The Snow Queen

It came out of the northwest. It blew all day and all night. By mid-afternoon the next day four foot high drifts blocked our lightly-traveled country road. Not only was the snow deep, but it had been hardened to near concrete consistency by sustained 45 mph winds. The depth and hardness of the snow made it impossible for the township plow to bust through the drifts so we had to wait for the county rotary plow. We were blocked in for three weeks. SURVIVAL BOMBS As a typical farm family…

A cat- track is is a small snowy short cut through a mountains slope. They normally have no guard rail. I was on this huge rocky German ski mountain, with snow everywhere. There were so many people on this tiny cat-track. I was skiing slowly trying not to hit someone. Swerve by swerve I followed the trail. The soft, fluffy, and powdery snow was brushing up against my skis. Icicles were hanging from the rocks, and they were seriously cool. I saw nothing and heard nothing, except a tall, boy…

“Let’s hit the slopes!” This is what everyone says when going skiing. Especially in my situation. It was my seventh grade year, I had never been skiing before, but I was ready to go. I had on my snowsuit, three different hoodies, a hat, a scarf, gloves, and extra fuzzy socks. Could I have been more prepared? In my head I couldn’t have, but hitting the slopes would tell me something completely different. My best friend at the time and I made our way into our bulky ski gear. We talked each other…

there. Here are a few of the winter sports from around the world you need to try. Yukigassen (-- removed HTML --) Who doesn’t love a good snowball fight? Well, the Japanese have taken this childhood pastime to a whole other level. Yukigassen, or snow battle, is true warfare. 90 snowballs, two teams, 14 players. Similar to capture the flag, players aim to collect the opponents’ flag and are out if they are hit with a snowball. Skijoring…

to be careful while driving but especially when there’s a blizzard going on around your car. I know that it is not always snowing in the winter but that depends on where you are! Some days may not even be drivable even when the snow mobiles are attempting to clear the snow off the roads, so you’re stuck inside all day. One big precaution that you have to watch out for is black ice. Black ice is called this because it lays directly on the blacktop and is very hard to spot. It is a main accident…

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Produced by: Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (1935) Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Snow White. She was kind and gentle and a friend to all animals. One day, Snow White met a charming prince. As they sang a song of love together, Snow White's evil stepmother, the Queen, watched them. The Queen was so jealous of Snow White's beauty that she ordered her Huntsman to kill the young princess. But the Huntsman couldn't bring himself to hurt Snow White.…

In the retelling of Snow White called “Snow, Glass, Apples” by Neil Gaiman, the author reversed the good and evil characters of the story. The stepmother queen is now the heroine and Snow White is now this evil bloodsucking vampire. The story is in 1st person being narrated by the Queen who is afraid of Snow White which shows in the quote “I had been frozen by her, owned and dominated.” (Gaiman). The sad part of this story is how it all comes back to this quote at the end with the stepmother…

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 she was; causing immense envy in her, the Queen demanded a huntsman to murder her. Fortunately, the huntsman spared her life, and the princess was able to escape to a cottage in the woods. Nevertheless, the Wicked Queen…

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…

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…