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    world was covered in it, and ruled by 5 beautiful mermaids. Camila, Dinah, Normani, Lauren, and Ally. The women all had beautiful voices, so they called themselves Fifth Harmony. Fifth Harmony were all queens of the sea, they traveled from the deep depths of one side to the other, bringing peace and joy to all those around them. After countless years and hours of being confined to the sea the queens quickly grew tired of the murky blue waters that always encompassed them. Before their mother had passed she told the girls that their voices were powerful enough to spark changes in the world if used correctly. The mermaids attempted to sing a sacred tune that their mother had taught them, but…

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    creatures of the water that enchant and seduce, they lie in waiting for their next victim. Mermaid are complex creatures of the sea. The Sunday Overseer defines them as a “mythical sea creature with a woman 's trunk and fish 's tail, instead of legs.”(“Do Mermaids really Exist?” 2009). This is a simple definition of a complex creature, but it shows the basic perception of the creature. Mermaids are the lurking idea of a femme fatal and also imposing ideas of femininity for many of people…

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    Triton also known as King Triton from “The Little Mermaid” has a whole race named after him (“Triton·Facts and Information on the God Triton”). Triton is one of the minor gods, more powerful than a demigod, but less powerful than an Olympian (“Triton”), is still an influence in the 21st century. Triton is one of the best examples of Greek and Roman mythology still resonates in today's society. King Triton not from “The Little Mermaid, but from the Greek and Roman mythology was known as the…

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    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…

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    The Little Mermaid was written in 1836 by the Danish Author Hans Christian Andersen. The story was very popular at that time, It was about one little Mermaid. The little Mermaid was the youngest one out of her five sisters. She was the prettiest and talented out her five sisters. However she had no feet, and her body ended in fish's tail. When she reached fifteen years old, she got a permission to rise up out of the sea. All the conflicts started that moment. One day, she was one young prince…

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    The Good and Evil Mermaids are majestic and beautiful creatures that are often misunderstood by humans. When one sees a mermaid they are usually struck in awe. With their superficial beauty, they can take advantage of people in good ways and bad through manipulation and deceit. In Richard Van Camp’s short story ‘Mermaids’ the author depicts the mermaids with duo personalities. They are seen as both angels and devils using their beauty through the use of symbolism. In the story, the mermaids…

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    Andersen 's “The Little Mermaid " is a story involving one of the princess of the sea royal family that tries to change her nature through magic to gain the heart of the prince but also to achieve immortal soul , with the help of the sea witch . Unfortunately she realizes that the prince does not have similar feeling toward her and soon finds herself with a dilemma where she has to kill him otherwise she dies. She refuses to kill him and die, but luckily she joins the Daughters of the Air who…

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    Who is the Little Mermaid? For me, when I was growing up, all I knew was Disney’s version. The Little Mermaid was a teenager named Ariel who fell in love with a prince named Eric. He was on land; she was in the sea. Going against her father’s advice, Ariel goes to the sea witch Ursula so that she can walk on land as well. Through ups and downs, the story concludes happily and everything is a fairytale ending. That’s what fairytales are--happy endings, right? In today’s society, when we hear…

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    A mermaid is a mythological hybrid creature that is half human, and half fish. In legends there are both mermaids, which are females, and mermen, which are males. Mermaids have the torso of a fish and the upper body is all human. Mermaids are often interchanged with water nymphs, fairies, as well as selkies and succubuses. Mermaids are usually reflected as beautiful and awfully attractive in looks, but in other tales, mermaids are known to have the lower body of a bird and are not attractive at…

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    Ariel A.K.A The Little Mermaid Ariel, the Little Mermaid, sadly passed away on the beach due to water poisoning on July 8th , 2023. She was only 49 years old at the time. She was swimming on the beach with her old friend Flounder. Flounder is Ariel’s friend from her youth when she lived underwater. Ariel was born to King Triton, the king of Atlantica. Ariel loved to explore and she loved to collect anything unusual in the sea, like gadgets and gizmos. As she is out exploring, she meets a…

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