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    The Handmaid's Tale

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    Comparing texts forces us to question our values in the context of the author’s zeitgeist and our own. The dystopia novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)‚ written by Margaret Atwood‚ and the film adaptation Children of Men (2006)‚ directed by Alfonso Cuarón‚ both examine the abuse of power by totalitarian government regimes which come about as a result of chaotic disasters. These oppressive governments’ abuse of their given power creates a dystopic world‚ and with it come restrictions to individual freedom

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    James Fils-Aime The Handmaid ’s Tale Fact or Fiction The Handmaid ’s Tale is a dystopian novel in which Atwood creates a world which seems absurd and near impossible. Women being kept in slavery only to create babies‚ cult like religious control over the population‚ and the deportation of an entire race‚ these things all seem like fiction. However Atwood ’s novel is closer to fact than fiction; all the events which take place in the story have

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    “The true measure of a texts value lies in its ability to provoke the reader into awareness of its language and construction‚ not just its content”. The value of the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood‚ lies not only within the author’s purpose but within its construction and the author’s ability to draw readers attention to these concepts through language. Atwood has carefully and decisively used language and structure throughout the novel to enhance our understanding of the purpose and message

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    Canterbury Tales

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    Chaucer begins The Nun’s Priest’s Tale by describing a simple widow and her two simple daughters. They own a barn where a magnificently handsome cock with a beautiful and accurate "cock-a-doodle-doo". Here‚ his seven wives also live; his favorite is the most beautiful Pertelote. He one day speaks to her about a dream. In this dream‚ a fox eats Chanticleer‚ the cock‚ and Chanticleer now worries that it may come true. Pertelote does not believe in this predestination and gives her argument. She

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    The Miller's Tale

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    The Miller’s Tale In the Miller’s Tale‚ each of the men involved seem to receive a punishment for their actions‚ each in different ways. However‚ Alisoun‚ the main instigator of the story‚ was never punished in any specific manner. The question of why this is is further explained and answered in her portrayal as a character. There is what appears to be contradiction in her portrayal. However‚ the tale reflects general misogynistic ideals of the time. Alisoun is not so much a three-dimensional character

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    Why The Greeks Told Myths Imagine living in the world without science. When natural disasters strike‚ such as floods or droughts which can destroy villages‚ no one could understand why this happened‚ much less how to prepare for it. Life seemed unpredictable and scary. This problem was answered by the creation of Greek myths. These myths acted as an early science to explain things that otherwise wouldn’t make sense. Even though these myths acted as entertainment to help cope with the unpredictable

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    Pardoner's Tale

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    text‚ as bold as brass‚ the root of evil is desire." (Pardoner’s Tale‚ 1-5‚ p. 129) In the narrative poem "Pardoner’s Tale" the author Geoffrey Chaucer warns his audience the dangers of evil‚ greed‚ and desire. The short excerpt from the story above is true because all evil actions committed by criminals are done because of avarice or desire for something better than what they have. A great example of evil can be read in the epic tale of "Beowulf". The monstrous being Grendel‚ who plays one of the

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    Tale of "O"

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    Written Project A Tale of O Summary A Tale of O‚ on YouTube Tale of "O" Written and narrated by Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter‚ professor‚ Harvard Business School‚ with Dr. Barry A. Stein. Summary: A Tale of "O" is narrated by its originator‚ Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter of Harvard Business School. A Tale of "O" explores the consequences of being different. It focuses on a group of people in which some are "the many"‚ who are referred to as the X’s‚ and some are ”the few‚” the O’s. Look at the factors

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    Fairy Tales

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    2011 Fairy Tale Travesty’s In the poem “Fat Is Not a Fairy Tale”‚ Jane Yolen takes a sarcastic and scornful stance against traditional fairy tales. She straightforwardly targets the perfect images of fairy tale characters. Yolen suggest that these depictions are unrealistic and that characters of all shapes and sizes can convey the underlined meaning of story plots and ultimately have a happy ending. Yolen tirelessly throughout this poem advocates for the full figured fairy tale character that

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    Pardoner's Tale

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    Geoffrey Chaucer was the man who wrote “The Canterbury Tales” and one of his most famous stories is the “Pardoner’s Tale”. “Each historical study of The Canterbury Tales has necessarily nibbled off one on aspect of history‚ finding in medieval thought a dominant idea‚ technique‚ pattern‚ or style which may be discovered in the poem” (Howard 4). Giving context clues on Chaucer gives small examples of what it was like living during the Medieval Times. Each story was given a message is meant to

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