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    The Tale of Genji and the Tales of Ise‚ both being of the monogatari literature‚ share similarities in their theme of romantic courtship‚ presence of male protagonists famed for their romantic exploits and the presentation of courtly ‘miyabi’ aesthetics. Differences between the two‚ however‚ lie in the nature of their storytelling – while both texts incorporate poetic verses‚ the Tale of Genji is largely written in prose while the Tales of Ise is known as an ‘uta monogatari’ with waka poems being

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    Samurai's Tale

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    1.The Samurai’s Tale By: Harutomo Murakami Houghton Mifflin Company Copyright @ 1984 215 Park Avenue New York‚ New York 234 Pages 2. Harutomo Murakami (Taro)- The hero of the story‚ the son of a poor samurai who died in battle Lord Akiyama Nobutomo- One of Lord Shingen’s generals‚ Taro’s master and friend. Lord Akiyama Nobutora- Father of Lord Akiyama Nobutomo Lord Oda Nobunaga- Lord Takeda Shingen’s rival and enemy. Lord Oda Nobutada- Son of Lord Oda Nobunaga Lord Takeda Katsuyori-

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    Lit Trans The Angel Contrasted to garden of eden Eden=man’s demise Angel= rise up to the divine Centered around nostalgia Romanticized to relish all good memories Bridge between dream and reality Biedermier The comet Biedermier Comet and man are symbols of cycle of life Everything is harmonious and creates gentle tone (biedermier) Soul is going with the comet so it is moving upward Andersen not fond of school teachers but believed that education was important and a person engaging

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    The Miller’s Tale from The Canterbury Tales shows many elements of a fabliau. A fabliau is a short story that had comical and colorful observations on life. The stories would make comical shots at marriage‚ treatment of women‚ and religion. Since the story that the Miller tells is about a carpenter’s wife that cheats on him‚ the Reeve doesn’t want the Miller to tell his story. A common occurrence in a fabliau is a love triangle with four people. In the Miller’s Tale there is a character named Nicholas

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    “The Tell-Tale Heart” Indeed Tells A Tale Edgar Allan Poe ’s “A Tell-Tale Heart” is a first person account of a mad man as he justifies‚ plans‚ and commits murder. The tale begins with the speaker‚ a nameless man‚ explaining that he is not insane but‚ instead‚ a thoughtful and logical man who is taunted by his old friend ’s deformed eye and‚ in turn‚ is left with no choice but to “take the life of the old man‚ and thus rid myself of the eye for ever” (Poe 1245). Poe’s colorful prose takes the reader

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    The Tale of the Lynx

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    [Case Analysis] The Tale of the Lynx 1. What were the most critical choices faced by James Milmo early in the founding of Lynx? Do you agree with his decisions? The most important issue was equity stake. Milmo insisted that Curtis should work for 2 years before being fully vested whereas Milmo himself would be fully vested immediately. Furthermore‚ Milmo considered Pascal as a critical piece of Lynx and argued that the three founders should be equal partners in Lynx and therefore should each

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    The Pardoner's Tale

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    In Flanders once there was a company  Of youngsters haunting vice and ribaldry‚  Riot and gambling‚ stews and public-houses  Where each with harp‚ guitar‚ or lute carouses‚  Dancing and dicing day and night‚ and bold  To eat and drink far more than they can hold‚  Doing thereby the devil sacrifice  Within that devil’s temple of cursed vice‚  Abominable in superfluity‚  With oaths so damnable in blasphemy  That it’s a grisly thing to hear them swear.  Our dear Lord’s body they will rend

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    The Handmaid's Tale

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    Throughout the entire text of The Handmaid’s Tale‚ the ruling totalitarian government does what is in its power to attempt to isolate women from society. Not only do are the women isolated from society in terms of sexual contact (or any contact‚ for that matter)‚ with men‚ but they are also individualized within the gender itself and separated from each other. Evidence of this isolation is available throughout the novel in different levels. The first level‚ perhaps the harshest‚ is the division of

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    Fairy Tale Three Brothers‚ the Baker‚ and the Bear A long‚ long‚ time ago in a far away land lived three brothers‚ Alexander‚ Eliot‚ and Janik. The brothers lived poorly with their old parents in a village named Augusta. One chilly evening‚ the boys’ father requested his sons go out to gather firewood and search for berries. Alexander‚ the youngest‚ went on a search for twigs and branches as ordered‚ while Eliot and Janik ran ahead in a search for food. Five minutes from their home resides the

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    J Community Health (2009) 34:1–5 DOI 10.1007/s10900-008-9122-8 ORIGINAL PAPER Knowledge About Breastfeeding Among a Group of Primary Care Physicians and Residents in Puerto Rico ´ Gloria Leavitt Æ Silma Martınez Æ Nerian Ortiz Æ ´ Lourdes Garcıa Published online: 27 September 2008 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2008 Abstract Physicians have an essential role in promoting‚ protecting‚ and supporting breastfeeding as the ideal method of infant feeding. They are in an important

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