Ages was violent and blood thirsty. In barbarous times the cruel and pitiless feeling which induced legislators to increase the horrors of tortures‚ also contributed to the aggravation of the fate of prisoners. Torture chambers were included in many castles. Law or custom did not prescribe any fixed rules for the treatment of hapless prisoners who faced torture. Different types of torture were used depending on the victim’s crime and social status. Torture was seen as a totally legitimate means
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A catapult is a device in which accumulated tension is suddenly released to launch an object in a specified direction and distance. Catapults have been used for a long time. They were used as a deadly war weapon. Catapults were first used by the Greeks‚ Romans‚ and the Chinese. They were one of the most effective weapons in war. The first attempts at catapults were to increase the range and power of the crossbow. A Greek historian named Diodorus Siculus was the first to document the use of a
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A words connotation affects greatly the way a reader feels. Orenstein claims that “we first learned from fairy tales: castles and fortunes‚ true love and romantic destiny‚ and above all that most perfect storybook union‚ the “fairy tale wedding”” (284). By using words such as “we‚” Orenstein is able to personally appeal to readers. Readers are able to see the issue as not
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speak for everyone but I know most of us‚ when we hear or think about the word "chivalry‚" automatically we picture images of such figures as the legendary King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table‚ Prince Charming‚ Gawain and The Green Knight‚ castles‚ and images of heavily armor knights saving princess or the cliché-ic “damsels in distress”. Though myths and fairytales illustrate this picture of chivalry‚ this in fact is a result of what the world has come to mean. Originally‚ the word “chivalry”
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stereotypes when trying to find some expression of our Australian identity. The feature film‚ The Castle‚ deals with issues about Australian identity in the 1990’s. The film uses techniques like camera shots‚ language and the use of narration to develop conflict between a decent‚ old fashioned suburban family‚ the Kerrigans and an unscrupulous corporation called Airlink. Feature films like The Castle are cultural products because they use attitudes‚ values and stereotypes about what it means to be
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beliefs. There have been numbers of areas of challenges and two of them are food and multi-culturalism. These challenges are explicitly presented in the film directed by Rob Stitch‚ The Castle‚ and a number of related materials. One aspect of the global village which is effectively represented by Sitch in The Castle is the attitude towards the food from diverse cultures which exists in Australia. Kerrigan family is very contented with their rather bland and preservative diet which they share in their
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musical that much different from a regular show? Cinderella by Midkent College and John Lennon and Me by Inspiration Stage are two very different shows‚ one is a community theater play the other is a college production. One is a musical the other is a regular play Despite the obvious differences the two plays share some similarities. These two plays while being of different types‚ uses similar elements in their production. Despite the obvious‚ both Cinderella and John Lennon and Me are excellent shows
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stereotypes when trying to find some expression of our Australian identity. The feature film The Castle deals with issues about Australian identity in the 1990’s. The film uses techniques like camera shots‚ language and the use of narration to develop conflict between a decent‚ old fashioned suburban family‚ the Kerrigan’s and an unscrupulous corporation called Airline. There are far to many stereotypes in The Castle to mention although her are a few examples‚ the accents‚ the barbecues‚ the holiday home
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and Disney versions the story of Cinderella is a tale of mistreatment‚ spite‚ and a rescued escape. In both versions Cinderella is made to become a servant in her own home. The Grimm story continues with far-reaching detail of the harsh abuse and cruelty Cinderella endures. Disney reduced these harsh acts by describing Cinderella as a harmonic young woman who had friends in the animals occupying the house. In Disney’s version‚ no matter how hard she worked‚ Cinderella was always presentable. She sang
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1. The elements of Cinderella are all different in every way. All have either the presence‚ or absence of a fairy godmother‚ different levels of violence‚ and the ending. But the most common elements consist of‚ sibling rivalry between the sisters‚ her innocence. The rule that Cinderella must return from the ball by midnight‚ and the characterization of the prince. 2. Folktales back in the eighteenth and nineteenth were told by the elders mostly for teachings for the little ones in the group. Fairytales
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