...affected by this transition. Although the mass printing and marketing of fairy tales as reproduced books, movies, and other media has increased availability of the public like never before in history, there also seems to be a “cheapening” of the art itself, as well as art in general, as the role of the storyteller has been removed. Once only heard if one were to run into a skilled storyteller, fairy tales with the help of printing and mass marketing are now available to everyone able to buy an inexpensive children’s book. This simple fact cannot be overlooked as the whimsical tales that define childhood imagination are now readily available to all that seek them. Previously, if a child did not have any storytellers in their family or, let’s say, their village- then they may never have heard certain tales that other like-aged children would. This is just simply not a problem anymore, and is a testament to the benefits of mass printing fairy tales- though one would still be wise to realize what has been lost in the process. The commercialization of fairy tales has removed the role of the storyteller which directly affects the ability of fairy tales to be modified by the storyteller to reflect current socio-trends and concerns as they once did. Fairy tales are now sometimes referred to as “timeless classics” which in a way is quite different to fairy tales of old which while always taught a certain lesson, would be adapted by the teller to reflect the current times making the story...
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...Marianne Angeli Diaz Professor Jan Lombardi English 221 21 May 2015 The Storyteller Who Started a Movement As I sat through another session in class, I did not think I would become so immersed about the wonders of magical realism. But as the Magical Realism group presented the historical significance of this movement, I found myself nodding at everything they said. I was intrigued by the ways this movement influenced Latin America, portraying enchanting events in realistic tones. As they moved on further about the people who started it all, the person that grabbed my attention became the key of discovering stories that truly captured magical experiences in the real world: Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Throughout his life, not only did Marquez brought Latin America stories that incorporated magic to real life, but he was also the one who started the most recognized movement in Europe: the power and influence of magical realism. Being from Latin America himself, Marquez was inspired by the place where he was born and the avid experiences he remembered with his maternal grandparents in Aracataca, Colombia. His grandmother, Tranquilina Iguaran Cortes, was the one who “gave Marquez a deep reservoir of folkloric knowledge about omens, premonitions, dead ancestors, and ghosts” (EGS). Since people pay closer attention to stories that paint pictures in their mind, we can say these tactics work well in literature, where describing the events illustrate a better portrait rather than just...
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...In the story, “The Girl with Bangs,” by Zadie Smith, the legend turns out to be pitifully captivated with another young woman, whose name is Charlotte Greaves. Little does the storyteller knows, Charlotte is participating in extramarital entrapments with a kindred with a French verbalization by the name of Maurice, and someone else whose name is dark. The storyteller knows particularly about Charlotte. The storyteller will probably have imparted feelings to Charlotte. Shockingly, the storyteller couldn't accomplish this target as a result of Charlotte's wantonness. In the story, “The Girl with Bangs,” by Zadie Smith, the hero, which is the storyteller fights with issues with various characters, herself, and society. Later in the story, Charlotte's...
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...TASKS FOR MODULE #1 TITLE: #1 Career 1. Career planning is a rewarding and positive experience. It can have multiple benefits, from goal-setting to career change, to a more successful life. Write the essential steps and their corresponding explanations towards a successful career planning. 2pts 2. Since teaching is a lifetime profession and vocation, why is career planning a significant endeavor? 5pts 3. Interview an artist teacher using the following guide questions: 5pts 1. Why did you enter the teaching profession? 2. How did you prepare for your teaching career? (Indicate the teacher’s name, age, school, position & length of service TITLE: #8 CV 1. Post a sample application letter addressed to CLSU President or the Principal of the school where you are having your practicum followed by your comprehensive resume with picture. 10pts TASKS FOR MODULE #2 TITLE: #2 DE 1. Describe the differences between a traditional/conventional face-to-face education and distance education. 1pt 2. What are the benefits of distance learning? How do they provide access to the different types of learners? 1pt 3. Describe the four types of interaction result to reciprocal exchange of communication and understanding of the course content. 1pt 4. Explain the following quote and ask at least 2 persons to write their reactions about your write-up thru the comment box of your post (5pts). “Interaction is the key component of this use...
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...n the Pillowman both Katurian and Tupolski tell very deep and moving stories however the most affecting stories of all are the stories Michal tells through his actions All three characters have seen and suffered much throughout their lives It is only by enduring this suffering that one can truly be a great storyteller and it is the degree someone suffers that makes ones storytelling more powerful Katurian was forced to suffer through hearing tortured screams every night in his childhood which Michal and his parents know will make him a better storyteller His parents torture Katurians brother nightly knowing that only by suffering through fear and doubt could Katurian become great at storytelling Michal also comprehends that suffering leads...
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...narrator or story teller is The Zebra Storyteller by Stephen Holst. In this novel the reader can view the story through different narrators and choosing a particular point of view which in turn directly coincides with the end meaning you experience. This shows how crucial narrators are to creating the atmosphere of a story. Through each of these we can witness the power of the narrator and what they are responsible for in a story. Furthermore realizing the “function of the storyteller” helps us to also understand the main themes for a second story, A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner. The Zebra Storyteller can have two different narrators. It can be a third person narrative about a cocky Siamese cat trying to be a lion, a story that is told by an outsider to the plot. A fable about pretending to be something you’re not and letting it lead to your demise. The narrator could also be the Zebra Storyteller himself who only appears later in the text. When attributing him the narrator view we can see a time shift in the story. One where we are given a background of a Siamese cat and how one day a zebra storyteller came up with that same story later on. Given this point of view we see that the zebra’s story that he made up that day may have saved himself, or he may have possibly killed an innocent talking cat. Thereby changing the meaning of the story, no longer is it a tale of a Siamese cat’s trickery gone awry it is now about a storyteller creating a story that ended up creating...
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...any classroom movement that does exclude the sun. Indeed, she has been in a discouraged state for the greater part of her time on Venus. Bits of gossip have it that her guardians are unequivocally considering removing her from the underground settlement on Venus and back to her home on Earth. "The Foghorn" the storyteller and a man named McDunn work in a stone tower, far out from area, to ready ships going through the mist of their nearness to arrive. The tower transmitted red and white lights, and additionally a "Voice," the profound cry that the Fog Horn conveyed into the world. It was desolate work. On the prior night it was the storyteller's swing to come back to arrive, McDunn lets him know that he has something unique to let him know about. They talk about how the Fog Horn sounds like a major forlorn creature crying in the night, and afterward McDunn continues to enlighten the storyteller that at regarding this season of year, something comes to visit the beacon. The storyteller does not comprehend what he is attempting to say, but rather McDunn educates him to simply hold up and watch. They sit together as the time passes, and McDunn recounts the storyteller the story he made up concerning why this animal returns each year. ...
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...In the article “Framing Men: Violent Women in Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptameron.”, Marcus Keller focuses on how men are framed by women in the stories that were told by the storytellers. The author specifically examines the first and last tale of Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptameron. Most of the stories in the Heptameron include characters such as the monk, violent husbands, and respectable women who go all out to fend their honor. Women are the reason why to all these violence, yet they do not get blamed or attention for their violent acts. Thus, Keller argues that the storytellers are framing men and de-gendering the female characters in their story. Keller, in his first part of the paper examines the female characters in the first novella...
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...morals, giving people a sense of place and purpose. There is often a lesson or a value to instill, and the transmission of wisdom to children is a community responsibility. Parents, grandparents, and relatives take part in the process of passing down the knowledge of culture and history. Storytelling provides entertainment, develops the imagination, and teaches important lessons about everyday life. World Affairs Council of Houston PO Box 920905 Houston, TX 77292-0905 Voice 713-522-7811 Fax 713-522-7812 www.wachouston.org A storyteller’s tools are not just words, but gestures, singing, facial expressions, body movements and acting to make stories memorable and interesting. Sometimes masks and costumes are used to enhance a performance. A storyteller performs epics that can be hours or even days long that relate history and genealogy, battles and political...
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...vice president, Reina Mae Pajora, brought her classmates Trisha Alcantara, Louise Guzman, Hasmin Bona and JM Boyles to help her do the storytelling. As the storytelling goes on, the children seems to enjoy the story because we asked them of what story will read and they chose ‘Max takes the train’. We also give a lot of candies for their prize because they are listening, reciting and sharing of what they have thought and that shows that they learned many things about the story. Stories tend to be based on experiential learning, but learning from an experience is not automatic. Often a person needs to attempt to tell the story of that experience before realizing its value. In this case, it is not only the children who learns, but us(storytellers) who also becomes aware of our own unique experiences and background. This process of storytelling is empowering as our effectively conveys ideas and, with practice, is able to demonstrate the potential of human accomplishment. Storytelling taps into existing knowledge and creates bridges both culturally and motivationally toward a solution. We also learned many things from them. We’ve learned on how to communicate on kids especially when you need to have patience on them. You will get to know them one by one as you approach them. This teaching practice of storytelling allowed children to talk to us and listen so they can tell to us how they feel and formulate ideas based on their own experiences and perspectives. Having this experience...
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...Native American Culture Amanda Thaden-Fidjeland December 21, 2015 ENG 301 Marc Bonanni Storytelling is the writing of the past, living the present and preserving the future. As storytelling is changing due to changes in the tribal communities of the native people, the traditional form is threatened. Storytelling has been passed down from generation to generation and remains their main form of communication even after written word was commonly accepted. The Native Americans were divided in several groups and possessed their own customs and language. These tribes lived in regional groups and shared common culture and history. Storytelling was one of the most significant practices of the Native Americans; though their stories can be classified, still many similar aspects have been observed. The storytelling was an oral practice which had revealed the tales of their past. The Native American culture was diverse and had traditional values and came with the rich and insightful past. Storytelling has been a prominent practice among the Native Americans; this practice has passed from one generation to another and has been a way of communicating wisdom. These indigenous people believed in the art of communication to explore and explain their past and therefore the stories were narrated orally by one to another. They depended upon unwritten art to share their customs, history, legends and rituals and held the feeling of pride in doing so. The powerful tales that were narrated by...
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...had never fought one before. When it was announced that a princess was locked in a tower guarded by a fire breathing dragon, Sir Timid eagerly volunteered. After a long journey Sir Lancelot finally arrived at the tower. There was no dragon in sight, but there was a handsome young man who was dressed in the type of fashionable medieval wear that attracts all the maidens. “Dear sir,” said Sir Lancelot. “Where is the fearsome fire breathing dragon that has captured the princess?” The young man rapped, “I am Dragon / My rhymes are fire / They burned so hard / And will never retire.” “Why art thou speaking in such a weird way?” said Sir Lancelot. “And art thou really the fire breathing dragon?” “My name is Dragon, my dear sir, and I am a storyteller. I have invented a new form of poetry called rap. One day it will be the way all the streets will talketh!” said Dragon enthusiastically....
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...The life he was handed affected him more than he expected, “When they were fifteen and had long since stopped being friends, Victor and Thomas got into a fistfight. That is, Victor was really drunk and beat Thomas up for no reason at all..” (Alexie). He had pent up aggression and in adolescence, there is a huge need for acceptance. Thomas was someone who everyone tried to ignore, he accepted his role as the storyteller while others thought he was crazy. Being drunk having impaired Victor’s judgment, Thomas seemed like the best person to push down so he could improve his social standings. He turned into someone later in life he did not seem to recognize. Victor told Thomas that he thought too much, only to find be the one to think to much later in...
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...lasting walk together in this life additionally a trip into their very own dreamland. The short story is composed in the first individual. This implies the story is told by the fundamental character Barn, or Anita as she is truly called. This dialog is totally in the middle of Barn and (Tawny's real name is Marion). This artistic gadget is an approach to show that it is just about both of them, Barn and Tawny – whatever is left of the world does not by any stretch of the imagination make a difference. The way that we just get a knowledge and catch wind of the two ladies life for instance their youth, makes a closer connection with both of them and in the meantime we as readers gets removed from others. This is additionally why that the storyteller makes intensely utilization of the individual pronoun 'we'. It frames a connection between the reader and the fundamental characters, which is Barn and Tawny. Another thing that is characteristic of the narrative technique is the suddenly change of scenes. This is seen in the following: “I’d already kept myself awake at night imagining our barn owl eating a rodent, I’d even just learnt the word rodent (…)” And the line after they are back to the present time: ““If you’d known he was such a rat, would you have wasted these years?” The story is separated into two stages – the past, where they were youngsters, and the present, where they are in the forties. As found in this quote we are...
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...likes Englishmen very much and that's way he says that he wouldn't be so unhappy about his fellow mate if his name would be Smith or Braun. By this we can understand that Maugham is a patriot - he likes only his countrymen. But the narrator makes a mistake thinking that Max Kelad is not an Englishman - indeed he is. As we get to know Mr. Max Kelad we find out that he is boastful because as soon as he met the storyteller and gave him a drink he told him that he can get everything. Max Kelad said : If you have any friends on board, you tell them you've got a pal who's got all the liquier in the world. Max Kelad is also very talkative and familiar that can be proved by the fact that he didn't say Mr. before the narrator's name. But Mr. Max Kelad didn't do it because he was impolite, but because he wanted the storyteller to fell comfortably. A question has probably come up to you why does the name of the story is Mr. Know-all?. This nick name contrived the men which were on the liner. It is because Mr. Max Kelad knew everything. He knew how to do tricks with cards, when the storyteller wanted to go downstairs, he said that everything was ready. The quotation says : he conducted the auctions, collected money for prizes at the sports, and arranged the funny dress ball. He was everywhere and always. From this we may think that he was an energetic man, but it never came up to Mr. Kelad's mind that he disturbed anybody. He was convinced...
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