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    Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley are two novels in which the themes of equality and inequality are explored extensively. The texts are both written by women in 1847 and 1818 respectively and both deal with gender inequality. Jane Eyre is also a social commentary on the injustices and inequalities of the classist Victorian hierarchy whereas Shelley’s novel focuses on the human rejection of unconventionality and the inequalities faced by societies ‘outcasts. The…

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    The Little Mermaid was written in 1836 by the Danish Author Hans Christian Andersen. The story was very popular at that time, It was about one little Mermaid. The little Mermaid was the youngest one out of her five sisters. She was the prettiest and talented out her five sisters. However she had no feet, and her body ended in fish's tail. When she reached fifteen years old, she got a permission to rise up out of the sea. All the conflicts started that moment. One day, she was one young prince…

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    In this essay, there will be numerous topics covered within the main topic: the atomic bombs being dropped in Japan. There were multiple targets, but only two had been picked out in the end: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hiroshima had been the first to be bombed, Nagasaki being the second after the Emperor chose not to surrender to the United States until after the bombing. There were hundreds of thousands dead after the bombing, most being the civilians who died on impact. Many people had gone…

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    boost my confidence levels greatly. A goal I would want to achieve during this summative would probably be to put forward a large amount of effort. Last year part of our summative was just putting answers from a book down on our sheets. I required little effort to complete. If I can put forward a level of effort that I have never seen before, I will feel great about it and probably impress myself at the same time. A timeline for this assignment would probably be to plan when certain aspects of…

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    Andersen 's “The Little Mermaid " is a story involving one of the princess of the sea royal family that tries to change her nature through magic to gain the heart of the prince but also to achieve immortal soul , with the help of the sea witch . Unfortunately she realizes that the prince does not have similar feeling toward her and soon finds herself with a dilemma where she has to kill him otherwise she dies. She refuses to kill him and die, but luckily she joins the Daughters of the Air who…

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    When I first watched Disney 's version of "The Little Mermaid" when I was younger, I knew there was something wrong with Ariel giving up her voice. I was so annoyed at her for making that decision -- Why would she give up her talent and her ability to talk for Prince Eric? What was even the point of doing that if she couldn 't talk to him? After now having read the original Hans Christian Anderson version, this time with a feminist theoretical lens applied to the story, I better understand why…

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    Sonny tried to barter the price down. The little man did not budge. "Not my problem. You got my price. Take it or leave it." The glass slammed shut. Sonny punched the air as he turned to us. "Bastard got us by the short hairs. Where the hell do we find a brick at this hour?" "Finding it is easy." Kane, shook his head. "Paying and getting back here alive is the problem. North Brooklyn gang called the Sinners got all kinds of weed but they want dealer kind of money . . . if they’re willing to…

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    struck twelve and your coach is about to be nothing more than a pumpkin and you don’t want your prince seeing you dressed like that do you. Now hurry along child, go ! The films Cinderella release in 1950, Beauty and the Beast release in 1991, and The Little Mermaid released in 1989 I have been able to conclude that these films created by Disney reinforce typical Female stereotypes. This has had a negative impact on the viewers as these stereotypes are seen as the Social Norm. These reports will…

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    attached to a million futures, no definitive length only indefinite time. So in every moment we begin again, continuing to mold our stories. Just another once upon a time. Learning is so much more than school to me. The typical system of education has little value in my eyes. We grow from reading between the lines and infusing passion into our environments. I couldn’t tell you in a neat format about my influences and learning stories, but I can tell you all about how I experience life because…

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    Yukiko's Character Change

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    11. How does the main character change in the course of the novel? What is the impetus for change? Yukiko is a Kitsune, belonging to the Fox clan. Her blood is filled with lightning and power - the descendant of the beings that shaped their world. Yet in a land choking with poisonous lotus and blood red skies, she is impure. The girl is a dense shadowy ball of tension and hate and secrets. She is wrong, broken - a wild thing that musts be crushed. She held in all her power, her strength and…

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