Sleeping Beauty

“Cinderella and Princess Culture” by Peggy Orenstein. Published December 24, 2006 by New York Times magazine. The author Peggy Orenstein is a feminist writer and is conductive in writing for the New York Times magazine, most of her writings are about gender stereotypes. In the article Peggy Orenstein sets out to investigate “princess” culture after having a daughter who enjoyed dressing as Cinderella and other story book princesses, while investigating she discovered an enormous corporate…

There are many differences between Cinderella and Ashputtle but there are also similarities. There was the glass slipper and the evil stepsisters/ stepmother. But the movie has big differences then the original story. For example the way she got the dress, how the stepsister tried the shoe on, where she slept etc. If the movie were to be exactly like the story than kids around the world would not be allowed to watch the film. It might have been a good thing that they made changes. Cinderella…

Peter Pan Children strive to be the princess or prince in fairy tales. Pretending to be a princess or prince helps kids escape real life and transform their world into something miraculously different from reality. Because fairy tales are wedged into the lives of kids from generation to generation, they influence everyday actions made by society by teaching everyone to fight for love no matter the cost, be fearless, and be kind hearted, selfless and loyal. However, the original fairy tales are…

The Goblin Bride Mikan Yukihira woke up suddenly, she questioned her surroundings with heavy confusion. She doesn't remember much of anything, but for some reason her mind was set on looking for a yellow brick road to lead her out of a never-ending maze, and getting away from creepy-looking creatures. She looked around and saw her stuffed animals lining the shelves, with framed paintings of carousel horses hanging on the pastel-pink walls. She sighed in relief, taking in that everything was…

Winnie the Pooh is a classic children’s book which was written in 1926 by Alan A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh is a story about a bear who lives in the Hundred Acre Wood with his animal friends. The character Winnie the Pooh was a character adaption of Edward Bear from his previous work and this character was inspired by the Canadian black bear which he frequently visited at the London Zoo. In addition, this character was further more developed by Shirley Lasswell. And in 1961 Shirley Slesinger…

and need to be rescued by men through classical conditioning mode of learning. In watching this film, Cinderella serves as the unconditioned stimulus while the Prince falling in love with her beauty is the unconditioned response. Watching this film evokes the perception that women need to rely on their beauty and male machismo in order to be saved from their lives of misery. This film portrays women as being both weak and insignificant without a male figure to rescue…

If you enjoy a book more than a movie. Then you’re going to agree with me if you have read the book of Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt and watched the movie Tuck Everlasting from Disney. Tuck Everlasting is a story about a girl named Winnie who meets a family that is burdened by being immortal. Natalie Babbit’s Tuck Everlasting is better than Disney’s Tuck Everlasting, because it gives more imagery, suspense, and characterization. A way that the book Tuck Everlasting is better than the movie…

Jason wakes up on a school bus full of kids with no memory of how he got there or anything else about him, but his name, and he's sitting with a girl who claims to be his girlfriend, her name is Piper McLean. On top of that a boy named Leo Valdez says he is his best friend. They're all on a field trip As members of a school for troubled kids. As we arrived at the Grand Canyon they are attacked by a band of storm spirits. Their counselor, Gleeson Hedge reveals himself as a satyr (which is a half…

Many people think of morals as useless but they are missing out on great lessons. There are priceless lessons delivered in three versions of “Cinderella,” a beloved fairy tale around the world. Grimm’s translation of “Cinderella,” published in 1812, was a popular tale among children in Europe. Disney’s interpretation of “Cinderella,” released in 1950s, was a desired tale among youth in the United States. Ireland’s rewording of “Cinderella,” published in 1890, was a well liked tale among kids in…

The author, Sarah Boesveld a journalist for the National Post, a Canadian news journal, uses data from a study conducted at an Alberta elementary school examining grade 1 and 2 students perceptions of gender stereotypes related to the movies and books which they have been exploring in class. The study was meant to see how the children would explain the gender roles and behavioral attributes that the characters posses within each story. Then the author dives into ht e behavioral effects that…