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    Little Mermaid was not an original Disney character/story‚ though this shouldn’t have been a surprise since Disney’s princesses all come from stories developed by people outside of Disney. Like Disney they take someone’s original story and add so much more to them to make them appropriate and more appealing to children of all ages. Andersen and Disney both share the similar story lines when it comes to the main idea of the story. In both The Little Mermaid stories‚ Ariel wanted to ultimately become human

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    In trickster tales‚ another common element of these stories is the usage of “brain over brawn.” The purpose of brain over brawn is where the character may lack some physical strength‚ but makes up for it by outsmarting whomever it is going up against. In “How Stories Came to Earth‚” Anansi was not the most immense character‚ but he was able to capture Osebo the leopard by convincing him to put his paws on the sticks he planted on the outside of the hole. He was then able to wrap a string of webs

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    Examination of Character Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” details the emotional process of a certain Louise Mallard as she copes with news of her husband’s recent death. The story experiences a change of tone partway through‚ as it soon becomes clear that Mrs. Mallard‚ while initiatially shaken‚ is in fact elated by the news of her late husband’s untimely demise. One can actually notice Mrs. Mallard’s entire mood and outlook shift dramatically during the course of the story‚ as her true motivations

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    Associate Program Material Narrowing a Topic Example Worksheet Review the following example worksheet: |What general topic have you selected? |Education | | | | | |

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    Poetic Forms Template…. Emma Vickers TYPE: ODE Definition and “How to”…Explanation for this type of poem: Definition: "Ode" comes from the Greek language‚ meaning to sing or chant. It is a type of lyrical stanza. Greek odes were originally poetic pieces accompanied by music and dance. As time passed on‚ they gradually became known as personal and romantic poems. the ode can be generalized as a formal address to an event‚ a person‚ or object. Explanation: -There are

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    In the beginning of “The Story of an Hour”‚ grief overwhelms Mrs. Mallard because of the loss of her husband.  This makes Mrs. Mallard seem emotionally weak. It makes women appear to be emotionally weaker than men.  It would be normal for her to be upset with the death of her husband‚ but the story has two people telling her the bad news‚ her sister and her husband’s friend.  Mrs. Mallard also has problems with her heart which show her to be a weaker person from the start.  Mrs. Mallard is immediately

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    Taking Sides Essay Fonseca‚ Ricardo English Period 5 October 3‚ 2012 In the story "Taking Sides" by Gary Soto‚ Lincoln Mendoza‚ the main character‚ faces many conflicts that you may think that they won’t affect him but when these problems become a major role‚ the result of them cause him to act differently. Lincoln deals with these problems in different ways. He tries to resolve them by talking to the people he has problems with. Another thing he does is that he tries

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    In the story “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the protagonist killed the old man because he thought he had an eye that was watching him. The protagonist is a calculated killer because went into the man’s room every night at 12 and he planned how to dispose of the man’s body. One of the reasons the main character is a calculated killer because he planned to go into the man’s room every night at 12. The text states “And I did this for seven‚ long night every night‚ just at midnight” (Poe

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    it. I am not sure weather I want to reach California or just find another mining spot in the Kansas or Colorado territories. They say that there is gold to be found "everywhere you stick your shovel." These are strong incentives for me to move out west like I did‚ and many more are also doing so. There is also talk of going to Texas where you can start to cattle ranch‚ saying there is some good money to be made. They say that the Mexicans are teaching the cowboys to ranch a different type of cow

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    the story The Necklace Monsieur Loisel worked enough to get his wife an invitation to a party for the fancy which is mainly a lot of high class or important people. Monsieur’s wife Madame Loisel had always wanted to enjoy the life of the high class because she thought she deserved to live like them which led to some troubles in the story as Madame Loisel gathered enough money to buy a dress and had her friend buy her a fancy necklace. I believe that Monsieur Loisel is a believable character because

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