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    Fairytales too scary for modern children‚ say parents Traditional fairytales are being ditched by parents because they are too scary for their young children‚ a study found. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was the first feature length animation made by Disney in 1937 Photo: WALT DISNEY Research revealed one in five parents has scrapped old classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favour of more modern books. One third of parents said their children have been left in

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    Bettelheim Fear Of Fantasy

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    electronic transmission of reserve material is used for purposes in excess of what constitutes “fair use”‚ that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This policy is in effect for the following document: Bettelheim‚ Bruno. Fear of Fantasy; Hansel and Gretel; The Jealous Queen in ’Snow White’ and the Myth of Oedipus; Snow White / from The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales‚ NY: Vintage Books‚ 1975. pp. 116-123; 159-66; 194-99; 199-215. Selection falls within Fair Use for

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    fairytales have become childhood favourites. Though children’s tales were not what the Grimm brothers originally had in mind with their gruesome style of writing‚ the two authors have become tremendously popular amongst the ages. The stories of "Hansel and Gretel" and "Little Red Cap" are both widely known and accepted fairytales. Both stories involve children wandering about the woods and facing a threatening mythical character. They each include the traditional "happily ever after" ending. However the

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    Often‚ we as humans tend to separate ourselves from stories and myths. If a story is fictitious‚ we immediately dismiss any possibility of relating and learning from it. However‚ some archetypal events and themes observed in literature may be far more real than we wish to admit. The loss of innocence is one such archetype. Despite having broad definition‚ the effects of the loss of innocence are narrow. Commonly‚ an innocent or ignorant individual experiences an event or realization causing a shift

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    ‘A fairytale is a narrative form which expresses a society’s collective concern about some aspect of growing up and expresses these concerns at the level of magical thought’ (Crago‚ 2003‚ 8). When the word fairytale comes to mind‚ many people automatically think about falling in love‚ big castles and houses made of sweets‚ happily ever after endings‚ magic‚ enchantments and wish-fulfillment. I was one of those people. I was shocked when I studied fairytales more in depth‚ realising that many fairytales

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    Computer-Based Grading System INTRODUCTION This research study attempts to develop a Grading System that may eliminate the word “manual”. Another feature is the automatic importing of grades from the teacher’s class record and printing it in different forms‚ unlike the current system wherein they need to write everything and present everything in person. Another capability of the proposed system is storing and accessing old data. Grading System is designed to provide incentive reward for

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    instance in “Hansel and Gretel‚” The witch seemed like a kind old woman to the children‚ but after luring them to her candy built home she caged them up and anticipated eating them. The children proved the witch to be foolish by putting out chicken bones so she could check their fingers to see if they were fattening up. Also Gretel pretended to act as if she didn’t know how to work oven to cook her brother which made the witch foolishly check and be burned to her death. Like in Hansel and Gretel‚ the witch

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    Household Tales and published the first of its seven editions in Germany in 1812. The table of contents reads like an A-list of fairy-tale celebrities: Cinderella‚ Sleeping Beauty‚ Snow White‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ Rapunzel‚ Rumpelstiltskin‚ Hansel and Gretel‚ the Frog King. Dozens of other characters—a carousel of witches‚ servant girls‚ soldiers‚ stepmothers‚ dwarfs‚ giants‚ wolves‚ devils—spin through the pages. Drawn mostly from oral narratives‚ the 210 stories in the Grimms’ collection represent

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    Fairy tales of the past were often full of macabre and gruesome twists and endings. These days‚ companies like Disney have sanitized them for a modern audience that is clearly deemed unable to cope‚ and so we see happy endings everywhere. This list looks at some of the common endings we are familiar with – and explains the original gruesome origins. If you know of any others‚ be sure to mention it in the comments – or if you know of a fairy tale that is just outright gruesome (in its original or

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