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    Fractured Fairy Tale

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    Fractured Fairy Tale With his eyes closed and his arm gripping Dumbledore as tightly as he could‚ Harry stepped into that felling of compression. Then‚ instantly‚ they were there‚ at the top of the astronomy tower. Harry helped Dumbledore over to the small steps. Dumbledore laid there‚ too weak to stand. “You’re hurt‚” Harry said‚ “I will go get Madam Pomfrey. She will be able to help.” “No. Severus‚” Dumbledore said clearly‚ “Bring me Severus…” Harry went to fulfill Dumbledore’s orders

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    Fairy Tale Essay

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    tomorrow or a year from now‚ you are going to be happy with what you become. Always keep dreaming of and trying to be the best version of yourself that you possibly can‚ and one day you will be in the exact spot you wanted to be in all along. This tale taught me a very valuable lesson that I have carried with me throughout my life‚ and it will continue to help me through the rest of it. With that‚ I will say that it will be one of the first stories I read to my children when that part of my life

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    Fairy tale retold

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    The Story of the Three Bears Hi‚ my name is Wittle Bear. I’m 3 human years old‚ and I have a story to tell about a little girl that one day decided to invade my home and eat all of my yummy food! This may be a very scary story to those of you who love porridge as much as I do. So please be prepared to be scared of blondes‚ I know I am! It was a sunny day in the forest when my family and I decided to take a walk. We made porridge before we left‚ but it was too hot to eat right away. Therefore

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    An Annotated Bibliography on Jack the Giant Killer Lang‚ Andrew. "The History of Jack the Giant-Killer." Blue Fairy Book‚ 1/1/1889‚ pp. 233-237. EBSCOhost‚ Folk and Fairy Tales. The folklore story is about Jack‚ a young man of small stature who manages to destroy giants in his quest. The tale takes place during the reign of the famous King Arthur. Jack uses his trickery and intelligence to outsmart the giants. In the end‚ Jack is able to break the curse set by the giant Galligantus and the vile

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    Margaret Atwood’s‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ constructs a near-future dystopia where human values do not progress and evolve‚ but instead become completely diminished and dominated under the Republic of Gilead. This powerful and secure new government gains complete political control and begins to abuse their power by forcing fertile women to reproduce. The Gileadean society is enforced by many Biblical laws‚ morals‚ and themes‚ yet the Gileadian religious ideologies are based on only a few specifically

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    Yolen’s heroes and heroines are inspired by fairy tales; however‚ they still reflect the reality which surrounds them. In Yolen’s Briar Rose‚ heroes and heroines are inspired by fairy tales still reflecting the reality which surrounds them. This is seen‚ for example‚ in her characters who are inspired by fairy tales. In reality‚ these characters represent the real life experiences of those who lived through the Holocaust and the heroes of World War two. The heroes and heroines in Yolen’s Briar

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    take in‚ due to their under development. However‚ the human brain is a magnificent machine that it develops ways for a child to understand an undiscernible world. Fairy tales‚ often belief as just tools to make children sleep a night‚ has a more‚ meaningful and profound in a child’s life. Children connects the world around them to fairy tales. It aids them to better understand

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    Briar Rose

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    stories of the Holocaust and Brair Rose are intertwined and told simultaneously. The novel incorporates Gemma’s version of the fairytale which is a metaphor for her own life and experiences during the holocaust. Her personal story corresponds with the fairy tale‚ and she passes this information on to her granddaughter through her dying words “I was the princess in the castle. The Prince kissed me.” This refers to Gemma’s experience in the gas chamber when Aron resuscitates her and gives her a second chance

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    Animal Farm, A Fairy Tale

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    Brian Johnson 12/16/12 G Hour Animal Farm‚ A Fairy Tale Do you think that George Orwell compared the animals to the people in Russian History correctly? Orwell did a good job at comparing the animals to the people in the novel “Animal Farm‚ A Fair Tale. He uses facts about the person to define the animal characters. Boxer represented the working class because he is a cart-horse. Boxer has incredible strength; he is also dedicated to work. One of Boxer’s mottoes are “I will work harder”. Boxer

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    Oscar Wilde Fairy Tales

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    THE TRAGIC MODE IN OSCAR WILDE’S FAIRY TALES DÉBORAH SCHEIDT‚ Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa ABSTRACT: In this paper we examine the articulation of the tragic mode in Oscar Wilde‟s collection of fairy tales The Happy Prince and Other Stories‚ especially in “The Young King”‚ “The Selfish Giant” and “The Birthday of the Infanta.” By “tragic mode” we mean‚ in this context‚ the vestiges left by Greek tragedy and its development‚ the Elizabethan tragedy‚ in a piece of nineteenth century fiction

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