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    For many years, Disney has been known for fairy tale films that are full of lovable characters that children cannot seem to get enough of. The traits of many of the characters are great models for children to watch. The problem is that adults tend to see a bit more than just the good qualities they embody, which leads to the realization that these films are far from perfect. Upon closer inspection, Disney films have been found to embrace patriarchal and sexist ideologies when it comes to their characters—something

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    Gender Roles In Disney

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    years, Disney has made fairy tale films that are full of lovable characters that children cannot seem to get enough of. The traits of many characters remain great models for children to watch and learn from. Adults tend to perceive a bit more than just the admirable qualities they embody, which leads to the realization that these films are far from perfect. Upon closer inspection, Disney films embrace patriarchal and sexist ideologies when it comes to their characters—something that Disney has been

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    Pocahontas: Cartoon Character or Historical Figure Walt Disney’s film Pocahontas is not historically accurate but there is value in creating cartoon interpretations of American history. As a child cartoons are very important for your development, both physically and mentally. Fairy tales help children understand the complexity of life. These visions use various symbols to teach morals and cognitive skills. Walt’s film was based off the legends and folktales surrounding Pocahontas, it was not meant

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    Clock Descriptive Essay

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    audio was crystal clear. The Disney Princess castle LED alarm clock. An innovation fulfilling an average 5-year-old girl’s dreams. I had originally gone into the store to buy an alarm clock but this, this was something different. That afternoon my father drove home the happiest girl in all the land. That same day I plugged the cord in and she shined so bright but not as bright as the smile on my face. She was the perfect item of decor to compliment my pink room and my Disney Princess wall clock. Being

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    Introduction Many people nowadays growth up with Disney Cartoon, characters and stories behind influence us. Little girls fancy being a princess, waiting for their Prince Charming and live happily ever after. Disney cartoon create gender roles and values that create gender difference, why Prince are always charming and brave, while Princess are beautiful and usually waiting for a prince’s rescue? The changes and differences of the Disney Princess Cartoon in the past and present, and how they

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    The acting skills of all the characters inside the movie are very good. Helen Goff also known as Mrs.Travers in this movie was acted by Emma Thompson. Emma Thompson had acted really excellent when she don’t want to compromise with Mr Walt Disney about her treasured works. She doesn’t want to have red colour in the movie. She hated red because her father used to cough blood when he was in serious disease. She also hated pears because when she was bought back the pears for her father, her father had

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    that it was great to be different and that girls can be smart too. When her father was sick and in danger, she did not hesitate to take his place. She showed selflessness and bravery by staying with the Beast. Not long after Beauty and the Beast, Disney released the film Aladdin. Aladdin features the independent, determined, and strong princess named Jasmine. Jasmine is the princess of Agrabah who is being forced to find a husband. When Jasmine sneaks out of the palace she meets the “street rat”

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    Girls are meant to dress in pink and wear dresses. Boys are meant to dress in blue and wear pants. These are simply a few of the many different gender stereotypes that children grow up hearing. For several years, society has created several different gender stereotypes, most of which are false. These gender stereotypes are adopted at a very young age. Before a baby is even born, that child is already expected to be a certain way and is expected to like certain things. Gender stereotypes that are

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    like?” I asked. “Yeah right now, let me call everyone to see where there at”, said Jovanna. “Okay”, I said. She called to see if everyone was okay. Then we finally got to go to the stores I wanted to go to. First we went to the Disney store, where I admired the Disney Princess costumes. (Keep in mind I was 7) I want a Princess Jasmine costume, but my sister told me no, because I got one not too long ago. The one I had wanted had glitter and rhinestones that felt rough, but looked really pretty

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    Maleficent Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty story is widely considered one of Disney’s best traditional fairytales, and modern-day Disney executives decided to translate the entire story to live action. I’m going to be comparing the Disney storybook version of Sleeping Beauty, to the modern day, live-action film, Maleficent, highlighting differences and similarities. In the Disney story, we don’t find out why Maleficent wished such a curse on Aurora. She just showed up at the celebration, and cursed the

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