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    Fairy Tales

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    Alexis Zora Professor Motaleb English 115 July 31‚ 2014 Fairy Tales: Old VS Modern While Disney developed a formulaic approach to fairy tales (basic elements in its formula: good prevailing over evil‚ emotional‚ catchy songs‚ cute sidekicks for comic relief‚ young romance‚ funny jokes) it also created a formulaic approach to how young girls set goals or standards (Chan 231). The plot usually containing a story of good prevailing over evil usually occurs with an older woman who is jealous of

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    In fairy tales‚ the parents attempt to survive in a harsh reality that requires chance and sacrifice. In both “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Grethel”‚ the characters are faced with financial difficulties and tough decisions. How are they going to survive? How will they feed their children? How are they going to get by? The fairy tales “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Grethel” are great examples of the parents living a harsh life in the stories. In the story “Rapunzel” the wife is in a critical condition:

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    Pardoner's Tale

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    Dec 1st‚ 2011 Death. It has many shapes and sizes in books and stories. In Chaucer’s book “The Pardoners Tale‚” it takes the shape of an old man. He is very old and weary and seems like a completely innocent character. But‚ in this tale‚ he is the cause of three deaths. He is the very embodiment of death itself. The first clue to the old man’s identity occurs when he provided the rioters with the directions to find Death. “”Well sirs‚” he said‚ “if it be your design To find out death

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    The Handmaids Tale

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    aandmaids TaelBrandon DenHartog Olson / Hour 2 AP Literature and Compisition January 10‚ 2012 Luke and Nick Ideal Men? It is no secret that Margaret Atwood has a feminist point of view in her novel The Handmaid’s Tale. She makes it very clear that she is trying to bring attention to the discrimination against women in the culture of Gilead in this novel. With the exception of two male characters‚ Margaret Atwood portrays all of the men in the novel as selfish and heartless towards women.

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    A Tale of Amenhotep

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    A TALE OF AMENHOTEP1 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Here begins a tale of Amenhotep‚ Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt. In the twelfth flood of his reign he called his Chief Scribe saying‚ “I am most concerned with the new lands Commander Zaty has conquered for us. I have decided to divide the lands between two trusted nobles‚ Sihathor and Pemsah.” “Wise‚ oh divine Amenhotep‚” replied the Chief Scribe. “Sihathor is Commander Zaty’s son.” “Yes‚” replied Amenhotep with a twinkle in his eye

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    Tale Of Hera

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    The tale of Hera is a well known story within Greek mythology. It tells the story of Hera and the various roles that she played. Oddly‚ Hera was both the sister and wife of Zeus. She was highly valued as the Queen of Heaven and she depicted the foundations of marriage and family. She played a vital role in the birthing experience; women requested her to be present to assist them through the life changing experience. Hera favoured the city of Argos and has been said‚ that she prefers Poseidon to rule

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    faith through religion. This is one attribute that Voltaire could not take away from any human. Not only does he believe faith is a vital part of any society‚ Voltaire criticizes how other people practice their faith and religion. One can see his criticism when the Mademoiselle de St. Yves goes to Versailles and tries to consult with the authorities in chapter 13 of L’Ingénu‚ ‘The Lovely St. Yves goes to Versailles’ (Voltaire‚ pgs. 154-159). Every time the Mademoiselle de St. Yves wants to conference

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    Canterbury Tales

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    The Canterbury Tales Essay Planner Thesis: Chaucer uses ironic descriptions of the characters in the "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" to voice his opinion on social problems that are on the rise in the mid 1300’s. Implications include greed‚ the loss of chivalry and the lack of loyalty to the church. These implications are easily illustrated by Chaucer using what you would expect from these certain characters and twisting those expectations to form a completely opposite person. Greed:

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    Tales of Angola

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    David H.‚ and Canter Brown. "Tale of Angola: Free Blacks‚ Red Stick Creeks‚ and International Intrigue in Spanish Southwest Florida‚ 1812-1821." Go Sound the Trumpet!: Selections in Florida’s African American History. Tampa‚ FL: University of Tampa for the Florida A & M University Dept. of History‚ Political Science/Public Administration‚ Geography‚ and African American Studies‚ 2005. 5-18. Print. In David H. Jackson and Canter Brown’s book‚ Go Sound the Trumpet: Tale of Angola‚ these men talk

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    A Bronx Tale

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    Eric Card Professor Garcia Criminal Justice Ethics February 28‚ 2011 The Bronx Tale Ethically speaking‚ the movie “The Bronx Tale” is a great example of one’s moral development. In the movie we watch the lead character‚ Colagero grow up in the Bronx and gradually form moral judgment with help from his father and instructor‚ Sonny. Though Sonny is a local mafia boss‚ he plays a key role in Colagero’s mental and moral development. Colagero’s story illustrates Kohlberg’s theory of moral

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