Little Men

“fantasy” and “fairy tales being unattainable”. Fairy tales, as intended, were supposed to echo real life, and be grounded enough that people could relate to them or take something away from them. Take, for example, the Hans Christian Anderson tale The Little Mermaid. In the original story, the protagonist makes the choice to exchange her voice for legs. She then proceeds to have her tongue removed out of her mouth…

This is the most valuable to me because it is honestly what keeps me going, it is why I do what I do. I know that when I work with the little kids, and everything I do to prepare anything for them could automatically change their futures. For example a couple weeks ago I was planning my message that I was going to give in preschool chapel. I was thinking how are kids going to understand…

there is a strikingly similar amount of violence and unhappiness within Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale “The Little Mermaid” and Disney’s reimagining of the same story. At the same time, both fairytales and their reimagining’s are supposed to have a clear message, usually regarding some kind of moral value. Unlike the similar happenings of violence in the two versions of “The Little Mermaid” we are discussing, the morals of the two stories are vastly different. In this paper, I will be…

There were many factors that gave the United States the upper hand in World War 2. One of the biggest ones was the Manhattan Project, which was the program that developed the first atomic bomb that began in 1939. But what is the Manhattan Project? Who was involved? Where and when did they actually use a perfected version of the Atom bomb and what was the aftermath? Though some of this may have been lost in history by the brilliant minds behind the project, we do know some very important…

The memories that I have of him are so detailed, I can remember even the little things. That is why in Brian Doyle’s essay “His Last Game,” I could understand what he meant when, “There’s so much to love, my brother added. All the little things.” When, Doyle mentions “All the little things” he means all the memories that he had with his brother, even the most funny, ridiculous memories. Furthermore, I could remember the little things with my abuelito. Like when it was New Years and I was playing…

goals and become an overall better person. Most girls don’t realize that there is ways to help whether it is finding something new that you love or becoming a part of a support group whether it is your best friend, parents, or random people it is the little things can help so much. Now I am a healthy girl regularly exercising and eat right to maintain the body that I now am proud to show…

From this, I was able to learn about all the little things that go into running a gym and how important it is for everything to be running smoothly to make the business look as efficient as it can to customers. First Athlete is located in Edina, MN, and is a central facility for all kinds of athletes…

Transitions are an integral part of the classroom procedures. Transition times can be the most chaotic times of the day in any classroom setting. Transitions are defined as the times during the day when children move or change from one activity to another. These actives could include entering in the classroom, moving to different centers, going to lunch or recess and even going home. Transition times have to be planned carefully and implemented early, because by minimizing transition, we can…

stories have changed. How and why have children’s stories changed overtime? This is best seen through two different versions of The Little Mermaid, the Disney version and the original Hans Christian Andersen version. Each follows the journey of a little mermaid who dreams of being with a prince who lives on land. In the Hans Christian Andersen version of the story the little mermaid is not yet old enough to go to the surface. When she is, she sees a prince celebrating his birthday…

My Dad’s Story: Dream for My Child There is nothing in the world that parents won’t do for their children, even if it means disguising their worst struggles. This sorrowful ad from Hong Kong MetLife is a praise to the sacrifices “parents make for their children on a daily basis. Titled “‘My dad’s story’: Dream for My Child,” the commercial shows a father reading an essay his young daughter wrote about him.” In the ad “My Dad Is A Liar,” Metlife creates a tremendous amount of pathos in order to…