query: what is the setting of the handmaids tale

pos: 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

pos: 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 (TV series) in the conscription of the few remaining fertile women in Gilead, called "Handmaids", according to an extremist interpretation of the Biblical account of Bilhah. They are assigned to the homes of the ruling elite, where they must submit to ritualized rape by their male masters in order to become pregnant and bear children for those men and their wives. Alongside the Handmaids, much of society is now grouped into classes that dictate their freedoms and duties. Women are divided into a small range of social categories, each one signified by a plain dress in a specific color: Handmaids wear red,

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: 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: The Handmaid's Tale on the word "offered", as in "offered as a sacrifice", and "of red" because the red dress assigned for the handmaids in Gilead. In Atwood's original novel, Offred's real name is never revealed; however, both the film and television adaptations have given her a real name. Volker Schlöndorff's 1990 film adaptation gave Offred the real name Kate, while the television series gave her the real name June. The women in training to be handmaids whisper names across their beds at night. The names are "Alma. Janine. Dolores. Moira. June," and all are later accounted for except June. In addition, one

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: The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) 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 American Civil War wherein a totalitarian society subjects fertile women, called "Handmaids", into child-bearing servitude. The first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26, 2017; the subsequent seven episodes aired on a weekly basis every Wednesday.

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: Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ None of these stations survived. Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ ("Ancillae Domini Jesu Christi" : ADJC; vulgo: Dernbacher Schwestern) is a female congregation of the Catholic Church. It originated organizationally in Dernbach (Westerwald), where their supreme administrative body, the so-called generalate is still situated. Their organization for "associates" (like Fiat Spiritus) is also open to men. The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ American Province has its motherhouse in Donaldson, Indiana. The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ is an international congregation of apostolic women religious within the Roman Catholic Church. They minister with the poor,

neg: Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ ("Ancillae Domini Jesu Christi" : ADJC; vulgo: Dernbacher Schwestern) is a female congregation of the Catholic Church. It originated organizationally in Dernbach (Westerwald), where their supreme administrative body, the so-called generalate is still situated. Their organization for "associates" (like Fiat Spiritus) is also open to men. The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ American Province has its motherhouse in Donaldson, Indiana. The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ is an international congregation of apostolic women religious within the Roman Catholic Church. They minister with the poor, the sick and children in

neg: Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Finglas in North Dublin. Later they moved to Avoca Avenue Blackrock before being invited by the Archbishop of Dublin to move to what is now St. Raphaela's School in Stillorgan 1971. In 1926, the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus came to Philadelphia from Rome at the invitation of Cardinal Dennis Dougherty. The Sisters opened a small chapel on 34th Street, near the University of Pennsylvania and began to teach classes in business skills, languages and the arts. These classes were well attended both by the women students at the University and by working women. In 1947 the

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: Kim Roberts (actress) Kim’s home and she is one of twelve founding members. Kim narrated and performed The Book of Negroes for the CBC podcast ‘Between the Covers.’ Roberts received the Harold Award for theater in 1996. She received the Real World Trailblazer award at the ReelWorld Film Festival in 2014 for her body of work in film and television. Kim Roberts (actress) Kim Roberts is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Christine in "The Handmaids Tale" (2017), Regina from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (2017), Marnie in "Schitt's Creek" (2015), Neeva in "The Strain" (2014), Gloria in "Lucky

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 of the Aunts tells the handmaids-in-training to stop "mooning and June-ing". From this and other references, some readers have inferred that her birth name could be "June". Miner suggests that "June" is a pseudonym. As "Mayday" is the name of the Gilead resistance, June could be an invention by the protagonist. The Nunavut conference covered in the epilogue takes place in June. When the Hulu TV series chose to state outright that Offred's real name is June, Atwood wrote that it was not her original intention to imply that Offred's real name is June "but it fits, so readers are

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (film) for one of the privileged but barren couples who run the country's religious fundamentalist regime. Although she resists being indoctrinated into the cult of the Handmaids, which mixes Old Testament orthodoxy with scripted group chanting and ritualized violence, Kate is soon assigned to the home of "the Commander" (Fred) and of his cold, inflexible wife, Serena Joy. There she is named "Offred"—"of Fred". Her role as the Commander's latest concubine is emotionless. She lies between Serena Joy's legs while being raped by the Commander in the collective hope that she will bear them a child. Kate continually longs for her

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 (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: Ilene Chaiken In 1988, she was the coordinating producer for the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and the associate producer for "Satisfaction." She then wrote the screenplay "Barb Wire" (1996), and the television films "Dirty Pictures" (2000), and "Damaged Care" (2002) before the success of "The L Word" raised her profile. Since the "L Word," she has been involved with "Empire," a hit television series. She is also credited for her work in the new Hulu original, The Handmaids Tale. Chaiken has been married to LouAnne Brickhouse, a former executive at Disney, since 2013. They live in the Hollywood Hills area of

neg: Cattle prod 1985 novel "The Handmaid's Tale" and the 2017 Hulu TV series adaptation, cattle prods are used by the Aunts to control the Handmaids, a class of fertile women who serve as surrogates for the ruling Commanders. In "Bottom", a British television sitcom, in Season 3 Episode 2 ("Terror"), a homemade cattle prod device is used to convince people to hand over money during Halloween. Cattle prods feature as usable weapons in the video games Fallout, Fallout 2 and , the latter themed around agricultural society in the American Southwest In the 2017 film "The Shape of Water", a cattle prod

neg: RTÉ Television 1916 Rising. Taken Down is another new Irish drama series which will star Aissa Maiga, Lynn Rafferty, Brian Gleeson, Orla Fitzgerald and Barry Ward. Meanwhile, RTÉ2 will focus on new Irish comedy with Amy Huberman's Finding Joy, the return of Bridget & Eamon and following its hiatus Podge and Rodge. Imported dramas include BBC America's Killing Eve and season 3 of The Handmaids Tale. Northern Ireland Great Britain International In the meantime, all RTÉ news and current affairs programmes, as well as specials like the St. Patrick's Day parade and Easter mass, started to stream live free around the world

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (opera) of shopping, Offred and Ofglen confide that they are both breaking the law, as Ofglen talks about the resistance movement. Janine joins them before breaking down again, as a result of the execution of her defective child. Janine is taken off for execution. Offred continues to see Fred privately. Serena Joy tries to bribe Offred into a union with Nick by showing her a photo of Offred's missing daughter. Offred and Nick begin an affair. At a public execution, the Handmaids are given the opportunity to hang a 'rapist', who is part of the underground. Ofglen kicks him into unconsciousness

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (opera) and Nick tells Offred that Fred wants to see her privately afterwards, which is also illegal. The next day, the birth of Janine's child prompts all the Wives and Handmaids of the district to gather in celebration. Offred visits Fred that night in private, and once she is back in her bedroom, she collapses in fit of hysterical laughter. Act Two Rita discovers Offred the next morning on the floor of her room. Offred visits Fred again in private, and during their next ritual, he caresses Offred. She fears that Serena Joy will notice the tender gesture. During another round

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: Kim Roberts (actress) Kim Roberts (actress) Kim Roberts is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Christine in "The Handmaids Tale" (2017), Regina from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (2017), Marnie in "Schitt's Creek" (2015), Neeva in "The Strain" (2014), Gloria in "Lucky Seven" (2013), Camilla in "Being Erica" (2010), Mazz in "The Doodlebops" (2004–05), Mrs. Arvin in "I'm Not There" (2007), Deborah in "Saw III" (2006) and "Saw IV" (2007) and Mrs. Bosco in "The Cheetah Girls" (2003). Kim’s parents are from the Caribbean. Her mother, Josephine (nee Charles), is from the creole island of Dominica and her late

neg: Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1856 by Saint María Micaela of the Blessed Sacrament in Madrid, Spain. The Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity was founded in 1856 in Spain. Founder Maria Michaela Desmaisieres was elected Mother General in 1859. There have been allegations that, for decades, under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, the girls and young women -- often those who were unmarried ("fallen") young mothers, left-wing activists or otherwise seen as rebellious -- were placed

neg: Franciscan Handmaids of Mary programs in the United States. The St. Edward Food Pantry is one of the ministries of The Franciscan Handmaids of Mary. The order has operated a food pantry on Staten Island since 1928. The Food Pantry collects food, clothing, gifts and toys for distribution during the Christmas season. In recognition of its outstanding accomplishments in the fight against hunger, the St. Edward Food Pantry was awarded the Kathy Goldman Beyond Food Award at the 15th Annual Food Bank of New York Conference in 2006. Franciscan Handmaids of Mary The Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary are a

neg: Feminist science fiction Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", gendered oppression is exaggerated in a dystopian society in which women's rights are stripped away and fertile women are relegated to the roles of handmaids who will bear children to further the human race. New books continue the dystopian theme of women living in a society which conforms to the wishes of men, at the expense of women's rights and well-being, such as in Louise O'Neill's young adult novel "Only Ever Yours". In this work, females are no longer born naturally but are genetically designed before birth to conform to the physical desires of men, then

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 (opera) the rather haunting atmosphere is built from the repetitive, chanting, choruses of the handmaids. The opera was premiered in Copenhagen on 6 March 2000 by the Danish Royal Opera, conductor Michael Schonwandt, director Phyllida Lloyd, designer Peter McKintosh. It was subsequently recorded by the same company by Dacapo, currently the only recording of the opera in the catalogue. This production transferred to the English National Opera in London's Coliseum Theatre on 3 April 2003. The opera's North American premiere was performed by the Minnesota Opera in May 2003, in a new production, conducted by Anthony Walker, director Eric Simonson, designer

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (film) of America—and pollution has rendered 99% of the population sterile. Kate is a woman who attempts to emigrate to Canada with her husband and daughter. As they take a dirt road, the Gilead Border Guard orders them to turn back or they will open fire. Kate's husband uses an automatic rifle to draw the fire, telling Kate to run, but he gets shot. Kate gets captured, while their daughter wanders off into the back country, confused and unaccompanied. The authorities take Kate to a training facility with several other women, where she and her companions receive training to become Handmaids—concubines

neg: RTÉ2 International programming will come in the form of season 3 of the Handmaids Tale in 2019 and season 2 of Icelandic drama series Trapped. During the last decade like many other TV channels RTÉ 2 have had several reality based TV shows. In 2003, Network 2 set out to find their news TV presenter in a reality show called "The Selection Box"; the eventual winner was Caroline Morahan. RTÉ 2 also produced two series of the employment reality show "No Experience Required", three prospective candidates are evaluated over the course of a week for a vacant position in a top

neg: Razem pan-European movement, founded by Yanis Varoufakis. In May 2017, Varoufakis has expressed DiEM25's support for Razem in the 2019 European Parliament election. On 6 July 2017 Razem organised a protest against Donald Trump's visit to Poland. Protesters were dressed as handmaids from Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", as a symbol of the stripping down of women's rights both in Poland and the United States. In September 2017, Razem activists filed a complaint with the National Electoral Commission on behalf of the party, alleging that the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists had helped to fund a Law and Justice conference

neg: Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Handmaids of the Sacred Heart opened a private elementary school for girls in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. The school was named Ancillae Academy, from the Latin word for handmaid. In 1957, the Handmaids started Assumpta Academy, a boys' school named after Mother Assumption, a founding sister. In 1969, the two merged to become Ancillae Assumpta Academy. The Handmaids operate the Saint Raphaela Center in Haverford, Pennsylvania, are engaged in pastoral ministry in Miami, Florida, and work with immigrants in Athens, Georgia. The Congregation came to the Philippines in 1966 and established schools. The Santa Rafaela Maria School Quezon City, started its operation

neg: Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus The Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (; ) is a Roman Catholic religious institute that was founded in Madrid, Spain, in 1877 by two sisters, María Dolores and Raphaela Maria Porras y Ayllon. Rafaela Maria became its first superior general in 1877 and in the same year, the congregation received papal approval. The focus of the institute is on "children's education and helping at retreats", reflected in its 130 convents in 27 countries, and the number of schools that it has founded. Members of the institute carry the letters A.C.I. or

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 Seisen Jogakuin College Nagano Pref. Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus The Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (; ) is a Roman Catholic religious institute that was founded in Madrid, Spain, in 1877 by two sisters, María Dolores and Raphaela Maria Porras y Ayllon. Rafaela Maria became its first superior general in 1877 and in the same year, the congregation received papal approval. The focus of the institute is on "children's education and helping at retreats", reflected in its 130

neg: Ancillae Assumpta Academy Ancillae Assumpta Academy Ancillae-Assumpta Academy is a private, Catholic, co-educational school for students in Pre-school through grade 8 in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States. It is sponsored by the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ancillae's sports program competes in the Catholic Academy League (C.A.L). In 1946 the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart began kindergarten classes at Church Road in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. The following year they opened a private elementary school for girls named Ancillae Academy, from the Latin word for handmaid. In 1957, the Handmaids founded Assumpta Academy, a boys' school named after Mother Assumption Escauriaza, a founding sister.

neg: Sovereignty was addressed in Geoffrey Chaucer's Middle English collection of "Canterbury Tales", specifically in "The Wife of Bath's Tale." A later English Arthurian romance, "The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell" (c. 1450), uses many of the same elements of the Wife of Bath's tale, yet changes the setting to the court of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The story revolves around the knight Sir Gawain granting to Dame Ragnell, his new bride, what is purported to be wanted most by women: sovereignty. Sovereignty reemerged as a concept in the late 16th century, a time when

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: Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration for others who seek freedom and who wish to summon the courage and the will to defend our civilization." He also attended in the Three Seas Initiative summit 2017 in Warsaw. People on the Krasinski Square greeted the President Trump, chanting repeatedly "Donald Trump" and "USA". Thousands of Polish people greeted Trump on the route from the Royal Castle to the Marriott Hotel and from the Marriott to Warsaw Chopin Airport. Razem, a Polish left-wing political party, organized a protest against Trump. Protesters were dressed as handmaids from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale", as a symbol of women's

neg: The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) Marthas (who are housekeepers and cooks, named after the biblical figure) wear green, and Wives (who are expected to run their households) wear blue and turquoise. Econowives, the lower-class women who still have minimal agency, are a sort of mixture of all these categories, and they wear gray (a departure from the book in which Econowives wear clothing striped with the aforementioned colors). Women prisoners are called Unwomen and are worked to death clearing toxic waste in the Colonies. Another class of women, Aunts (who train and oversee the Handmaids), wear brown. Additionally, the Eyes are a secret police watching

neg: The Handmaid's Tale psychology. All lower-status individuals are regulated by this dress code. All "non-persons" are banished to the "Colonies". Sterile, unmarried women are considered to be non-persons. Both men and women sent there wear grey dresses. The division of labour among the women generates some resentment. Marthas, Wives and Econowives perceive Handmaids as promiscuous and are taught to scorn them. Offred mourns that the women of the various groups have lost their ability to empathize with each other. They are divided in their oppression. Men are classified into four main categories: Men who engage in homosexuality or related acts are declared "gender

neg: Protests against Donald Trump Yates and James Comey. Thousands of protesters turned out for marches in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and hundreds attended a march in San Diego. Protests in Chicago and Atlanta each drew about 50 demonstrators, and another in Ann Arbor, Michigan, drew an estimated 100-150 demonstrators. On July 6, 2017, Razem, a Polish left-wing political party, organized a protest during Donald Trump's visit to Poland. Protesters were dressed as handmaids from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale", as a symbol of women's rights being endangered both in Poland and the United States. Spontaneous protests broke out around the country

neg: Handmaids of Charity communities. Handmaids of Charity The Handmaids of Charity (Italian: "Ancelle della Carità"; Latin: "Congregatio Ancillarum a Charitate"; abbreviation: "A.D.C.") is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common. Their mission includes care of the sick, lepers and elderly. This religious institute was founded in Brescia, Italy, in 1840, by Maria Crocifissa di Rosa. The sisters have houses in Europe, Latin America and Africa. The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Brescia, Italy. On 31 December 2005 there are 1103 sisters in

neg: Handmaids of Charity Handmaids of Charity The Handmaids of Charity (Italian: "Ancelle della Carità"; Latin: "Congregatio Ancillarum a Charitate"; abbreviation: "A.D.C.") is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common. Their mission includes care of the sick, lepers and elderly. This religious institute was founded in Brescia, Italy, in 1840, by Maria Crocifissa di Rosa. The sisters have houses in Europe, Latin America and Africa. The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Brescia, Italy. On 31 December 2005 there are 1103 sisters in 102

neg: Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity in the order's convents, where they were required to work without remuneration, made to suffer psychological distress, and, in some cases, had their babies stolen from them to be placed with "more traditional" families. As of 2008, there were about 1,300 members in 22 countries, including Japan, Cambodia, Vietnam, and most Latin American countries. Project "Hope", founded in 1999, includes three homes for women who have been involved in prostitution or human trafficking. Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1856

neg: Franciscan Handmaids of Mary Franciscan Handmaids of Mary The Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary are a predominantly African-American religious congregation of Roman Catholic women who follow the Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. Their primary mission has always been education, primarily of the children of the African-American community. Elizabeth Williams was born February 11,1868, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She received her education from the "Ladies of the Sacred Heart" and from the Sisters of the Holy Family, second oldest society of African-American religious in the United States. At 19, Williams entered the Sisters of Saint Francis

neg: Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus a new community, and subsequently went to Madrid. In 1877, under the authority of the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, the sisters took their vows and founded the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In 1886, receiving a Decree of Praise from the Vatican, the sisters became the Institute of Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with Raphaela at its head. Following the spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the community spread quickly throughout Spain. Rafaela resigned as the first Superior General in 1893, spending the next 32 years in prayer and contemplation at the congregation's house in Rome.

neg: Awesome Magical Tales broadcast. Set in a fairy tale-like setting, three friends, Jeremiah, the son of the giant in Jack and Beanstalk and Trafalgar, the nephew of Merlin the Wizard, a wingless fairy named Fury, the daughter of Tooth Fairy, live through a tough life as teenagers and are determined to be themselves, despite their parents' whim and their fairy tale origins. On 28 September 2011, Ánima Estudios has announced an international partnership with SLR Productions, Home Plate Entertainment, and Telegael and have green-lighted the show. "We’re thrilled to have such extraordinary partners on board for this series. I think what has really

neg: The Pardoner's Tale The Pardoner's Tale "The Pardoner's Tale" is one of "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the order of the Tales, it comes after The Physician's Tale and before The Shipman's Tale; it is prompted by the Host's desire to hear something positive after that depressing tale. The Pardoner initiates his Prologue—briefly accounting his methods of conning people—and then proceeds to tell a moral tale. The tale itself is an extended exemplum. Setting out to kill Death, three young men encounter an Old Man who says they will find him under a nearby tree. When they arrive they discover a

neg: Science fiction film noir" that create "...an atmospheric feast of noir darkness and a double-edged world that is not what it seems." When compared to science fiction literature, science fiction films often rely less on the human imagination and more upon action scenes and special effect-created alien creatures and exotic backgrounds. Since the 1970s, film audiences have come to expect a high standard for special effects in science fiction films. In some cases, science fiction-themed films superimpose an exotic, futuristic setting onto what would not otherwise be a science-fiction tale. Nevertheless, some critically acclaimed science fiction movies have followed in the path of

neg: The Shipman's Tale might speak at that time. The Shipman may simply be imitating a female voice but the epilogue of the Man of Law's Tale in some manuscripts suggest it should be followed by the Shipman's tale rather than the Wife of Bath whose tale usually follows. The changes give some insight into Chaucer's development of the tales and the connections between them. In the BBC1 adaptation of "The Shipman's Tale" (renamed "The Sea Captain's Tale"), the setting is an Indian family in modern England. The monk's role is played by the merchant's business partner who has come from India to set

neg: Kara Fatima Khanum News of 22 April 1854, which devotes a long article and a full-page illustration to her arrival, with a large retinue of mounted warriors of her tribe, in Constantinople. The Illustrated London News described her as:The Queen, or Prophetess -- for she is endowed with supernatural attributes -- is a little dark old woman of about sixty, with nothing of the amazon in her appearance, although she wears what seems to be intended for male attire, and bestrides her steed like the warriors of her train. She is attended by two handmaids, like herself in masculine costume, and was brought

neg: Parisina (opera) to get on their boat. Parisina follows her husband and courtiers to the palace for the banquet ("Vieni, vieni, e in sereno sembiante"). Ernesto, Ugo, and Parisina are consumed by fear, while Azzo is consumed by his anger ("Ma divoro nel cor tremante un timor/furor che non posso frenar"). In Parisina's room, Imelda and the other handmaids are talking about the banquet ("Lieta era dessa"). They express their joy at Parisina's happiness and Azzo's apparent tranquillity. Imelda, however, is fearful of what may happen. Parisina enters. She is tired and falls asleep. Her maids leave her alone, but Azzo enters

neg: Frampol perished in the Holocaust. The town never fully recovered - its population today is less than half of what it was before the war. Frampol, or a fictionalized version thereof, is the setting of many of the best stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer, including "Gimpel the Fool". Artist Irene Lieblich illustrated the Market of Frampol in Isaac Bashevis Singer's book 'A Tale of Three Wishes' from her direct memory of the marketplace of Frampol. This is the only known painting of the Frampol Marketplace as it existed before the full destruction by the Nazi Luftwaffe. Frampol Frampol is a town

neg: The Soul Cages (story) Keightley had localized the tale to Dunbeg Bay, County Clare. Thomas Johnson Westropp, who collected folk-belief of mer-folk in County Clare was not able to find instances of this tale near the setting of the tale, in either Doonbeg or Kilkee, but he seemed to regard this tale as genuine despite reservations. So, although a piece of "fakelore", to borrow the coinage of Richard Dorson, the fairy tale nevertheless came to be regarded as authentic, and has been included in a number of folktales anthologies even after Keightley's confession. The Soul Cages (story) The Soul Cages is a fairy tale

neg: Parisina (opera) him. Meanwhile, Parisina with her faithful Imelda and her other handmaids are resting in the garden. They hear knights arriving for the festivities, amongst whom is Ugo. When Parisina and Ugo are alone, she urges him to flee. They are interrupted by the arrival of the Duke. In a fury, he demands to know what Ugo is doing there. Parisina defends Ugo which only increases the Duke's anger ("Il difende! E in sua difesa tanto adopra"). By the shores of the River Po. Azzo tells Ugo he may remain for the festivities, just as Ugo and his men are about

neg: Matsuranomiya monogatari "shōshō" or "lesser captain") with what is known about Teika from external sources (he was held the office of "shōshō" from 1189 to 1202). The work is thematically similar to the "Utsubo monogatari", whose hero and use of music as a central theme are both mirrored. The "Mumyōzōshi" claimed that the work's plot brought "Utsubo" to mind. The work contains poems that, particularly in the first book, show the influence of the "Man'yōshū" (as is noted in the "Mumyōzōshi"). Teika may have lifted the idea of setting a significant part of the tale in China from the "Hamamatsu Chūnagon Monogatari".

neg: The Water of Life (German fairy tale) The Water of Life (German fairy tale) "The Water of Life" () is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 97. It is Aarne-Thompson type 551. John Francis Campbell noted it as a parallel of the Scottish fairy tale, "The Brown Bear of the Green Glen". A king was dying. An old man told his sons that the water of life would save him. Each one set out in turn. The two older ones, setting out in hopes of being the heir, were rude to a dwarf on the way and became trapped in ravines. When

neg: The Water of Life (German fairy tale) story. The king wished to punish the older brothers, but they had already boarded a ship and were never seen again. The Water of Life (German fairy tale) "The Water of Life" () is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 97. It is Aarne-Thompson type 551. John Francis Campbell noted it as a parallel of the Scottish fairy tale, "The Brown Bear of the Green Glen". A king was dying. An old man told his sons that the water of life would save him. Each one set out in turn. The two older ones, setting

neg: The Void Captain's Tale The Void Captain's Tale The Void Captain's Tale is a 1983 science fiction novel by the American author Norman Spinrad. "The Void Captain's Tale" takes place three or four thousand years in the future in an era called the Second Starfaring Age, a setting Spinrad revisited in the 1985 novel "Child of Fortune". The book contains elements of confession, love story, eroticism, and horror. Like "Child of Fortune", "The Void Captain's Tale" is written in a unique mix of English words, foreign words, and invented words—the first-person perspective of a possibly-unreliable narrator, the voidship captain Genro Kane Gupta. Genro's starship

neg: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin of 10,000. Sales were strong and an additional 10,000 were printed the same year. Scholar M. Daphne Kutzer points out that "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin", like its companion piece, "The Tailor of Gloucester", reflects Potter's interest in fairy tales, rhymes, and riddles, and sheds light on her embedded social and political themes. Like "The Tailor", the tale is set in a locale dear to Potter's heart. Unlike "The Tailor" (but more akin to "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"), "Squirrel Nutkin" is about rebellion and its consequences. Potter's tale, like many fairy tales, has a rural setting with a threatening

neg: Alfeld is more likely that the cradle of the fairy tale is to be searched in France. The version the brothers Grimm heard and wrote down, as they travelled through the Seven Mountains, on the so-called "Märchenstrasse" (Street Of Fairytales) is just one of many. The biggest employer of the city is the SAPPI (South African Pulp and Paper Industry) factory with its big chimney, which has become one of Alfeld's landmarks. Even more famous than SAPPI is the Fagus Werk, rebuilt in 1910-1915 after the blueprints of architect Walter-Gropius, what is said to be trend-setting for modern architecture. Alfeld is

neg: The Knight's Tale transformed into a competition between two young men for the attentions of a barmaid. The story is one of the tales that inspired the 2001 movie "A Knight's Tale", in which Chaucer himself is one of the principal characters. Adapted for the BBC's "The Canterbury Tales" in 2003. The names of the characters Palamon and Arcite are changed to Paul (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Ace (John Simm), and the story is moved to a modern prison setting where the two men battle for the attentions of a prison teacher named Emily (Keeley Hawes). The Knight's Tale "The Knight's Tale" () is

neg: The Old Law "Epire", or Epirus, an independent polity in what appears to be Ancient Greece; the characters have Greek names and refer to Lycurgus, Draco, Solon, Plato, and Aristotle. Yet this is a neverland world of literary fairy tale; as William Gifford remarks in his edition of Massinger's works, "To observe upon the utter confusion of all time and place, of all customs and manners, in this drama, would be superfluous; they must be obvious to the most careless observer." One egregious example: despite the putative setting in the ancient world, one character is given a birth date of 1539. (For comparable

neg: Christa Sevika Sangha Christa Sevika Sangha The Christa Sevika Sangha (Handmaids of Christ), CSS, is an Anglican religious order for women based in Jobarpar, Bangladesh. It is a part of the Anglican Church of Bangladesh. In 1970 the Sisterhood of the Epiphany, a group of largely British-ethnicity sisters working in Bangladesh, formed a parallel community for sisters of Bangladeshi nationality, and chose the name Christa Sevika Sangha (Handmaids of Christ). The key founder was Sr Susila SE. In 1986 the order became fully independent. At that time the foundress, Sr Susila SE, left the Sisterhood of the Epiphany to become the first Mother

neg: The Rise and Fall of a Dragon King the "AD&D" 'worlds' I've played in, the "Dark Sun" setting is by far my favourite. It has to be said, it does have certain moralistic overtones (the environmental ones are pretty obvious), and this novel continues the trend (it even has a dedication to all those millions who have died because of the intolerance of others). Exacting vengeance is what this particular tale is all about. That, and the dangers of power when wielded by the foolish." He adds that "The basic premise is somewhat hackneyed. Chap's parents get killed. Chap goes after the killers. Chap becomes King of the

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: Ancilla College university, especially via the transfer agreements that Ancilla College has with 14 Indiana colleges and universities. The Latin word "ancilla" means "handmaid or servant," a reference to the college's sponsor, The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. The Ancilla Chargers compete in the MCCAA and the NJCAA. Their soccer, volleyball, baseball and softball games are broadcast by the Regional Radio Sports Network. Ancilla College Ancilla College, near Donaldson, Indiana, is a two-year private liberal arts college that admits both men and women students. Ancilla College was founded by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ in 1937 as an extension of DePaul

neg: Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Poor Handmaids established a college to train candidates and novices in Donaldson, Indiana in 1937. In 1966 this motherhouse opened its doors to the public as a two-year private community college under the name Ancilla College Their website is www.ancilla.edu. The sisters established three main stations in England. They were intended as a refuge, in case Bismarckian church policy (i.e. Kulturkampf) would make such steps necessary. All were located in the diocese of Westminster: London (05.05.1876 - 01.08.1941 (destroyed in the war)); Hendon, St. Joseph monastery (01.05.1882 - ) and Walthamstow (03.09.1898 - 28.10.1940 (destroyed in the war)). Nowadays there

neg: The Void Captain's Tale able to wring a highly rewarding experience from this dense and difficult novel," but calling Spinrad's use of language "laborious reading". "The Void Captain's Tale" was nominated for the 1983 Nebula Award for best novel and the 1984 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. The Void Captain's Tale The Void Captain's Tale is a 1983 science fiction novel by the American author Norman Spinrad. "The Void Captain's Tale" takes place three or four thousand years in the future in an era called the Second Starfaring Age, a setting Spinrad revisited in the 1985 novel "Child of Fortune". The book

neg: Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus She died in Rome, on the 6th of January, 1925. Rafaela Maria Porras y Ayllon was beatified by Pope Pius XII in 1952 and canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI. She is known as Saint Raphaela Mary of the Sacred Heart. The Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus are one of many religious communities that share "a historical connection to the spirituality of the Sacred Heart". Common elements among the Sacred Heart religious communities are: the influence of the French school of spirituality, Ignatian roots, a missionary dimension, devotion to the Eucharist, and Internationality/Multiculturalism. The Congregation, given the

neg: Ancilla College Ancilla College Ancilla College, near Donaldson, Indiana, is a two-year private liberal arts college that admits both men and women students. Ancilla College was founded by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ in 1937 as an extension of DePaul University for the training of novices and candidates of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. In 1966 the college started admitting the public as a private liberal arts community college. Ancilla College focuses on serving the seven surrounding counties of Indiana. Ancilla College grants associate degrees in multiple programs, from which Ancilla graduates may easily transfer to a four-year college or

neg: Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ the United States, Mexico, Germany, England, the Netherlands, India, Brazil, Kenya and Nigeria. With prayer and community living as their foundation, they minister in rural, urban and inner city settings in the Midwest (USA). Focused on partnering in the work of the Spirit, they invite others to join them in various facets of educational, pastoral and social work, neighbourhood-based health ministries, spiritual guidance and care for the environment. They are recognized more by the love and simplicity with which they serve than by any particular ministry. The foundress of the Poor Handmaids is Blessed Maria Katharina Kasper (also known in

neg: Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus name “Handmaids,” in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, quickly spread to other cities in Spain, and by 1921 the congregation had communities in other countries as well, in Italy Argentina, England, Peru and Cuba. In l926 the congregation made foundations in Bolivia, Chile, and the US. The congregation is a participant in UNANIMA International, a non-governmental organization (NGO) advocating on behalf of women and children (particularly those living in poverty), immigrants and refugees, and the environment. In 1925 the sisters opened a house in London. From London, the sisters came to Dublin in 1942 and opened a retreat centre

neg: Roger Fishbite Prager also updates the story, setting it in the modern-day period, rather than choosing to set it in the 1950s. At the heart of the novel is the issue that Lucky raises constantly throughout: The way in which children in America (and western society in general, I would add) are hated and feared by a society that seeks to eroticise them whilst at the same time destroying them. What prevents the novel from devolving into an inside joke is the enthralling voice of Lucky Linderhof, who, at nearly 15, tells her tale with the world-weariness befitting an elder statesman of

neg: Feud (TV series) series is "Full of joy, humor, brilliant writing and performances, and a deep unabiding love for what really makes Hollywood great—the women." "People" called the series "bitter, biting and entertaining". "The Atlantic" Spencer Kornhaber described the first few episodes as "deft and satisfying" but suggested that "maybe six installments, rather than eight, were all this tale needed". Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx wrote that the series is "big and it's catty, but it's also smart and elegant, with the old Hollywood setting toning down some of Murphy's more scattershot creative impulses." Emily Nussbaum, in "The New Yorker", praised Murphy's ambition and

neg: Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure fairy tale-inspired theme park. The park has been ailing since the death of its founder, Jack's father. Young Jack is desperate to save the park from the hands of a greedy billionaire who bought the park's mortgage, setting out with his loyal cat and mouse friends to sell his performing cow to make the next mortgage payment. Too late to sell it to a nearby circus, they trade the cow to a mysterious farmer for a handful of magic beans. What follows is a journey up a beanstalk to Fairyland, a magical land ruled by a greedy giant and home

neg: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher is a children's book, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was published by Frederick Warne & Co. in July 1906. Jeremy's origin lies in a letter she wrote to a child in 1893. She revised it in 1906, and moved its setting from the River Tay to the English Lake District. The tale reflects her love for the Lake District and her admiration for children's illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Jeremy Fisher is a frog that lives in a "slippy-sloppy" house at the edge of a pond. During one

neg: Ahalya husband, leaving her in a coma from which the neurologist, Rama, revives her. The 2015 short film "Ahalya" gives a feminist twist to the tale where the policeman Indra turns into a stone doll, after visiting Ahalya. The tale was also parodied in the Telugu film "Attarintiki Daredi". However, the practice of retelling the classical Ahalya–Indra tale in a contemporary setting is not new. The "Yoga Vasistha" (1001–1400) narrates a tale of two adulterous lovers, Queen Ahalya and the Brahmin Indra. Here, Ahalya and Indra fall in love and continue their affair, despite being punished by Ahalya's jealous husband. After

neg: The Weird Villa film A Tale of Two Sisters". The Weird Villa The Weird Villa is a 2004 Khmer psychological thriller that was advertised as being based on actual events which took place during the French colonial period of Cambodia's history. With a plot line steeped in psychological horror, the movie echos the styles and themes of numerous classic foreign thrillers such as the South Korean horror film "A Tale of Two Sisters", a movie which features the appearance of a similar stepmother character. The film's setting also resembled the American-Spanish "The Others" (2001) in creating a haunted house atmosphere, although this setting

neg: Fairy Tale about Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya to players who looked for mild cartoon violence and minimal stress in their adventure games. Gry Online felt the developers had crafted an eye-catching, cartoonish visual setting. Bonusweb deemed it the best Czech adventure game ever created. Adventure Gamers disliked the repetitive fetch quests and one-note characters. Fairy Tale about Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya Fairy Tale about Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya (Czech: Pohádka o Mrazíkovi, Ivanovi a Nastěnce) is a 2000 Czech adventure game developed by Bohemia Interactive and Centauri Production. It was published by Bohemia Interactive. The game is heavily inspired by the 1964 Soviet Union fairy-tale

neg: Neville William Cayley pivotal member in the Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club. In 1918, his first work, the booklet "Our Birds" was published. "Our Flowers" and "The Tale of Bluey Wren" followed, both published in 1926. In the same period (1925–26), Cayley began illustrating birds’ eggs for the "Australian Encyclopaedia". Cayley's big breakthrough came in 1931 when he published his most celebrated work: "What Bird is That?" It was the first comprehensive field guide to Australian birds and included full-colour paintings of each species, setting the benchmark for all Australian field guides to come. It remained the only available field guide from the

neg: Fitcher's Bird in the article for the Italian counterpart. Another tale of similar plot and setting is the Scottish "The Widow and her Daughters", Campbell's "Popular Tales," No. 41. Insofar as the "Fitcher's Bird" is a tale of a serial-killing husband who compels his brides to the rule of the "Forbidden Chamber" (motif C611), it is closely similar to the "Bluebeard" (AT 312) type tales. And just as in Grimm's tale the bloodied egg gives away the misconduct of the elder sisters, the bloody key is the telltale sign that Bluebeard's wives have peeked in the forbidden chamber (motif C913 "Bloody key

neg: La Tale been relaunched by Papaya Play. Gameplay of "La Tale" is based on most MMORPGs. Players control a single character that combats monsters, obtains and completes quests, and participates in other activities. The game has a 2D side-scrolling setting similar to MapleStory and Ghost Online. The keyboard is used to hotkey character actions while the mouse is primarily used to speak to Non-player characters (NPCs), purchase items, and manipulate the items (via Enchants, Upgrades, etc.). There are two types of currency in the North American version of "La Tale": Ely and LTC. Ely is the normal in-game currency, used to buy

neg: Afrikaans folklore who are concentrated in the Western Cape (Du Plessis can be regarded as one of South Africa's leading experts on Cape Malay stories). Following Bettelheim, Steenberg would probably regard the story as a fairy tale. It is a story of magic that reflects some aspects of the inner world of human beings. According to Miruka's classification of folktale content, it can be called an imaginary tale. This imaginary tale has a typically Eastern setting, with a rural atmosphere. There are hunters, a wood, rich landowners ("wazirs") and beautiful ladies ("poeteri"). There is a definite movement from an earthly space (the

neg: What Is the Fastest Thing in the World? What Is the Fastest Thing in the World? What Is the Fastest Thing in the World? is a Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A. Megas in "Folktales of Greece". It is Aarne-Thompson type 875 and has many Greek and Slavic variants, generally revolving about the exchange of clever answers. This type of tale is the commonest European tale dealing with witty exchanges. In ballad form, the clever answers to the riddles, and the winning of a husband by them, are found in Child ballad 1, "Riddles Wisely Expounded". A brother argue over how they should split their land, some

neg: The Clerk's Tale The Clerk's Tale The Clerk's Tale is the first tale of Group E (Fragment IV) in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". It is preceded by The Summoner's Tale and followed by The Merchant's Tale. The Clerk of Oxenford (modern Oxford) is a student of what would nowadays be considered philosophy or theology. He tells the tale of Griselda, a young woman whose husband tests her loyalty in a series of cruel torments that recall the Biblical book of Job. The Clerk's tale is about a marquis of Saluzzo in Piedmont in Italy named Walter, a bachelor who is asked by

neg: The Tale of Kieu spite… </poem> "Truyện Kiều" was the inspiration for the 2007 movie "Saigon Eclipse", which moved the storyline into a modern Vietnamese setting with a modern-day immigrant Kieu working in the massage parlor industry in San Francisco's Mission District to support her family back in Vietnam. Additionally, Burton Wolfe directed a musical adaptation which premiered September 10, 2010 in Houston. The Tale of Kieu The Tale of Kiều is an epic poem in Vietnamese written by Nguyễn Du (1765–1820), and is widely regarded as the most significant work of Vietnamese literature. The original title in Vietnamese is "Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh"

neg: As You Like It printed among his "Canterbury Tales". Although it was first printed in 1721, "The Tale Gamelyn" must have existed in manuscript form in Shakespeare's time. It is doubtful that Shakespeare had read it, but Lodge must have built his pastoral romance on the foundation of "The Tale of Gamelyn", giving it a pastoral setting and the artificial sentimental vein, much in fashion at the time. The tale provided the intertwined plots, and suggested all the characters except Touchstone and Jaques. Some have suggested two other minor debts. The first is Michael Drayton's "Poly-Olbion", a poetic description of England, but there is

neg: Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale dung, her language is vivid, precise, cinematic" while Publishers Weekly states "Napoli does not shy from detailing practices that will make readers wince..." and "The vocabulary, much of which is specific to the setting, may challenge readers, but it's unlikely to stop them: the tension over Mel's hopes for escape paces this story like a thriller." Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale is a 2007 young adult novel written by Donna Jo Napoli. It appears in numerous school and public library reading lists. The book depicts the world of the slave trade around the year 900

neg: St. Raphaela's School the Daughters of Charity decided to leave the schools to focus on children with special needs. The Archbishop of Dublin at the time, John Charles McQuaid, invited the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to take over the running of the schools. In 1977 the schools were renamed St. Raphaela's to mark the canonisation of Saint Rafaela Maria of the Sacred Heart (born 1850 - died 1925), the founder of the order of Handmaids of the Sacred Heart. The current Secondary School building was opened in 1986, followed by a new wing in the 1990s. An Astroturf sports pitch

neg: Pierina Gilli Handmaids of Charity, who was beatified on May 26, 1940 by Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli: 1876-1958) and then canonized a saint on June 12, 1954 by him. On April 14, 1944, Pierina, then 32 years old, was accepted as a postulant by the Handmaids of Charity where she was subsequently assigned as a nurse at the Children's Hospital in the city of Brescia. On December 1, 1944, Pierina contracted meningitis, and was taken to her religious order's infirmary in Ronco for infectious isolation and medical treatment. The infirmary was located in a tiny section of the

neg: Once Upon a Time (season 7) Lady Tremaine, who assumes the role of an urban developer who seeks to "gentrify the neighborhood" and push out and separate fairy tale residents. Meanwhile, Storybrooke and various Fairy Tale Land locations still appear in the flashbacks of the season as the story bounces back and forth between the characters' lives before and during the latest curse. The main flashback setting of the seventh season is the New Enchanted Forest, which is a New Fairy Tale Land realm. Other locations featured in flashbacks are the Edge of Realms, the Wish Realm, New Wonderland, Oz, and Storybrooke itself. In May 2017,

neg: The Tell-Tale Heart (2014 film) The Tell-Tale Heart (2014 film) The Tell-Tale Heart is a horror film directed by John La Tier, based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name. A man is haunted by the heart of a man he murdered. The film moves Poe's story into a contemporary New Orleans setting. Rose McGowan stars as a character who "may or may not be real". Filming began in October 2011 in New Orleans. The first image from the set was released on October 28, 2011. The first trailer for the film was released on May 10, 2013, and footage from the

neg: The Tell-Tale Heart (2014 film) film was shown at Cannes. The film was produced by the companies Popart Film Factory & Leverage Entertainment. The Tell-Tale Heart (2014 film) The Tell-Tale Heart is a horror film directed by John La Tier, based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name. A man is haunted by the heart of a man he murdered. The film moves Poe's story into a contemporary New Orleans setting. Rose McGowan stars as a character who "may or may not be real". Filming began in October 2011 in New Orleans. The first image from the set was released on October

neg: Road Hogs of resources in a bleak wasteland setting, as well as several adventure scenarios. These include road maps of Southern and Central California that indicate where the various factions and gangs occupying the region are located. Most of the civilized mutants and humans are located in what was previously known as Sacramento, California. A short story was included with the book to give feel of environment the supplement provided. It involves the tale of an ancient, slightly senile turtle martial-arts master who wields as pair of sais, hinting that this character may in fact be Raphael. He also mistakes one of

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