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? The writer also pointed out that the movie that 70s show dvd box set"Beauty and the Beast" has themes of domestic violence and that girls are beingdisney dvd told that if they are nice to those who abuse them they can change them.

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As to the point the writer made that literature reflects the culture in which it was written, I would hope that an English major would know that none of these stories are originally South park dvd box setcontemporary to our culture. the simpsons dvd They are all based on fairy tales and South park dvd collectionshort stories that have been around for ages.

? For example, the story of "Beauty and the Beast" has roots as early the 1550s in "The Nights of Straparola", with modern adaptations based on a version written in 1756. "The Little Mermaid" is based on Hans Christian Andersen's story written in 1837. And several other iconic Disney princesses are based on some of the well-known "Grimm's Fairy Tales."

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