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    to use time and to live our lives to the fullest. Throughout The Little Prince (1943), Antoine de Saint Exupéry gives the reader a look at how society views time. In particular, Saint Exupéry offers up a critique on how many individuals value saving time and efficiency over anything else. The titular character witnesses this first hand through his various interactions with grownups along his journey. He meets characters who are so enthralled with their tasks that they would not “waste time” to enjoy

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    have been spent on searching for the best way to use the time we have on the Earth and to live our lives to the fullest. Nevertheless, it seems that no ones has found the perfect answer. Throughout The Little Prince (1943), Antoine de Saint Exupery gives the reader a look on how society views time. In particular, de Saint Exupery offers up a critique on how many individuals value saving time and efficiency over anything else. The Little Prince is able to see this first hand through his various

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    with the story of Little Red Riding Hood. There are many different adaptations of the tale, all with different interpretations. As times changed, so did the story. Two adaptations that demonstrate the changing perspectives over time are “Little Red Cap” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and “Company of Wolves” by Angela Carter. Although both stories have similar characters and themes, the plot contrasts and different character descriptions demonstrate how society’s views have evolved. “Little Red Cap” reflects

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    Another important illustrator that should be looked at is Trina Schart Hyman. Hyman wrote and illustrated her own Little Red Riding Hood story. She chose to illustrate the scene where Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf meet for the first time because she sees that “Little Red Riding Hood” deals with parent and child struggle. According to Jill P. May, Little Red Riding Hood first encounter with the wolf symbolizes her struggle against her adoration and blind trust of her father (130). Hyman’s childhood

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    When Little Red Cap becomes Mrs. Red Cap: the coming of age of girls in fairytales From a young age, girls around the world are told that their transition into womanhood will mark an important chapter in their lives. It guides a young girl from innocence to experience and is characterized through her attainment of self-responsibility and her newly found maturity. This milestone in a girl’s life is often explored through different adaptations during different time periods of our history; for

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    Once upon a time, in a forest nestled in the foothills of the Willamette Valley, there was a little wolf by the name of Sparky. Sparky was a quiet wolf who enjoyed running through flowery fields and eavesdropping on others conversation. He was a sweet and caring wolf, and frankly had no care in the world. However, Sparky’s life wasn’t as full as he wished it was. Sparky was friendless. Poor Sparky had never had a good friend in his short life. He was himself around his fellow wolf mates and tried

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    such as “The Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault. As children, our parents read this short story in order for us to receive the authors message to not talk to strangers or else something bad can happen. Children see tales such as “The Little Red Riding Hood” very differently than adults do. As adults, they see this young attractive village girl being tricked by the wolf who gathers information he needs to find her grandmother to eat. Overtime, the story has changed numerous times based

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    Flu season is here. If you have a little one, it’s just a matter of time before they get sick. No matter how careful you are, at some point your baby is going to come down with something. If you’re a first-time parent, it can be difficult to tell when it’s time to head to the doctor. You don’t want to go every time your little one has the sniffles. However, you do need to go in when they’re experiencing something more severe. Here are three signs that it’s time to get to the doctor. Uncontrollable

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    Little Red Riding Hood” is a European fairy tale about a young girl and the big bad wolf with origins that can be traced back to the 17th century. There have been many different interpretations written of the story. “Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault and “Little Red Cap” by Brothers Grimm are just two of the many contrasting renditions. The two tales are similar, but they are also different. The variations of the story translate the same lesson to be learned at the end. Amongst various

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    During 1920, the unforgettable experiment The Little Albert Experiment was performed by the father of behaviorism, John B. Watson. To him it was an innate unconditioned response. Because of his thought he wanted to test his knowledge. John B. Waston choose to use the principle “classical conditioning”. Classical Conditioning is “a type of behaviourism first demonstrated by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in the 1890s.Through a series of experiments he demonstrated that dogs which normally salivated

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