Thesis Statement: The story of Snow White presents a better model for young girls than current popular real-life stars like Lindsey Lohan and Brittany Spears.

Substantiation #1

Snow White embodies culturally supported values like friendliness, humility, helpfulness and thoughtfulness.

Example(s) [Each of these will be a separate paragraph]

1. SW is friendly to everyone and that is why most everyone is nice back. Even the animals are not afraid of her and become her friends by protecting her, leading her to the dwarfs' house and helping her clean it
3. SW is helpful. She keeps up the dwarfs' house and cooks for them. She does this happily.
4. SW is concerned about each dwarf, and works at getting them all to like her. She never gets upset with any of them, including Grumpy who refuses to wash. She gets everyone to do what she wants through kindness.

Substantiation #2

Snow White embodies culturally supported values like humility.

Example(s)

SW is modest. She dresses simply, never criticizes her parents and doesn't go around parading or showing off her looks.

Substantiation #3

Snow White embodies culturally supported values like helpfulness.

Example(s)

1. In the beginning SW is helpful at the castle. She draws water from the well.
2. SW is helpful. She keeps up the dwarfs' house and cooks for them. She does this happily.

Substantiation #4

Snow White embodies culturally supported values like kindness and thoughtfulness.

Example(s)

1. SW is concerned about each dwarf, and works at getting them all to like her. She never gets upset with any of them, including Grumpy who refuses to wash. She gets the dwarfs to be responsible like cleaning up, making beds and getting to work on times through kind cajolling.
2. Because Snow White was so kind, when she was in danger and attacked all her friends helped her.
3. 1. The hunter told her of the queen's plot, refused to kill her and instructed her to go into the woods.
4. Her new animal friends helped her clean up the dwarfs' house
5. The dwarfs consented to protect her and let her secretly live with them
6. Her animal friends got the dwarfs when they saw the wicked give Snow the apple
7. The dwarfs guarded her after she succombed to a "sleeping death."

Substantiation #5

Lohan and Spears have been involved in self-destructive behaviors which might negatively influence teenage girls.

Examples

1. Lohan: severe weight loss, early serious boyfriend, estrangement from parent
2. Spears: dresses immodestly, early one-day marriage,...