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pos: The Handmaid's Tale Ofglen, Offred learns of the Mayday resistance, an underground network working to overthrow the Republic of Gilead. Shortly after Ofglen's disappearance (later revealed as a suicide), the Commander's wife finds evidence of the relationship between Offred and the Commander. Offred contemplates suicide. As the novel concludes, Offred tells Nick that she thinks she is pregnant. Shortly afterwards, she is taken away by men wearing the uniform of the secret police, the Eyes of God, known informally as "the Eyes". As she is led to a waiting van, Nick tells her to trust him and go with the men. It is

neg: The Handmaid's Tale religious fundamentalism in the pages of "The Handmaid's Tale" to a condemnation of their presence in current American society. Yet others have argued that "The Handmaid's Tale" critiques typical notions of feminism, as Atwood's novel appears to subvert the traditional "women helping women" ideals of the movement and turn toward the possibility of "the matriarchal network ... and a new form of misogyny: women's hatred of women". Ana Cottle characterized "The Handmaid"s Tale as "white feminism", noting that Atwood does away with black people in a few lines by relocating the "Children of Ham" while borrowing heavily from the African-American

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (opera) property. Women who live in sin are taken to Red Centres where they are indoctrinated as Handmaids by "Aunts". The Handmaids are sent to barren households, where they are required to be ritually inseminated once a month. Professor Pieixoto introduces an audio-cassette recorded by a Handmaid who is in hiding. She had been taken from her second husband Luke and their daughter. The Red Centre Prelude The centre is run by Aunt Lydia. Moira, a friend of the Handmaid who recorded the tape, is captured after an escape attempt. Janine, another woman at the Centre, suffers a breakdown. Moira eventually

neg: Lech-Lecha Pharaoh saw what God did on Sarah's behalf, Pharaoh gave his daughter to Sarai, reasoning that it would be better for his daughter to be a handmaid in Sarai's house than a mistress in another house. Rabbi Simeon read the name "Hagar" in to mean "reward" ("agar"), imagining Pharaoh to say, "Here is your reward ("agar")." A Midrash deduced from Sarai's words in "Behold now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing; go into my handmaid; it may be that I shall be built up through her," that one who is childless is as one who is demolished. The Rabbi

neg: The Handmaid's Tale in an era of declining birth rates owing to increasing infertility. These women are forcibly assigned to produce children for the ruling class and are known as "handmaids", based on the biblical story of Rachel and her handmaid Bilhah. Offred describes her life during her third assignment as a handmaid, in this case to an important official referred to as "The Commander". Interspersed with her narratives of her present-day experiences are flashback discussions of her life from before and during the beginning of the revolution, when she finds she has lost all autonomy to her husband, their failed attempt to

neg: The Handmaid's Tale to gain individualism and independence. The novel's title echoes the component parts of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", which is a series of connected stories ("The Merchant's Tale", "The Parson's Tale", etc.). "The Handmaid's Tale" is structured into two parts, night and other various events. This novel can be interpreted as a double narrative, Offred's tale and the handmaids' tales. The night sections are solely about Offred, and the other sections (shopping, waiting room, household, etc.) are the stories that describe the possible life of every handmaid, though from the perspective of Offred. In many of these sections, Offred jumps

neg: Volker Schlöndorff theatrical films with the Hollywood science fiction film "The Handmaid's Tale" in 1990. The film's story takes place in a dystopian near future where most women are sterile due to pollution. Kate (Natasha Richardson) is arrested after attempting to flee to Canada and forced to become a "Handmaid". Handmaids are fertile women who are enslaved by the state and put in the households of wealthy men - who have "ceremonial" sex with them in the hope of conceiving a child. She becomes the Handmaid of the Commander (Robert Duvall), Fred, who is married to Serena Joy (Faye Dunaway). To save

neg: The Handmaid's Tale be set fifteen years after Offred's final scene, and feature three female narrators. Andriano, Joseph. "The Handmaid’s Tale as Scrabble Game." Critical Insights: The Handmaid’s Tale, edited by J. Brooks Bouson, Salem, 2009. Salem Online. The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, originally published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy, which has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred. Her name derives from the possessive form "of Fred"; handmaids are forbidden to use

neg: The Handmaid's Tale because she has committed suicide before the government can take her into custody due to her membership in the resistance, possibly to avoid giving away any information. A new handmaid, also called Ofglen, takes Ofglen's place, and is assigned as Offred's shopping partner. She threatens Offred against any thought of resistance. She breaks protocol by telling her what happened to the first Ofglen. Nick is the Commander's chauffeur, who lives above the garage. By Serena Joy's arrangement, he and Offred start a sexual relationship to increase her chance of getting pregnant. If she were unable to bear the Commander a

neg: Margaret Atwood and the mistreated Handmaid as Canada. During the debate in 1987 over a free trade agreement between Canada and the United States, Atwood spoke out against the deal and wrote an essay opposing the agreement. Atwood claims that the 2016 US presidential election led to an increase in sales of "The Handmaid's Tale". Inspired by "The Handmaid's Tale", the political action group The Handmaid's Coalition was formed in 2017 in response to legislation and actions aimed at limiting the rights of women and marginalized groups. Activists, dressed in red cloaks and white hats as described in "The Handmaid's Tale", lobby

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (opera) manages to escape while other Handmaids graduate from the Centre. Act One The Handmaid is assigned to a new posting under the command of Fred. She is therefore known as Offred (Of Fred). The wife of the household is Serena Joy, a former Gospel singer. Offred and Ofglen, another Handmaid, go shopping where they encounter the pregnant Janine. A doctor offers to impregnate Offred, but she declines in fear. At her new posting, the handyman Nick and Fred both have illegal contact with Offred when they talk to her and approach her bedroom. The household gathers for the ritual impregnation,

neg: The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, originally published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy, which has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred. Her name derives from the possessive form "of Fred"; handmaids are forbidden to use their birth names and must echo the male, or master, whom they serve. "The Handmaid's Tale" explores themes of women in subjugation in a patriarchal society and the various means by which these women attempt

neg: The Handmaid's Tale traitors"; they are either hanged or sent to the Colonies to die a slow death. In this society, birth defects have become increasingly common. There are two main categories of human children: "The Ceremony" is a non-marital sexual act sanctioned for reproduction. The ritual requires the Handmaid to lie on her back between the legs of the Wife during the sex act as if they were one person. The Wife has to invite the Handmaid to share her power this way; many Wives consider this both humiliating and offensive. Offred describes the ceremony: In the novel's fictional fundamentalist society, "sterile"

neg: The Silent Gondoliers The Silent Gondoliers The Silent Gondoliers () is a 1983 novel written by William Goldman, under the pseudonym of "S. Morgenstern", about why the gondoliers of Venice no longer sing through the tale of the protagonist Luigi. The tale of Luigi actually starts in Chapter III and the previous chapters I and II build up further mythology behind the name Morgenstern and the backstory of Gondolierian history. It has the trademark humour of Goldman, and the unexpected fairy tale twist akin to an anti-fairy tale as the characters never end up as what we imagined or expect in fairy tales.

neg: Book of Ruth field through the remainder of barley and wheat harvest. Boaz was a close relative of Naomi's husband's family. He was therefore obliged by the Levirate law to marry Mahlon's widow, Ruth, in order to carry on his family's inheritance. Naomi sent Ruth to the threshing floor at night and told her to go where he slept, and "uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what you are to do." (3:4). Ruth did so. Boaz asked her who she was, and she replied: "I am your handmaid Ruth. Spread your robe over your handmaid, for you are a

neg: Handmaiden Handmaiden A handmaiden, handmaid or maidservant is a personal maid or female servant. Depending on culture or historical period, a handmaiden may be of slave status or may be simply an employee. However, the term "handmaiden" explicitly implies lowly status. In the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid is applied to a female servant who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid, Zilpah being Leah's handmaid and Bilhah as Rachel's handmaid. In each of these cases, the mistress "gave" their handmaid to their husbands "to wife", to bear his "seed" (children). The use in

neg: Ancilla Dei (""sub presentiâ nonnes Guttes, ancille Dei""). This reference shows that even in the sixth century, "ancilla Dei" is a title not peculiar to religious persons; the author regarded it as necessary to state explicitly that she was "nonnes". From the pontificate of Pope Gregory I (590–604), however, only nuns, as a rule, were qualified by this title. Ancilla Dei The term handmaid of God is an expression found in patristic literature. For example the term was used as an address in letters by Augustine. In early Christian inscriptions the title ancilla Dei (Latin for "handmaid of God") is often given

neg: The Handmaid's Tale his previous handmaid and that she killed herself when his wife found out. In the epilogue an academic speculates that one of two figures, both instrumental in the establishment of Gilead, may have been the Commander, based on the name "Fred". It is his belief that the Commander was a man named Frederick R. Waterford who was killed in a purge shortly after Offred was taken away, charged with harboring an enemy agent. Serena Joy is a former televangelist and the Commander's wife in the fundamentalist theonomy. The state took away her power and public recognition, and tries to hide

neg: The Handmaid's Tale child, she would be declared sterile and shipped to the ecological wastelands of the Colonies. Offred begins to develop feelings for him. Nick is an ambiguous character, and Offred does not know if he is a party loyalist or part of the resistance, though he identifies himself as the latter. The epilogue suggests that he really was part of the resistance, and aided Offred in escaping the Commander's house. Moira has been a close friend of Offred's since college. A lesbian, she has resisted the homophobia of Gilead society. Moira is taken to be a Handmaid soon after Offred. She

neg: Anti-Americanism it still flourishes, and that it continues to nourish the Canadian sense of identity. Margaret Atwood is a leading Canadian author. In her dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" (1986) all the horrible developments take place in the United States near Boston, while Canada is portrayed as the only hope for an escape. This reflects her status of being "in the vanguard of Canadian anti-Americanism of the 1960s and 1970s." Critics have seen Gilead (the U.S.) as a repressive regime and the mistreated Handmaid as Canada. During the debate in 1987 over a free trade agreement between Canada and the United

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) over the general populace for signs of rebellion, Hunters track down people attempting to flee the country, and Jezebels are sex workers in secret brothels catering to the elite ruling class. June Osborne, renamed Offred (Elisabeth Moss), is the Handmaid assigned to the home of the Gileadan Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and his wife Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski). Offred is subject to strict rules and constant scrutiny; an improper word or deed on her part can lead to brutal punishment. Offred, who is named after her male master ("Of Fred") like all Handmaids, was married and had a daughter,

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (film) another Commander. However, Kate is told she can never see her daughter. The Commander also tries to get closer to Kate, in the sense that he feels if she enjoyed herself more she would become a better handmaid. The Commander knows Kate's background as a librarian. He gets her hard-to-obtain items and allows her access to his private library. However, during a night out, the Commander has sex with Kate in an unauthorized manner. The other man selected by Serena Joy turns out to be Nick, the Commander's sympathetic chauffeur. Kate grows attached to Nick and eventually becomes pregnant with

neg: Fisher's Tale Fisher's Tale Fisher's Tale were a Christian (Christadelphian) folk rock band, based in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. They released five studio albums. The band's name is captured in the title of the debut album: "Why didn't you tell me... the fisher's tale?". The "fisher" referred to the fisherman Peter, telling a tale of what happened in the early first century CE. The original band had an a cappella song called "The fisher's tale" which only existed as a demo version. The group started in the early 1990's when a Music and Drama workshop was started in Ware (Hertfordshire UK),

neg: Asher oil." (Deuteronomy 33:24). Asher was the eighth son of the patriarch Jacob and the traditional progenitor of the tribe Asher. Some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation. Asher is represented as the younger brother of Gad; these two being the sons of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah (Genesis 35:26). The Biblical account shows Zilpah's status as a handmaid change to an actual wife of Jacob (Genesis 30:9). Her handmaid status is regarded by some biblical scholars as indicating that the authors saw

neg: Timothy Shay Arthur relevant, helpful, reassuring, and compelling. Periodicals: Tale Collections and Novels: Tale Collections and Gift Books edited by Arthur: Non-fiction: State Histories edited by Arthur and W. H. Carpenter: Timothy Shay Arthur Timothy Shay Arthur (June 6, 1809 – March 6, 1885) — known as T. S. Arthur — was a popular 19th-century American author. He is most famous for his temperance novel "Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There" (1854), which helped demonize alcohol in the eyes of the American public. He was also the author of dozens of stories for "Godey's Lady's Book", the most popular

neg: The Handmaid's Tale Professor Pieixoto in the epilogue, "Serena Joy" or "Pam" are pseudonyms; the character's real name is implied to be Thelma. Ofglen is a neighbour of Offred's and a fellow Handmaid. She is partnered with Offred to do the daily shopping. Handmaids are never alone and are expected to police each other's behaviour. Ofglen is a member of the Mayday resistance. In contrast to Offred, she is daring. She knocks out a Mayday spy who is to be tortured and killed in order to save him the pain of a violent death. Offred is told that when Ofglen vanishes, it is

neg: The Handmaid's Tale as a "handmaid" in the home of "the Commander" and his wife Serena Joy, to bear a child for them (Serena Joy is believed to be infertile). Offred is a slave name that describes her function: she is "of Fred" (i.e., she belongs to Fred (presumed to be the name of the Commander), and is considered a concubine). In the novel, Offred says that she is "not" a concubine, but a tool; a "two legged womb". The Handmaids' names say nothing about who the women really are; their only identity is as the Commander's property. "Offred" is also a pun

neg: The Handmaid's Tale escapes by stealing an Aunt's pass and clothes, but Offred later finds her working as a prostitute in a party-run brothel. She was caught and chose the brothel rather than to be sent to the Colonies. Luke was Offred's husband prior to the formation of Gilead, having divorced his first wife to marry her. Under Gilead, all divorces were retroactively nullified, resulting in Offred being considered an adulteress and their daughter illegitimate. Offred was forced to become a Handmaid and her daughter was given to a loyalist family. Since their attempt to escape to Canada, Offred has heard nothing of

neg: The Handmaid's Tale her past as a television figure. Offred identifies her master's wife by recalling seeing her on TV when she was a little girl early on Saturday mornings while waiting for the cartoons to air. Believed to be sterile (although the suggestion is made that the Commander is sterile, Gileadean laws attribute sterility only to women), she is forced to accept that he has use of a handmaid. She resents having to take part in the monthly fertility ritual. She strikes a deal with Offred to arrange for her to have sex with Nick in order to become pregnant. According to

neg: The Tale of Genji it, ""The Tale of Genji", as translated by Arthur Waley, is written with an almost miraculous naturalness, and what interests us is not the exoticism—the horrible word—but rather the human passions of the novel. Such interest is just: Murasaki's work is what one would quite precisely call a psychological novel ... I dare to recommend this book to those who read me. The English translation that has inspired this brief insufficient note is called "The Tale of Genji"." It is noted for its internal consistency, psychological depiction, and characterization. The novelist Yasunari Kawabata said in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech:

neg: The Necromancer; or, The Tale of the Black Forest (with each name signifying a new narrator who refers to themself as an "I", and indentations representing the depth of narrative relative to the un-indented narrator above it): Hellfried's written account Baron R----'s Letter to Herman P---'s letter continuing Wolf's story in the third person as well as his sentencing. The Necromancer; or, The Tale of the Black Forest The Necromancer; or, The Tale of the Black Forest is a Gothic novel by Ludwig Flammenberg (which is a pseudonym for Carl Friedrich Kahlert) first published in 1794. It is one of the seven 'horrid novels' lampooned by Jane Austen in

neg: South by Southwest Tale", an adaptation of the classic dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, dozens of actresses silently walked the streets of downtown Austin costumed in red "handmaid" dresses. To promote the third season of the AMC original series "Better Call Saul" (a spin-off prequel of "Breaking Bad"), a pop-up "Los Pollos Hermanos" restaurant, representing the fictional fast food chain featured in both series, appeared in downtown Austin. Guest speakers included former mayor of Newark, NJ and current Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), political activist and commentator Van Jones and former Vice President Joe Biden, who spoke about his cancer research initiative. Nile

neg: Armida and remember who he is. Rinaldo barely can resist Armida’s pleadings, but his comrades insist that he return to his Christian duties. At the close of the poem, when the pagans have lost the final battle, Rinaldo, remembering his promise to be her champion still, prevents her from giving way to her suicidal impulses and offers to restore her to her lost throne. She gives in at this, and like the other Saracen warrior woman, Clorinda, earlier in the piece, becomes a Christian and his “handmaid”. Many painters and composers were inspired by Tasso's tale. The works that resulted often

neg: The Handmaid's Tale of these deplorable acts were not just present in other cultures and countries, "but within Western society, and within the 'Christian' tradition itself". The Republic of Gilead struggles with infertility, making Offred's services as a Handmaid vital to producing children and thus reproducing the society. Handmaids themselves are "untouchable", but their ability to signify status is equated to that of slaves or servants throughout history. Atwood connects their concerns with infertility to real-life problems our world faces, such as radiation, chemical pollution, and venereal disease (HIV/AIDS is specifically mentioned in the "Historical Notes" section at the end of the novel,

neg: The Handmaid's Tale be offered work at Jezebel's rather than be forced to work in the Colonies, cleaning up radioactive waste. The women in the brothels are allowed alcohol and drugs, a freedom Offred notes. Though they are allowed to choose their patrons, they are discouraged from refusing a man's advances. The Commander's wife, Serena Joy, is a minor antagonist. Offred remembers her as a Christian media personality who supported women's domesticity and subordinate role well before Gilead was established. Serena is clearly bored and unhappy—that she was taken at her word, Offred assumes—and hates sharing her husband with a handmaid. Ironically, though,

neg: The Handmaid's Tale lets and watches her read, another offense, as women are not permitted to read and write. The Commander offers her contraband products, such as old (1970s) fashion magazines and cosmetics. Finally, he gives her lingerie and takes her to a government-run brothel called Jezebel's. This brothel is meant to add variety to men's sex lives which, as claimed by the Commander, is necessary. At Jezebel's, Offred encounters her friend, Moira, who had escaped from the handmaid training center, and learns how she came to be there. Moira explains that defiant women who could not adjust to the new society might

neg: Jennifer Lynch The controversy surrounding that case, as well as feminist outcry over "Helena"'s sadistic subject matter and accusations of nepotism, accompanied the movie's critical drubbing upon its release in 1993. In a 2009 interview with The Hollywood Interview, Lynch mentions her reactions to the critical reception of "Boxing Helena": "I would love to know why people were so mad at me for telling a crazy fairy tale. I'm the first to say I didn't know what I was doing. I did the best I could at 19, and all these crazy things happened. The idea that the film was faulted when

neg: A Lion's Tale A Lion's Tale A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex is an autobiography of professional wrestler, Chris Jericho. It details his life from his early years, to his début for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), on August 9, 1999. The book is followed by a sequel, "", which was released in 2011. A second sequel, "Best in the World (At What I Have No Idea)", was released in 2014. Jericho started writing "A Lion's Tale" shortly after leaving the WWE, in August 2005. For the purposes of the book, which mainly detail his life from 1990–1999, WWE is referred to

neg: The Handmaid's Tale escape to Canada, and finally her indoctrination into life as a handmaid by government-trained women called "Aunts". Offred describes the structure of Gilead's society, including the different classes of women and their lives within the new theonomy. The women are physically segregated by colour of clothing—blue, red, green, striped and white—to signify social class and assigned position, ranked highest to lowest. The Commanders' wives are dressed in blue, handmaids in red, Marthas (cooks and maids) in green. Striped clothing is for all other women (called "Econowives") who essentially do everything in the domestic sphere. Young, unmarried girls are dressed in

neg: The Handmaid's Tale of government. Handmaids, being not allowed to wed, are given two-year assignments with a commander, and lose their own name: they are called "Of [their Commander's first name]", such as the novel's protagonist, known only as Offred. When a handmaid is reassigned, her name changes with her. Their original identities before the revolution are suppressed, although while being reeducated as handmaids, they surreptitiously share their names with each other. In this book, the government appears to be strong though "no one in Gilead seems to be a true believer in its revolution" (Beauchamp). The Commanders, portrayed via Commander Fred, do

neg: Born Villain (film) meaning. For "Billboard", RJ Cubarrubia reacted to the video by saying "Good news: Marilyn Manson is still terrifying". Some critics praised LaBeouf's abilities as a director. Amos Barshad of "Grantland" praised LaBeouf for his "directorial chops" and for crafting a "effectively, overwhelmingly gross" film. Barshad felt that "Born Villain"s use of the "Macbeth" quote "[It] is a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury. It signifies ["sic"] nothing" meant that the short was meaningless. The "Chicago Reader" Miles Raymer said that ""Born Villain" is pretentious garbage, and it's fantastic...I think LeBeouf ["sic"] just might have what it

neg: Lech-Lecha your hand." And then the angel called Hagar Sarai's servant the second time in saying, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid." Thus, thereafter in Hagar acknowledged that she was Sarai's servant, saying, "I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai." Similarly, Rava asked Rabbah bar Mari where Scripture supports the saying of the Rabbis that if your neighbor (justifiably) calls you a donkey, you should put a saddle on your back (and not quarrel to convince the neighbor otherwise). Rabbah bar Mari replied that the saying found support in where first the angel calls Hagar "Sarai's handmaid," and then Hagar acknowledged that

neg: The Mysterious Warning, a German Tale The Mysterious Warning, a German Tale The Mysterious Warning, a German Tale is a novel by the English gothic novelist Eliza Parsons. It was first published in 1796 and is one of the seven "horrid novels" lampooned in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey". Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho, we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you. Have you, indeed! How glad I am! What are they all? I will read you their names directly; here

neg: A Tale of a Tub "The Tale of a Tub" (1704). On reading the work again in later years, he exclaimed 'Good God! What a genius I had when I wrote that book!'" A Tale of a Tub A Tale of a Tub was the first major work written by Jonathan Swift, arguably his most difficult satire and perhaps his most masterly. The "Tale" is a prose parody divided into sections each delving into the morals and ethics of the English. Composed between 1694 and 1697, it was eventually published in 1704. It was long regarded as a satire on religion, and has famously been

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) am forced to wonder: 'Why am I watching this'? It all feels so gratuitous, like a beating that never ends." And "The Daily Telegraph"s Rebecca Reid admitted she had an anxiety attack watching an episode of the show. The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) The Handmaid's Tale is an American dystopian drama television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. It was ordered by the streaming service Hulu as a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes, for which production began in late 2016. The plot features a dystopian future following a Second

neg: The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda (film) compose an innovative satirical opera with abstract characters led by his music and not by someone else. He called it "a fairy tale full of ardor, ease and joy, and writing music for it is just as easy and joyful". As Tsekhanovsky wrote during September 1934, "...he works incredibly fast without losing quality. True artist. True craftsman. Now it's up to me. I must create something worth of his music. I must. "Balda" is the only project where I can show what I'm capable of". They recorded 15 scenes by November. Yet problems started early into the production. Tsekhanovsky, still

neg: The Lighthouse's Tale of the edge of me he ran." The lighthouse concludes by saying "and though I am empty, I still warn the sailors on their way". The haunting lyrics that keep repeating are "and the waves crashing around me, the sand slips out to sea, and the winds that blow remind me of what has been and what can never be" A critic for the Houston Chronicle said in an article regarding the release of "Why Should the Fire Die?" that Nickel Creek once "sung sweetly about foxes and lighthouses", however, two thirds of the characters in "The Lighthouse's Tale" die.

neg: Bear's Son Tale in the Bear's Son Tale, the hero is able to track the adversary to a hole in the ground (or a well), and a trail of blood has been speculated. Chambers have found that an Icelandic Bear's Son Tale, ""Bjarndrengur"" ("Bear-boy") parallels this exactly, and Bear-boy and his companions follow the blood-trail of the giant who had been grabbed by the beard but who has torn away. 's monumental study, "Studien zur germanischen Sagengeschichte", Part I: Beowulf, sought to prove that "Beowulf" was an eighth century Anglo-Saxon reworking of the "Bear's son" motif, which has been present since antiquity and

neg: A Lion's Tale his copy of the manuscript to Grand Central Publishing, he requested and was allowed to make some final alterations to the book, to reflect upon the Benoit tragedy. A Lion's Tale A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex is an autobiography of professional wrestler, Chris Jericho. It details his life from his early years, to his début for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), on August 9, 1999. The book is followed by a sequel, "", which was released in 2011. A second sequel, "Best in the World (At What I Have No Idea)", was released in 2014. Jericho started writing

neg: Ancilla Dei Ancilla Dei The term handmaid of God is an expression found in patristic literature. For example the term was used as an address in letters by Augustine. In early Christian inscriptions the title ancilla Dei (Latin for "handmaid of God") is often given to a deceased woman. From the meaning attached to this term in the Middle Ages it has sometimes been assumed that the persons so qualified in the first age of Christianity were consecrated virgins. The inscriptions containing this formula are of two classes: one, in which it is merely stated that a given person was "ancilla Dei";

neg: The Day the Clown Cried and totally stupid." "The film finds what I consider a cinematic answer to some real, serious issues, using a kind of stylized setting, both in the costumes and the sets. It's not pretending to be realistic. Instead, it has a very obvious fairy-tale feeling- not fairy tale, but tale. ...there are details like in the Grimm Brothers." and "For me, one of the many elements that draw such negative reaction to the film in the U.S. is that this performance is very far from what is expected from him." It was one of the earliest mainstream films to deal with

neg: Monkeys in Chinese culture of that country praise her (martial skill). I request you to summon her, and grant her an interview at once." The king of [Yue] sent envoys to summon her to be questioned about the art of fighting with sword and halberd. When the virgin set out for the north for an audience with the king; she met on her way an old man. He said his name was Mr. [Yuan] and addressed her "I have heard that you are skilled in swordsmanship, I wish you would show me!" The girl replied "Your handmaid would not dare to conceal anything from

neg: What Remains (TV series) opposite in our desperate struggle for personal space. Anybody believing a tale like this is ridiculously far-fetched could do worse than watch the moving and disturbing "Dreams of a Life" starring Zawe Ashton. Equally surprising, and based on a true story. Writer Tony Basgallop confidently juggles the intertwining strands of this onion-layered tale. "The Guardian"'s Stuart Jeffries said ""What Remains" breathes new life into cop drama cliches ... he [Tony Basgallop] has made something new from a brace of cop-drama cliches". Zoe Williams, writing for "Radio Times" said ""What Remains" functions brilliantly as a whodunnit, but has a profundity that

neg: Jason Elam book is an action-adventure tale about football and an attempt to stop a terrorist plot. In a statement issued by his publisher, Elam said, "The genesis of "Monday Night Jihad" goes back almost 10 years...My brother kept a journal of all the crazy football stories I'd told him over the years. About a year-and-a-half ago, I began to think what if I was able combine all those quirky stories with a terrorist element to create an action-adventure story. Through this story, I want to bring out why people of strong conviction do what they do." In December 2008, Elam and

neg: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 1940, Potter remarked upon the illustration of Jemima rushing downhill with her bonnet and shawl askew, "That is what I used to look like to the Sawrey people. I rushed about quacking industriously." "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" was published in July 1908 after heated discussions with publisher Harold Warne about the dialogues and cover illustration. The book was an immediate success. In later years, Ernest Aris would blatantly plagiarise not only the Peter Rabbit character in his "The Treasure Seekers" but Jemima in his "Mrs. Beak Duck". Potter was restrained when alerted to the imitations: she praised his technical

neg: Gad (son of Jacob) Gad (son of Jacob) Gad () was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Jacob and Zilpah, the seventh of Jacob overall, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Gad. However some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation. The text of the Book of Genesis implies that the name of "Gad" means "luck"/"fortunate", in Hebrew. The Biblical account shows Zilpah's status as a handmaid change to an actual wife of Jacob (Genesis 30:9,11). Her handmaid status is regarded

neg: Shade, the Changing Man (Vertigo) the standard clichés of superhero comics. In an interview with MTV, Milligan said he thought the series is the one he is most known for. Reviewers were quick to point out the series' emphasis on madness. Reviewing "The American Scream", "Publishers Weekly" said this mobilized "Shade, the Changing Man"s outlandish premise in a short time. Brian Salvatore ("Multiversity Comics") was more exclamatory: "What starts off as a straight tale of a murder and punishment quickly turns into a metaphysical mind fuck ... almost without warning." Goldstein compared the series to reading a fairy tale-like dream, and expressed disappointment the collection

neg: Handmaiden (Greek , ) when she gives her consent to the message of the Angel (cf. ), and when she proclaims the greatness of the Lord because of "the great things" he has worked in her (cf. )." Handmaiden A handmaiden, handmaid or maidservant is a personal maid or female servant. Depending on culture or historical period, a handmaiden may be of slave status or may be simply an employee. However, the term "handmaiden" explicitly implies lowly status. In the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid is applied to a female servant who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar

neg: Blanche Merrill "her exclusive song cycle, each number a gem for which she owes Blanche Merrill considerable." The critic enumerates Chandler's songs: "I've Dug All I Could, But See What I'm Getting," followed by a "dialect song" and a "Camile" song, then "A Dog's Tale of Love" a "Zulu Zo" song. "Each of the Merrill songs is a comedy gem, and Miss Chandler's ability to exact the most out of such ditties has long since been proven." Other 1921 activities for Merrill included: The rhymes that have been appearing at the head of "Variety"s show reviews are by Blanche Merill, although other

neg: The Tale of Peter and Fevronia Russia's Epics, Chronicles and Tales" by S. Zenskovsky (New York: Meridian, 1974). The Tale of Peter and Fevronia The Tale of Peter and Fevronia of Murom (, "Povest o Petre i Fevronii Muromskikh") is a 16th-century Russian tale by Hermolaus-Erasmus, often referred to as a hagiography. Apanage prince Paul () is disturbed, as a guileful snake has gotten into the habit of visiting his wife disguising himself as the prince. His wife finds out that the only man who can defeat the snake with a magiс sword is Paul's brother, Peter (). Peter defeats the snake, but its blood spills

neg: Brent Hodge Brent Hodge Brent Hodge (born July 9, 1985) is a Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his documentaries "I Am Chris Farley", "A Brony Tale" and "The Pistol Shrimps". He has been nominated for six Leo Awards for his documentary movies "Winning America", "What Happens Next?" and "A Brony Tale", winning one for "A Brony Tale" in 2015. He was nominated for two Shorty Awards under the "director" category in 2014 and 2015 for his work on "The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions" and "A Brony Tale". Hodge also won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 for

neg: I-40 Country I-40 Country I-40 Country is an album by Jerry Lee Lewis, released on the Mercury label in 1974. By 1974, Lewis's remarkable hot streak on the country charts began to cool. Although the single "He Can't Fill My Shoes" would make the Top 10, a second single, the foreboding "Tell Tale Signs," only made it to number 18, and Lewis would not see the Top 10 again until 1976. The LP peaked at number 25 on "Billboard"'s country albums chart, whereas his previous country album, 1973's "Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough", had risen to number 6. Part of the problem

neg: I-40 Country as Lewis told biographer Rick Bragg, "Neither one of them could touch me." I-40 Country I-40 Country is an album by Jerry Lee Lewis, released on the Mercury label in 1974. By 1974, Lewis's remarkable hot streak on the country charts began to cool. Although the single "He Can't Fill My Shoes" would make the Top 10, a second single, the foreboding "Tell Tale Signs," only made it to number 18, and Lewis would not see the Top 10 again until 1976. The LP peaked at number 25 on "Billboard"'s country albums chart, whereas his previous country album, 1973's "Sometimes

neg: I Know What I Have Learned and again had to take to bed. Finally, he tried to fish, asking his wife whether his eyes were green; she claimed they were, he jumped in, and she rowed off and left him. I Know What I Have Learned I know what I have learned is a Danish fairy tale, collected by Svendt Grundtvig in "Gamle Danske Minder i Folkemunde". Andrew Lang included it in "The Pink Fairy Book". A man's three daughters were all married to trolls. One day he visited the youngest. Her husband knocked pieces from his head, so they could make broth, and gave him

neg: I Know What I Have Learned I Know What I Have Learned I know what I have learned is a Danish fairy tale, collected by Svendt Grundtvig in "Gamle Danske Minder i Folkemunde". Andrew Lang included it in "The Pink Fairy Book". A man's three daughters were all married to trolls. One day he visited the youngest. Her husband knocked pieces from his head, so they could make broth, and gave him a sack of gold. He remembered he had a cow about to calf and left the gold to get back quicker, but a thief stole the gold, and the man stubbornly said that he

neg: The Tell-Tale Brain The Tell-Tale Brain The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human is a 2010 nonfiction book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores, from a neurological viewpoint, the uniqueness of human nature. Ramachandran explores various aspects of visual perception and cognition to argue that humans are unique among species. For example, he notes that although animals show cortical remapping after the loss of a limb, the plasticity seen in the human brain (after amputation) is much more dramatic. Ramachandran discusses seven main concepts which define the human aspect of self and how each may be disrupted by a

neg: Calum Scott I Miss Most" as the fourth single from "Only Human". In October 2018, Scott released a new single titled "No Matter What". Upon release, Scott said “"No Matter What" is without question the most personal song I have ever written and the one I am most proud of. It's a song born from loneliness, acceptance and the heartbreaking but liberating tale of my coming out experience. What I love about this song is that it isn't just limited to a story of sexual identity, but about the relationship between parent and child and acceptance as a whole. This song didn't

neg: Prologue and Tale of Beryn of Beryn. The Canterbury Interlude and the Tale of Beryn were published along with the other tales in John Urry’s 1721 edition of "The Canterbury Tales". Because it is the only manuscript containing these tales, it is difficult to judge what is scribal error and what is the original text. For this reason, modern scholars must analyse the text of The Canterbury Interlude and The Tale of Beryn against other tales copied by the same scribe in the same manuscript (specifically The Canon's Yeoman's Tale and The Summoner's Tale) to ascertain scribal anomalies. The Tale of Beryn is an adaptation

neg: Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What (, translit. "Poydi tuda, ne znau cuda, prinesi to, ne znau chto") is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in "Narodnye russkie skazki". A royal hunter shoots a bird; wounded, it begs him not to kill it but to take it home, and when it goes to sleep, strike its head. He does so, and the bird becomes a beautiful woman. She proposes that they marry, and they do. After the marriage, she sees how hard

neg: Tears for Sale levels that manages what seems like an impossible task: balancing the tragic history of its home nation with a sense of legitimate magic and wonder". He has further praise for director Stojanovic and the "stunning visuals". Finally, he glows about the movie feeling like "a Grimm's fairy tale come to life, a world where magic exists but is also accompanied by darkness, death, sex and more". "Movie City News"'s David Poland penned a generally affirmative review, summing up the movie as "a fairy tale filled with dark jokes, estrogen, sex, and explosions". He further notices the film's style "that reaches

neg: Crane Wilbur Power. In an article in the October 1915 issue of "Motion Picture Magazine", Wilbur recalled, "My life hasn't been a path of roses, nor always the straight and narrow road. It has been mostly uphill, rocky climbing, with many a slip and stumble, a few falls and several scars to tell the tale." He added, "I have become what I am and have gained what I have by hard work. My preparatory school was the Academy of Experience, and I was finished in the College of Hard Knocks! I come of a theatrical family – was born at a rehearsal

neg: We Were Liars writing software Scrivener which made it easy to rearrange segments of text. She changed the structure of the ending shortly before the advance reader copy, based on suggestions from young adult author John Green. As a child, Lockhart was "captivated" by fairy tale collections her mother had and incorporated a fairy tale feel to "We Were Liars"; she stated, "Fairy tales have been a preoccupation of mine for a very long time, and for a long time I wanted to write a contemporary story with a fairy-tale structure so I could unpack some of what I had spent so much

neg: The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model waking from stasis, they find that this is not the case. "Locus Online"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Lois Tilton reviewed the short story as "an entertaining story, a neat and original take on a classic SFnal trope." "Tangent Online"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Duane Donald reviewed it as "a very interesting tale of very long-lived extraterrestrials" but noted it "was over sooner than I would have liked." The short story was selected for "Locus"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 2010 Recommended Reading List, and Gardner Dozois listed it as an 'honorable mention' for "". The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model "The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model" is a science fiction short

neg: The Nose (Gogol short story) own, which disappear and then return, which are even baked in bread (as in Part I of Gogol"s story), are to be found in Russian literature of the 1820s and 1830s. Out of these works, Gogol's is the most famous because it presents an absurd tale that not only serves as social commentary, but also as a comedic tale for all ages. In "A History of Russian Literature", the critic D.S. Mirsky writes: ""The Nose" is a piece of sheer play, almost sheer nonsense. In it more than anywhere else Gogol displays his extraordinary magic power of making great comic

neg: Ramakrishna seat of goddess Kali, and worshiped as the Divine Mother. Ramakrishna regarded Sarada as the Divine Mother in person, addressing her as the Holy Mother, and it was by this name that she was known to Ramakrishna's disciples. Sarada Devi outlived Ramakrishna by 34 years and played an important role in the nascent religious movement. Ramakrishna had a constant desire to dress and behave as a woman. Disciple Mahendranath Gupta quotes the Master as follows:How can a man conquer passion? He should assume the attitude of a woman. I spent many days as the handmaid of God. I dressed myself

neg: Ouabi; Or the Virtues of Nature: An Indian Tale in Four Cantos me to the partial eye of the patriot; that, as a young author, I shall be received with tenderness, and, as an involuntary one, be criticized with candor". This quote indicates the desire to be viewed as truly patriotic, and her aspiration to be an American poet and author. The tale resembles the story of her own life with her spouse, Perez Morton, and sister, Frances. The two stories ends in exactly the same fashion, suicide. In real life, Frances commits suicide because what she has done is wrong. In her narrative poem, the great Illinois sachem Ouábi allows himself

neg: The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966 film) The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966 film) The Tale of Tsar Saltan () is a 1966 film based on the eponymous tale by Alexander Pushkin, directed by Alexander Ptushko. Three sisters are sitting by the window telling each other what they would do if the Tsar marries them. The first one would arrange a wedding banquet for all people, the second would dress everyone elegantly. The third and the youngest, however, says: "I would not give the Tsar money and goods, but instead a son with strength and courage." The Tsar, who hears this conversation, takes the youngest woman as

neg: Graham Norton agent look at that number and we go 'I wonder how they came up with that'," he says. "It bears no relation to anything I know. But if that's what they say I earn, that's what I earn." Norton presents a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2, featuring guest interviews and music. It also features a "agony aunt" section with advice from Maria McErlane and Norton, called "Grill Graham". "Tune with a Tale" is where a listener suggests playing a song with a plot, summarising the story it contains, and "I Can't Believe It's Not Better" is a feature

neg: Jennifer Fox (documentary filmmaker) she was interviewing. However it wasn’t until her mother found a story, titled "The Tale", written by Fox in middle school depicting the relationship between her and her adult running coach Bill. At just 13, Fox had seen the relationship as consensual, a mindset that wouldn’t shift until re-reading the story as an adult. “What I was hearing [stories of sexual abuse] sounded so much like my own little private story that I called a relationship, there was this seismic crack in my body. Suddenly I realized what I protected in my mind as special and unique was not unique

neg: Horton Hatches the Egg those early Christians, Horton faces persecution and ridicule for his actions, but Horton is faithful to his mission and is rewarded, as evidenced by the elephant-bird that hatches at the end of the book. Richard B. Freeman, writing in 2011 about the contemporaneous economic situation in the United States, called "Horton Hatches the Egg" a tale of investment. Freeman argued that "economic growth requires long-term investments", as embodied by Horton's sitting on the egg, and that "trust is important in a well-functioning economy", as embodied by Horton's repeated maxim, "I meant what I said,/ and I said what I meant."

neg: Jock of the Bushveld miserable living in a town and gave the dog to his friend Tom Barnett, who ran a supply store in what became Mozambique. One night when Tom Barnett called him, he mistakenly shot Jock, because he was thought to be the dog killing chickens on the farm (when Jock had meanwhile already killed the other intruding dog). See Gelert and "Faithful Hound" folk-tale motif, which lives on as an urban legend. It is classified as Aarne–Thompson type 178A. The exact location of Jock´s grave is unfortunately not officially marked or known. However, in 1947 Fitzpatrick´s daughter Cecily Niven, backtracked her

neg: The Stonecutter tale of type 555, folktales about dissatisfaction and greed. The morals of such stories recommend against trying to be anything but yourself and to be careful what you wish for while embodying the spirit of the saying "the grass is always greener on the other side." The story of the Stonecutter is a prime example of cyclical thinking in Eastern philosophy. While the similar cumulative tale "The Fisherman and His Wife" is explicitly moralist in tone, "The Stonecutter"'s lesson proceeds from a more philosophical viewpoint. At the end, the stonecutter simply realises that his greedy longings are futile because power

neg: Bear's Son Tale Bear's Son Tale Bear's Son Tale () refers to an analogous group of narratives which according to 's 1910 thesis, represent the fairy tale material reworked to create the Anglo-Saxon poem "Beowulf"s first part, the Grendel-kin Story. Panzer collected over 200 analogue tales mostly from Eurasia. Others have added more examples from worldwide. The Bear's Son motif (B635.1) is exhibited only generally, not reliably. Exceptions include versions of ""Jean de l'Ours"", and the Grimms' fairy tale "". "Beowulf" itself does not explicitly reveal any bear-related origins or powers for its hero. Most of the tales are formally catalogued as either

neg: Pacific Rim (film) Yorker"s Anthony Lane's verdict read as "It is possible to applaud "Pacific Rim" for the efficacy of its business model while deploring the tale that has been engendered—long, loud, dark, and very wet. You might as well watch the birth of an elephant." The "San Francisco Chronicle"s Mike LaSalle reacted extremely negatively by stating "If this is the best we can do in terms of movies—if something like this can speak to the soul of audiences—maybe we should just turn over the cameras and the equipment to the alien dinosaurs and see what they come up with… Director Guillermo del

neg: Marvel Music in the series, "Tale Of The Tuff Gong", was a biographical story based on the life of Bob Marley. The titles were hampered by poor promotion. Todd felt that Marvel "didn't know how to sell anything that wasn't superheroes", recalling that "I was talking with their marketing people, and they were like, 'You know, we just can't really sell Elvis or Bob Marley.' And I was like, 'What? There are companies that sell Elvis tampons, and you can't sell an Elvis comic book? What? People love Elvis, people love comics!' So I was infuriated with Marvel and didn't renew my

neg: Terms of Endearment (The X-Files) praises the installment, saying, "Place a devil in the plot and I'll follow you to see what you can cook up. ... I enjoyed this tale of a devil looking to be just a normal dad immensely." In his view the episode showed a return to the earlier horror-based narratives the series was known for; though he praises the casting of Campbell, he writes that moments between Mulder and Scully are lacking. In the years following "Terms of Endearment"'s original broadcast, critical reception improved. Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson, in their book "Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The

neg: Haditha Al-Khraisha its return either by violence or guile, if you will promise what I ask of you.""""I promise," replied Goren." "It is the custom among Bedouin sheiks to demand a promise and to acquiesce in it without saying what the bargain is—depending on each other's honor.""Haditha said: "You will promise on the name of the Prophet, and I will promise likewise, that we will tell no living soul the manner in which you obtained my mare."" ""I promise, O sheik! But why?" replied Goren." ""Because," said Haditha, "if this tale spread from mouth to mouth in our desert, no rider would

neg: Last and First Men "An appropriately unusual period of life at which to encounter a vision so far outside ordinary experience". Aldiss also mentions James Blish as another writer deeply influenced by Stapledon. C. S. Lewis in his own preface to "That Hideous Strength", notes: "I believe that one of the central ideas of this tale came into my head from conversations I had with a scientific colleague, some time before I met a rather similar suggestion in the works of Mr. Olaf Stapledon. If I am mistaken in this, Mr. Stapledon is so rich in invention that he can afford to lend, and

neg: A Sinner in Mecca: A Gay Muslim's Hajj of Defiance knowing much about the author, other than what I googled, I expected a lot from this tale. I'm from an Asian background myself and involved with things LGBT, but, I had to take this with more than a pinch of salt.” Extracts of the book are available on Google Books. The Daily Beast extract, titled “I Survived the Hajj—Islam’s Mashup of Boot Camp and Mosh Pit: Every Muslim is supposed to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, but Parvez Sharma discovered the hard way that this dirty, noisy, and nearly lethal trek was more hell than heaven.” This is a quote

neg: Clarissa (TV series) the family decides that Clarissa will marry the wealthy Mr. Solmes (Firth). In an attempt to force her hand in this marriage, the family bans Clarissa from writing or sending letters and removes Clarissa's dear friend Anna Howe (Norris) from the household, also replacing a maid who informs James about Clarissa's every move. Clarissa repeatedly tries to reach her family, including having her new handmaid deliver letters to her uncle, father, and mother. All three of whom she used to be close to, the handmaid returns with all three letters having been ripped up and unread. Her brother and sister

neg: Zhaleh Alamtaj on the article, there are similarities between the two poets in part of their life and experiences, as well as poetry. <br> Below you can find a part of one of her poems translated into English and Persian. What Would Have Happened O mother, what would have happened if I had not gotten a husband? What would have happened if I had not gotten caught in misfortune? If a story-teller had told a tale about my ill fortune, I swear by that ill fortune, I would have not believed it. Was I such a heavy burden? Would my handful of

neg: Merseburg charms Depictions found on Migration Period Germanic bracteates are often viewed as Wodan (Odin) healing a horse. Comparing Norse mythology, Wodan is well-attested as the cognate of Odin. Frija the cognate of Frigg, also identified with Freyja. "Balder" is Norse Baldr. Phol is the masculine form of "Uolla", but the context makes clear that it is another name of Balder. "Uolla" has been linked to Fulla, a minor goddess and a handmaid of Frigg. Sunna (the sun) in Norse mythology is Sól, though her sister Sinthgunt is otherwise unattested. The First Merseburg Charm (loosening charm)'s similarity to the anecdote in Bede's

neg: Aeterni Patris revelation represents the divine realm of supernatural truth. Revelation or supernatural truth is beyond the reach of reason and therefore philosophy must accept these truths by faith. Philosophy is characterized as a handmaid to faith that humbly accepts revelation. Revelation has the “force of certain truth” so that what is contrary to faith is also contrary to reason. Thus, the philosopher is discouraged from accepting any conclusion that is opposed to revealed doctrine. 9. The human mind is limited and needs the truth of revelation to avoid error. Without the supernatural truth of revelation the human mind is subject to

neg: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons" received "universal acclaim", while the rest of the console versions received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN said that Brothers "might be the best downloadable title since Journey". 1UP.com said "I wasn't quite sure what I was getting myself into when I met with Swedish film director Josef Fares a few months back. I knew it had something to do with Starbreeze, a studio that Matt Leone deconstructed in one of last year's phenomenal cover stories. But film directors transitioning into video games have had a less-than stellar record.

neg: Jennifer's Body interests Dan and I." Karyn Kusama was announced as director in January 2008. Kusama said she signed on to the project because of the script. "I was blessed to read this script at a moment where the producers were meeting with directors and it just knocked me out. It was just so original, so imaginative", she stated. "That's what it is about this script and the world is that it feels like a fairy tale gone psycho and I think that's what most fairy tales actually started as." Additionally, Cody, Reitman and Kusama knew the film would be R rated

neg: The Tale of Tom Kitten sisters, and the Puddle-ducks. Tom accepts for his sisters and himself and promises "[we] will all come, if our Ma doesn't catch us". Rebeccah Puddle-Duck however is "laid up with a sore throat" and writes Mrs. Ribstone Pippin (from "The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan") asking for the loan of a red flannel petticoat to wear as a comforter. Mrs. Pippin replies:"I am sorry to hear of your sore throat, but what can you expect if you will stand on your head in a pond? I will bring the flannel petticoat & some more head drops directly." The

neg: Naphtali Naphtali According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali (; ) was the sixth son of Jacob and second son with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. The text of the Torah states that the name of "Naphtali" may refer to the struggle between Rachel and Leah for the favours of Jacob; Bilhah was the "handmaid" of Rachel, who had thought herself to be infertile, and had persuaded Jacob to have a child with Bilhah as a proxy for having one with herself. The biblical account shows Bilhah's status as a "handmaid" change to an actual

neg: Narn i Chîn Húrin Narn i Chîn Húrin A portion of the Narn i Chîn Húrin or "The Tale of the Children of Húrin" is a part of the book "Unfinished Tales" by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It is a prose version of an earlier narrative poem called "The Lay of the Children of Húrin". A complete version of the Narn called "The Children of Húrin", edited by Christopher Tolkien, was released as a new book in 2007. The "Narn" (as it has been called) is a long story of what happened to Húrin and his children Túrin Turambar and Nienor,

neg: Julia Sarah Stone Spin" noted, "Not only is Stone fearless, gorgeous, and wise beyond her years, she does it all with an effortless grace." Stone's work in "The Killing" led to numerous opportunities in Canadian films. In 2014, she told the "National Post", "I feel excited because I keep getting more opportunities to develop my craft and to do what I love. I just hope to be able to keep telling stories and playing characters that mean a lot to me." Canadian director Lindsay MacKay cast Stone in the coming-of-age drama "Wet Bum" (also titled "Surfacing"). In the tale, she plays a social

neg: Charles Herman Helmsing the inspired words of the 115th Psalm, "Servus tuus, filius anciliae" “O Lord, I am Thy slave and the son of Thy handmaid”. It is in this spirit that I come to you with humble determination aided by our Lord’s grace to imitate Him as the slave of the Lord Who became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross; and also in imitation of His Mother, Mary, who when the greatest possible task was given to her of mothering the Son of God, referred to herself “Behold the slave-girl of the Lord”. At the time of his installation,

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (film) I said I was absolutely exhausted. I more or less said, 'Do what you like. There's the script. Why not go back to the original author if you want to fiddle about?' He did go to the original author. And then the actors came into it. I left my name on the film because there was enough there to warrant it—just about. But it's not mine'. In an essay on Pinter's screenplay for "The French Lieutenant's Woman", in "The Films of Harold Pinter", Gale discusses Pinter's "dissatisfaction with" the "kind of alteration" that occurs "once the script is tinkered with