Masaryk University in Brno Faculty of Education Department of English Language and Literature TIPS FOR USING FANTASY BOOKS WITH TEENAGERS Diploma Thesis Brno 2009 Supervisor: Written by: PhDr. Alena Kašpárková Kateřina Vařechová 1 Acknowledgements: I would like to give special thanks to my supervisor‚ PhDr. Alena Kašpárková‚ for her kind help and advice. She willingly commented on my thesis. 2 Declaration: I declare that I worked on the thesis on my own
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Fantasy often reveals the hidden realities of life. In Franz Kafka’s magnum opus The Metamorphosis‚ the protagonist Gregor Samsa is transformed into a very large insect and tragically dies after his family rejects his new situation. It begins right into the fantasy element‚ with the first sentence being “One morning‚ upon awakening from agitated dreams‚ Gregor Samsa found himself‚ in his bed‚ transformed into a monstrous vermin.” (Part I‚pg.1204) Even with the fantastical elements‚ much deeper
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racism. For example‚ Mandela shows his humble behaviour‚ thus‚ his belief in equality through shaking hands and supporting the rugby team members. Also‚ during the actual World Cup game‚ the Africans were cheering for the English team‚ while the Whites were supporting the South African team. Eastwood managed to capture this reality in the movie (“Invictus Drops the Ball…”‚ par. 3). Lastly‚ Eastwood assigned the actors the actual names of the historical figures. For example‚ the captain of Springboks
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Running head: FANTASY FOOTBALL 1 Individual Research Paper: An Overview of Fantasy Football January 15‚ 2012 Abstract This paper explores the popular world of fantasy football along with the technology used to sustain a successful league. What is fantasy football‚ you ask? Fantasy football is a competition amongst fantasy football owners with specific set of rules and scoring systems. It allows anyone to establish and manage their own dream team of current players
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1. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity‚ Inc. was created to address the low retention rate at Cornell University during the times of Jim Crow Laws. 2. In 2010‚ Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity‚ Inc. decided to boycott Arizona and move their 2010 National Convention to Las Vegas‚ in protest of the recent Arizona law that allows for profiling of potential illegal immigrants. 3. Vertner Woodson Tandy became the first registered black architect in the state of New York. 4. Vertner Woodson Tandy became the
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One of the major themes of A Farewell to Arms was the difference between reality and fantasy. Henry and Catherine’s relationship is what helped develop this theme. Henry never believed in love‚ he always said that he would never experience it. Well‚ until Catherine came along into his life. Still though‚ that was never real love. Catherine always craved for that feeling of love and she had it with her fiancé. He was in the war and she became a nurse thinking that he would get a little hurt so that
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time (Bartol & Bartol‚ 2004). There are numerous stereotypes that come with the term “serial killer‚” but one in particular has come to the forefront in recent years: the notion that sexual fantasy plays a role in serial killings‚ that serial killers are sexually motivated (Seltzer‚ 1998). The role of sexual fantasy in serial killings was first brought up by Reinhardt in 1957‚ which he referred to “lust murders.” Bartels and Parsons (2009) studied the transcripts from a court hearing that involved
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Short Story #4 Rape Fantasies 1. Humor and irony are used as a comedic relief in the story. Atwood uses them to downplay the seriousness involving rape. An example is seen when Chrissy is beginning her story and Estelle says “so who takes baths with their clothes on?’ I found her sarcasm very humorous. Irony can also be seen in her own rape fantasies when she somehow persuades the fellow from not raping her. It is ironic because they usually end up helping each other out‚ when in reality‚
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Fantasy football has become increasingly popular amongst sports fanatics‚ but it also has brought several legal matters involving illegal gambling. These sites ran for multiple years before being shut down‚ what was the reason States decided to make it illegal to gain profit from Fan Duel‚ Draft Kings or any other sports gambling site? Winning any sort of money from these sites is from a skill that you develop‚ but when you are playing in a weekly league how can you call it a skill? Players constantly
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