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    The Affection of Vanity; behind the scenes of “The Little Mermaid” and “The Wild Swans” I believe that the stories ”The Little Mermaid” and ”The Wild Swans” are fundamentally about vanity and the craving for self-satisfaction by main characters in each story. Hans Christian Andersen was born on the 2nd of April‚ 1805‚ in the city of Odense outside of Copenhagen in Denmark. He was a Danish author who wrote lyrical poems‚ fairy tales and novels. He was known as H.C. Andersen throughout the

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    Michael Prather 12/4/08 Essay #2 The Objectification of Women in “On the Road” A Feminist Criticism In On the Road there is an ever-present objectification of women. As a result‚ the woman loses her human qualities and can be compared to an inanimate object. There are several ways in which this objectification takes form in the novel. It is achieved through the act of gazing at women. The woman can also be used as a means to achieve something else‚ in this case sensual pleasure. Since the culture

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    From a new historicist perspective‚ every text exhibits the cultures and values of its historical context. It reflects the attitudes and beliefs of their time‚ providing a critical insight of society’s structure. The success of an appropriation is seen through its capability to transcend the original values of a text‚ recreating them for a modern day audience. The original texts of Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ and Bernard Shaw’s ‘Pygmalion’ expose the societal beliefs of the ‘ideal

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    Animations The Little Mermaid and Tangled Erlina EKAWATI ABSTRACT After the success of the feminist movement in the early 1960s‚ gender stereotypes are considered as not a big issue anymore. Many people tried to break gender stereotypes especially in mass media. However‚ it is undeniable that gender stereotypes are still imprinted because people have been fed by gender stereotypes from the show that they watch since they are young. It is shown in two animation movies titled The Little Mermaid and Tangled

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    Ursula Vs Tiamat

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    Introductory Paragraph: There are many similarities between Ursula the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid and Tiamat from Enuma Elish. Both Ursula and Tiamat are related to the sea. Both Ursula and Tiamat have supernatural abilities. Both Ursula and Tiamat are the antagonists of their myths‚ and are killed by the hero through their bellies being pierced. Supporting Paragraph 1: Both Ursula and Tiamat are related to the sea. Ursula lives in the ocean and is a sea witch. Tiamat is a binatural goddess

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    moved frequently for her father’s work. Engel began her education at Sarnia Collegiate Institute & Technical School in Sarnia‚ Ontario‚ and later continued on to complete a Bachelor of Arts at McMaster University in Hamilton‚ Ontario. She graduated from McMaster in 1955 and without hesitation‚ enrolled in a Master’s program for Canadian Literature at McGill University in Montreal‚ Quebec. Marian was a powerful activist for women’s rights over the years‚ writing books‚ short stories‚ and sharing her

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    Feminist and Womanist Criticism of African Literature: A Bibliography By Sharon Verba July 20‚ 1997 Those women who struggle without giving up hope‚ herald the impending change...: change in attitude for both men and women as they evaluate and re-evaluate their social roles.... -Rosemary Moyana‚ "Men & Women" Rereading‚ willful misreading‚ and de- and re-coding are tools used in African literature and womanist or feminist discourse to challenge "canonized ’literature ’"

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    Women in Love: How do the sisters differ? In Women in Love‚ two of the most crucial characters are the sisters Ursula and Gudrun. Both of these characters undergo psychological development throughout the story‚ which lets the reader analyze and distinguish their personalities. D.H Lawrence strategically portrays these characters differences through the expression of their opinions and their relationships‚ meanwhile he lets them grow into two total opposite persons. At the start of the novel

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    Designing Non-Human Characters Watch these videos of productions of The Lion King‚ Shrek the Musical‚ and The Little Mermaid and construct an opinion about what is successful and what is unsuccessful about each one. After reading through the chapters of the textbook I discovered that creating a character begins with the actors. The actors are the ones who have to be energetic and have the passion to protray the characters to the audience. I do agree with the statement that non-human characters

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    To what extent is feminist criticism helpful in opening up potential meaning in the “Little Red Cap?” Firstly‚ the title of the poem instantly creates a sense of intrigue as it is very similar to the title of Little Red Riding Hood the children’s story. This poem has been laid out very well because it gives the reader’s an opportunity to connect all similarities and differences to the children’s story. It also allows the reader to notice the huge contrast between both of the poems. For example

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