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    The Tale of Two Women

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    2013 The Tale of Two Women In Jane Martin’s play “Beauty”‚ the author creates two characters who examine the human failing of wanting things they perceive they do not possess. One woman desires beauty while other lady desires intelligence. Also‚ the stage direction illustrates the irony of the characters’ interactions. By the play’s conclusion‚ Martin changes the characters’ outward appearances while keeping their original intelligences. Bethany‚ who represents the intelligent women‚ speaks

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    The Original Fairy Tale The inspiration for Black as Night: A Fairy Tale Retold was one of the most well-known of the classic fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Most people know the story of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" thanks to the Disney animated version‚ but few are familiar with the original version‚ with its three encounters between the disguised queen and Snow White. Those who would like to compare my work with the original tale find it below.       Little Snow White

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    Objectification of Females

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    gender is continually misrepresented in cinema. Men are seen as the protectors‚ the saviors‚ the breadwinners‚ and epitomize power and independence. Women are constantly misrepresented in films by being illustrated strictly for purposes of objectification‚ supporting the male characters‚ or most commonly as love interests that drive the male characters‚ Women in cinema‚ even in action roles‚ are portrayed in a way that objectifies them‚ even if that is not the end goal of their role. This repetition of

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    Cosmopolitan vs. Maxim – The Objectification of Women in Print The following is an analysis of the similarities and differences between Cosmopolitan‚ a magazine marketed toward women; and Maxim‚ a magazine marketed toward men. While having differing target audiences‚ they lead the magazine industry in sales. Each publication manages to degrade women in their own way. Cosmo‚ as it’s commonly called‚ strives to be a magazine dedicated to empowering women‚ a way for women to own their sexuality. Both

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    The 1812 fairy tale of “Hansel and Gretel” written by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is a fairytale that has been told for multiple generations to young children. This fairytale has become a classic throughout time. Over the last couple of years‚ the fairytale has emerged once again with several new film adaptation one of the most recent “ Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters” which geared towards a horror movie approach(Lecture notes 4/13/2017). Although the story of Hansel and Gretel may not be

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    ‘Shrek’ The fairy tale is one of the most common and worldwide types of children’s entertainment through centuries. According to Marcia R. Lieberman‚ the effects are gargantuan‚ as she relates: “Children learn behavioral and associational patterns‚ value systems‚ and how to predict the consequences of specific acts or circumstances. Among other things‚ these tales present a picture of sexual roles‚ behavior‚ and psychology‚ and a way of predicting outcome or fate according to sex‚ which is important

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    Stylistic and Linguistic Analysis of a Literary Text Using Systemic Functional Grammar Noriko Iwamoto Q M.A.K.Halliday + Q Q QQ Q Q Q QQQ Q Q Q Q transitivity Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QQ Q Q Q QQQ Q Q QQ Q Q Q QQQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q the ideational function Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QQ QQ Q Key words : functional grammar ; transitivity ; stylistics ; narrative ; gender +. Introduction This article explores the relationship between linguistic structures and socially constructed

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    A Fantasy Fairy Tale Wedding Royalty and Romance: aren’t these at the heart of every union? It’s no wonder that the fairytale wedding also known as “Happily Ever After” or “Dreams Do Come True‚” to name just two – never goes out of fashion. You have thought about it since you were a little girl. When playing dress-up‚ you may have even dressed as a princess‚ a bride‚ a fairy tale heroine or maybe Cinderella. You pictured yourself and dreamed about being swept by your prince charming. Though now

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    Women In A Tale Of Genji

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    These are a few of words that may describe the Japanese phrase mono no aware‚ though none capture the entirety of its essence. In the novel Tale of Genji‚ by Murasaki Shikibu‚ the short life of Genji’s mother‚ a major figure in his early years‚ leads Genji on a subconscious quest to find women who resemble her‚ all of whom have similarly short lives. These women represents the meaning of mono no aware‚ and the insignificance of earthly affairs. Genji’s mother was a very accomplished and beautiful

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    Little Red Cap All too often we see fairy tales depicting one-dimensional characters put in difficult situations. This creates an almost eerie continuity between all fairy tales as we see similar situations played out again and again by even more similar characters. Little Red Cap is no exception‚ especially when looking at gender roles. Sexually innocent and unknowing of the world‚ Little Red Cap can be unsuitably titled our heroine of the story. Throughout the tale‚ what seems to be a primarily female

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