A MODERN FAIRYTALE :D Once upon a time… I hate to begin with this‚ starting it off as if it’s a happy story‚ a story that will have the ending of the famous last words; happily ever after. I will start this story again‚ this time with a different set out. One day‚ there was a young naïve girl named Mia who believed in ‘happily ever after’ and thought she had found her prince charming. Everything was perfect‚ beautiful romantic dates under the starry night and long walks by the seaside until one
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MODERN FAIRYTALE Fairy tales can be traced back from thousands and thousands of years without really any specific time of origin. The history of fairy tales or fairy stories have fantasy creatures such as faeries‚ fey‚ goblins‚ elves‚ trolls‚ witches‚ giants‚ mermaids‚ gnomes and or talking animals. Enchantments‚ far-fetched events and explicitly moral tales‚ including beast fables‚ are also usually part of the plot. The term "once upon a time" is used rather than an actual reference to date and
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Miss Pross showed her love towards Lucie in many different ways‚ and her love leads to her sacrifice and reward in the final chapter. The ever faithful Miss Pross barrels into the room after hearing that her “ladybird” (71) has fainted and throws Mr. Lorry against a wall to get to her Lucie. In the first encounter with Miss Pross‚ Dickens shows that she would do anything to protect Lucie by showing her “laying a brawny hand upon his chest‚ and sending him flying back against the nearest wall” (Dickens
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Fairytales. When we hear or see that calming word‚ we automatically think of beautiful expensive ball gowns‚ charming handsome Princes‚ pumpkins turning into carriages‚ and the infamous ending of true loves first kiss. When growing up‚ many of us had these wonderful tales read to us before bed or at school with all of our friends. Fairytales‚ having been around for centuries‚ sends all kinds of important moral messages from being a child to facing the ‘beautiful’ world of adulthood. Growing up and
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A Case against fairytales -Sami 7A We all grew up hoping to be the princesses who met the dreamy prince and lived ‘happily ever after’ like in a fairy tale. People debate over whether or not Disney fairytales are beneficial for children. Like Arielle Schussler the author of the piece “A case against fairytales”‚I am against fairy tales. In this essay I will argue on why kids should not be taught Disney or original fairy tales. Firstly‚ I believe that fairytales are atrocious for little kids
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Once he has met Estella‚ the young maiden who drives his childhood fixation‚ his way of life progressively becomes more apparent making his antipathy towards himself and others more apparent than ever. Meeting the young maiden quickly makes him regret being a “simple” blacksmith and regretting that Mr.Joe raised him so. On page (67) when they’re playing cards Pip calls them Jacks instead of knaves much to Estella’s entertainment and distaste‚ ostracizing his lack of knowledge. This leads Pip to
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Dickens uses this description of the Havisham Manor to give Pip’s impression of surrealness surrounding Miss Havisham and her house. Pip has just been apprenticed to Joe and goes to visit Miss Havisham‚ and‚ as he walks home‚ he reflects on the decrepitness and the age of the house and its contents. As the sentence progresses‚ Dickens chooses to order his descriptions in increasing intensity of spookiness and specificity‚ seemingly ‘zooming’ in to smaller and smaller objects and ending with the
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High expectations; harmful or helpful? Many parents want their child to be top of their class‚ make straight A’s‚ and be something to brag about at the parent teacher conferences. Having high expectations for your children helps their mind set‚ education‚ and end results. Some people think it overworks the kid or lowers their self-esteem‚ although it has been proven that children who were expected to reach their parents expectations‚ do. First of all‚ having high expectations for your kid at early
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Identity in Great Expectations and The Picture of Dorian Gray An old saying goes‚ “you are who your friends are‚” and while many people refuse to believe the statement‚ its message has reigned true for many centuries and will continue to reign true until the end of time. The individuals with whom a person chooses to surround him or herself with greatly impacts the person he or she will inevitably become. In addition to shaping personality and morality‚ friends and peers assist in discerning how
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between the three is theirs to make‚ the stress of college is always put on their shoulders. An individual from Youniversitytv.org said something that struck a light bulb and it states “these days‚ there is a great emphasis placed on students going to college‚ almost to the point of expectation”. At a very young age we learn that college was the way to go but the process to get into college is so intense it made some people wanted to rethink their choice. At that moment I knew that college was going
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