" Cinderella's stepsisters go to extraordinary attempts to win the prince in the original Grimm Brothers' version of the fairy tale, including slicing off parts of their feet to fit the golden slipper, before the prince spots the blood spilling out of the shoe. ... If you ever had "Cinderella" read to you as a child, you probably won't be familiar with the above excerpt from the Brothers' version, in which the stepsisters are urged by their mother to self-mutilate their feet in a bid to marry the prince. ... The fairy tales, "Cinderella," "Little Red Ri...

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In the fairytales of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel, the heroines show alliance to the structure of strong behavioural codes, allowing the reader to relate to the damsel, or model themselves in a similar fashion. ... Rapunzel relies completely on a prince, for her to escape her imprisonment; Cinderella has to use the mythic powers of her fairy godmother to achieve her goal and Sleeping Beauty is rendered helpless until her prince charming awakens her from her slumber. ... Cinderella is another good example of the negative gender expectations placed on women in fairytales. ... Cind...

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My first visit to Disney World was not just my first visit to; it was also McKenzie's, my seven year old daughter's and Oma's, my mother's first visit. My wife Carolina and I were waiting for our McKenzie to turn seven to take her to Disney. As some of you may know Disney trips can be costly so w...

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