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    The Three Little Pigs Once upon a time‚ there was an old sow with three little pigs‚ and as she had not enough to keep them‚ she sent them out to seek their fortune. Along the way they met a farmer with a bundle of hay. The oldest pig asked‚ "Please sir‚ may we purchase your hay to build a house?" And he made an agreement with the little pigs... except the youngest pig‚ "No brother‚ we should not buy this hay. The land‚ from which this hay cut‚ was de-forested‚ destroying numerous natural habitats

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    of a fairytale to explore the themes in Briar Rose? Jane Yolen‚ author of Briar Rose‚ combines both fairytale and historical attributes in one work. Based on the old tale of Sleeping Beauty‚ Briar Rose is a fairy tale within a fairy tale however‚ the traditional ‘happily ever after’ notion does not apply. Through fairy tale elements of fantasy‚ recovery‚ escape and consolation; Yolen has been able to explore underlying themes in Briar Rose‚ including the brutality of human nature‚ courage and

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    a major effect on how women view themselves. There has always been a certain expectation or standard of how someone needs to look to be classified as attractive. Seeing that the media sets these expectations‚ society is led to believe that the models‚ actors‚ or singers that are seen in the magazines or on social media is how everyone should look like‚ which is not always obtainable. Back in the fifties the media advertised that being thin was not attractive and that women had to gain weight for

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    meaning that love and hate are so alike that you can hate someone or thing one second and love them the next‚ and vice-versa. I believe that this‚ "thin line" is actually more of a giant gorge‚ speaking figuratively. True love (not the type in fairy tales) is a heart-felt feeling for someone or something. If you truly have this type of deep passion‚ how can you swing into hate for that very same thing? Love and hate are exact opposites of each other‚ so I firmly believe that there is a whole canyon

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    and analyzed of all the fairy tales‚ and there are several versions of the tale to study‚ all with a slight variation in their moral lesson‚ interpretation and theme surrounding Little Red Riding Hood’s escapade to grandmother’s house. It is most commonly believed that the French author Charles Perrault was the first to publish a written version of this fairy tale in 1697. However‚ Perrault most likely composed the tale of Little Red Riding Hood from pre-existing folk tales that had been passed down

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    the subjugators operate on. At the same time‚ the idea of totalization revolves around taking this process of molding the body and enforcing it en masse throughout society (macro). The examples Foucault use to demonstrate this is the idea of objectification‚ whether it be through science as a means of conforming people as a statistic or objectifying someone as a sexual

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    What Features of fairy tales or legends are evident in the movie ‘Shrek’? The animated film ‘Shrek’ is a modern portrayal of a traditional story. It displays most‚ if not all qualities of both legend and fairy-tale. As the opening scene begins with non-diegetic music (audible to audience only) and a magical light shining on a large book with the traditional starting of a fairy tale ‘Once Upon a time’. This opening scene demonstrates one feature of the fairy-tale genre. This can also be seen through

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    Indoctrinated Through Fairy Tales in Western Civilization Henal Patel Advisor: Professor Nancy Hewitt Department of History II Swami Shreeji II ii Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………….3 Chapter 1: Defining Fairy Tales…………………………………………………..7 Chapter 2: Female Roles in Fairy Tales………………………………………….18 Chapter 3: Male Roles in Fairy Tales…………………………………………….37

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    PORT FAIRY – THE MOST LIVABLE TOWN IN THE WORLD I live in Port Fairy which is in South West Victoria. As a mother of four I find it extremely relevant and desirable to bring my children up in a fun and carefree environment. What better place to raise children than ‘The most livable city with a population of under 20‚000’. (The Standard Newspaper‚ May 2011). Port Fairy won this prestigious International Livcom Awards that were held in the United Arab Emirates. With members of the local council

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    use of another person is benign and that sexual objectification is something that adults could give their consent to. Marino‚ who is a supporter of Nussbaum’s theory‚ argues that there is nothing wrong with "just-for-pleasure kinds of objectification” (Marino‚ p. 347). Given the right social and political context‚ two passionate lovers who are in the heat of the moment could give consent to each other to be sexually objectified. Sexual objectification is morally benign because if consented to‚ say

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