Little Penguin

their movies? In Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”, the mermaid is made to be more dependent on males, more materialistic, and more ungrateful than she had been in the original tale. Many authors such as Roberta Trites, Gwendolyn L. Hofmann, and L. Dundes and A. Dundes agree with the fact that Disney completely changed the moral of the story and made it much more sexist than it had previously been. These authors have written articles examining the sexism in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”. The…

Scrappy Little Nobody Anna Kendrick’s goal in writing Scrappy Little Nobody, is to show that she’s not like every other celebrity, she’s different and fun and independent, and because of this, she is also just like everybody else. We’re all different, which is the one thing that makes us the same, and this is the kind of empowering message that she wanted to share with her audience. She wanted to show that she started out, as just a small, wacky, defiant teenage girl, and now she is still just…

just so joyed. My brother and I both pleaded for our parents to let us see the ocean that night. They agreed and we walked down there. We were only a few blocks from the ocean. Our family made it to the beach and the feeling that the sand gave my little toes was outstanding. I could have stayed there forever without ever going to the ocean. After I had my few moments of pure joy in the sand, I saw my brother playing in the ocean without me. I took off my shirt and sandals and ran over and…

budge. As she was struggling with the window she began to hear something crawling along the floor. When she looked down she let herself wonder for a moment if perhaps she was having a horrible dream. Creeping on the floor were what looked like little skeletons wearing elf regalia. They twitched and slunk across the floor, the sound of their footsteps driving Dianna mad. “Wrap the presents, wrap the presents,” they whispered, hopping onto the table and trying to push boxes. She watched,…

Violets Point of View Year: 1864 As I’m sitting here outside of my old family home I think about what led up to this moment. What led me up to this point? What brought me to the point where I killed my best friend, my only friend. Nate my best and only friend who has ever cared for me and the only person I have ever cared for. I think back to the moment I first met Nate. At the time we were 7 years old. We had quickly become best of friends over only a few months…

eat, to the clothes you wear, or to the way your personality is formed. Culture always has at least a little bit to do with the formation of who you are. It comes in different sizes, ethnicities, and religion. There is no limit to what culture can make in you or the others around you. There was a short text in our SpringBoard books called “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau. It’s about two little Indian children who go to a public educational system for the first time, and on their first…

or the last thirty minutes, I’ve been invariably groaning and rubbing my temples being continually urged to “chill” by the boy next to me. I wasn’t sure if he was serious or not. Although, I still can’t believe that I’d be with this annoying dipshit for three more hours. “So, was that a yes or a no? Seriously, I don’t understand you,” He states for the thirteenth time just as he scans my face for an answer. However, I stay silent for an instant. “Alright! I’ll take that as a yes.” “Dude. You…

A Night To Remember This was less of a night to remember, and more of a night that is etched into my brain, a night that I try so hard to forget. It never evades my memory, no matter how badly I wish it would. It caused me great pain and worry, but I will always remember it, because it was a sign that I wanted to get better. It was a sign that there was something more inside of me than just those terrible, awful things. This day was a priceless crystal vase slipping out of somebody 's clumsy,…

It was August of 2015, and I was excited to get to college. I didn’t know what to expect. I knew I was ready to get out of my house and move a hundred miles away to live on my own. My only real worry was I wouldn’t be able to see my girlfriend, Ariel. Ariel is my girlfriend who is in high school. She’s a year younger than me, but 2 grades below. Her eyes are such a bright blue; They almost look fake at times. She is 5’7”, and fits under my arm perfectly. She has long, thick wavy blonde hair that…

According to Merriam-Webster, a coach is defined as, “a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team and makes decisions about how the team plays during games.” A coach is much more than what Merriam-Webster defines it as. To be a coach is to be a leader, a mentor, and a role model. A coach must set the standard and lead by example. Five years ago, I began volunteer coaching my son’s youth sports teams. Whether it was football, soccer, basketball, or baseball, I enjoyed coaching…