Happily Ever After

Not only is my Title the ending of most fairy tales but also the ending to this year. We are all moving on with our lives and ending this chapter (High School) with a happy ending. We are going to college and leaving behind the small towns of Montvale and Woodcliff Lake. It's going to be sad and difficult, but we will be fine. To lighten the mood, if you are scared to move on, you can try reading my project I will be doing. I plan on writing two fantasy stories this marking period, but thats not all. The greatness behind there stories are that one will be from the prospective of Walt Disney and the other one will be from the prospective of the Brothers Grimm. How awesome does that sound...i know hold back those emotions of astonishment back till you read them. They will be pretty legit.
Just wanted to give a shout out to my boy "two eight" aka "marinpiece", aka "marinsac", aka "marini" aka "da tank" but formally he is known as Matt Marini. Kid has been slacking a little doing his blogs and work. I need to find a way to motivate him because he has so much raw talent. It's a shame the kid doesn't want to put in the effort. I bet if Sharon found out then he would start doing his work.
-Deuces bloggin' out

3,2,1.....buzzer goes off

This is the last week for my research paper to get done and it's time to get ballin'. The clock is running down and much work is left to do. Before I write about my goals for this week I will give you a little preview of what I got done last week. I was able to get a lot more sources and some great information to help me get my paper done. I finished my intro paragraph and I'm almost done with some paragraphs. It's been pretty difficult finding stuff on how Disney and Grimm's stories affected their time era but I feel like its going to end up well. Here is a look at my first body paragraph. "Two of the most influential fairy tale tellers in history were the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm. They preserved many of the original oral-tradition fairy tales into written form. The Grimm fairy tales are probably the most accurate versions of these tales in existence today. Corruption, sleaze, and gore, festers within every version of the Grimm’s fairy tales. But, as social attitudes change, so do the fairy tales. Stories of magic, love, and wishes coming true are the whimsical tales Disney has recreated. By comparing and contrasting the Brothers Grimm and Disney’s version of Snow White, it is clear that Disney commercialized the originally dark tale. Disney has been praised for his masterpieces, but one cannot forget where they originated." I'm looking for some feed back on this paragraph. I want my viewers to respond to my writing. Tell me what you think. Do you like my ideas? How is it coming so far? What should I add or take away? Now to get back to my first sentence of this blog. My goal is very obvious this week, I must get my paper done. Its due in a few days and time is flying by. Its also not going to be easy to get this done because I have baseball games Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week. This leaves very little time for homework but thats life. Speaking of life, if you want to get a reality check on life check out Marini's blog. Kid is down to earth and speaks da truth. His opinion may hurt your feelings, but at-least he tells it like it is.

Work in Progress

"Several things about fairy tales are known to be true. They begin with "once upon a time" and end with "happily ever after." Filled with witches, dragons, damsels in distress, and heroes, these tales stay in the minds of children for years to come. However, these young listeners are getting much more than a happy ending. Fairy tales are passed from one generation to another. As societies develop, fairy tales are changed to fit the needs and morals those societies want to impress upon their children. Therefore, the style and content of a fairy tale is directly affected by the social attitudes of a particular society at a particular time. There are hundreds of fairy tales that have traveled the world for centuries. But there are only a few names that have stood the test of time as the ultimate fairy tale writers." I thought I would start off my blog with the opening paragraph of my essay. I'm looking for some positive or negative feed back. I put a lot of thought into this paragraph and I want to know what my viewers think. Is it to broad? It is to short? Are there some things I should add or take away? My essay is a work in progress and I feel I'm moving along pretty well.
This paragraph is just a small piece of the master piece that will be finished next friday. I'm hoping to get a lot done this week. I want to go online and read some articles on Walt Disney and The Brothers Grimm. I need to find out the differences in their stories and how they have changed over time. It should be interesting and I'm excited to do the work.
I have a lot of motivation to do this especially with "two eight" (Matthew Marini) right behind me every step of the way. He is more then just a friend and a great role-model he is my blog partner and he knows what I'm capable of doing. And if you're impressed by the work I have done so far, then check out Marini's blog he is like a knot of excellence ready to be untangled, and I mean that.

And for all my fans out there this is a historical day for drizzle is burning. It is my 14th blog and its a huge landmark to reach in the blogging world. The year is almost over, I got like 7 weeks left but I'm hoping to reach the century mark by the end of this year. I know I got it in me.