Seven Hills

the freedom to act however they please. However, this freedom is accompanied with consequential results dependent on how the individual chooses to live. In another era, young Greek boys were taken away from the comfort of their mothers at the age of seven and expected to begin a personal journey of intense training and grief known as agoge. If they failed to take ownership and complete the rigorous tasks put before them, they were often brutally whipped or starved. The existence of adversity…

The Snow Queen Recently, I had the chance to see The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson at Park Square Theater. The play presented itself different from the time the viewer walked in. When walking in, viewers were greeted with a friendly staff, whose goal was to make each persons view easier and more enjoyable. At first glance, the stage looked different from what most would come to expect. The theater itself appeared clean and prepared for an audience expecting something similar to…

The characters in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe all show great symbolism and significance throughout the book. The main characters would include Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy, Aslan, and the White Witch. The four Pevensie siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are all born in London, England. Peter is thirteen, is tall and has blonde hair. He is wise and makes most of the decisions for the children. Susan is twelve, has brown hair, and is described as very pretty. She is a strong…

Once upon a time I was in an enclosed elevator in Hecht Residential College at the University of Miami. As I stood there, I noticed several interesting things, such as everyone who entered were either already on their phones or immediately took them out, all not brave enough to interrupt the awkward silence. I was particularly intrigued by the resident assistants, dressed in fishnet stockings and morph suits, handing out candy to each student who entered the elevator. They were the only ones…

The theme of selling one's soul is an archetype that has been present for many decades. People often sell their souls to complete their utmost desires. In the short story,” The Devil and Tom Walker” and the movie,” Snow White and The Huntsman”, the characters took the opportunity to take the off to fulfill their dreams without worrying about the consequences of their sacrifices. In the short tale of “The Devil and Tom Walker”,the main character, Tom turned in his soul for greed and for the…

us down new paths” (Walt Disney). Curiosity is an advantageous tool for life. It leads to many situations, such as the positive ones of Walt Disney’s. In Disney’s situations, he made his curiosity run on creativity. As shown in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney was a very creative individual. True love’s kiss shows that Walt Disney was imaginative. It all started when Snow White’s stepmother, the Evil Queen, grew jealous of her. The Queen was told that Snow White was prettier than…

dwarf, however the ending was also a surprise. In the Brothers Grimm tale, Snow White is awakened from her death when the poison apple is dislodged from her through as the dwarfs are giving her prince the coffin. In the Disney tale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was wakened by a kiss from her prince. Of the many endings of Snow White from the Brothers Grimm to Disney and countless others, I believe that Maguire’s is unique. Bianca had a friend at Montefiore, Micheletto, the goose boy. From a…

In the fairy-tale story called Snowdrop written by Jacob and Wilhelm, the protagonist’s name is Snowdrop. She was born into royalty, as a princess whose beauty and grace was known throughout the kingdom. She is described in the story by her mother, as having skin “as white as snow, [lips] as red as blood, and [hair] as black as [the] ebony window frame” (Grimm 10). However, her beauty was the very source of tragedy which awaited her. By the age of 7, “she was as bright as the day, and fairer…

Walt Disney: The Man Behind Mickey Mouse. Have you ever been told, you would not be able to succeed at what you have dreamed of doing? Well my friend, you are not alone. Walt Disney was told by so many people that he would not succeed, or he was told he would have a career, but it would not last very long at all. However, he proved them all wrong. Walt Disney may have ended his life on a high note of success, but he struggled all throughout his childhood, early, and adult life. Walt Disney…

Being jealous of others can become an obsession for many people and can also ruin one’s personality. The adaptations of the original story Snow White some are known as Little Snow White, Gold Tree and Silver Tree. In these stories, some characters such as the Queen and the Silver Tree show their selfish and inhumane personalities. In Little Snow White the Queen, who is the mother went insane with jealousy and decided to kill her daughter and wanted to eat her. Also in the Gold Tree and Silver…