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    just reading or watching the Wizard of Oz. They also gave a little twist to the story, did something that changes the way that we see the whole Wizard of Oz. Something that our culture today seems to enjoy. There seems to be an excitement for classic tales retold. In addition they appealed to this generation by taking something that seems to be a prevalent issue in today’s culture. Elphaba is different from her peers and just wants to be accepted. The authors were able to use that to appeal to…

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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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    Toribio 1 Melissa Toribio College Composition Period 6 Mrs. Alkasian September 10, 2015 Persephone According to Greek Mythology Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld as well as the goddess of spring's bounty and fertility. Icons representing the mysteries of rebirth as often derived from the symbols of Persephone. She is also commonly referred to as Kore. Her Latin name translates to Proserpina which means "destructive slayer". Persephone's parents are Zeus and Demeter. Persephone had…

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    Stardust Film Analysis

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    Throughout the film Stardust there are many elements that could identify the film as a classic Hero’s Journey. While there are other elements present that may lead you to believe that the film is a Post-Modern Hero’s Journey. Well you're not wrong, the film could be identified as either, depending on what elements you are looking at. The elements that make this film a Hero’s Journey are that the story follows the normal Hero’s Journey model, and it also uses archetypes. By using elements such as…

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    The historical lens is the most effective lens with which to view the novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood because it leads the reader to the intended purpose of the novel. The purpose of Atwood’s novel is to warn the society of what the future will hold if the political and social trends found in the 1980’s were to continue. Atwood uses her skilled writing techniques to allow the reader to reach this purpose; an important secondary lens in which to view this novel is therefore the…

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    The Truth about the Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale “The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale” was written by Geoffrey Chaucer during his life time as a literary poet. He was born in the year 1340 and died in the year 1400. Chaucer was born during the late medieval period. He was able to serve under the aging king Edward III, his grandson Richard II and Henry IV. In late medieval England, people believed in a form of penance, in which a Christian confessed their sin to a priest as a sign of…

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    Margaret Atwood's, The Handmaids Tale is a dystopian style novel published originally in 1985. Set in a city in what used to be in the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead, this alternative future state had the democratic government overthrown and replaced by a theocratic fundamentalist governing force. In this society of declining fertility rates, fertile women are elected to become Handmaids; 'ambulatory wombs' that reproduce for the 'infertile' wives of privileged couples that…

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    Shrek is a comedy that is well known for breaking stereotypes. Scary ogres are not so scary. Princes are not always good people. The female lead, Princess Fiona, is no different. In the beginning of the film, she is waiting for a charming prince to save her from her tower and kiss her. It is easy to classify her as a damsel in distress, however as the movie progresses you learn more about her character. Fiona only acts delicate and in order to break a curse, though she could save herself. In…

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    recognized all around the world. The plotline is as follows: the girl or princess is cursed by an evil source to fall into deep slumber, and is only awoken through true love’s kiss, which is usually performed by a prince. Every rendition of the fairy tale delineates a male adopting the savior role and the vulnerable female in need of saving. All the versions I’m familiar with consists of pleasant events until I unearthed Giambattista Basile’s “Sun, Moon, Talia.” Within encompasses violence,…

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    Morgan’s narrative in her piece approaches death, something that traditional taxidermy avoids. This is so that the death of the taxidermied animal is not in the forefront of the viewer’s mind. Instead, traditional taxidermists, such as Akeley and Potter, approach life through lively content and visuals. Potter approaches human qualities of life through anthropomorphic kittens lined up for a wedding, an event that humans consider the “beginning of a new life.” His diorama “The Kitten Wedding,” is…

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