Characteristics of Folk Literature Setting Character Plot Theme Style Folktales employ certain characteristics or conventions common to virtually all tales. The most familiar involve the setting‚ character‚ plot‚ theme and conflict‚ and style. A. Setting Most folktale settings remove the tale from the real world‚ taking us to a time and place where animals talk‚ witches and wizards roam‚ and magic spells are commonplace. The settings are usually unimportant and
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military historians as well as military leaders to understand what components can change the course of a battle. Breaking down the defense of Stalingrad‚ it is evident that the Soviet Army defeated the Germans because of their use of four main characteristics of the defense: Preparation‚ Flexibility‚ and Maneuver. Stalingrad was a large industrial city (stretching about 30 miles) that lied along the bank of the Volga river where production of armaments and intelligence
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The noble savage in antiquity is often characterised by the traits of the golden races accounted for by Hesiod in Works and Days and Ovid in Book I of the Metamorphoses. The two accounts mark the decline in human moral behaviour from the idealistic and peaceful Golden Age to their contemporary violent and competitive Iron Age world. Accordingly‚ the so-called noble savage is always discussed by the Graeco-Roman authors from an ethnocentric world-view wherein the spaces most familiar to them were
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Characteristics of Just Laws And Views A just law has a number of widely recognized characteristics. A just law is characterized by the following: --treats all people equally The notion of equality is an important aspect of the law. Although a just law may be providing equality it doesn’t always occur that way. For example‚ a wealthy person may be able to afford legal representation‚ but those people who can’t afford legal representation will be disadvantaged and will not have an equal opportunity
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What are the characteristics of a good parent? (Word Count 351) Parents play a major role in the life of a child. Although‚ the invention of so many toys and the influence of peers have greatly affected children’s behavior of modern time‚ parents with good traits can use these influences to mold the personality and behavior of a child for the good. I believe that ideal parents should be of good moral character‚ good listener and patience. Parents should have good moral character‚ because they
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Physical Characteristics Fezzik is like a super human. He is as big as a giant‚ yet he care about everybody and is the best friend you could ever have. He has brown curly hair and sideburns. His clothes are pretty raggy and not very fancy. He is very strong and helpful. The most noticeable part about Fezzik is that he is so big. “Was easily the biggest human being she had ever seen” (page 102). Here you learn that Fezzik is huge. “When Fezzik was a year old‚ he weighed eighty-five pounds.” Fezzik
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AND ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES REGARDING ITS ADMINISTRATIVE RELEVANCE.] CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEFINITION: Public Administration is a multi-dimensional discipline‚ defined by different authors and scholars‚ according to their understanding. It is viewed by each author in relation to his political environment. It is pertinent to know what public administration is before viewing it’s characteristics… According to Woodrow Wilson; Public Administration is the most obvious part
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story of The Crucible written by Arthur Miller‚ there were many dynamic characters. Characters that learned and grew as the story developed. John Proctor has many characteristics that made him one of the most important dynamic characters of the entire book—he was an upstanding‚ brave‚ and a dignified person. One of the characteristics that make John Proctor such a dynamic character is the fact that he admitted his mistake‚ showing that he is brave. John Proctor defends himself
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Characteristics of the informal organization • relationship of cohesion or antagonism: even though you are located at different sectors (levels) within the organization individuals create personal relationships of sympathy or antipathy whose duration or intensity may vary. • Status: individuals that interact in informal groups acquire certain social position or status depending on the role they play in each group without the sense of knowing what position or rank they’re in within the formal
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Primates‚ like humans have hands‚ feet and a brain. There are certain characteristics that defines a primate. The first trait is color vision. Although humans are capable of distinguishing a spectrum of color‚ other primates fail to do so because they are colorblind. Specifically‚ they cannot see the color red. As time passed by‚ color vision has evolved for primates. Unlike before‚ they have the ability to pick out red and orange fruit to eat for themselves. Another trait is grasping hands. It helps
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