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    The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Brothers Grimm 1. This story is a fairy tale. Fairy tales are fictional stories that usually have fork lore characters. The story talks about a king who had twelve princesses. They would sneak out during the night for a dance with twelve princes. The story can also be classified as a short story. Short stories are those narratives that can be read in one sitting and its plot usually involves one main conflict with a solution. The conflict in the story revolves around

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    Soon the townspeople were fed up with the king and how he ruled them, they wanted someone who was brave and listened to them, someone who could be friends with everyone. The people wanted James. They started to have secret meetings that started planning the overthrowing of the king. After weeks of planning and thinking the group decided to tell James about the plan. At first James is sceptical but he soon realizes

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    bowed down upon him. To the side of us was a courier, he gave the king a letter. It was a declaration of war. I was astonished as to what I was seeing, just as we were going to speak to the king, a cannonball came streaking through the windowpane.

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    Sweat glistened on the ends of his brow. His heart pumped furiously, threatening to burst from his chest. His long hair stuck to his face, the moisture making it look a darker brown than usual. His moderate build paired a skinny body, and stomach sunken from days of hunger, gave him a deceivingly weak appearance. Nobody could have guessed him one of the king’s Animators, and he certainly didn’t look the part anymore. The forests were usually green this time of year, heading into the heat of summer

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    nature of his power as king. As audience members, we follow Richard on his journey of self-discovery, which enlightens him even as his life is shattered by Bolingbroke's revolt. Paradoxically, it is in utter defeat that Richard comes closest to understanding what it is to be human. Unfortunately he is unable to accept life as an ordinary subject after having tasted what it means to rule. For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the death of kings- How some have

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    “Super Customers” There is some indication that Burger King may have been slow to transition to leaner and healthier restaurant fare in favour of pleasing its long term customers who are fans of the big larger portion sandwiches.Analysis is a framework or tool used by marketers to analyse and monitor the macro-environmental

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    The 2010 critically acclaimed film “The Kings Speech” aimed to showcase the struggles of King George VI as he dealt with his stammer and becoming King. The tale follows the King along with his therapist Lionel Logue, as they try and find the best way to cope with the issue before the Kings first wartime radio broadcast. Although this movie is just a film adaptation of a true story, it is still able to show the viewer a lot about British Culture during the 1920’s, which has even carried into the modern

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    character; he begins as a humble warrior, and develops into a well-respected and powerful king. However, previous kings, such as King Hrothgar, rose to the throne due to their noble statuses in addition to the standardized succession of power in early British history. The stark contrast between these two notable kings remains that Beowulf first played the role as a valuable and principle warrior, a true epic hero, while King Hrothgar did not. Beowulf exhibited characteristics of loyalty and strength, among

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    interest was the people having the Kings in higher power. “This was important for the traditional beliefs was that the gods had supplied all that was needed for humans to flourish, cities agriculture, the arts of civilization at the outset of human history, in the antediluvian age.”- george xlvi. The Gods had positive interest in the people but established a right and wrong way for the people to live. Gilgamesh never payed attention to any of this in the beginning. As a King he had a lot of confidence in

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    Imagine being a king or queen in the medieval period being able to rule the kingdom with a iron fist. Imagine all the stresses that come with that. You have a unknown disease (later known as Black Death) mysteriously killing half of your kingdom. You have the stresses of other kingdoms coming to strike you at any moment. What would a king need in these stressful times? The answer; a jester. Jesters were a important part of the king and his court. When you think of jesters, what comes to mind? I

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