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    The Story of the Three Bears Hi‚ my name is Wittle Bear. I’m 3 human years old‚ and I have a story to tell about a little girl that one day decided to invade my home and eat all of my yummy food! This may be a very scary story to those of you who love porridge as much as I do. So please be prepared to be scared of blondes‚ I know I am! It was a sunny day in the forest when my family and I decided to take a walk. We made porridge before we left‚ but it was too hot to eat right away. Therefore

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    Fairy tales are a way for literature to uphold the patriarchal conventions of society. These “harmless” stories are presented to children at a young age‚ which then establish the normality of the domination of men in their minds. Social conventions are instituted to children through fairy tale characters that they can relate to in order to embed the “proper” gender behaviors in their brains. “American literature is male. To read the canon of what is currently considered classic American literature

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    my audience to understand how fairy tales impact our society. Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction Attention Getter: Disney’s Frozen Theme Song Purpose Statement: Today‚ I would like to explain the history of fairy tales and how they shape our perceptions of the world. Reasons to Listen: According to Albert Einstein‚ “If you want your children to be intelligent‚ read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent‚ read them more fairy tales.” Credibility: Even until now

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    Fairy tales have remained popular in various cultures. They are often regarded as stories meant for children‚ but adults still enjoy them. Recently‚ fairy tales have been incorporated in shows such as Supernatural‚ or completely reimagined and revamped into shows based entirely on the fairy tales‚ such as Once Upon a Time and Grimm. These tales are timeless and have served as teachers of morality and givers of hope. The fairy tale Hansel and Gretel has not been left out. It has likewise recently

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    take in‚ due to their under development. However‚ the human brain is a magnificent machine that it develops ways for a child to understand an undiscernible world. Fairy tales‚ often belief as just tools to make children sleep a night‚ has a more‚ meaningful and profound in a child’s life. Children connects the world around them to fairy tales. It aids them to better understand

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    and normal in relationships and society. Right from childhood young girls are taught that they are objects that are chosen by men. Fairy tales send misleading messages to young girls about love and relationships. I think the media socializes people‚ and shows them certain social scripts on how to behave and how their expected to behave in society. Disney fairy tales are a good example of this because they depict how the media thinks romance and gender roles should be played out. In the Article peer

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    Why is it that in TV shows and in so many movies that women are almost always objectified in one way or another? There are so many television shows and movies out there that undermine women in so many different ways. Darren in “Bewitched” is also trying to suppress Samantha’s magic to make her the perfect house wife and she doesn’t try to stop him. In fact‚ she does everything she can to follow his every wish just so he’ll be happy. In “The Client List”‚ Riley is portrayed as a sex object. It

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    Oscar Wilde Fairy Tales

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    THE TRAGIC MODE IN OSCAR WILDE’S FAIRY TALES DÉBORAH SCHEIDT‚ Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa ABSTRACT: In this paper we examine the articulation of the tragic mode in Oscar Wilde‟s collection of fairy tales The Happy Prince and Other Stories‚ especially in “The Young King”‚ “The Selfish Giant” and “The Birthday of the Infanta.” By “tragic mode” we mean‚ in this context‚ the vestiges left by Greek tragedy and its development‚ the Elizabethan tragedy‚ in a piece of nineteenth century fiction

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    Fairy Tales and Modern Stories By Esther Hamilton English 100 The author Bruno Bettelheim is telling us in the first two paragraphs how a lot of parents have replaced fairy tales with more realistic stories like “The Little Engine That Could.” This story encourages children to believe that if they try hard and does not give up‚ he will finally succeed. (Bettelheim) (Sims) When I was a child I was read many fairy tales as well as modern stories. My grandmother told me the story “The Little

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    Animal Farm, A Fairy Tale

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    Brian Johnson 12/16/12 G Hour Animal Farm‚ A Fairy Tale Do you think that George Orwell compared the animals to the people in Russian History correctly? Orwell did a good job at comparing the animals to the people in the novel “Animal Farm‚ A Fair Tale. He uses facts about the person to define the animal characters. Boxer represented the working class because he is a cart-horse. Boxer has incredible strength; he is also dedicated to work. One of Boxer’s mottoes are “I will work harder”. Boxer

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