Maybe it's just me. But this year in particular, I realized that most of my papers have all been incredibly...girly. :D For example...starting with my technical research paper...(about hair)...
Here's my intro:
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What Rapunzel Didn’t Know
“‘Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair to me.’ Rapunzel had magnificent long hair, fine as spun gold, and when she heard the voice of the enchantress, she unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one of the hooks of the window above, and then the hair fell twenty ells down, and the enchantress climbed up by it” (Brothers Grimm 2). I’m sure we’ve all wondered if it could be true; I know I have. Could Rapunzel really have grown hair that long? According to the dictionary, an ell is equal to 45 inches (“Ell” 1). So if Rapunzel had hair that was 20 ells long, that would make her hair 75 feet. And we wonder; is that technically possible? Then we realize that, though most of the world has hair, few people actually take the time to figure it out. Because though it is a very common practice to perm, straighten, color hair—or even watch it grow, the process and the results are much more complicated, yet so much more organized, than most people realize
...and later...(my conclusion)...
So could Rapunzel have grown a 75-foot mane? Is it humanly possible? Well, judging from the fact that hair grows an inch per year, and grows for maximum 6 years and a couple months before it falls out, it’s not looking too good for Rapunzel. It would be quite a miracle if she could achieve this. But miracles happen, so never say never. And if you got stuck in a very tall tower, and your last chance of escape was your hair, then you’d probably do the same thing. Because it never hurts to try. And who knows? You might end up with 75 feet of hair too.
So that was my *technical* research paper. Somehow I incorporated fairytales with...umm...technical stuff. :D Then here's my demon paper (like Screwtape Letters)...here's just a section...
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...The unfortunate human species often takes one thing to be another. For example, they understand ‘good’ to mean prettiness, perfection, and an abundance of white. We all know that good, in fact, is not wholly any of these. Beauty is similar. It is a kind of goodness. True beauty (though the human race ignorantly misinterprets this) is not in the outside appearance. It is something that every human and every creation possesses, particularly women. And though humankind likes to think that beauty and attractiveness mean one and the same thing, we know for certain that they are, in fact, quite different. For, I will remind you, beauty is a type of goodness. Nothing that is truly beautiful is truly (what they might call) ‘evil’. But when humankind uses the word ‘attractive’, they mean outward appearance. And, though outward appearance and beauty are often confused, they can have different meanings. Something outwardly ‘attractive’ could very well be ugly inside. But something inwardly beautiful could also be attractive. Beauty is quite complicated. But it also very powerful, and that is why beauty is so problematic in female patients.
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Your patient has one of the more serious versions of this problem, consequently making the whole situation simpler for us. Humans sometimes call it insecurity, and to them it may be. But we know better. In the past, the beauty of humankind was treasured. They knew and appreciated the true value of it. But these days rarely anyone, particularly females, will know the truth. They think of beauty as something to be attained—something they can become. And it is this that brings many to our side.
In case you didn't get that, it's about Beauty. I was using fancy English. It was awesome. :P But now for my historical research paper...about Bloody Mary...here's part of my conclusion...
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...And here we are again at the inevitable question: Could Mary Tudor have been a real-life version of Snow White’s evil step-mom? Was she wicked, vindictive, and cruel? Did she poison apples to get rid of her competition, be it for beauty or the crown? Reality says no. It doesn’t quite seem likely that poison was a popular drink back them. And magic mirrors would be hard to come by. But if you want to look at life as a fairy tale, be my guest. Maybe you will realize that Queen Mary of England fits the role of a princess more than a witch. Snow White, Cinderella, or Sleeping Beauty—maybe not. But a princess all the same. After all, with life as a fairy tale, anything can happen. And there’s only one thing left to do—dream on.
I think I'm really stuck on the whole fairy tale thing. I guess I should just be glad that Mrs. G. is a girl. Otherwise I'd be in trouble. :P
Anyway. Don't know if you read all that. Just thought it was weird. Like me, of course. ;)
Happy Monday!
~Vivi~
P. S. We got like 6 inches of snow today. Made my morning interesting. Fascinating, actually. We got to walk partway home, because our car got stuck on a huge hill leading up to our neighborhood. And we got to wait for 45 minutes in 0-mile-per-hour traffic, when we were only a couple miles away from home. It was...as I said, interesting.
P. P. S. I finished my 2nd research paper today!!! I'm trying not to look to closely at it. I'm afraid that I'll find a mistake and need to reprint it. :D Anyway, that's why I posted the conclusion.
