The Lady and the Unicorn

The summer had seemed too short for Maxine Caulfield and anxiety filled her as she loaded her school bag and prepared for her first day back to class. It wasn't just any other 'back to school' day, either; it was her first day of junior high. Max stared at herself in the bathroom mirror as she brushed the tangles out of her brown hair. She bit her bottom lip, turned her head this way and that, and huffed in frustration. Two weeks earlier, her parents took her shopping for new clothes and her mother

From How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster Notes by Marti Nelson 1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together, it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires

Introduction Seapunk is a spin off from the punk community, with the theme of oceanic concepts. Seapunk as its own subculture has its own lifestyle incorporating history, how they differ from other groups, dress behavior, and satirical styles and rules. Discussion Subculture of consumption background information Subculture of consumption history and origins. Seapunk is a virtual aesthetic of music and art forms, generally surrounding oceanic concepts, blue hues, and the 90s rave era. This subculture

They have been with us since were old enough to be read to or told a story. When we were young they brought us entertainment and often instilled within us the foundations of what would later become the structures of our morals and character. They are fairy tales and though it may be implied that we are meant to grow out of them, many people find it comforting to return to them throughout their lives. Many of the great authors of our time and the past have found fairy tales to be a great source

Everyone thinks that being considered the "perfect child" or the "ideal child" means that they have the best, happy life anyone could ask for but in reality, it’s the complete opposite. For starters, if you have successful parents you are usually given the task to live up to their expectations. With the exception of giving you the amount of pressure no one can handle, especially for a 16-year old girl like me. Then, you have a mom that pretty much controls your whole life and is almost everywhere

Anastasia Trus WRTG 3020 Professor Pat Sullivan 30 March 2010 Racism in Disney During the last several decades, the media has become a strong agent in directing and controlling social beliefs and behaviors. Children, by nature, can be particularly susceptible to the influencing powers of the media, opening an avenue where media created especially for children can indoctrinate entire generations. Disney movies, like all other media “are powerful vehicles for certain notions about our culture

* Who thinks you should be able to text 911? Just in case youre hiding from a serial killer * Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through – Cinderella * #bieberfact If you meet Justin and he hugs you for more than 5 seconds he thinks youre cute * #bieberfact Alfredo tried waking up Justin once, so he played Mistletoe, but he started to sing along in his sleep * British people: ew England sucks *americans slag off uk* British people: OMG DON’T EVEN

Review of European Studies December, 2009 A Stylistic Analysis of “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield Shenli Song College of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang Gongshang University Office of Foreign Language College at Zhejiang Gongshang University Xia Sha City-University-Town, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China E-mail: windyforever@gmail.com Abstract Katherine Mansfield, remembered as one of the finest writers of English short stories, enjoys enduring fame and a somewhat awesome literary status with

George Orwell England Your England As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me. They do not feel any enmity against me as an individual, nor I against them. They are ‘only doing their duty’, as the saying goes. Most of them, I have no doubt, are kind-hearted lawabiding men who would never dream of committing murder in private life. On the other hand, if one of them succeeds in blowing me to pieces with a well-placed bomb, he will never sleep any the worse for

University: University of Leiden 14 June 2012 Department: Language and Culture of China Course: Visual Political Communication (BA3) Semester: Summer Semester 2011/2012 Lecturer: Florian Schneider Journey to the West A Textual-Visual Discourse Analysis Name: Stefan Ruijsch (Student No. 0620203) Major: Chinese Studies, BA 3 E-mail: s.ruijsch@umail.leidenuniv.nl Phone: 06-48369645 Address: Vrijheidslaan 256, 2321 DP Leiden Word Count: 9,387 Table of Contents