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evil (the stepmother) (Bettleheim cited in Tatar 2003). Through the introduction of the role of stepmother a degree of separation is created for children between mother and stepmother. In other words, children may reflect any negative feelings they may have with their own mother onto the stepmother. This means then that any negative feelings are associated to the stepmother rather than their own mother. This is supported by Bettelheim cited in Tatar (2003, p144) who states that “the fantasy of

MPP 195. Term Paper—Conflict in Crimea Jiewen Zhao Introduction The Crimea Peninsula, located between Kherson of Ukraine and Kuban of Russia, is a major land mass almost completely surrounded by the Black Sea, providing it an extremely important geopolitical position in Eastern Europe. Because of its special geopolitical position, Crimea always has strategic significance to Russia. In history, Crimea was annexed to the Russian Empire in 1783 and, following the Russian Revolution of 1917, became a

other friends helped rescue her. Next, Temujin amassed tribes by conquest and continued to build up his forces and land. He did not include the Tatars, who killed his father, in his merged tribal group. Instead Temujin slaughtered them, because of what they had done to his father, and only kept a few men, and forced the women and children into slavery. The Tatars were now vacant to the earth. Some friends of Temujin were not fond of his growing power but Temujin crushed all that opposed. At 40 years old

Fairy tales bring forth imaginations and emotions that are relatable and relevant to those who read them. They help us to navigate challenges by solving problems and learning how to overcome and cope with life's difficulties. The foundation of most fairy tales include a hero or heroine that is considered the underdog as the reader is roots for them. When looked at more closely the role that men and women play in fairy tales influences our perceptions and thoughts related to what is considered the

based upon the way that films are viewed. Disney conveys certain messages to children and parents during the film Pinocchio that may leave an impression for a long time. Documentaries such as Mickey Mouse Monopoly and authors, Henry Giroux, Maria Tatar, and Jack Zipes, have all made comments on the truth behind Disney. Fairytales stem from a place where they were only told orally and in a wide community. Originally “oral folk tales, … were intended to explain natural occurrences such as the change

became a leading force of all the other former Rus’ states and begun to take it’s neighbours over slowly. However, there was frequent raids by Mongol-Tatars, and plague that struck the area, but with good hygiene and lower population, it didn’t really affected the Muscovites that much as Western Europe did. In 1380, a milestone defeat of the Mongol-Tatars had bought forth a strong morale amongst their comrades, eventually absorbing the surrounding principalities, including Tver and Novgorod. With Ivan

The Central Asian plateau (north of China) around the time of Temüjin was divided into several tribes or confederations in the early 1200s, among them Naimans, Merkits, Uyghurs, Tatars, Mongols, Keraits that were all prominent in their own right and often unfriendly toward each other as evidenced by random raids, revenges, and plundering. Temüjin began his slow ascent to power by offering himself as an ally (or, according to others sources, a vassal) to his father's anda (sworn brother or blood

There is a huge difference between Grimm's version of Cinderella and that of Disney'. The two different versions, in fact, represent the idea of social construction of knowledge or that social reality varies according to the times one lives in, so that the two different versions reflect different perspectives of the different periods. Grimm's Cinderella talks about a maiden who grieves for her dead mother. She has an adoring relationship with her father and a closeness with nature. There is a

Introduction. Culture is a dynamic social system, containing the values, beliefs, behaviors, and norms of a specific group, organization, or society. One such group is Crimea; a peninsula on the Northern Coast of the Black Sea (United States, 2001). Crimea is located in Eastern Europe, its largest city is Sevastopol and its capital city is Simferopol. This paper discusses the common cultural characteristics of this region. Terrain. Crimea sits on 27,000 square kilometers of Eastern Europe’s

An ideal example of what constitutes an evil stepmother can be found in “Brother and Sister”. The brother starts off the story by saying to his sister, “Since our mother died, we've not had one moment of happiness. Our stepmother beats us every day, and when we come near her, she kicks us away with her foot. We get nothing but hard crusts of bread, just leftovers for food, and the dog under the table is better off. At least he gets a good chunk of meat to eat every now and then. Lord have mercy on