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several years, Google and China have been locked in a battle over censorship. In addition to filtering its citizen’s internet searches, the Chinese government routinely restricts access to, or outright blocks, several of Google’s products. Products such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Google Translate are the most affected. These actions by the Chinese government have a direct effect on Google’s market share in China and overall revenue. In early 2010, just before the troubles…

Including Indigenous content in the subject of science can seem like a complicated task for teachers and there is sometimes the question of how to avoid tokenism in the teachings because as teachers we do not want to include Indigenous content in a way that is lacking in awareness of actual Indigenous knowledges in science. A good start to not making Indigenous knowledges not seem like tokenism when teaching it is to look at the two sciences and to not to treat them like they are binaries.…

Pizza Planet truck from the original Toy Story is referenced in every Pixar film at least once. With this, many meticulously watched Toy Story 3 browsing every scene for the “Easter Eggs,” and were shocked to discover a plush Totoro doll: Totoro, a character from the 1988 Hayao Miyazaki movie, My Neighbor Totoro (Fujiki 152–157). This astonished viewers because…

DreamWorks and Pixar have been long time rivals in the movie industry. Many people argue over which of these animation studios is the better of the two. Pixar is the better animation studio because they are known for many box office hits like Up, Toy Story, and Monsters Inc. Although hits are all DreamWorks produces, they have only won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Shrek and Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Pixar has won "…Best Animated Feature Oscar seven of the past 12…

The Iron Giant – A point of reference in the history of animation In late 1996, Brad Bird, an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and occasional voice actor, using Ted Hughes book published in 1968, “The Iron Giant”, as a starting point, pitched his ideas to the famous entertainment company Warner Bros. At that time, Bird was working for Tuner Feature Animation, a multimedia company that merged with Warner Bros. after being purchased in 1996 by Time Warner, Warner Bros parent…

express his feeling which it is very interesting especially in Ponyo film. Ponyo film it is about a fish girl that want to be a human. In this film, Hayao Miyazaki wants to show to his viewer the way his see this world. As in Ponyo film, the main character itself show that his love to the nature as when ponyo were trapped in a jar Sosuke goes to self her. Since, Hayao Miyazaki it is are environmentalism, he manages to show his characteristic in this film as he produced this film. Furthermore,…

However, times changed and feminism gained popularity, causing the princesses to rely less upon men and more upon themselves. The Little Mermaid takes the first step by giving Ariel her rebellious and bubbly personality. From then on, the main characters have only become more independent. The latest example, Frozen, does not even give Elsa a male counterpart. Instead, Anna saves her sister by the compassion and true love of…

The Pixar Theory Pixar films can be described in one word: magical. From the first moment of the first Toy Story, the animation studio has been known for high-quality, stunning films that are perfect for a family movie night. These stories are packed with great role models and messages, making them great choices for kids under 12, while still earning the love of grown-ups, tweens, and even teens. There is a theory that pixar movies all are in one universe. They say this because you see people…

behind the success. John Lasseter, even from his college days, always appreciated the art of the animated character and the idea of creating life from it. From his first 2D pencil animated short film Lady and the Lamp (1979 to an anticipated upcoming installment in the world of Woody and Buzz in Toy Story 4 (2018) his artistic talent has shone through. Through the basic humanizing of characters, emotion driven plot, various hidden Easter Eggs at Pixar and Disney alike, bright saturated colors,…

2D cartoon illustration is exactly what it sounds like. 2D cartoon illustration is cartoon characters put on paper. Examples of 2d cartoon illustration would some of the cartoon on channels like Nick, Disney and Cartoon Network.Characters some of the more known ones anyway are ones like SpongeBob , Looney Tunes and Bubble Guppies.But Cartoon illustration doesn’t have to be just tv shows it can also be things like comic books cartoon articles in newspapers and books. Cartoon illustration does…