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    Who Run with the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, I found two stories that resonated with me most: “The Ugly Duckling” and “Sealskin, Soulskin.” The former of the two stories is based on Hans Christian Anderson’s tale of the same name and tells of a homely little bird born to a family of ducks. The ugly duckling suffers much verbal and physical abuse from all of the other ducks. His mother defends him at first, but she eventually grows tired of his presence, which causes the ugly duckling to run away. He first wanders to a marsh. Then he finds a hovel with an old woman, her cat, and her hen, but the animals tease the ugly duckling mercilessly; again, he sets off on his own. He sees a flock of migrating…

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    successful. On my sixth birthday, I received a book from my favorite uncle called “Stories to Treasure”, which contained my favorite childhood story, “The Ugly Duckling.” The story of “The Ugly Duckling” was first written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844. Since that time, numerous versions of the…

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    there right now, in my bed." I saw their faces burn with anger before they quickly became the ceiling of my dorm room. I thought about all the desires I wanted so desperately. "I wish I was a billionaire." The next day, I moved out the disgusting dormitory bedroom I had inhabited for so many years, and I moved into the nicest apartment next to the new school I had transferred to, Washington University. Despite having the ability to get my degree the next day, I decided I wanted the ideal…

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    hit me when I ran the red light, but why is it so dark? Suddenly there 's a bright light, maybe I 'm dying. Was this meant to be for me? I mean, I never was anyone in my life. Did God want me back because I was a mistake to humankind?! I never studied hard, I never put any effort into anything actually. Maybe my options took me here, maybe I shouldn 't have run that red light, maybe I shouldn 't of dropped out of college...just maybe I should have worked harder. It probably started twenty…

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    will still be shown in the little ways, each spring you sharpen your sword you’ll bargain with the calendar and at the moment when death opens the bock door you'll put on your carpet slippers and stride outside.”(Anne sexton 39-48) At the last moments the main character realized it was worth it the journey they people called life was fulfilled for them. Years Passed as this person was old and they fought off death for they family and for themselfs. At the end of their journey they knew that…

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    The Al Gore’s Nobel peace prize speech story is much better than the video because of many reasons like for example you can picture everything in your mind. People wonder why read the speech and not just take your time reading the speech again and understand everything and not just listening to Al Gore talk without understanding everything he is talking about. Now I will explain why and how the story is better than the video. In Al Gore’s speech he says many large words that many people don't…

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    These kinds of situations are best heard/told through “blossoming/transformation” and “twofaced” themed characters. Two great examples could be seen in “Beauty and the Beast” by Beaumont, and “The Ugly Duckling” by Han Christian Anderson, since they both have similar aspects. In “Beauty and the Beast,” the east was first seen as a terrifying creature (as a monster), but as time progressed Beauty began to see that Beast had nothing but a kind soul, consequently she developed feeling for him. In…

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    While To Build a Fire and The Ugly Duckling could not be less similar in regard to their storyline, they do share a common element of literature, a quest. This does not mean the quests are similar, but both the man in To Build a Fire and the duckling in The Ugly Duckling have a quest that they must attempt to complete. To Analyze Both of these stories, we must first understand the main character who is embarking on the quest. In To Build a Fire, the main character is an unnamed man who is…

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    The Uglies written by Scott Westerfeld was published by Simon Pulse Publishing on May 2011 and contains 406 pages. The Uglies is a science fiction novel about Tally Youngblood, a teenage girl, living in Uglyville, who is trying to decide the truth of the pretty operation and the importance of her friends. The Uglies is the first of the four books in the Ugly series. Tally Youngblood, the main character in this novel, is a fifteen year old girl that lives in Uglyville. The author makes Tally…

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    as they develop new ways of seeing things. In Uglies, it displays the journey and development of a young fifteen year old girl named Tally Youngblood. She starts off having her whole life planned out in front of her; however, she later begins thinking about what she really wants when she explores other parts of the world. Tally goes through major changes and learning experiences to gradually find herself as she explores the wild. She eventually comes to terms with reality and learns what normal…

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