So, if I were to create a more modern, more appealing version to teens today, there are many small changes or additions I"d make. ... For example, I might say that her mom had passed away instead of her dad, and the reason she is despised by her family was because their mom died giving birth to Cinderella. ... For Cinderella, there are no friends, no movies, no dessert or seconds at the dinner table, no gifts on Christmas, nothing but the necessary roof over her head, tattered clothes on her back, and scarce food on the table. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Kids, teens, adults and senior citizens wouldn't regret they things they have done to get them where they stand today. ... From the beginning, Ray is level headed. ... She gave love to everything but everything didn't give love back. ... When Ray found the blanket, she knew that she going to give it to someone who deserved it. ...

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(Cnn.com, Teens) Unfortunately, stories like these are becoming all too common. ... " "This new law will help save lives by giving often young desperate mothers an opportunity to place their child in a safe place," Pataki said." ... For nine months you bury your head in the sand, you hope to wake up and see the problem resolved. ... Many of them don't want to bother with or don't know how to go about giving the baby up for adoption and then just end up dumping them. ...

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• Grade Level: High School