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    Research Essay Fairytales Since the beginnings of the abridged and ‘sanitized’ versions of classic fairytales were publically circulated‚ the design and principle intentions of the fairytale have steadily morphed and changed as society similarly paralleled. Over time fairy tales have been transformed radically as they naturally will continue to do according to the age they are rewritten and reproduced. Traditional fairy tales retold today have been too recurrently rewritten and revised that

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    After Duncan’s death‚ Lady Macbeth explains how grieving over Duncan’s death is abominable: “Who would dare take it otherwise since we/shall grieve and lament his death so loudly” (Shakespeare 1.7 79-80). The tragic hero and Lady Macbeth shall keep the murder a secret. The murderer shall remain anonymous. Lady Macbeth believes her feelings shall stay casual: “Look frank and innocent. To show your feelings/is

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    people have become aware of the people trapped in the castle and Princess Perrotte’s past catches up to her. Perrotte’s stepmother learns of her stepdaughters awakening and orders her to be killed once again but her army soon learns that the thorns will not move. Now the two teens face a decision which is to lower the thorns by mending things‚ and most likely be executed by her stepmother‚ or be caged forever. I believe that Sand’s choices in the beginning of Perrotte’s awaken days altercated the amount

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    Moreover‚ Cinderella also my favorite character. When I grownup‚ I read “Cinderella” which is written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in 1967. The story told that a girl‚ who named Cinderella‚ had to live with stepmother and two sisters after her parents died. She has to work hard every with stepmother and two sisters bullying. Thanks to the miracle help her to go the prince’s party. Then‚ she dropped the glass slipper which is predestined affinity to help the prince see Cinderella again. Finally‚ they

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    Psychology and the Media Research Paper Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Jada Patterson West Georgia Technical College Abstract Psychology has been displayed in media for years‚ whether it is through movies‚ TV series‚ novels‚ one character‚ or all characters. Many times a character from a piece of media will have a psychological disorder. A psychological disorder is defined as “deviant‚ distressful‚ and dysfunctional pattern of thoughts‚ feeling‚ or behaviors” . When authors display a

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    femininity‚ or gender roles. Children can relate to characters in order to identify the proper gender behaviors from the fairy tales. For instance‚ Cinderella is portrayed as weak and powerless heroine in the story. Cinderella is harassed from the wicked stepmother and stepsisters. Soon a prince is appeared and rescues her and lives together happily ever after. There is an issue with their depiction of women‚ which is negative of stereotypes. Fairy tales usually portray that men are strong‚ smart‚ and in

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    with my stepmother for years and things were not getting better. It rendered in my head to ask her if I can go to my friend’s house. Her reaction gave me a sign of immediate rejection. My mother looked at me in a funny way‚ as if I was crazy.Then things only took a turn for the worse. “ Why can’t I go”?.“ I said no”. I thought in my head‚ she had always said that to me. My step mother was just a controlling person

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    Cinderella Cinderella is a childhood fairytale that we all love and remember. It is a tragedy that turns into love and happily ever after in the end. In contrast to this popular story‚ Anne Sexton’s version of Cinderella is a dark and twisted version of the classic fairy tale. It takes on a whole new perspective and is fairly different from the childhood fairytale that most of society knows. The poem takes less of a focus on the happy ever after in Cinderella and makes it into vivid bloody and

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    control their future. In the final stage‚ the return‚ the children reunite with their father. By this point they have completed their journey and can enjoy the treasures (literally and figuratively) of their newly found enlightenment. When the stepmother decides that the children should be thrown out of the house (and subsequently forces the husband to agree with her)‚ the first stage of the hero journey has‚ quite unwillingly‚ already begun for Hansel and Gretel. They are not able to control what

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    Both authors display good conquers evil through symbolism‚ characterization‚ and audience. Now‚ characterization for both “Cinderella” tales have the protagonist‚ Cinderella good‚ hard working‚and kindhearted in which the antagonist‚ the evil stepmother a mean jealous out of control villain. The protagonist and antagonist support theme based on their attitudes towards each other throughout both versions of “Cinderella”. Grimm’s characterization of Cinderella has her committed to going to her mothers

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