Cinderella Castle

One drowsy, cold day sometime in the 1900’s, there was a girl named Ella. Ella was enjoying her morning by playing with her Barbie dolls around her table in her room when Ella had a sudden urge to have a tea party. So, she specifically places each one of her dolls perfectly upright in their assigned seats around the table. She then realized she had to get herself ready for the special occasion. Ella takes off her night gown and proceeds to put on her favorite princess dress along with her…

Most kids are vulnerable so in the different version of “Hansel and Grehtel” the predictor uses that to their advantage. In the story “The Rose Tree” the little girl was scared and upset about not being able to bring home the candles. The stepmother “pretended not to mind the loss” so that the little girl will calm down. Most parents would try to calm their kids down because their kids would usually mean more to them then some material object. Grethel was so relieved that she was not in trouble…

dwarves and forest animals. Such feminine traits were revered by women of the time, and they sought to handle domestic roles with bliss, just like Snow White does. In the 1950’s, Snow White’s release was followed by the similarly gendered movies Cinderella and…

Mark Morris’s piece “The Hard Nut”, specifically “Waltz of the Snowflakes”, is a satire of The Nutcracker, The Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairies. Morris succeeds in creating an original updated version that is a little cynical, a little romantic and a little funny all at the same time. His version jumps off the pages of a pastel colored comic book inspired by Charles Burns and really tries to land as far away from “the Box” as possible. But at the same time, still keep the succinct execution of…

“Agatha Christie” Often referred to as the “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie was a truly exceptional mystery author. Born on September 15, 1890 in Torquay, Devon, she relished her childhood. Unfortunately, her father passed away when Ms. Christie was just seven years old. As a child, most of her amusement came while playing with dolls. She was married twice, her second husband encouraging her to write more than the first. Agatha Christie enjoyed various hobbies, such as playing the piano and…

Howard Gardner was a professor of cognition and education at Harvard School of Education. Gardner was a very influential individual of his time, very knowledgeable when it came to the Cognitive and Education topics. Gardner wrote many great books and was part of many very important education projects throughout his career. On this paper we will be analyzing and providing specific examples on the “star wars script” which Gardner writes about during one of his cognitive studies. Gardner writes…

Cinderella vs. Little Ashes Although many people believe that fairy tales are the same across all cultures, the truth is that they are extremely different depending on the values of the culture. What that means is that the stories from different cultures are way different tales. For example the “Italian Cinderella Story” is way different from the “Native American Cinderella Story” “Little Ashes” so here are some things that are the same and different about the two stories. “The Italian…

up to princesses. Cinderella is a fairytale that has been told for years and has been an influence on young girls all over the world in many different cultures. Before given this assignment I had no idea that there were other versions out there of Cinderella but I am so glad there are. The Cinderella that you know I guarantee is not the same Cinderella that someone else knows on the other side of the word. Cinderella has the fixed characteristics that make it a story of Cinderella which, are the…

Cinderella Fairytales are things that help children sleep at night and implore them to dream. The overall effect that these stories have on children is the same yet there is a stark contrast between the fairytales that are told to small children in the west and the ones that fill the hearts of children in the east. Many western stories have overarching themes of magic, wonder, and always following your heart; whereas eastern stories exhibit themes that have been implemented in their countries…

The article "Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect" was written by Stephanie Hanes for the Christian Science Monitor on October 3, 2011. Hanes felt the need to address this subject due to the increase of Disney Princesses in children 's media, toys and on clothes, as well as the growing sexualization of young girls. She argues whether or not the media and the Disney Princess Empire have a negative effect on the increasing sexualization of young girls. This article can be…