Thoughts Of Bluebeard

We are always amazed when we read Fairy Tales as they were initially recorded by Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and others. In the story of Bluebeard all the wives are given the perfect life though objects in which they ruined it through their curiosity, but why they let curiosity get the better of them? This is one of questions we discussed today. Bluebeard is a serial killer. One day, he has to go on a business journey; his wife is given set of keys and has been told to use those keys to certain chambers except the one room. However, due to curiosity, her wife entered the special chamber, and discovers that all his husband former wives’ dead bodies hanging around the hook from the wall. She is horrified and drops the key in the blood, which has some sort of magic so the blood cannot be removed. When Bluebeard came back home, he realizes that his life betrayed him and he tries to kill her. Because of her smartness, her wife is successfully put off the time and luckily recued by her brother just in time.
Nonetheless, In the Grimm Brothers’ version, three sisters all have been kidnapped by the wizard to his home. Still, because of curiosity, the first two sisters have been killed, fortunately, the third is not only able to discover the truth , she is also somehow put the limbs back onto her two sister, finally, they all survived. Besides, she also tricks the wizard, who died in fire in his home at the end. Through both versions of Bluebeard, we can observe how danger and important curiosity can be. One the one hand, people even can be killed due to their curiosity like the wives died in Perrault’s edition; one the other hand, people’s life can be survived even gaining happiness because of curiosity in both Perrault’s and Grimm’s version.
Therefore, combine both versions of Bluebeard; we can apparently see how the Bluebeard story changed its emphasis when the years go by. In the beginning, the moral of Bluebeard is simply about the danger of curiosity. Nevertheless as it evolves, the moral is more likely tend to be about how a wife should be treated. The Perrault version it ends up like that: “ Bluebeard left no heirs, and so his wife became mistress of all his belongings. … The money … she used to marry herself to a good man, who helped her forget the terrible time she had spent with Bluebeard.”( The Classic Fairy Tales,p147) Furthermore, In Perrault version’s Bluebeard, the writer also affixed a morals to the tale. Thus, we can state that the “fairytales” were not just entertainments; they also meant to teach their audiences the essential and meaningful principles of the life. It just proves that popular saying, “Sometimes fairy stories may say best what’s to be said.”

What's the important thing in our Life?

Theresa Brow (2008) writes about Patient’s Death in her article “Perhaps Death Is Proud; More Reason to Savor Life.” She indicates that despite doctors has done everything they could do to save a patient, who has lung cancer; she still died eventually. Death is an unsettling truth in a real life; on the other hand, death gives us a apparent inspire to savor life. One important issue from article I would like to discuss there is the statement about life. For me, it is a valuable inspiration.
The issue is about life. Theresa shows (2008) that the only antidote to death is not poetry, or drama, or miracle drugs, or a roomful of technical expertise and good intentions. The antidote to death is life. I agree with her because the statement applies in my own perspective of life. Even though the life nowadays is changing a lot, the essential meaning of life most people are looking for is the same-happiness or the enjoyment of life. By the term “happiness”, people may have different definitions on it. In some people’s mind, perhaps, the happiness is to have a plenty of money, beautiful women, success in their career, or enjoy the miracle drugs. As a result, they would achieve their goals; receive more privileges or more things after years hard-working. For example, in my family, my uncle is a successful business man; he has a big company and a high reputation in his life. However, he has to work hard and be carefully of his fortune all the time. He has no time to spend with his lovely family; he has no rest for himself most of time. Although he lives in a luxury life with a successful career, he has rarely smiles on his face all the time. Mostly, he stays in busy and worrying life. Overall, instead of the life with worrying, busy, luxury; life with children at home, eat well, walking in the rain, feel the sun on your face and laugh loudly would be more meaningful and enjoyable.
In this case, life is affected by death, but death evokes people the meaning or the reason of life. Therefore, people should enjoy the short life. Theresa’s notion is helpful and I agree with her. It’s important to remember that the only way people can release from death is life. Having enjoyment in one’s life is very important, thus, people should get pleasure from it as much as possible.

Who deserve A

“Princeton University should limit the number of A’s it gives students?” is a thought-provoking topic recently. Professors, students, have different opinions on it. Some people think that it’s a good strategy to encourage student to study, opponent believes that if he or she is a terrific student, she would deserve the high mark; otherwise, it’s unfair for those students who work hard, because some student get rewards with little efforts. Therefore, Princeton University should limit the number of A’s. Although there are different views about the topic, in my opinion, having a strict uniform grade police is a necessary step to help student to study well, to prove their ability and the excellent students can be treated fairly.
First of all, by limiting the number of A’s could affect students’ performance. The limited number of high grades will caused boundless competitions, thus, Students should perform well in order to win the horror. If a student gets a high score without any efforts, they might not be able to gain some essential knowledge. Also, they do not know where they should put more efforts. According to Nancy Weiss Milkier, dean of Princeton’s undergraduate college, says, “we want to grading to help student evaluate what they have learned, how well they have learned it and where they need to invest additional efforts.” In other words, student will know the shortages of their study based on the correct grades evaluation, work on it. Likewise, they would do a better job.
Second of all, limiting the number of A’s can have a strict grading system, and aid student to confirm their capability. When the grades are strick by uniform system, the organization is become more serious. Students’ ability would be challenged, so they should put more efforts on their study in order to get high mark. As a whole, they are not only getting high mark, they also showing their full potential. According to New York Times, a student quotes that “if I get the same grade for my very best work that I get for work that is not my very best, less motivated to try to stretch out as far as I can.” In other words, the more strict grading system they have the better talent they will bear out. Overall, a strict grading system can develop students’ intelligence.
The last reason is a strict grading system can contribute to awards to all the good students. Good students are not only being treated fairly, but also enjoy the rewards they earned. Like before no matter how hard the students work, how best they attempt to do, eventually, the same score they always get, so there is no motivation for good students to work hard. For example, some students might have fun all the time and others work hard, but they obtain the same reward that is not equal. For those of hard-working students, they don’t have inspiration to go on. Thus, limiting grade inflation is important to a fair education system, thus, the good student will deserve a high grade in equal circumstances. .
In conclusion, I believe that limiting the number of A’s should be executed. Because those strict A’S honors students with good academic performances, high capability, and the valuable and fair achievement. Although grading A’s is a good strategy to encourage students to study, it should be fair for those hard-working ones. However, with the serious education system, students’ capability can be exert, and better achievements students can be accomplished, the fair rewards they can deserved. So, there is no denying that the Princeton University does a right thing for all students.

School Made Us, Or We Made School

David Leonhardt, an economics columnist for The Times and a staff writer for the magazine, points out that “whether the college makes the student or the student makes the college?” in the article “The College Caculation” on NewYorkTimes. It’s a great question for people, particularly for our college students, to be aware of it. Students attend college for many different reasons. For example, they want to expand their knowledge, social awareness, and enhanced interpersonal relationships. However, the most common reasons they go on college are due to the opportunity of obtaining more choices, gaining high salaries, and more opportunities for advancement in an increasingly competitive job market.

Before attending college, students have a limited opportunity to specialize. After obtaining a specific college degree a job applicant can be competitive for previously unavailable jobs. For instance, applicants with Computer Science degree would not only be qualified for jobs in high-tech companies, they would also be well prepared for any job with computer skills as prerequisite. With a large range of potential jobs to choose from, degree holders are more likely to find a job that suits their particular needs and interests.

Additionally, employers are willing to pay a premium for highly qualified applicants. For example, many companies desire employees who are competent in more than one language and offer higher salaries to attract them. Even if a job applicant without a college degree has high standardized test scores, employers may still place a higher value on an applicant with similar test scores who also possesses credentials from a well-known university. Because of the extent to which a college degree is accepted by employers as proof of competence in a given field, college graduates are not only more likely to receive more job offers, they can also command higher salaries than applicants who lack of college diplomas.

Finally, in addition to offering more choices and high salaries, a college degree offers access to jobs with a clear path towards professional advancement. A.B.S. in biology, for example, could allow a student to find a job in a lab after graduation, a first step on the road towards a career in scientific research. The same major could also be used to apply to a medical school, and a career as a doctor. Both of these avenues would be unavailable without taking the first step of an undergraduate degree.

High possibilities to get good pay or more job offers or the advancement are the most important reasons people go to college. No matter whatever the reasons are, I believe peruse a college degree is the worth thing to do. Therefore, we should understand the vital principle that neither college make students nor students make college, it simply because people need college to shape them up. Michael McPherson, an economist of the Spencer Foundation in Chicago which finances education research, states that, “College cannot guarantee anybody a good life, but it sure ups the odds substantially.”

Reflection Of LRRH, Wolf& Werewolf

I just finished up the first analysis’s paper of LRRH and sitting here relax, but those stories still go around on my mind. Looking back the past few weeks, I have been thought about fairy tales a lot either in the classes or out of the classes as well. Those ideas always remind me lots of things like a story of one of my best friend in China. When I read the moral of the LRRH at the end of tales, “From this story one learns that children, especially young girls, Pretty, well-bred, and genteel, Are wrong to listen to just anyone, and it’s not at all strange, If a wolf ends up eating them. I say a wolf, but not all wolves, Are exactly the same. Some are perfectly charming, Not loud, brutal, or angry, but tame, pleasant, and gentle. Following young ladies, Right into their homes, into their chambers, but watch out if you have not learned that tame wolves, are the most dangerous of all.” (Classic Fairy Tale, P13). From the moral, I have seen some relations between my friend’s story and the LRRH
Mei is my best friend’s name. we did high school and one year college together in China. Mei was always one of top ten students in our school since I had known her. I admired her . However, things changed at the second semester of her college life because of her” Mr Charming”. She met a guy from the “ college dancing party”. According to her, the first time she met him, she knew that the guy was her dreamed prince although he was eight years older than her. Then, they had been dated and hang out for a while, everything seemed went on great. Nonetheless, one day, Mei suddenly came back with a crying face, and told me that that guy had already had wife and a kid. When I heard it, I do not know what to say because I was shocked by the news as well. Why I said that, because the guy acted really nice and gentle, and with a friendly smile all the time, how could I imagine he was a big liar. Since that night, Mei acted strangely. She did not want to talk to people often, she did not hang out with me , she even skipped classes four days a week. Finally, I heard that she went to clubs all the time, also she did drug. As her best friend, I could not just leave it behind; I found her and interrogated her why she did these things. At the beginning, she just kept quiet and did not want to look at me eyes in eyes. Then, I cried because I felt that she was a totally stranger for me. The girl I had hang out with was the one who always look pretty, smart like sunshine, but now she looked like a” crap”. Finally, she opened her mouth and talked to me. At that moment, her eyes bathed in tears, and spoke out everything that she tried to hide from anybody. She said that she could not stand the feeling her life without that guy and it was too painful to give up the relationship because it was her first boyfriend. After she gave him everything, the guys told her the cruel truth.
At this point, I was automatically connect the wolf and that guy together, because his actions exactly same as the wolf ‘s action in the story. He tried to friendly to LRRH, and then the wolf went ahead to her grandmother’s house. He was not only ate her poor grandmother, he was also pretended to be her grandmother and waited for LRRH’s coming. Those details just prove the saying that “there are there are wolves in the real world that are just like the wolf in the story. These wolves are just preying on young impressionable little girls in order to fulfill their sexual desires. The wolf in the story wanted the little girl in his bed, so do the wolves in society. “(Analysis of Little Red Riding Hood, N.A) From the story to my friend’s experience, I have learned that, as a girl or woman, we should learn how to protect ourselves by avoiding those wolves. However, if we unfortunately encounter the werewolf, we should do the following things in order to defend ourselves: do not take to heart everything you hear; do not spend everything you have.

Reflection Of Cinderella's Beauty

There is a saying that “ all women believe that they are beautiful .” I surely believe it is true because all women have something beautiful about them. Some women, perhaps, do not look attractive physically, but they can be the most hilarious or unique person you'd ever meet. For example, they are warm- hearted and kind. They always volunteer to help poor people. Therefore, when we look at people, we should not judge them by their appearance or fine clothes, we should look harder, and then to find that beauty which is so deep down . For example, Cinderella, no matter what kind of clothes she wears, she always looks pretty both inside and outside. Because of her kindness, the little birds like to be company with her and help her eventually; because of her uniqueness, the prince pays close attention on her which is all the girls dream about. During the party, there are many girls with fine and gorgeous looking , Cinderella is just one of them but why the prince only pay a particular attention on her? My explanation is because of her special behaviour. Instead of Cinderella, if the prince dance with any other girl from the party, they would be delighted and willing to stay with him all the time., but Cinderella. All in all, all people are beautiful but the definition of beauty is definitely not just the physically good-looking, that is superficial because no matter how "beautiful" ones look, if they are ugly on the inside they are ugly all around. Besides, as people get age beauty moves from their face to their heart, not from their heart to their face.

A little thought about "Little Red Ridding Hood"

The first time I heard about a fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” when I was five. I have been told the story by my grandmother, the story pretty much similar to Charles Perrault’s version. A little girl called little red riding hood because she wears a red hood all the time. One day, her mother tells her to take some food to her grandmother who is sick. On the way, Little Red Riding Hood encounters a wolf who pretends to be a gentle man and talks to her friendly. Then, Little Red Riding Hood tells him where she is going. So, the crafty wolf goes ahead of her and eats her grandmother, and await for her. In the end, Little Red Riding Hood discovers her grandmother is not her real grandmother due to the wolf’s big features. Luckily, she has been survived by the woodcutter when the wolf pounces on her as well as the poor grandmother.

This is the only version of Little Red Riding Hood I have grown up with until I read Tatar’s “The Classic Fairy Tales”. Through our discussion, I realize that there are varieties of version of “Little Red Riding Hood” from different countries. In addition, those fairy tale are not only the story for entertaining people, they also leave a moral for their audiences. Now, I am going to simply examine the moral of those two typical versions of Little Red Riding Hood: Charles Perrault’s and The Brothers Grimm’s.

In 1697, the “Little Red Riding Hood” has been adapted for the late 17th century French salon culture by Charles Perrault. It warns young women to be aware of those advanced gentlemen. However, the Brothers Gimme’s version, which has been written in 19th century, attempts to teach children the importance of listening to their elders. Although the two writers have different intended audiences, they all teach their readers a principle of life. Therefore, the fairy tales have been changed much in its history, and been subjected to a lot of modern adoptions and reading, but the eventual goal of those tales are always same – to teach their audiences a moral of their life.