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    So‚ when I found that there were no constellations of owls (there should be‚ though‚ in my opinion)‚ I chose the constellation of the wolf‚ or Lupus. This constellation also reminds me of Professor Lupin‚ who was also my favorite Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in the Harry Potter books. I think that J. K. Rowling intended that to be‚ since Lupus means Wolf in Latin. Lupus can be found between the constellations of Centaurus and Scorpius. The Lupus constellation is home to some remains of a

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    encounters a wolf who in the end wants to trick her into believing he is her grandmother. However children only enjoy a simple fairy tale for the fact of being imaginary‚ as when we were children we never sensed a double meaning to this story. In Charles Perrault version of this popular tale he adds a moral to this tale which is “Children‚ especially attractive well bred‚ young ladies‚ should never talk to strangers‚ for if they should do so‚ they may well provide dinner for wolf. I say “wolf‚” but there

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    The Amazing Adventures of Spear and Shadow   Chapter One: Discovery “Done!" cried a young wolf named Spear‚ as he lifted a small dagger. He heard the leader‚ Rough‚ calling him. He hurried outside his tent‚ and he said‚ “Yes‚ Sir?” “Last night‚ I saw a young wolf steal our food. You must go to explore the woods. If you find anything‚ report back here. Understand?” said Rough. “Yes‚ Sir‚” said Spear. Spear went out into the woods alone. He heard many strange sounds. He heard CRACK‚ CRACK‚ CRACK! and

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     His writings appealed to millions worldwide. Several of the books and many of the short stories are classics and still popular; some have been translated into as many as 70 languages.  Among the best known are Call of the Wild‚ White Fang‚ The Sea Wolf‚ Martin Eden and John Barleycorn. His exciting and writing style attracted readers from all over the world and his stories and novels were translated into many different languages. Unfortunately‚ London’s life came to a tragic end. He died on November

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    and her mother‚ her mother told her to visit her sick grandmother and on her way she met a wolf. The wolf ate her and her grandmother‚ until the huntsman saved them and killed the wolf. The film Red riding hood is the appropriation of the original short story. The movie and the short story are both set in the woods and the main characters are the huntsman‚ little red riding hood‚ her grandmother and the wolf. This appropriation of the story is very dark and includes lots of film techniques to portray

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    lonely and ostracized state. That’s why everyone strives to conceal each troublesome and embarrassing problem in their lives‚ appearing to the world as a worry-free‚ cheerful‚ and enthusiastic person. In the short story “Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolf this act of concealing a person’s inner and true self in order to avoid judgment occurs amongst the main characters. There are three men who go on a hunting trip: Kenney‚ Frank‚ and Tub. As they find themselves unable to find deer to hunt‚ Tub shoots

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    progress for industrial and economical growth in American history. Many from the time period‚  as well as the present‚ viewed this progress as positive. In reality‚ the innovations of the era  have become our downfall. To better our civilization‚ we eradicated species like the wolf‚  passenger pigeon‚ and the great herds of bison that once roamed the prairie. The land was  raped and pillaged of natural resources‚ and industry polluted the skies‚ rivers and lakes.  Some‚ like John Muir‚ saw these effects and fought to protect the yet untouched wilderness

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    Fairy tales are part of every Western child ’s upbringing‚ and have been for decades. The method of telling and the stories them selves may have changed from the purely oral tradition to that of the written word with the introduction of the printing press and more importantly the Chap Book in the eighteenth century (Montgomery‚ 2009 p. 13). But the basic core of the tales remain hundreds of years on to instruct and delight children to this day. These days children are surrounded by fairy tales in

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    capitalism”. This is what Martin Wolf expressed in an article written for the Financial Times in June 18‚ 2007. Even after the global economic crisis that followed the next years and from which the world is still recovering‚ this statement is of great relevance. Actually‚ this crisis is a good example of how integrated the world’s financial markets have become: a financial crisis that started in some developed countries practically spread throughout the whole world. As Wolf himself hinted in his book

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    “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” The fable “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” is a famous fable credited to Aesop. It is a story about a wolf who wants to feast on some sheep. In order to get to the sheep‚ he dressed in sheep skin and tricks the lamb to follow him off to the side. The lamb follows and the wolf feasts. This fable shows great examples of the moral‚ appearances are deceptive. The moral‚ appearances are deceptive‚ applies to life in the technology age in many ways. In the technology age

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