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    meaning that love and hate are so alike that you can hate someone or thing one second and love them the next‚ and vice-versa. I believe that this‚ "thin line" is actually more of a giant gorge‚ speaking figuratively. True love (not the type in fairy tales) is a heart-felt feeling for someone or something. If you truly have this type of deep passion‚ how can you swing into hate for that very same thing? Love and hate are exact opposites of each other‚ so I firmly believe that there is a whole canyon

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    of a fairytale to explore the themes in Briar Rose? Jane Yolen‚ author of Briar Rose‚ combines both fairytale and historical attributes in one work. Based on the old tale of Sleeping Beauty‚ Briar Rose is a fairy tale within a fairy tale however‚ the traditional ‘happily ever after’ notion does not apply. Through fairy tale elements of fantasy‚ recovery‚ escape and consolation; Yolen has been able to explore underlying themes in Briar Rose‚ including the brutality of human nature‚ courage and

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    What Features of fairy tales or legends are evident in the movie ‘Shrek’? The animated film ‘Shrek’ is a modern portrayal of a traditional story. It displays most‚ if not all qualities of both legend and fairy-tale. As the opening scene begins with non-diegetic music (audible to audience only) and a magical light shining on a large book with the traditional starting of a fairy tale ‘Once Upon a time’. This opening scene demonstrates one feature of the fairy-tale genre. This can also be seen through

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    EVOLUTION OF FAIRY TALES AND THEIR CHANGING INFLUENCES ON CHILDREN Name Institution Introduction ‘Seas of story’ is how Marina Warner refers to the world of fairy tales. The fairy tales world is a vast field of study which many scholars have tried to exhaust with minimum success. Scholars have spent a lifetime trying to understand the history of fairy tales only to realize they have only dipped their toes in the vast sea. Fairy tales origin dates back to thousands of years ago. Fairy tales have

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    PORT FAIRY – THE MOST LIVABLE TOWN IN THE WORLD I live in Port Fairy which is in South West Victoria. As a mother of four I find it extremely relevant and desirable to bring my children up in a fun and carefree environment. What better place to raise children than ‘The most livable city with a population of under 20‚000’. (The Standard Newspaper‚ May 2011). Port Fairy won this prestigious International Livcom Awards that were held in the United Arab Emirates. With members of the local council

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    Indoctrinated Through Fairy Tales in Western Civilization Henal Patel Advisor: Professor Nancy Hewitt Department of History II Swami Shreeji II ii Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………….3 Chapter 1: Defining Fairy Tales…………………………………………………..7 Chapter 2: Female Roles in Fairy Tales………………………………………….18 Chapter 3: Male Roles in Fairy Tales…………………………………………….37

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    and analyzed of all the fairy tales‚ and there are several versions of the tale to study‚ all with a slight variation in their moral lesson‚ interpretation and theme surrounding Little Red Riding Hood’s escapade to grandmother’s house. It is most commonly believed that the French author Charles Perrault was the first to publish a written version of this fairy tale in 1697. However‚ Perrault most likely composed the tale of Little Red Riding Hood from pre-existing folk tales that had been passed down

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    Kidnapped by Fairies By: Aurora Slater [pic] Hi my name is Annbella Da Firenze. I am 16. I live in Florence‚ Italy. It is my second year as a high school honors student‚ but not quite the average student. I mean I used to be‚ that is‚ until last year. My friends and I had found a long lost and forgotten strongbox. A piece of sheet music sat inside it. In English it is called Ti Heaco. Ti Heaco means “land of light and dark”. That night we found a way to

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    INNAZ The weather outside was raining‚ The classroom inside was freezing‚ I saw you at the corner of my eye‚ Sitting there‚ without​ a care‚ I saw where our futures lie Terrible poem‚ I know. I wrote it after I heard Let It Snow‚ the Christmas song. Even the first line is almost verbatim‚ I just changed ‘frightful’ to ‘raining’. I’m not much of a poet but I never really knew how to start a story. I definitely wasn’t going to start with “Once upon a time…” because this isn’t an old fairytale love

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    too good to be real with the quaint happy endings that typically conclude fairy tales; not with Flannery O ’Connor ’s writings‚ which depict sarcasm with disquieting twists and mordant characters. One of O ’Connor ’s most successful works‚ "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" epitomizes her writing style that is characteristically seen by many as grotesque and sardonic. This short story represents the antithesis of a fairy tale‚ ingeniously warping its vital elements—damsel in distress (Lucynell‚ the

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