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    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is well known for its strong parallels with the Christian religion. C. S. Lewis seemed to make the entire meaning of the book correlate with Christianity as a whole. Every aspect within this novel has a connection with the bible in some way or another. These connections could even be pointed out by someone who is not a part of Christianity. The truth is that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is not simply just a story, but a novel that subtly instills the Christian

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    Granger had been certain enough about the baby’s paternity, but absolute proof would make him feel a lot better. He’d already begun to feel rather possessive of the witch, and he didn’t want to have to worry about Weasley snatching her and the baby away. “It won’t hurt the baby, will it?” he asked. “Of course

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    Journey the Wardrobe of Parallels The “Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” is a fantasy novel written by C. S. Lewis. The fairytale is set in a magical world with no limits to the imagination. Endangered by World War II, four siblings named Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy where sent by their mom to live with Professor Kirke in a big house in the countryside of London. In the house there are many rooms and many doors. While playing hide-in-seek, the youngest child, Lucy discovers

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    Disparity In Hamlet

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    foreign language. Specifically, the new interpretation of Hamlet was established by the customs and religious difference between European culture and African culture. For example, African people do not believe in afterlife and they think that only witch can make zombie (dead people) move. This is contradicted from European culture which believes in ghost and superstitious being. As a result, African people cannot understand the reason why King Hamlet can still be seen and moved even if he has died

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    Salem Witch Hysteria and Trials Joshua Furman History 121: Early America to the Civil War Dr. Phillip Hamilton November 18, 2015 The Salem Witch Trial consisted of heinous accusations implicated by Cotton Mather which effected society as a hole and gave reasoning to the numerous amount of witch stories we hear today. Cotton Mather was the eldest son of Increase Mather, Massachusetts most influential and well known Puritan minister, and the grandson of John Cotton, Salem’s spiritual

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    The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is a movie based on novel written by C. S. Lewis. It is a mythical story, based on magical world called Narnia. He shows many symbols of Christianity in this movie. Aslan is the main character of the story. Aslan is shown as the emperor of Narnia, magical authority. Lewis shows Aslan as the version of Jesus Christ. The movie is about Pevensie kids who are sent to live with Professor Digory Kirky during WW II. There they play hide and seek, Lucy went to hide

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    teenage child who is killed in battle, whereas in the book there is no mention of a son, nor a teenage boy dying in battle. Another character that is added in the movie, that does not appear in the novel is the little girl that is shown with the three witches. In the novel, it is made fairly clear that there are only three witches that are known of and does not ever speak of a younger witch, or a daughter of a witch. The last example of these added characters is the baby from the first scene. Although

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    Paramount Pictures Corp. :, 2008. Film. it follows the same story with minor differences, such as Grindel’s mother is a young Vibrant witch who uses her beauty and power to weaken Beowulf. When he first gets to Daneland it is for the reward the king posted for any brave young hero to come and kill the troll terrorizing his kingdom. Beowulf and his men quickly kill the beast but when Beowulf

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    produced in 2003. Big Fish is about a dying man, Edward, and his son, Will. The movie consists of several flashbacks following Edward Blooms life and his adventures. It shows how Edward and his son’s relationship was very strained and then how it was resolved in the end. There were also a great number of fantasy aspects in this movie that make the movie very unique. These fantasies are mainly in the stories that Edward tells his son. They show how Edward Bloom lived his life and how he made life choices

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    The movie The Lion King, a Disney animated, is about the adventures of a young lion named Simba. He is the son of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi, the royal family of the Pride Lands. All of the animal kingdom is thrilled to hear about Simba’s birth, except his cruel, evil uncle Scar. He knows that Simba will become the next king, so he sets out to kill both father and son. However, Simba escapes, but Mufasa sadly did not. He died fighting for his son's life. Therefore, Simba now returns as an

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