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    Thematic Statement 1- Loyalty and love for one’s family inspires boldness to defend such things. “That was below your heart. Can you guess what I’m doing?” “Cutting out my heart.” “You took mine when I was ten; I want yours now. We are lovers of justice, you and I- what could be more just than that?” The Count screamed one final time and fell dead of fear. (Goldman 349) After his father was wrongfully killed, Inigo’s love for his father and desire to defend his honor led him to want to defeat the

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    William Goldman's The Princess Bride

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    In the story “The Princess Bride” we read of action and adventure, and if you have watched the movie you have a very romantic view of the tale. Before I read the book that was my view, which after reading the book, I found to be incomplete. Fortunately, I have read the book and my view of this adventure has changed from a less romantic one to a more realist thought. I believe that what William Goldman was trying to tell us, in his book version of the story, is that life is made up of reality, sprinkled

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    The Princess Bride by William Goldman is a tale that is rendered new into many different scenarios. William Goldman uses lovers and royalty to play the fairy tale role in this book while also using evil. In the book the Princess Bride there’s a beautiful young women named Buttercup who lives on a Farm with a servant named Westley. As Westley is leaving for America for a better life Buttercup admits her love for him and asks him not to leave for America. While Westley is sailing to America is ship

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    traditions and beliefs are the main reasons to why millions of female foetuses are aborted every year, but it is also the reason behind bride burning, another serious issue in India. Bride burning, also known as dowry death occurs quite frequently in India. It is when the husband or the in-laws decide that the dowry the bride offers is not enough and demands more. If the bride refuses or is financially not able to increase her dowry, she is tortured until she either agrees or dies; otherwise she is murdered

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    pieces of cinema from the 1980s is The Princess Bride. This film is an adaptation of William Goldman’s novel and is directed by Rob Reiner. Goldman and Reiner made several brilliant cinematic choices while making the film. These choices include casting actors that fit the characters, developing a great fairy-tale atmosphere, and balancing the action and comedy. The choices that Goldman and Reiner made while creating the world of The Princess Bride lead the film to become the cult classic it is today

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    Count Dracula Strengths

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    In the twenty-first century many people have fantasized about having superpowers of some sort. Bram Stroker made one of the most popular and relevant supervillains of all time. Over the years, Dracula has received an assortment of abilities. The book Dracula has an array of strange occurrences that happen throughout the first four chapters. During this time, Bram is not afraid to show what the Count can and cannot do. Everyone in the village knows of Dracula’s strength, but refuses to help anyone

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    Firstly, “The Princess Bride” is mainly about a girl who is in love with a farm boy. The boy Westley has to go to war so he could come back and have money to marry his true love. But, rumors spread that Westley was dead so Buttercup was forced to marry the king. Who knew Westley came out of nowhere and we were all surprised that he changed his name to Dread Pirate Roberts and that’s what kept him alive all these years. The king finds Buttercup and brings her back to the palace and forces her to marry

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    Do you like the ending of the book? Why or why not? Do you think there is more to tell? What do you think might happen next? Give details with page numbers from the book to explain. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman, had an ending much like The Lady or the Tiger, by Frank Stockton. In The Lady or the Tiger, a king’s daughter is fervently in love with an accused criminal and as a result the king punishes the princess by making her choose the criminals fate. The criminal is put into a ring with

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    Should arranged marriages still be acceptable around the world ? According to Arranging a Marriage in india, “ How could any intelligent young person agree to such a marriage without great reluctance? It was contrary to everything I believed about the importance of romantic love as the only basis of a happy marriage?” Marriage is a human choice and should be a wonderful time in someones life, however the reasons for marrying have varied extensively from time to time and culture to culture. In many

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    are revealed because of his situation. Also determined by the setting, is his ability to do the impossible is. Furthermore, he scaled the Cliffs of Insanity and outsmarted Vizzini which is near impossible for an average human being. In The Princess Bride, William Goldman uses imagery and symbolism to establish the importance of setting because it helps

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