We were wiping each other’s tears as June May’s dad took a photo of us. We stood around as the picture June May held developed. I remember when we first learned about our real mom. Mei Ching‚ who we thought was our mother‚ told us how she saw us on the side of the road when we were babies. “How could I resist?” she later said about that day. It was when everyone was fleeing when the Japanese were taking over Kweilin‚ and we were left on the side of the road. Mei Ching‚ and her husband were poor
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Modern societies don’t appreciate premarital lovemaking for various reasons. Lovemaking is no more considered an outflow of the natural sexual instincts among human beings. We see it as a necessary obligation to share the romance between married couples and also as a medium to fulfill the social responsibility of giving birth to the next generation/ Sexuality is not an instrument of enjoying lustful pleasure for human beings‚ at least. In premarital sex‚ many a times‚ immature human beings explore
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We all know Cinderella because of Walt Disney. The original folk tales from five cultures tells the real story of Cinderella. As of today‚ I probably only seen Cinderella maybe once or twice. Reading the folk tales gave me a better perspective of the real true story behind Cinderella. Each folk tale had similarities and each one had their differences. If I had to choose one of these folk tales that would be perfect for children to read‚ it would be Charles Perrault version. Some people might say
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The two stories “Cinderella” and “Rhodopis” are similar and different in many ways‚ and here are a few reasons why. Rhodopis was brought from Greece to Egypt as a slave. She was different from all the other slaves‚ she had light skin and green eyes. Other slaves made fun of Rhodopis for her appearance and she was given the most work. This is similar to the “Cinderella” version. Cinderella lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters‚ Cinderella was treated harshly and was given all the work‚ this
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We’ve always read or been read fairy tales once in our lives‚ and how do they always end? Yes‚ happily ever after. In Anne Sexton’s "Cinderella"‚ she shakes up the traditional fairy tale‚ by adding her own tale. She uses sarcasm to finish the tale‚ causing the reader’s expectation of a happy ending and a traditional fairy tale to disappear. In doing so‚ she depicts the difference between the fairy tale and reality world. With Sexton’s harsh words of reality‚ she breaks the dreams of the readers
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story of Cinderella. It contrasts the time periods and cultures of France and Germany‚ whereas one was told to royalty and another to peasants. The constants of each version‚ such as the shoes and the prince will be compared as well. In Charles Perrault ’s "Cinderella"‚ there is magic and music. This French version appears to have been written for royalty. The King ’s Ball‚ the fairy godmother‚ all of the actors and actions come together to create a peaceful and harmonious conclusion. Cinderella ’s forgiveness
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In the article‚ “Cinderella and Princess Culture”‚ Peggy Orenstein‚ a contributing writer for New York Times Magazine‚ explores the successful “princess” market and how it negatively impacts young children. Orenstein claims that the princess culture promotes a common gender stereotype of women to young children‚ especially young girls; therefore‚ society should lessen the encouragement of being a “princess” and fortify their promotion to a more strong-willed role model (327). Although the article
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For many years the folktale of Cinderella has been told in many ways with each story being different‚ but all having a happy ending. There are fantasy and realistic films like “A Cinderella Story” and the “Cinderella” animated film. They are both based on the same concept that a servant ends up with a prince charming and undergoes a transformation‚ and ends with a happy ending. Cinderella by Walt Disney Films from 1950 is an animated movie about a teenage girl who is living with her evil step mother
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Prof. Keith Walters Commentary to Bettelheim’s chapter on “Cinderella” Let me start off with saying that Bettelheim completely ruined my fantasy on fairy-tales. His contorted mind really made it hard to remember all the beautiful tales from childhood.Of course he is entitled to his own opinions and I won’t argue with that but I certainly don’t agree with a bunch of points he is trying to make. For instance: “...if the child could only believe that it
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A nobleman’s daughter‚ she is forced to work as the servant of her house because of her controlling stepmother. Lady Tramaine - Her dads second wife‚ she is controlling and jealous‚ she gives her the nickname "Cinderella" because she usually has cinders on her face from cleaning the chimney. Anastasia and Drizella - Her mean step sisters‚ close to her age. Prince Charming
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