Princess Ida

In the novel, Dealing With Dragons, by Patricia C. Wrede, Princess Cimorene was justified in dismissing the social standards of her day because in the novel, she escapes from her previous life as a proper princess, to soon enjoy her new life as princess to the King of Dragons, as well as saving their kind from corruption by the dragon, Woraug, and the wizards. At the beginning of the novel, Cimorene is shown disregarding the activities that her parents allow her to do. The activities chosen for

Orenstein does everything within her radius to enunciate on the topic of gender stereotypes. She begins the novel by describing the classic Disney Princesses and her daughter’s (Daisy) perspective towards the dresses. Every child wants to have the “real princess dress (page 3)” but that is where Orenstein wants to draw the line. She wants Daisy to live her life the way she wants to, but that does not mean she has to live up to an imaginary expectation bar. This draws back to the purpose of children, regardless

they I knew how to use one. Every year my school does a Halloween festival. Students dress up as anything they want to be whether it’s a princess, witch, superhero, etc. There are many stations where you can get candy and there is even a haunted house or should I say a haunted class. Like every other 5-year-old girl I wanted to be a princess. 2 weeks before the festival my mom and I went to find my costume. We enter to this store where there were many costumes. As I walk in I saw a beautiful

Many young children dream of living in a castle. A castle is a key part of many fairy tales, whether they have a princess locked up in a tower, a terrible dragon inside which must be defeated, or the castle is the home where a royal family resides. In Wednesdays in the Tower, by Jessica Day George, the royal family indeed lives in a castle. They do not live in just any castle; their castle is for lack of a better word; alive. The book, Wednesdays in the Tower, is another book that fits into several

personality and emotions. Frozen broke free from the Disney and societal conventions in many ways. For example, as I stated earlier the main theme of the film was sisterly love; in fact the plot of the film is not resolved by true loves kiss like most Princess movies, such as, the modern Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. The act of true love is expressed by Elsa towards her sister Ana when she is freezing to death. On the other hand, some say that the plot would not have occurred if it were not for the classic

When Disney comes to mind we tend to think “A magical kingdom where wishes come true”. Along with the characters that Disney so remarkable. For many who grew up watching Disney films know the magic and sentimental feelings Disney films convey to the viewers. Disney has become extremely popular that it has gone world-wide. It is no surprise, since these films are filled with meaning, are family orientated, and end with a happily ever after. Who would not want a happily ever after? Disney has created

princesses are the “Original Disney Princesses” :(in chronological order) Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan. Snow White: The first Disney princess is Snow White. She is in the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; which aired in 1937. The Movie is about a Young beautiful princess who is sent in the forest to be killed, orders by her evil mother, the queen, because she is unhappy that she isn’t the “fairest in the land”. While wandering in the forest she finds

girls of all ages enjoying them. The reasons as to why they appeal to all ages ranges between many things. The female population tends to like princesses because they can relate to them, sometimes a Prince Charming happens to be involved, and each princess has a different story to tell and lessons to teach. If you put all of these things together, it gives off why princesses serve as a popular character today. The reason being, princesses teach girls to be themselves, to be strong and independent as

Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was a newspaper editor and journalist who went on to lead the American anti-lynching crusade. Working closely with both African-American community leaders and American suffragists, Wells worked to raise gender issues within the "Race Question" and race issues within the "Woman Question." Wells was born the daughter of slaves in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862. During Reconstruction, she was educated at a Missouri Freedman's School

Ida B. Wells was a woman dedicated to a cause, a cause to prevent hundreds of thousands of people from being murdered by lynching. Lynching is defined as to take the law into its own hands and kill someone in punishment for a crime or a presumed crime. Ida B. Wells’ back round made her a logical spokesperson against lynching. She drew on many experiences throughout her life to aid in her crusade. Her position as a black woman, however, affected her credibility both in and out of America