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    The Little Red’s grandmother has gotten ill. Of course Little Reds mother decides that she needs to go visit her grandmother. When she goes, she is asked to bring her a cake and some butter when she goes. On the way Little Red meets the big terrible wolf, and he is hungry. Consequently, he wants nothing more than to devour the little girl right then and there. Regrettably for the wolf some lumberjacks working nearby were stopping him from being able to do just that. He devises a plan to get Little

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    The Little Mermaid is a fairy tale that was written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1836 and then remade by Disney in 1989, which turned out to be a popular animated film targeted for young, juvenile children, specifically girls. The Little Mermaid is about a fifteen-year-old mermaid, named Aerial, who was willing to give up her family, voice and tail to win over a man, Prince Eric. Watching The Little Mermaid as a kid, I loved the movie. I never seen any negatives until watching it again as an adult

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    Sandra Cisneros creates the voice of Rachel as an eleven-year-old girl by, using similes. I know this because in the story it stats, “The way you grow old is kind of like a onion or like the rings inside a tree trunk or like my little wooden dolls that fit inside the other.” This shows that the author used similes to show the voice of Rachel, in the smilie it is showing that she is comparing how people grow, to Onions, Inside a tree trunk, And her little wooden dolls. She used figurative language

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    The short story “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen tells a story about the tragedy of love and the result of selflessness in the form of death of the unnamed mermaid. Her love for the prince lead her to pain and conflict throughout the short story, only to end with her death. In contrast, Disney’s version ends with the “happily ever after” cliché as seen in many of Disney’s films with the little mermaid marrying the prince. With the drastic difference, it’s clear that the change in tone

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    rose colored cheeks and bland brown eyes. For the most part his teeth are relatively straight but there are some that are crooked. The color of his teeth are a little yellow towards the roots and grow whiter towards the bottom. He wears black dress pants with a white shirt and a black coat on top. When he’s mad he begins to raise his voice and even start to shout. He make enormous hand gestures as he throw his anger out into

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    The book Giving Voice to Values (GVV) by Mary Gentile offers advice and skills to the reader on how to speak their minds in the workplace. The author confronts the ethical dilemma that people typically have and approach it in a different format than the conventionally taught business ethics. In her book, Gentile even gives her reader practical examples of real-life situations that CEOs, managers, and students who have faced challenges in speaking their values. Additionally, she concludes her book

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    “Your writer voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul,” said Meg Rosoff, an American writer. In the quote, voice is defined as perceived as both a symptom and gateway to the unconscious insofar as an attentive ear may detect in its disturbances key clues to uncovering the traces of secret traumas buried

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    for immortality. This is very similar to Anderson’s version; however, the Little Mermaid is truly searching for love. Marriage is a value that most women hold close to their hearts. In society, being the perfect wife is an accomplishment on its own. Women work hard to look and act their best around men in order for them to fall in love. Just as women in society of the past and present aim to be fit enough for men, the Little Mermaid is told by her grandmother that she is not worthy to mortal unless

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    all accompanied on the piano by Kyungmi Kim. Zoë Tucker is a soprano and sang the Italian aria “Se tu m’ami” with great pronunciation. Zoë seemed a little nervous at first, but gradually became more comfortable as the piece continued. Zoë wore a flattering black dress with a long sparkly skirt, and black flats. Her breathing was rather silent with little shoulder movement, but the rise and fall of her chest was rather noticeable. Zoë had nice clear high notes with vibrato that rang throughout the performance

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    Michele M. Burns Professor Cipri Imaginative Literature 30 April 2013 Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” vs. Disney’s The Little Mermaid: The Struggle to Find Sexuality Walt Disney’s movies have been thrilling young children, most especially young girls, around the world for years. One specific movie, The Little Mermaid, had young girls wanting to be just like Ariel and buying any paraphernalia they could after the movie came out. But have you ever wondered where these stories have come from? Or why

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