background research Berkshire

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    The central theme of the story ‘The Bead Fairy’ by Cherie Dimaline is bias. The main character is a vehicle through which we experience the resilience of the people around her‚ specifically a character named Rachel Grenier. Our main character‚ Rose‚ at the beginning collects beads from the ground and gifts them to a classmate she thinks is beautiful‚ only for him to throw them away without knowing she was the one who had put them there. After this‚ she loses all of her attraction to him. This is

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    The Roles of Mythological/Archetypal Characters In the famous epic poem entitled Beowulf‚ there are numerous roles that define the importance of archetypal characters. Heros‚ according to the Anglo-Saxons‚ were known to be powerful and courageous and were viewed as individuals who went above the normal standards in order to assist others. Another important archetypal character is known as the outcast‚ which is an individual who stays confined to themselves. Many characters fit the role as an outcast

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    5 Abner Snopes work for‚ it is depicted that the family “eat the cold food remaining from the mid- afternoon meal” (Faulkner‚ 1939‚ p.6). Once again Abner Snopes lacks the ability to provide steaming hot food for his family so as to keep them warm and satisfied. These two examples reflect Abner Snopes’ failure to provide a comfortable life for his family. An other basic need that Abner Snopes fails to fulfil is to provide a permanent home for his family. Colonel Sartoris Snopes is overwhelmed by

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    Archetypes in The Count of Monte Cristo Mysterious‚ morose‚ cunning‚ rebellious‚ and even ingenious are only a few words used to describe Edmond Dantes as a Byronic Hero. A Byronic Hero is defined as a glorified but flawed character with immense superiority in his passions and powers. These heroes can be depicted in a variety of ways and contexts. Similar to a Byronic Hero‚ Edmond Dantes has suffered great wrongs and was betrayals. However‚ he emerges as a cruel and powerful man who believes he

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