The Magdalene Sisters

I feel that the story, “The Girl Who Drank the Moon” has many of the same characteristics that are found in fairy tales. For example many fairy tales have magical elements and characters that are witches. Most fairy tales have evil and good characters, and animals that talk. Fairy tales also have a clearly defined problem and something happens within a group, it could be characters or events. I found all of these elements in this story, “The Girl Who Drank the Moon.” For example some of the…

Fairy tales have been around for centuries, but underneath the sugar coated, Disney films we have come to know and love, lies a dark truth. The oral tradition of the fairy tale came long before the tradition of written stories. Tales were told or enacted dramatically, rather than written down, and handed down from generation to generation. After years of these stories being passed down orally, two brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, became fascinated with old folktales, fables, legends, and…

rights. An example of social change can be a group of people joining forces to remove themselves from a dictator’s rule. In In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the Mirabal sisters join together to change the society and to liberate themselves from the tyrant, Trujillo. Throughout the novel, the sisters express their unhappiness with the society’s situation, the events leading into the revolution, and the revolution itself. Social change happens through 3 main stages, which are:…

Once upon a time Alive at the beginning of the story. Seems like a loving father who cared for Cinderella as well his stepsisters, but simply could not confront his domineering second wife. When the father went into the town, he asked all three girls what they wanted and brought them what they wished. He is also present at the ball and suspects the mysterious beautiful maiden is his daughter. At the end of the tale he refers to Cinderella as “little stunted kitchen-wench which my late wife left…

War is generally characterized by individuals violently uprooted, international and domestic tension, unfortunate mortality, and militaristic weaponry. Although many scholars have identified war as a universal trait of human nature, others have argued that it is the result of socio-economic, religious, political, and other differences. Frequently, the marginalized voices of civilians and soldiers in war are overlooked, due to the large media attention given to the destructive battles that occur.…

there was a so called “princess” that went by the name of Cinderella. She had two sisters, Lottie and Dottie, and yes of course I am Lottie. Cinderella is NOT who you think she is. She is a rotten liar, so don’t let her fool you by saying Dottie and I are the evil stepsisters. In fact, she lies so much I am planning on catching her in one to get her in even more trouble since she’s so good at everything. My sister, mother and I don’t exactly hate Cinderella, we just don’t like the fact that…

Chat Noir’s manor stood high and mighty under the pale moonlight. Marinette looked confusingly at Alya because the manor was silent like one of those black and white films she loved to watch at the petting pantry. “So this place is the Sockdollager?” Marinette piqued with a hint of disappointment. “Don’t worry, this is just a facade for the human's eyes.” Alya replied with a hint of a twinkle in her radiant hazel eyes. Alya dragged Marinette to the front gate before she put her wand out.…

Mother Teresa once said, “A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, must empty ourselves. The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace.” Mother Teresa is epitome of selflessness. As a nun working in the slums of Calcutta, she possessed true humbleness and embraced humility in her work. She is an excellent model of how one should live out The Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are the centerpiece…

In the novel "In the time of the Butterfly" by Julia Alvarez theirs four Mirabal sisters that live in Dominican Republic. The Mirabal sisters are all referred to as "butterflies". In the time of the butterflies talks about how the four courageous sisters came together to save their country. The sisters start of by not knowing nothing political to fixing it all. There's time when they struggle and put themselves at risk but they always worked together to go against Trujillo. They all show freedom…

For example, there is always an evil villain, or in this case the stepmothers and stepsisters. In the two stories, Cinderella and Cendrillon, both of the girls are treated poorly by their stepmothers and sisters. The stepmothers represent the evil villians/antagonist and the stepsister/sisters as the villains minions. The evil villain/antagonist, represented in Cinderella as the stepmother, helps bring out the social necessities in the story. For example, the stepmother treats Cinderella very…