information about the past of nations and peoples and as preserving remnants of culture treasures otherwise lost or unrecorded. Thus the study of fairy tales mostly concentrated on finding the place and time of the genre’s origin. They focused on German folktales because they were German. According to an article about the Grimm Brothers in
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Living a Folktale Story Who loved to hear folktale stories from their grandmother at nights before going to sleep? Personally I loved hearing them especially at night with hot chocolate and pan dulce [sweet bread]. However‚ wouldn’t you wonder why your grandmother would tell you these stories if there was a significant explanation‚ or lesson to be learned from them? In the book‚ “Brother I’m Dying”‚ by Edwidge Danticat it’s dispersed with numerous folk tales and children stories with a symbolic
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THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA: THE BENEFITS DO NOT OUTWEIGH THE COSTS The Wall of China is over 13‚OOO long miles and has helped over centuries to protect millions of Chinese people from invaders and dangers. Building the Great Wall wasn’t as easy as the thought of it. Death‚ and forced labor for workers‚ are simply two of the major sacrifices made as a result of the building of the prominent Great Wall. In 221 B.C.E the Qin Dynasty conquered many towns and states that merged into a large kingdom‚
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Mulan‚ a Disney Fantasy/Comedy film made in 1998‚ revolves around a young daughter who valiantly takes her father’s place in the Chinese Imperial draft. Mulan must prepare for battle to save all of China as the Huns invade her country. Mulan goes to war despite knowing that it will bring her family great dishonor if she is found out and decides to go against traditional Chinese values and strong gender roles. Along the way‚ she works with her sidekicks‚ Mushu and Cricket‚ and befriends a couple of
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research proposed and the studies already done. Early Filipinos had their own set of written characters and alphabet and rich oral and written traditions of folktales and folklore which gives a glimpse into the talent of our ancestors in storytelling. Among the most favorite pre-colonial literature are folktales and folklores. Philippine folktales are locally known as alamat. It can be further classified into: myths which talk about the creation of man and the world‚ as well as super natural beings;
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concepts‚ is shown by Atticus Finch‚ who as the father of Scout Finch (the narrator) and her brother Jem‚ represents the responsibility‚ justice‚ wisdom and the voice of conscience in the book. Through the outlook‚ behavior and comments of Atticus‚ the author introduces an optimistic gentleman‚ who’s worldview makes the reader realize and reflect on the world of the 1940’s‚ Alabama-Maycomb and its society. Atticus’s optimism leads him
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The Monkey and the Crocodile Monkey loved to play and swing in the forest canopy. It was not only his home‚ but it was his stage as well. He could move quickly through and around it like the cheetah that raced on the savannah. But Monkey showed his speed and agility not on the land like swift Cheetah‚ but rather‚ high above it. It is in leafy trees that Monkey lived‚ ate‚ and played. He traveled by running along the branches and gracefully leaping from tree to tree. Monkey provided entertainment
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Five Milestones in Children’s Literature Five Milestones in Children’s Literature Imagine a world with no books. Imagine gathered around a camp fire listening to stories of hero’s‚ witches‚ dragon slayers‚ ghost‚ and even biblical blood baths. Well‚ this is how children were first told stories not from pages in a book but from images and memories of ones mind. Stories were told to children and adults alike. The art of storytelling slowly progress over the years from story telling orally to finally
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Countless cultures are destroyed on the basis that one is superior to another. African tribes have witnessed this throughout the 19th century from the European colonies that claimed these territories. Europeans believed that the African tribes were uncivilized‚ if not savage due to their differences physically and religiously. In Things Fall Apart‚ a novel by Chinua Achebe‚ an African man named Okonkwo‚ from the Ibo tribe‚ portrays the effects colonization has had on him‚ and the numerous traditions
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pleasure/gratification to strengths/virtues and finally meaning/purpose. The Pleasant Life: Past‚ Present & Future Seligman provides a mental “toolkit” to achieve what he calls the pleasant life by enabling people to think constructively about the past‚ gain optimism and hope for the future and‚ as a result‚ gain greater happiness in the present. Dealing with the Past Among Seligman’s arsenal for combating unhappiness with the past is that which we commonly and curiously find among the wisdom of the ages: gratitude
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