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Eliette Belmont 10/9/17 Jody Belmont Pocahontas and The Story of Jamestown: Nothing like Disney Pocahontas was born around 1596, and given the name Amonute as well as a more personal “nick name” Matoaka and her most famous name: Pocahontas. They called her Matoaka because of her wild, playful nature. Pocahontas was the daughter of the Mamanatowick, which meant he was ruler over all the tribes of that area, there was thought to be over 30 Algonquian speaking tribes. Custom…

The character appearances are subject to change, but Princess Jasmine, Aurora, Snow White and Rapunzel etc have been known to make their appearances. The princesses are really into their character role-play so don't be surprised if Snow White starts talking about her "flying carpet" or Aurora tells you that…

Many parents, when cleaning the house or completing other work, place their children in front of the TV and put on a movie. But what subliminal messages are being sent to the children which parents may be unaware of? Disney, a popular industry for children’s movies and television, has been proven to both positively and negatively affect the development of a child. Walt Disney has severely impacted multiple generations with movies which spread both morals and oppression. The positive effects of…

Omake #1: Never Piss Off Pikachu! Cardin glances down at a familiar, yellow rodent as he squeaked innocently at the Huntsman. The arrogant teen smirked smugly. "How cute, a mutated rodent wants to take me on? Ha! Don’t make me laugh." The Pokémon glared sharply at his cocky attitude. "How about you run along you oversized battery charger before I sick my pet cat on you. Or better yet, do me a favor and charge my Scroll. I could always need a backup charger." An anime vein throbbed on the…

Shrek the Musical was based upon a young oger who lived with his parents until the age of seven. At this point in his life, he was sent into the idk world to make a living for himself. As time progressed, an embittered Shrek is living contentedly alone in a dirty, musty, swamp. His life was flipped upside, down when all the fairy tale beings of the land showed up in his confinement of solitude. From that point on, the journey that Shrek embarked was portrayed through the strong and weak…

toughness of Merida. I also remember throwing a Beauty and the Beast themed birthday party when I turned 7! Have you outgrown your Disney Princess obsession? Well maybe you have have, but What the Box lets…

films, and thus they manage to maintain gender neutrality so anyone, girls or boys, or really anyone can identify with them and enjoy the film. Princess Mononoke (1997) is the perfect example (among others) of the essence of a Miyazaki film. Princess Mononoke blurs the line between good and evil, destroys the idea that people are either good or evil. Princess Mononoke shows the true selfish nature of humans, without necessarily antagonizing them all, and tells us a story of human versus…

Disney movies are not so G-rated as many assume. Disney movies portray secrets that are hard to catch while watching. There are regulations to pass in order for movies to be G-rated. Somehow Disney producers can get movies to meet the regulations with having all those secrets in the movies. Those secrets hidden in Disney movies have to do with hetero- romantic love and heterosexiness. I argue that today’s definition of hetero- romantic and heterosexuality is way different than years ago. Today…

DATA AND METHODS Current Study The purpose of this study is to investigate the depiction of beauty in animated Disney princess films and measure the consequences that the portrayal of beauty has on young girl’s individual self-esteem levels. The hypothesis of this study, states that young girls who idolize the beauty standards of Disney princesses will have lower self-esteem levels than young girls who do not idolize Disney princesses standard of beauty. I expected that young girls who have…

Her stories then shift to the nucleus of life in the west side Barrio to her grandmother’s house. Like the hub of a wheel, all family life came from it and especially in the kitchen where they gathered making tamales at Christmas and learning life lessons sitting around the table beneath the light fixture. “A light socket, a light bulb and a dangling string, so primitive yet heartwarming, it was a sure sign of home,” she wrote. The tales fluctuate from climbing backyard chicken coops and trees,…