Sydney White/ Snow White

So this is my first blog I have written. My name is Michelle McKinley and I am an education major. I love kids and one day I hope to become a teacher, so naturally I am really excited for this class. Tonight I watched the newly released Amanda Bynes movie, Sydney White. As you may have guessed, this movie is a parody of the classic story Snow White. Both the movie and the classic version of Snow White have a lot in common, although Sydney White isn't as kid-friendly as the Disney version. I have seen the movie twice and after watching the movie the second time I noticed a lot more of the clever references to Snow White that are subtly made. For instance, Sydney, whose last name happens to be White, is the heroin and she lives with seven guys (each of those guys has some characteristic of one of the seven dwarfs). Now, after a little debating between me and my friends we came up with who is Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Sleepy, Happy, and Bashful. I'll leave it to you to decide who is who in the movie. Next, Sydney's rival in the movie is Rachel Witchburn whose ex happens to be Tyler Prince. He just so happens to be perfect in every way and the first time I saw the movie in theatres everyone in the audience (mainly girls) oohed and awed every time he came on screen. Those are just some of the references we found and there are more but you'll have to watch it to find out! Thanks for reading and if you haven't seen the movie go check it out! It's corny but Amanda Bynes makes the movie funny in her own way!

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Outside Reading List

Book 1: Bony-Legs

Author: Joanna Cole

Picture Book? Yes

Posting date and/or number? 1/25/08

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Book 2: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Author: JK Rowling

Picture Book: No

Posting date and/ or number? 2/2/08

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Book 3: Amelia Bedelia
Author: Peggy Parish
Picture Book: yes
Posting Date and/or Number: 2/10/08
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Book 4: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Author: C.S. Lewis
Picture Book: No
Posting Date and/or Number: 2/13/08
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Book 5: The Carrot Seed
Author: Ruth Krauss
Picture Book: Yes
Posting Date and/or Number: 3/2/08
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Book 6: Cuddly Dudley
Author: Jez Alborough
Picture Book: Yes
Posting Date and/or Number: 3/9/08
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Book 7: The Story of Easter
Author: Patricia A. Pingry
Picture Book: Yes
Posting Date and/or Number: 3/23/08
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Book 8: A Wrinkle In Time
Author: Madeline L'Engle
Picture Book: No
Posting Date and/or Number: 3/30/08
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Book 9: Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Picture Book: No
Posting Date and/or Number: 4/13/08
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Book 10: Matilda
Author: Roald Dahl
Picture Book: No
Posting Date and/or Number: 4/20/08