The Reeve's Tale

When people think of someone being held against their will they associate that with people being treated like property, but that is not the case in the book Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. It is a story about a dystopian society where everything is regulated and people do not have the ability to make free choices. The story takes place from a point of view of a specific handmaid named Offred, a handmaid is a woman who is brought into a household for the sole reason of reproduction. They are…

Anayela: An oasis in the Marrakesh Medina If you get the chance to start a story with a full on fairy tell, you take the chance, right? Once upon a time there was a girl called Yela living in a luxurious Riad in the Marrakesh Medina. As she wasn't allowed to go out by herself, she secretly climbed on the roof of her house every night to look at the stars. That's where she met the neighbour's boy. They became friends and he told her, that the carpet on the roof would fly, if she only gave him a…

Poems of Such… by: Sharise Bailey Apple Blossoms in the spring Apple blossoms in the spring I just got a diamond ring and it is beautiful And has so much beauty Hey look what I see Apple blossoms in the spring and my diamond ring Zona Bond I’m better off dead, ‘cause life was a twisted society That mistreated me Everyone pointed their fingers, even gossiped Why? Well, I’ll tell you why For they feared someone different But I meant no harm,…

For decades, Disney has given its viewers the fantasy of living in a world of castles, princes and the luxury of being a royalty. Recognized classic Disney princesses include Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves), Cinderella (Cinderella), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Jasmine(Aladdin), Pocahontas (Pocahontas) and Mulan (Mulan). The first three of which were released during the first-wave of feminism while the latter five were all…

PROSE STYLE OF Dr.S.RADHAKRISHNAN Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan A good prose-style is both a matter of choice of the words and their arrangement to form a complete meaningful sentence. Dr. Radhakrishnan is one the eminent philosopher of India who was a literate with special knowledge in handling prose style. Dr.S.Radhakrishnan was one of the most influential and recognized Indian thinkers in twentieth century. I wish to explain some important features about prose style just to explain how…

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” The book, ‘The Little Prince’, incredibly written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a philosophical story that highlights on a child’s perspective in life contrasted with an adult’s perspective. A strange and wonderful story for all ages that also features superb illustrations made by the author himself. Although, the story book was likely made for children it conveys a lot of messages to the…

“You said we’ll play the Prince saving the Princess today!” “But we already played that yesterday, Lena.” “Yesterday it was the dragon that kidnapped the princess but today the bad Black Magician will kidnap her.” “Kidnapping again?” “Come on, Leon. You said you’ll play with me!” “How about we play other games? I got a new lego set here.” “Wuu, wuu. Leon, you’re a liar! Wuuu!” “But, but, I’ve been playing with dolls for days!” “Wuu, wuu, wuu!” “Quiet down,…

1 INTRODUCTION In this Master’s thesis, I will examine the audio-visual translations of the songs performed in the Walt Disney animation Frozen. The movie offers the watcher two translations of the movie in Finnish, which are subtitles and dubbed language. My aim is to compare the two song translations to each other and to the source language and analyse the translations through the perspective of music and its’ characteristics. In my research I have two hypotheses. My first hypothesis is that…

Vergil continues to describe the image “the mother wolf stretched out in the green grotto of Mars, twin boys at her dugs.” (8.617-619) Here, he alludes to the legendary, oft-admired founder of Rome, Romulus, and his brother Remus, who were, as the quote describes, allegedly abandoned and cared for by a wolf. Although he does not specifically use their names, it is important to note that the phrase “twin boys” would most likely immediately evoke this specific myth in the minds of his audience -…

In any individuals' lives, we at least have spent an immeasurable portion engrossing in the storytellings from elders or fictional entertainments such as novels, TV shows, and films. However, have we ever asked ourselves that are those fairytale stories moderately trustworthy in term of motivation for the readers when they are living in a wicked period of life? In Rosalie Bertell’s essay from The Impossible Will Take a Little While, she states that “Stories alone cannot keep us motivated and…