Ideas for Genealogy

1st Idea: The first idea that popped into my head in class while talking about this assignment was Greek mythology. Although I feel a little lame saying it, the Percy Jackson movies are among my favorites list. I researched the origin of the Percy Jackson books because that's where the movies came from and the story is even more intriguing. A father used to read his son Greek myths before bed and when he ran out of ones to tell he started to make them up using the same characters and story lines. Specifically Poseidon, Zeus, Athena and a number of demigods that have all been drawn and inspired by popular Greek myths. I think this is a perfect example of remixes since his remake and creation of new myths have evolved directly from Greek mythology.

2nd Idea: We talked about this in class today and I am glad we did because I completely forgot about the Grimm Brothers and how much I enjoyed their stories. I would choose a few examples to have in my body paragraphs to help give length to my essay like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White and show how Disney has recreated and transformed these fairy tales into appropriate fantasies. I would also like to include the promiscuous hints that story writers for Disney leave in children's movies that would have to be looked for through adult eyes.

3rd Idea: My last idea is a little more broad and less based off of movies and story lines. I would explore the fashion trends starting in the 21st century with stores similar to Forever 21, Urban Outfitters, and maybe a few high couture designers that have all made their money off fashion trends from the 70s and 80s. As a retail merchandising major and an aspiring fashion designer I know personally that all fashion and designing clothes consists of is taking trends and making them into your own that will please more people than the original idea. Take flower headbands, hippie tie dye shirts, and ripped saggy jeans. All trends from the 70s that Urban Outfitters has dolled up and included some older trends like skinny jeans, and transformed it into a "new look". So now we pay 65 dollars for ripped skinny jeans.  Along with Forever 21 who sells cheaply made neon color crop tops and sparkly shorts that my mom could have passed down to me from her high school days in the 80s.