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    In the story “the Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Anderson and Disney’s The Little Mermaid a young sea princess who had just turned 15 years old was out sitting on a rock watching the moonlight. When a ship was sailing in the middle of a storm in which the ship had flipped on one of the sides causing the prince to sink into the waves ‚ but if it were not for the mermaid saving his‚ life he would have died. Watch as the story unfolds and changes during the course of video production. Disney had

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    The Little Mermaid‚ and Finn Mortensen‚ author of The Little Mermaid: Icon and Disneyfication‚ both agree that Disney’s simplification of morals is giving viewers the wrong depiction of life. Disney’s portrayal of women and simplification of morals are giving viewers the wrong impression of life and women. Many critics call the process of simplification in Disney movies‚ “Disneyfication.” Disneyfication is especially shown in The Little Mermaid. In Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid‚ Disney retains

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    Disney movies portray the Little Mermaid to be a glorious‚ and exciting fairytale romance that was completely altered to shelter children while still trying to teach them valuable lessons that they could use in their everyday lives. Ariel in the Disney version learned not to trust weird strangers‚ follow her heart‚ value your family‚ get creative‚ etc. However‚ the original story tells of more gruesome punishments to Sirenetta’s curse that taught her a lesson forever; Sirenetta’s grandmother gave

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    Mysterious‚ magical‚ and mesmerizingly beautiful‚ mermaids have enchanted people for thousands of years. No matter how far you go in the world you will hear stories of mermaids‚ who are sometimes benevolent‚ sometimes destructive‚ but always alluring. She creature has more correct facts about mermaid lore‚ while the movie splash is more fairy tail‚ most of the myth on mermaids in that movie are more made up just for the movie and does not really have most of the true lore and has existed for centuries

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    have told legends of mermaids in the seas for hundreds of years. Many recall their majestic beauty as they call out to men lost at sea. Some scientists have suggested that the sea ladies past sailors had seen‚ were most likely animals such as the manatees‚ and one could easily mistake their shape in a dark light in the middle of the ocean. However I have the great privilege of knowing a real mermaid. Yes‚ I can honestly claim that my grandmother‚ Diane Mitchell‚ was a mermaid in Florida. How many

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    This award-winning film titled The Mermaid is about Sara and her brother‚ Deji‚ with schizophrenia. It explores the beauty and difficulties of schizophrenia during an eventful evening with Deji’s goldfish that changed their lives. Off his medications and out of control‚ Deji interrupted Sara’s date with Jay and insisted to release his pet goldfish back into the ocean to turn back into her true self: a mermaid. Left with no choice‚ Sara and Jay followed him on a peculiar adventure‚ filled with plenty

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    children liked The Little Mermaid‚ 43 children liked 101 Dalmatians‚ 56 children liked Mickey Mouse‚ 7 children liked The Little Mermaid and 101 Dalmatians‚ 10 children liked The Little Mermaid and Mickey Mouse‚ 16 children liked 101 Dalmatians and Mickey Mouse‚ 4 children liked The Little Mermaid‚ 101 Dalmatians‚ and Mickey Mouse‚ 6 children did not like any of the shows. Answer the following questions: How many students were surveyed? How many liked The Little Mermaid only? How many liked

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    The main theme during the first era‚ was basically that a man will change your life for the good. In the Little Mermaid‚ Ariel had to sacrifice her voice and depend on Prince Eric to get her it back while living on land. It shows that the only way women can be happy is by having a man in their life. Ariel had an amazing voice‚ which‚ she used to sing all the time‚ until she fell in love with a man and wanted to live on land because of him. According to the Artifice‚ “by sacrificing her voice‚ Ariel

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    “Mulan”‚ the movie was made in June‚ 19‚ 1998. “The Little Mermaid”‚ the movie was made in November‚ 17‚ 1989. This movie is older than the movie‚ “Mulan”. The movie‚ “Mulan”‚ is a real story of an ancient Chinese poem.“Mulan” the character‚ sacrifices herself to the army for her father. Mulan disguises herself as a man to join the army to go to war for her father. “Ariel” from The Little Mermaid‚ also sacrifices her identity as a mermaid to be a human. Ariel wanted to marry a human‚ but her father

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    used; they actualize or concretize ideas; they make simplifying selections‚ but also amplify and extrapolate‚ they make analogies; they critique or show their respect‚ and so on” (Hutcheon 3). Hutcheon then goes on to use The Little Mermaid as an example. The Little Mermaid was adapted into a musical‚ however the musical not only told the story but also changed certain

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