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    Kassidy Bizzotto July 1 2014 In the fairy tale Cinderella‚ there are many elements that contribute to the message of the tale. One element demonstrated in this tale it the good character. The good character‚ being Cinderella‚ is an example of kindness and she shows how being nice to even the nastiest people can get you far in life. Another element is magic and enchantment. This element shows how friendship can make even the worst situation a little bit better. Cinderella has an unloving family

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    Summary: the picture of Dorian Gray CHARACTERS Lord Henry (Harry): he had a thin face and clever‚ dark eyes. His voice was slow and beautiful. People listened to him when he talked. Dorian Gray: His face was pale and beautiful. His eyes were bright blue. His hair was blond. Basil Hallward: He had black hair and strong‚ intelligent face. He was a successful artist. He worked hard and painted many pictures. Sibyl Vane: She was small and beautiful‚ with shining brown hair. She worked as an actress

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    The Friar's Tale Analysis

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    Buddha once said “Neither life nor death can erase our good deed”. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s book‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ “The Friar’s Tale”‚ a story about a devious summoner‚ who likes to take advantage of people‚ meets his unexpected fate called karma. The underlying meaning and moral of the tale is that all bad deeds will be punished in the end. Firstly‚ the summoner shows his deceitful nature when he first meets his prospective victim‚ the yeoman/ the bailiff. As he set off to catch a prey‚ he finds

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    Handmaid's Tale

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    The central social hierarchy within the novel is the gender hierarchy‚ placing men in a position of extreme power. This is evident in every aspect of the book‚ as the entire Gilead society is male dominated. The Commander is at the top of the hierarchy and is involved with designing and establishing the current society taking control of a nation of women‚ and exploiting their power by controlling what is taught‚ what they can teach themselves and the words that they can use. Soon all of the women

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    “This is a reconstruction. All of it a reconstruction…” Chapter 23 Is the narrative of The Handmaid’s Tale merely a reconstruction of events? At first‚ The Handmaid’s Tale (1986) may purely seem like a reconstruction of events. However‚ when examined more closely the reader can see that Atwood has used many narrative and poetic techniques. Each of these devices develop the novel into so much more than just a simple reconstruction of events‚ it becomes a precise and planned piece of work;

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    The Martyrs’ picture by Durante Alberti represents the relationship between the 3 separate beings of the Holy Trinity: The Father‚ The Son and The Holy Spirit. It also tells us about Jesus through His blood‚ the weeping angels and hatless priests and bishops‚ and lastly‚ the temple. First‚ in the picture God the Father is sitting on his throne and the dove which is the Holy Spirit is above Jesus. The spirit is transcending from the Father and the Son. The Son is in crucifixion position while He

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    pictures were fun. Respondent: I think golf is an old game and some things are very traditional about it. Interviewer: (61:15) How does golf come across? If golf is the main character in this spot‚ how did they come across here as golf? Respondent: Like a reliable friend that you can always go enjoy a round of golf with. Interviewer: (61:31) Is it a fun friend‚ a social friend‚ a more serious friend? Respondent: Yes‚ it’s fun and serious at the same time. Golf for some people is serious‚ but you

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    Tales of Genji

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    The Tale of Genji Murasaki Shikibu The Tale of Genji Table of Contents The Tale of Genji ......................................................................................................................................................1 . Murasaki Shikibu...........................................................................................................................................1 {The Paulownia Court} .....................................................................

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    Tale of the Heike

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    The Tale of the Heike depicts the struggle for power between two rival clans‚ the Taira and the Minamoto. The main events of The Tale take place from 1156 C.E.‚ when the Taira first rise to power after the Hōgen Disturbance‚ to 1185 C.E.‚ when the Minamoto clan defeat the Taira in the events of the Genpai War. Following their victory over the Taira‚ the Minamoto create the Kamakura Bakufu‚ the first shogunate‚ establishing a feudalistic form of government. Although the Minamoto were ultimately victorious

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    In this tale a merchant says how a wife is a blessing‚ and praises wives‚ although in reality he feels the total opposite of what he says. Of just being married to month‚ sorrow and despair that’s unto what he kneels‚ he regrets getting married‚ and hates his wife that’s all he feels. Although when he speaks good words of wives he says‚ as in the tale he quotes: “Woman is man’s helper‚ his respite‚ his paradise on earth and his

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