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    "there isn`t necessary plurity in the new media‚ so not everyone can create a discourse as easily" (Cook). Movie Application In the movie Shrek‚ the fairytale is not you typical version of what we believe to be a happy ending in our society. Shrek demonstrates the conventional prototype of a recognizable fairytale. He does this by giving new meaning and implication based on the old allegorical structure that fairytale are build upon by reincarnating

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    Before the Loch Ness Monster had a chance to respond‚ the candy in his mouth started glowing! Sure enough‚ the candy revealed Hoodie: the third being! Crafty‚ Short Stack‚ and Princess Sofia giggled at Hoodie as he fell into the river. Hoodie then noticed the Loch Ness Monster. What was that big‚ scary monster!? Three helpless bunnies in danger…! Now was his time to shine! Hoodie hopped onto the Loch Ness Monster’s back and zoomed down the vanilla river! What a show! Hoodie skillfully hopped

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    Shrek Enc1102 Professor Frever Word Count: 1‚925 What is a fairy tale? In my own words‚ I would say a fairy tale is a made up story with imaginary characters and places. The definition of a fairy tale is “a children ’s story about magical and imaginary beings and lands” as defined by Google‚ definition of fairy tale. What do fairy tales do for people? In my own words‚ I would say that fairy tales teach a moral lesson. According to Steiner‚ 1966‚ “Fairy tales help inculcate

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    The main character‚ Shrek‚ is a hideous‚lime green ogre who is determined to save Princess Fiona before Prince Charming does. Prince Charming‚ a handsome man with luscious blond hair‚ is the ideal hero is this story as opposed to Shrek‚ who is the twisted hero. When Shrek shows up to save Fiona‚ she does not expect a hideous creature so she is startled and reluctant. She later explains how she dreamed of being saved by a handsome prince that would carry her away gracefully. Shrek was just the opposite

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    easily when it is not in season no more. Not only that‚ but also Israel started branding the Keffiyeh as it is their own which is pretty ironic since they once upon a time referred to it as "terrorist" symbolism. And of course‚ we have those who‚ believing that they understand what the true symbolism of the Keffiyeh is‚ have branded it as being "political statement supporting to the Islamic terrorism against Israel‚" and "anti-Semitic." Little do they know is that the democracy in the Middle East countries

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    Symbolism Words are not limited to one single meaning. Most words have multiple meanings‚ which are categorized as either denotative or connotative. The denotation of a word is its explicit definition as listed in a dictionary. The expressiveness of language‚ however‚ comes from the other type of word meaning—connotation‚ or the association or set of associations that a word usually brings to mind. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” there are many examples of connotation

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    different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object

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    represents a shared disagreement. A lot of this is represented in many different forms and presented throughout the Romeo and Juliet play. A movie that is fairly similar to and whose topics relate in many ways to Shakespeare’s play is "Shrek". An ogre‚ whose name happens to be Shrek‚ and a princess‚ Fiona‚ fall in love with each other. Fiona’s family does not approve of this since the humans are in war with the fairy tale creatures and also because princesses are supposed to be with princes‚ not with ogres

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    Critical Analysis of Finding Nemo The animated movie Finding Nemo was released in 2003 by Disney Pixar. Directed by Andrew Stanton and written by Andrew Stanton‚ Bob Peterson‚ and David Reynolds. The narrative paradigm that all meaningful communication is a form of storytelling is seen in this film. Finding Nemo is a story that interprets meaningful messages. As a film directed towards children it is able to maintain the attention of its audience in order to fulfill its purpose to entertain and

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    Symbolism Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally‚ it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning much deeper and more significant. Sometimes‚ however‚ an action‚ an event or a word spoken by someone may have a symbolic value. For instance‚ “smile” is a symbol of friendship. Similarly‚ the action of someone smiling at you

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