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    Beauty from a Jungian framework. Is my concern to understand the deep forces of the unconcious and marry them with concious awareness to decode psiquic events which are the key factors behain the events in the web of life. For this case study I will use similar aproaches of interpretation to the ones we attempted in previous lectures‚with this my aim is to develop a systematic structure of interpretation and develop my analytical skills that will be usefull for future analysis of Myths and Fairy

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    The Hare and the Tortoise Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” tells of an egotistical rabbit who boast about being the swiftest runner among all the animals; challenging all the other animals to race against him. To the rabbit’s surprise a seemingly lowly turtle accepts the challenge to race. The rabbit seems to find the turtle’s statement amusing and decides to race the turtle; thinking the turtle was no real competition. By standers gawked trying to dissuade the turtle who is committed

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    ancient Greece‚ there was a lovely island kingdom called Kypaen. On one half of the island there was the civilized life; the palace‚ the estates‚ fields‚ harbors‚ and all the people that lived there. On the other half of the island there was a dense wilderness where dangerous beasts roamed‚ and trees grew so thick that they blocked out the light. In the civilized half of the island there lived the King’s right hand man‚ a wealthy one indeed. When it was time for his wife to give birth‚ she brought forth

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    pissed off‚ whatever it is.” John Carpenter’s “The Thing” is the 1982 remake‚ of the 1951 sci-fi monster movie “The Thing From another world” directed by Christian Nyby. Which itself was based on the short story “Who Goes There” by John W. Campbell Jr. “The Thing” is indeed a product of its time‚ the 80’s. While the 51’ movie was more akin to films like “Frankenstein” the one I’ll be talking about is really in a class all its own. And by that‚ I mean that its good! The mood and atmosphere‚ and of

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    Vampires In Film: The Cinematic Renderings That Reshape Myths & Legends Bryan Mitchell ENG 668 – Film Genre Studies Dr. Stephen Tropiano 2 October 2012 Vampires In Film: The Cinematic Renderings That Reshape Myths & Legends Since the dawn of the vampire film genre‚ writers and filmmakers alike have introduced new and unique imageries and characteristics to ultimately create or redefine the cinematic vampire. Giving proper recognition to Bram Stoker for his 1897 best-selling

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    force instead of the women themselves mainly propelled this revolution‚ Chinese women’s political‚ legislative and economical rights have greatly improved while their cultural awareness and consciousness were left-behind. As women benefited so much from the socialist revolution instead of self-motivated feminist movements‚ they tended to immerse themselves so deeply in its ideology of gender equality‚ along with an ignorance and indifference of feminism. According to Shuqin Cui in her book Women Through

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    A good example of free will is Glooscap‚ from the oral tale of Glooscap and the Water Monster. Free will functions by doing something readily/voluntarily‚ based on one’s morals/personal values without worry of the constraints of necessity or fate. In the story‚ Glooscap is described as a spirit‚ medicine man‚ and sorcerer who never grows old‚ never dies‚ and what he desires‚ will be. With this being said‚ we can infer that Glooscap has free will‚ even more so than most characters and ourselves because

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    Damn you‚ tall people. They block your view at the movie theater. They’re a pain to shop for: Who really wants to drag themselves to the Big & Tall to buy Uncle Lurch a pair of extra-long pants? They’re the ones with better chances of becoming pro basketball players‚ or supermodels. Squirts probably don’t need any more reasons to envy their longer-limbed neighbors. Unfortunately‚ a new study just added to the indignity of short people. According to a paper from the National Bureau of Economic

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    into a new era The Aura condo‚ a soaring 78 storeys of urban magnificence‚ is in its final stages of construction. Located at Yonge and Gerrard‚ the mixed-use building will play host to a populous community‚ economically rejuvenate the Yonge and college strip‚ and contribute to the urban renaissance of Yonge street. Aura is an excellent example of how urban intensification for the city will support economic development and alleviate the pressures of urban sprawl. The building consists of three stories

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    “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” The fable “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” is a famous fable credited to Aesop. It is a story about a wolf who wants to feast on some sheep. In order to get to the sheep‚ he dressed in sheep skin and tricks the lamb to follow him off to the side. The lamb follows and the wolf feasts. This fable shows great examples of the moral‚ appearances are deceptive. The moral‚ appearances are deceptive‚ applies to life in the technology age in many ways. In the technology age

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