There are many types of stories. Of these stories‚ there are over 900 versions of Cinderella. But in this essay‚ I will only be talking about four of them. I will compare‚ contrast‚ and conclude those four versions called‚ “Yeh-Shen”‚ “The Algonquin Cinderella”‚ “Aschenputtel”‚ and “Interview” in this essay. One thing you probably didn’t know‚ is that these three stories are very old‚ which is something they all have in common. They also all have an element of magic. For example‚ Aschenputtel had
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Reaction Paper 3: South Africa is one on the most controversial countries in the world. It is located in the southern part‚ at the bottom of the continent of Africa as its name indicates. The country is known to shelter a diversity of languages and cultures. The country went through many violent events opposing the white minority dominating over all other races. Fortunately‚ a man named Nelson Mandela will change the course of history and impact Africa and the world in a great way. The role of
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Cinderella’s Happy Ending In the essay Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior‚ Elisabeth Panttaja‚ she speaks about the fairy tale of Cinderella having a happy ending and successful in the story. The author explains how Cinderella is not so motherless; instead‚ her deceased mother is with her through the whole the story. The author wants the readers to understand that Cinderella is well mothered and she has a happy ending. Panttaja explains how Cinderella has defeated her step mother and her
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When you think of the Roaring Twenties images of Jazz musicians‚ grand ballrooms‚ and Flappers‚ come to mind. They all remind you of joy and prosperity. One man‚ James J. Braddock‚ was on top of the world in 1928. Braddock at the time was a lightweight title contender. James was living the life all people in New Jersey wised they could have. He had 3 beautiful children‚ a loving wife‚ and a profitable job. Braddock was doing what he loved and he was good at it. In 1929‚ however‚ Braddock started
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From generation to generation stories are always changing. Fairy tales like Cinderella go from mean step sisters to nice sisters‚ fairy god mother to a tree. After reading 5 different versions of Cinderella I had to choose which I would decide to read‚ above the others to my favorite child. After difficult thinking I have chosen the Walt Disney’s version of Cinderella for many great reasons. I have chosen the Walt Disney’s version because I feel it is the most fitting for children over all the others
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EVERAFTER/A CINDERELLA STORY Cinderella is a classic childhood fairy tale of a young woman who’s mother and father both die‚ leaving her with a wicked stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. There have been several movies portraying this classic tale. One of which is Everafter starring Drew Barrymore. In this movie a girl loses her father and mother leaving her to be a servant for her stepmother. She meets a prince and falls in love. In another Cinderella type story line A Cinderella Story starring
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With many variations of fantasies‚ "Happily ever after" is reoccurring in every fairy tale. "Cinderella" by Anne Sexton is a different variation of the classic tale. The author sets up her version of Cinderella with four anecdotes sharing how others can go from poverty to riches or gritty reality to fantasy. Sexton changes her happily ever after ending by satirizing the message the story gives. By doing so‚ Sexton would like the reader to know the difference between a fairy tale and reality. Anne
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similarity?) She‚ much like Cinderella‚ is loyal and quiet in performing her daily duties. Ellen is also searching for something to complete her life. But several incidents in Ellen’s life contribute to her un-Cinderella-like ending‚ including the fact that she does not have a mythical figure to help her out. These scenes‚ which are shown through Ellen’s responses to interactions with characters around her‚ prove Ellen to be a very complex character. Both Ellen and Cinderella experience sadness from
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Savannah Hotaling #0268904 LIB.112.X Expository Writing II Mikal Gaines 29 April 2015 Is Cinderella a real happy ever after? In May of 1949‚ poet Olga Broumas was born in Ermoupoli‚ Greece and went on to becoming an honors and award winning poet and professor. After immigrating to the United States in 1967‚ Broumas received a Fullbright fellowship to study and earn her Bachelors from the University of Pennsylvania in architecture. Broumas later went on to earn her Master’s degree in creative writing
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One such fairy tale is Charles Perrault’s classic known as Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper‚ which on the surface seems to be a magical story about a young woman who is forced to live as a servant in her own home due to her evil stepmother and stepsisters‚ but then is ‘rescued’ by her Prince Charming. However‚ the story tends to perpetuate numerous gender roles and stereotypes‚ and defines expectations of ‘goodness’ for women. Cinderella is more damaging than valuable to children because the tale
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