Hansel and Gretel

In his book, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas Foster introduces key concepts that are applied in the widespread world of literature; furthermore, Foster does express that “‘Always’ and ‘never’ are not words that have much meaning in literary study...”(19) due to numerous authors creating pieces that do not follow the general trend, thus his teachings should be taken as a general rule of thumb. In order to get a better grasp of his teachings, the novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda…

In the New Testament, baptism is a symbolic ritual where one is submerged under water after receiving Christ as their savior. The water symbolically washes away their sins and gives them a new birth in Christ (Acts 22:16). Near the end of Part One, John fishes Mary 1’s dead body out of the sea and carries her to the stage as water continues to pour out of her body (76). In this moment John symbolizes Jesus, who tries to fish Mary 1’s lost soul out from the seas of sin. The continuous flow of…

I’m a tiger. I have known that since I was a little and I couldn’t read. I didn’t make it up, as many children do in the kindergarten. I was truly a tiger! I had overwhelming proof of it: before the sun disappeared through the window in his bedroom, dark stripes were drawn in his skin. They also reflected in the mornings, it depended on the sun and the place I was, because when I went to school, there we all were common kids. Mother got traces of the same stripes too. I suppose she was a…

The five themes of geography include location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and region. They help answer questions such as where is it located, what it is like, what is the relationship between the humans and the environment, how places connect with one another, why is one similar to the other. In 1984, the National Council for Geographic Education and the Association of American Geographers felt the need to arrange the way geography students learned about areas. Thus, these…

“The Tale of Three Brothers” was first presented in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last book in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. In the story arc, one of the main character, Hermione Granger, narrates the story from her copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. These tales were commonly read to children as bedtimes stories because they are “told to amuse rather than instruct” (Rowling 409). “The Three of Three Brothers” relates how three brothers cheated Death…

I’ll admit, I found this book very difficult to read, but not because of the vocabulary words or because it was a medium-sized book that from a distance can look long-winded to many people. It was very difficult to read the Lucifer Effects, by Philip Zimbardo because it made me angry, annoyed and mostly horrified. I wasn’t angry at the author, I was angry at humanity and how far they can get twisted in ideals, religion or just turning plain evil. I know that evil is out there, most people know…

gingerbread houses, and the advent calendar all originate from Germany. Each item has a story to tell. The store of the nutcracker was told to be a hero and later became a Russian ballet. The gingerbread house originates from the Grimm tale of Hansel und Gretel. The Advent Calendar was originally made beginning the 19th century. It was not until after World War II the little windows would have chocolates and candies in…

Cognitive developmental theories provide a framework for understanding about how children act and perceive the world. However, every theory has both strengths and weaknesses. A certain theory may explain one aspect of cognitive development very well, but poorly address or completely ignore other aspects that are just as important. Two well known theories of cognitive development are Piaget’s stage theory and Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory. As I plan to be a pediatric nurse, these two theories…

It’s what fairy tales, like “Cinderella” or “Hansel and Gretel” taught us. To be a wise and a humble person. The only one in the story that actually survived Death’s game was Ignotus, who was the better brother. Death never won in the war against him, because “they departed this life as equals”. However…

Obasan was about the internment of innocent Japanese Canadian during World War 2 as people felt that they were a threat and could spy on Canada on behalf of Japan. Although in most cases that was not true, the internment was a result of people’s irrational fears. It showed the dark side of humanity. Canada is generally a peaceful society of toleration, yet something like this could potentially happen there. World War II is touted as a just war where the Nazi’s and totalitarian regimes were the…