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    underdogs that came out on top in their bedtime fairy tales. No matter the circumstance‚ these child protagonists managed to outsmart their matched villain to save their life‚ and often the lives of their loved ones. Both the Grimm Brothers in “Hansel and Gretel” and the Briffault Brothers in “The Story of Grandmother” use villains to deceive the main child characters through lies to satisfy their own various desires. The threat of consumption by the antagonists drives the children to use different tactics

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    Cited: Anderson‚ Hans Chrisitan. Hansel and Gretel. Trans. Donald Lemke. N.p.: Capstone‚ 2010. Print. - - -. "Little Mermaid." Trans. H.P. Paull. Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy Tales and Stories‚ 2003. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. <http://hca.gilead.org.il/>. Brothers Grimm. Rapunzel. Illus. Arthur Rickham. N.p.: Sterling‚ 2009. Print. Grimm Brothers. Hansel and Gretel. Illus. Arthur Rackham. N.p.: Sterling‚ 2009. Print. We Said Feminist Fairy Tales‚

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    They don’t deserve to be treated the way they did. Describe the relationship between Bruno and Gretel? What kind of characters is each of them? (40 pts.) Gretel likes to think she is a lot older than Bruno. Bruno and Gretel do not get along well. They get annoyed by each other. Bruno calls Gretel a hopeless case. Bruno likes to explore and is curious. Gretel acts older than she really is. Gretel is a dynamic character because she starts out liking dolls and acting more like a little

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    Brewer‚ P. (2004) ‘‘Frederick Engels: The Origin of The Family‚ Private Property‚ and the State’’ from http://readingfromtheleft.com/PDF/EngelsOrigin.pdf 8 9. Knaus‚ K. (2007) ‘‘ Turkish Women: A Century Of Change ’’ 10 11. Freedman‚ J. (2001) ‘‘ Feminism’’ Open University Press 12

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    Grimms Fairy Tales essay The four fairy tales from the brothers Grimm that I read were‚ Hansel and Gretel‚ Rumpelstiltskin‚ Rapunzel‚ and The Three Little Men in The Woods. All four of these fairy tales have their own importance in the world of gothic romantic literature and also carry their own importance in the Romantic literature world I also believe each one of these stories have the same theme of love conquers evil. The first fairy tale is The Three Little Men in The Woods. This story was

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    FEMINISM Introduction to Sociology Feminism Belief in the social‚ political‚ and economic equality of the sexes. The movement organized around this belief. Feminism Feminist Theory is an outgrowth of the general movement to empower women worldwide. Feminism can be defined as a recognition and critique of male supremacy combined with efforts to change it. Feminism The goals of feminism are: To demonstrate the importance of women To reveal that historically women have been subordinate to men

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    housewife. Antithetically‚ Jordan Baker illustrates “exhibition of complete self-sufficiency [and this] draws a stunned tribute [from Nick Caraway] (Fitzgerald‚ 132). Jordan is a successful woman who shows the positivity of women being independent. Similarly‚ the harm of women in a world without feminism is evident by the way that Tom treats his wife‚ Daisy and his mistress‚ Myrtle. When Tom gets into a fight with Myrtle‚ Myrtle tries to stand up for herself against Tom but when she does‚ Tom “[breaks]

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    Sociology Homework Feminism: * Feminism is a social movement that has taken it’s discourse over the past hundred years. Feminist sociologists look at the inequalities between men and women in society. * Feminist sociologists believe that society is built on conflict – (disagreement) between men and women‚ they believe that men have all the power in society and that it is unfair towards women. * There is more than one type of feminism‚ although all believe that there is some issue

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    Feminism between African Americans has become a movement and us black women need to keep it alive. According to Hooks “Feminism- it’s a black thang”‚ women can no longer be oppressed and have to make a change by our black men in society. I agree with the point that is trying to be conveyed which is stated by hooks‚ “admit that male domination causes much of the gender conflict and pain experienced in Black women’s lives”. Hooks states “Feminism is a movement to end all sexism and sexist

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    What is feminism? British journalist Rebecca West once said‚ “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” Feminism is a mixture of beliefs‚ ideas‚ and movements about what it is like for women in a male dominant society (Lewis‚ Jone. “Definition”). Men are deemed the “dominant sex” although they have their faults and issues. Feminism was brought forth by many women that did not want to stand silent anymore‚ women that wanted their equality. Women history named‚ “Feminists.” Not only was

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