Big Brother

A Quick Introduction Most people like to say “Curiosity killed the cat,” because, of course, one should mind their own business and not meddle in others’ affairs. Though, a lesser known end to the proverb is “But satisfaction brought it back.” There is a joyous feeling once someone finds out something he or she wanted, almost needed, to know and this would do well to explain the Bluebeard-Robber Bridegroom (BRB) tales. A beautiful girl is married, or going to be married, to a rich man and has…

was the only way to keep people entertained. Perrault spent time editing this story in order to get publishers to consider publishing it. Once his story got published, others started taking an interest in “Sleeping Beauty”. Basile’s and the Grimm Brothers “Sleeping Beauty” stories all connect to Perrault’s in many different ways but they also have their distinct differences. “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” starts with a King and Queen that are very unhappy because they are unable to bare a child.…

Chesterton) Some fairy tales teach children that every problem can be handled, no matter how small or big. This way children can connect by imagining what they would do were they in the character’s shoes. Thus, it can be said that “fairy tales help children learn how to navigate life.” (Bettelheim, B. Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy…

The Goose Girl, for instance, is a Grimm’s Brother fairy tale that could be used in health classrooms to teach young girls about stepping into womanhood. The story tells about a princess who is set to marry a prince, but along the way to her new life the princess loses a handkerchief that her mother…

Lovato said that her emotions would be so built up at times, and she wouldn’t know what to do, but use cutting as an immediate release of her stress. This technique stuck with Lovato throughout her teen days, and while on tour in 2010 with the Jonas Brothers, including her ex Joe Jonas, Demi switched back to eating as her coping mechanism. Demi said,” I was literally so emotionally whacked out that I took it out of someone who really meant a lot to me." During her Camp, Rock 2 Tour, Lovato due…

St. Clair, stops shifting despite the cold weather. He was searching for shelter and came across Isabel’s house and let himself in. Isabel finds him and immediately knew he was one of the new wolves. Isabel was still dealing with the grief of her brother dying, so she kisses Cole to try to make herself feel…

Red Riding Hood, thinking that he is harmless, tells him. The wolf precedes her to the house and puts the grandma in the closet and sits in her bed pretending he is her. Little Red Riding Hood comes in asking the traditional questions such as “What big ears you have!” and the wolf tries to eat her. A nearby…

Image being able to fly through the snow not only fast but efficiently and without any worry. Without Joseph Bombardier this would have never been possible. He was born in Valcourt, Quebec and was interested in mechanics from a very early age. He got his experience and knowledge by studying and taking notes while repairing things he would find lying around. When he was 13 he made a toy train that was powered by a watch motor. He would also build toys for him and his siblings like a steam engine…

that are taught by these two fairy tales but are overlooked when we hear them as children. To be feminist is to support the idea “that women are and should be treated as potential intellectual equals and social equals to men” (Urban Dictionary). Brothers Grimm’s “Cinderella” and Disney’s Tangled are both anti-feminist fairy tales that depict women as being more powerful when a man is involved and vulnerable when another woman is involved. Cinderella could not…

things out of a museum. In the book she works with Marc, the most popular and athletic person in school, Aaron, a rude but super intelligent guy and Anjali a pretty, kind yet mysterious girl. The book starts off with Elizabeth picking the Grimm brothers for her research project. When asked about it by her teacher Mr. Mauskopf, she tells him she found the stories to be realistic in a sense and genuine. In the stories there are…