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    Natalie Zemon Davis’ The Return of Martin Guerre depicts the peculiar historical life behind the trial of Martin Guerre and his wife Bertrande de Rols, whose lives were infiltrated by the imposter, Arnaud du Tilh. Taken place in Languedoc, France, the life of Martin Guerre a young peasant man, in which his abandonment of his flourishing farm and lifestyle in the village of Artigat, created the historical trial of impersonating lies, held to justify the innocence of one’s word against another. In

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    Introduction The Tale of Martin Guerre has been retold throughout history in the forms of; a play, movie and a book. What makes this story so interesting is due to the fact that it stems from a real-life peasant court case which occurred in the 16th century. In the case, a man by the name of Arnaud du Tilh takes the identity of a middle-class family man by the name of Martin Guerre. He manages to take on the persona of Martin Guerre for a period of three years where he manages to both; increase

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    Once after reading the novel, The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis and the two articles, “On the Lame” by Natalie Zemon Davis and “The Refashioning of Martin Guerre” by Robert Finlay. It is evident, Bertrande was motivated by preserving her family’s honor and her own. Bertrande was on both sides during the trial because she was trying to figure out, which decision from the court case is going to benefit her family and herself the most. For example, one of the worries Bertrande has was

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    (HOOK) In Impostor by Susanne Winnacker, sixteen-year-old Tessa was classified to be a Variant that worked with a section of the F.B.I called the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, which combated terrorism. Variants were individuals that had abnormal body abilities. Therefore, Tessa was assigned to morph into a teenage victim of a murder case named Madison Chambers in Livingston, Oregon. After Madison officially passed away, Tessa lived with the Chambers and attended the females former high school

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    In the book “The Return of Martin Guerre,” by Zemon Davis Martin Guerre left his wife on a long journey for twelve years and then returned. While he was gone a fake man by the name of Arnaud du Tilh came and took Martin place. He came in as if nothing happened ad as if he was the “real” martin. Martin’s wife Bertrande claimed not to know that the imposter was not her husband Martin. I believed that she did know that wasn’t her husband. How can you be sexually involved with someone and not realize

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    Was Bertrande being deceitful or deceived? The Return of Martin Guerre was written by Natalie Zemon Davis in 1983. The movie was released in 1982, but Davis thought that there was more to the story so she decided to write a book about it. In Davis’s book at a very young age Martin Guerre marries Bertrande de Rols, they go through many hardships and eventually Martin disappears. After a few years a man returns and says his name is Martin Guerre, everyone is pleased by his return. Later, a dispute

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    should go to your best friend, because she helped you all the way through. Though your name is written where it says, “author,” you don’t feel it is 100% your work, and nobody knows. Nearly 70% of American people face this feeling every day. The impostor syndrome or phenomenon is a concept delineating high-achieving individuals who have trouble accepting accomplishments, due to the trepidation of their real self being shown, revealing that they are a fake. Because this group of people considers themselves

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    Do you suffer from the Impostor Syndrome? The Impostor Syndrome was first acknowledged in the 1970s. People who have it do not accept their own accomplishments, dismiss them as luck or timing, and believe they are deceiving the outside world. It is found more often in high-achievers than in the general population. While the Impostor Syndrome was thought to be more prevalent in women than men, research proves otherwise. In her 2013 book The Charisma Myth, Olivia Fox Cabane reports that two-thirds

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    considered remarkable about ourselves. When the numbers began to dwindle and I failed to say any of the silly, minuscule qualities that made me unique, I broke down and ran out (to my utter embarrassment). I found myself facing a severe case of “impostor syndrome.” Being surrounded by a group of girls who were actresses, social media interns, star-athletes, club presidents, and some who had been on every single continent when the farthest I have traveled was Arkansas, made me feel out of place to

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    “Impostor Syndrome refers to high-achieving individuals marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as "fraud".” Impostor Syndrome (I.S.) has also been characterized as a fear of being “found out” or “exposed” as not being talented, smart, or not deserving of accomplishments. It is not a disease or mental disorder. I.S. has been cited to affect up to 70% of the population at some point in their life. It is especially common among graduate students

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