...The person I have selected for this research paper is Princess Diana. She changed the world by modernizing the idea of what a princess should be. She also put substance over style. I already know that she thought she never had a happy life. I know she died in a car crash because photographers were chasing her. The car crashed under a bridge because she was trying to get away from the photographers. I would like to learn why her life wasn’t that happy, and why she and Prince Charles got divorced. I will be looking at websites, such as the following, biography.com, theodysseyonline.com, and more for my website sources. I will be using the documentary Behind Closed Doors as my one alternative source. For my book sources, I am planning...
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...Sierra is madly in love with High Wolf and planned on escaping with him and childhood friend, Prince Alathom, to Scotland where Princess Sierra and High Wolf would marry. However, through a plan of deception, the marriage between Princess Sierra and High Wolf is thwarted and she is forced to give her hand in marriage to Prince Alathom. With the Prince nowhere to be found, Princess Sierra is married to Prince Alathom by proxy and carries out the duties of the Prince in his absence. After 10 years without appearance, Princess Sierra is determined to hunt the Prince down and drag him back to the castle, until she runs into the one man that her heart still belongs to, High Wolf. While remaining steadfast in her mission to find her husband,...
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...The idea of purity is a recurring theme in myths regarding Diana. Diana was the chaste goddess of the hunt and of the moon (Vickers 268). Her power came from her chastity and her self-control regarding sex, because, unlike the other gods and goddesses, she would never have children that would have allegiance with her. When Actaeon see her in the grotto, her purity becomes jeopardized because Actaeon’s intentions were unknown. Diana transforms Actaeon into a stag in order to preserve her power as the chaste goddess Diana led a band of virgin hunters who took an oath of chastity as a way of pledging allegiance to her and they spent their days hunting alongside the goddess (Vickers 268). Unlike the other gods and goddesses, Diana would never have...
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...she couldn’t have a baby. One day she was sitting in the bath tube and she saw a frog, well instead of talking to herself she was talking to the frog. She told the frog on how she couldn’t have a baby and how she wanted one. The frog hopped away. Queen Elizabeth woke up the next day and was feeling a bit under the weather. The next couple of days have gone past and she still wasn’t feeling good. She figured it was a cold, but she was actually pregnant. She gave birth to a baby girl, when they wanted a boy so they would have a prince and not a princess. They named their new baby Aurora or Sleeping Beauty . They held a party for her at their castle. Invited everyone they could think of, some village folks, the thirteen wise women, their families to have a big celebration for the kid they don’t even want. The thirteen wise women got to give their wishes on Princess Aurora, they would come true on the night of her sixteenth birthday. Princess Aurora...
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...Princess Yorkenia and her journey to writing…. Once upon a time… Yorkenia a 17 years old adolescent in her way to college, was waiting for the train as her daily routine was of two hours to get to class… It was freezing that she thought that she was in the process of becoming Elsa… But, that wasn’t the only thoughts she had. She also, was thinking of an essay she must write for her class of creative writing which was “ Course goals.” Although it may seem an easy essay to write, she had a hard time writing it. She started the essay earlier to avoid procrastination, nothing came to her mind to write… Her mind was like a hurricane in the most arduous tropical times, taking all her time and energy thinking of her past. Searching how to write poetic, reading essays, reading articles but nothing worked. That day when the essay was due, that day when she was in the process of becoming Elsa, she had an idea of what creativity for her may be and what to write in her essay....
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...The royal family of England has a place in America’s heart. Perhaps it’s because we have no royal family of our own and we are attracted to the weddings, fairy tales, and excitement that happens there. Princess Diana, formerly a part of the royal family, captured America’s heart, as well as the world. Her kindness and beauty made people able to identify with her. Princess Diana had what some people would call a privileged childhood. Her father, John Spencer, was an equerry to the Queen, and therefore had rented a park house on the Queen’s estate in Sandringham. The summer Diana turned six, her parents divorced. The divorce settlement gave the viscount custody of the children. Growing up, she wasn’t good at academics, but love swimming, ballet, and tennis. However, her dreams of joining the ballet were crushed do to her height, 5’10”. When she turned sixteen she left public school and went to a formal school in Switzerland, where she became a competitive skier....
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...Princess Diana captured the world's attention as not following the royals way of living and breaking many traditions, but during her time in the public eye, she also became a prominent humanitarian. Diana worked tirelessly on behalf of charities around the world, at some point working with of over 100 charities, using her fame to raise awareness of a number of important world issues. Twenty years after her death, Diana will be remembered as the "People's Princess." During her many visits to hospitals, schools and fundraising galas, she became known for spending hours talking to people and listening to their stories. In April 1987, when people didn’t want to be around those with the virus and when they were isolated from the real world, Diana...
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...What would the world be like if there was no kindness? Would the world just continue on in one huge war? Would people only think about themselves? How would anyone go on without kindness? Kindness is acting on behalf of someone else and not expecting anything in return. Princess Diana once said, “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” Princess Diana was an excellent example of a kind person. She spent much of her time helping different charities, but one charity that she devoted a lot of her time to help was for the AIDS patients. Diana raised a ton of money to help find a cure for the disease and she would visit the patients in hospitals, holding...
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...Princess Diana ` It may have seemed like Princess Diana had an amazing life. Diana had a wonderful family, had a playful childhood, was married into the royal family, and gave birth to heirs of the royal throne, but it was not all that great. Diana was loved by many for herself and her community service, but Diana had many struggles to her life also. Her and Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, marriage was rough. She developed a mental illness. Diana was stuck in the royal family. Diana and Charles were one of the first royal couples to divorce. After the divorce, Diana spoke out about her mental illness she had developed. Diana gained even more love for speaking out about her struggles. Diana was suddenly killed in a car accident in Paris in 1997. The news shocked the world. The loss of Diana affected many...
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...The Princess Bride is a fairy tale classic and was first aired in 1987, based on a William Goldman novel which earned its own loyal audience. It was narrated by a grandfather reading a bedtime story to his grandson. The princess Bride had romance, fighting, torture, and more. For instance, this fairytale had two heroes Westley and Inigo. They are bot so have similar yet so different at the same time. Westley and Inigo are similar because they both Love, Master swords, and accomplished their goals. Also different life experience, accent, and race. The beginning of the movie Westley was a farm boy who loves Buttercup when he replied to her commands he would say ,“As You Wish” showing how he was willing to do anything for her. Buttercup soon...
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...Ever since the ability to create films, film has been a great way to express ideas and dreams for film makers. One of these examples is the creation of the Disney princess genre and their evolution through the generations. Throughout the years, Disney princess films and their subjective princesses have been staples in all girls and even boys, childhoods. Since as early as the 1930’s, children have connected with the Disney characters and have been influenced by them through The three generations of Disney Princesses are Classic Princesses (Cinderella), Renaissance Princesses (Beauty and the Beast) and Modern Princesses (Pocahontas). The introduction of Ariel, Jasmine, Belle, Pocahontas and Mulan remade the Disney princess brand. These princesses...
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...My favorite constellation is the constellation Andromeda, which portrays the Princess Andromeda chained to a rock as she awaits her fate. It attracted my attention from the moment I first learned about it, due to the thrilling myth which accompanies it and the stunning galaxy it contains- The Andromeda Galaxy. The constellation Andromeda is capable of being viewed from both hemispheres and The Andromeda Galaxy- a spiral galaxy that is approximately 2.4 million light-years away- is the most distant object which can be seen by the naked eye. The creation myth of the constellation Andromeda arose from Greek Mythology. In this particular myth, Andromeda is the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassieopia, rulers of Aethiopia. Queen Cassieopia...
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...Disney Princess Effect on Young Girls and Their Gender Role Perception The Disney Corporation has been around since 1937 when it released the first Disney Princess movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Since then, millions of young girls have fallen in love with these characters and often see them as role models. From the dresses to the tiaras, the beauty to the fairy tale, Disney Princesses have a direct effect on young girls and their behavior. The media has been a powerful resource through which many young girls develop their identity and come to understand gender roles in society. Research indicates that watching televised gender portrayals has an effect on individuals’ gender based attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors (Mastro & Morawitz 131). These are the attitudes and beliefs that young girls who watch Disney princess films would inherit. Girls enjoy watching these films and see the beautiful characters overcome difficult trials, as well as fall in love with a handsome prince in the end. The overall message is not a realistic one, leaving many girls feeling self conscious and unhappy. The idea that beauty equals good and ugly equals evil can negatively impact the way a girl looks at herself or others. Girls will ultimately learn that what is beautiful is good. Snow White and Cinderella were attractive and charismatic while the witch and two stepsisters were unattractive and vile. And in the end, the princesses lived happily ever after. The purpose of this paper is to...
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...An Analysis of Gender Roles in Disney Princess Films Jasmit Singh 213749361 Traditional and Popular Culture – 1900 9.0 Susan Niazi – Tutorial 6 Whether it’s the colours they wear, the activities they engage in or how they behave, men and women are known to play different roles in society. These established gender roles “are not innate or natural but a product of society”. Children, adolescents and adults all learn gender roles through the environment they’re surrendered by. One of the many huge influencers that help shape gender roles is media. Although “there has been a lot of change over the years in terms of what is considered appropriate societal roles for men and women, this change is not reflected in contemporary film”. The ideology of mainstream media continues to focus on the males being the heads of society, which in result, shows an unequal representation of the females. From an early age, media puts an image into young minds, informing them how males and females should think, act, behave and appear. In many television shows and films, one can easily see the distinct difference between the role of a male and a female. Often films are enforcing stereotypical gender roles where the male is seen to holds more importance in society than the female. Amongst many film producing companies, Walt Disney Pictures for decades have been enforcing stereotypical gender roles in their princess films. Though it may not be outright obvious, Disney productions play a huge role...
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...why the dwarves themselves did not do the housework when they came home once Snow White "moved in" with them? Or why an Indian as Pocahontas, falls for a murderer of thousands of his countrymen as was John Smith? Or why witches are always bad? Or why women are always in the background in these films (Hubka, Hovdestad & Tonmyr, 2009)? The world of Disney Princess began in 1937 when Snow White entered the world with the Seven Dwarfs (McRobbie, 2008). Since then it continued to add princesses in this world and the most recent movie was Tangled (Rapunzel) in 2011. In the past years, due to the lack of portraying ethnicity, Disney movie makers were highly criticized by their audience. Therefore, Pocahontas appeared in 1995 and after three years in 1998 came Mulan, which created a racially diverse collection of Disney princesses. After a decade The Princess and the Frog was released in 2009. It is important to understand that Disney plays an important role in societies today. The company has many princess films and has portrayed an image of different genders which is very well penetrated in the minds of children (Disney Princess, 2010). According to B. Davies masculinity and femininity are not properties inherent in individuals, although there is inherent or structural property our society that is, arising from social action and at the...
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