EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR, 2020-2021 SUMMER
AHSS114: INTERPRETATON OF STORIES & FILMS

WRITING ASSIGNMENT
30%

STUDENT NUMBER:19700721
NAME & SURNAME: Majed Ahmed
DATE: 19/8/21
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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ACCORDINGLY.

1) What is the symbolic meaning of the ‘Dragon Scroll’ in the movie Kung Fu Panda? First, write
the meaning of the symbol, and then explain it by writing specific examples from the movie in
order to show how the symbol is represented.
2) Answer this question in relation with the first question : Write your personal responses (minimum
100 words) about the “meaning” of the symbol of the ‘Dragon Scroll’, explaining what you
personally think and/or feel about it by also referring it to our daily lives.
3) Compare the animation movie Kung Fu Panda and the short film Snack Attack in relation with
the theme of Misjudgment. First, define the theme (use quotation marks when writing the
definition), and then explain how the theme can similarly be related to the texts. After that, write
specific examples in order to show how the theme is represented in both of the texts.
4) Did you like the TED Talk How Do You Define Yourself by Lizzie Valesquez? Why/Why not?
Write one reason or two reasons and then explain the reason(s) by using specific examples (you
may also use some quotations with quotation marks) from the Talk (minimum 150 words).

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ANSWERS

1) The Dragon Scroll is a blank, golden mirror showing the “reader” the real power of the Dragon
Warrior and it symbolizes limitless power when believing in oneself, The scene were Po is
finally “worthy” of reading the Dragon scroll and describes it as “blank” is because he considers
himself as an empty jar that can be filled or in the other meaning he is still capable to learn. So
the “Dragon scroll” just shows the limitless powers a person got if he just believed in himself.
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 2) I believe that the Dragon scroll and the symbol behind it is related in our daily lives in wich we
believe that there’s a certain thing that if we obtained we will have the “power” to do what we
want and fulfill our dreams were in reality it’s just ourselves who can really change the way
things are going without the help of that special piece, for example a lot of people dreams about
being about being bodybuilders but they instantly bring the belief that it all depends on
genetics and they get disappointed and gets defeated by their own mindset while bodybuilding
is just really hard work and being consistent and not giving up.

3) “An unfair or wrong opinion about someone or something.” Po was misjudged in the movie
Kung Fu Panda by Shifu were he didn’t believe that Po could be the Dragon Warrior because of
how fat he was and didn’t even give him a chance to test him and in the movie Snake Attack
the old lady judged that the young man ate her biscuits based on his appearance and age.

In the movie Kung Fu Panda in the specific scene were the Dragon warrior selection started:

OOGWAY: The universe has brought is the Dragon Warrior!

Po: what?
Furious Five: what??
Shifu: what???
Po’s dad: what??
Shifu: Master Oogway, wait! That flabby panda can't possibly be the answer to... our problem. You were
about to point at Tigress. That thing fell in front of her. That was just an accident!

4) I really liked the Ted talk because Lezzie Valesquez shows what a plucky person really is. Having a
very rare syndrome that only three people in this world got it is really tough and unique thing that you
can’t accept it easily but she used it to her favor and made it a positive thing, even though she was
bullied as a child and had to accept being different at a very small age, she wouldn’t let that effect her
soul and mindset. She did not only live a normal life but she accomplished a lot more by being a
motivational speaker, she wrote three books and have a college degree. Can’t imagine how many souls
she saved by just accepting herself and having the brave heart to stand up and telling everybody that
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goes through rough and hard times that he’s not alone. Regardless of her great soul and personality
what I liked the most that she was true to her words for herself and she mentioned it in the Ted talk
“You know what? Tell me those negative things, I’m going to turn them around, and I’m going to use
them as a ladder to climb up to my goals.”.