Seven Summits

The Seventh Wonder of the World As one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and also the last of the seven built, Colossus of Rhodes was the largest, most celebrated statue of its time. Colossus sat on top of a 50-foot pedestal and stood approximately 110 feet tall. To get a better idea of his size, Colossus measured about the size of the Statue of Liberty. Although there have been inconsistencies surrounding the pose and location of the statue, Colossus and the contributions of ancient Greece to…

Nancy Wake: The White Mouse Standing Up to Hitler Grace-Nancy Wake Kate-Guard, Narrator Addy-Violette Jadyn-Henri Fiocca, Narrator Helen-Narrator, Winston Churchill Helen: Nancy Wake was a true hero. She took a huge stand. Sadly, so few know about her. This is her untold story. We open in Wellington, New Zealand, where Nancy Wake grew up. She was born in 1912, and ran away from home at age 16. Nancy Wake led her life from that point on. She moved to Paris, France, in order to become…

So what are gender roles? A role is a set of expectations for the way individuals with certain social identification will act in certain situations (Damsels in Distress: A Textual Analysis of Gender Roles in Disney Princess Films). Gender identity is when people begin to believe that they are female or male and feel their femininity or masculinity (The Effect of Cartoon Movies on Children 's Gender Development). How individuals behave is socially enforced and valued. We inherit our gender roles…

“The world is dark, and selfish, and cruel. If it finds even the slightest ray of sunshine, it destroys it”. This is a statement made by Rapunzel’s mother, Gothel in Disney’s Tangled to Rapunzel about the world. Tangled is about a beautiful girl, who was kidnapped by Gothel when she was a baby for her hair, which makes one younger when singing. Gothel then raises the baby in a stone castle which is hidden where no one can find it. Once Rapunzel grows up, she wants to see the world and the…

The original fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” by the Brothers Grimm and “The Girl, The Wolf, The Crone,” by Kellie Wells have many similarities and differences throughout the stories. However, Kellie Wells takes a different approach to the story; she takes the story and uses symbols to let the reader know what she feels about the Catholic religion. The original story is not based on religion. It is simply telling a story about a girl who visits her grandmother, who was eaten by a wolf, but…

Symbolism and character development in Snow White Grimm’s Snow white is a story of maturation and growth of a young girl from birth to adolescence and finally adulthood. Her development and life is followed by and predestined by symbolism, mostly in a trio of colors; black, white, and red. On a deeper level though the story is also about the feminine aspects of people in general, the Evil queen being the shadow and negative aspects, Snow White’s mother could be considered the earth mother role…

The story named snow white and When the winter the snow fell softy and snowflakes were falling like feathers. The queen sat sewing at her window, who had a frame of black ebony wood queen pricked her finger with a needle how thought to herself and wish she had a daughter with skin as white also they called her little snow-white. That sadly the queen did indeed have a beautiful baby girl as soon as the child was born the queen died. Snow white father (king) married stepmother (queen) again.…

Even though many similarities between the ancient wonders and the new wonders are clear, there are obvious differences as well. Since the time periods are so different, evidence should be clear on why there are many differences, as well as similarities. For example, some ancient wonders could be over 1000 years old, while new wonders could only be 100 years old. These differences are crucial to the wonders of the world. As a result, knowing these differences are crucial as well. The ancient…

a. In modern versions of Snow White, she is depicted as a young maiden who enjoys cooking, cleaning, and speaking to animals. Traditionally, she was the object of jealousy by the evil queen and was ordered to be killed in the name of vanity. She is asked by the huntsman to run away so she can live, but when the queen discovers that she still lives, she decides to do the job herself. Snow White is an “innocent” child whom sees no reason to think that the strange old woman giving her an apple…

caused the feminist movement to stay in the minds of women in the United States despite World War Two going on around them. Even though they were focused on the war they had a cause worth fighting for after it was over. However, in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” the powerful villain happens to be a woman. This reflects negatively because it shows that the only way to have true power is to be manipulative and be hateful towards most of those around her. Which is stated in Bill Lins’ article…