Arundhati Roy

He was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon Johnson himself. Walt and his brother, Roy, played essential roles in the creation of the California Institute of the Arts in 1961. The institute was a college-level professional school of all the creative and performing arts. To establish the school was one of Disney’s biggest aspirations as…

The Walt Disney Company was founded on October 16, 1923 in California by Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney. The company was originally started as an animation studio and named The Disney Brothers Company. At present time, the company is composed of four main business units which are divided into more specialized segments or divisions. The four primary business units are: Studio Entertainment where the main business unit is The Walt Disney Studios, Parks and Resorts, Disney Consumer…

The Fox Film Corporation was formed in 1915 by William Fox, a pioneer of several chain theaters and the producer of many American motion pictures. Making films was a secondary option brought on by the need for financial stability during the Great Depression so before Fox even made the giant leap into films, he used his entrepreneurship skills to acquire and build many theaters. The first couple of theaters were set up in New Jersey before Fox was sent to HollyWood to oversee some projects. It…

Fast Food Nation 1. "Kroc and Disney both dropped out of high school and later added the trappings of formal education to their companies. The training school for Disney's theme-park employees was named Disneyland University. More importantly, the two men shared the same vision of America, the same optimistic faith in technology, the same conservative political views. They were charismatic figures who provided an overall corporate vision and grasped the public mood, relying on others to handle…

10 Disney quotes that changed the way I see life If you are like most people who are obsessed with all things Disney, then you may agree that Disney brings out that hope and inner child we all need. Each movie connects with you on an emotional level and changes the way you look at life. Here is just a few times Disney questioned the way view my life: 1. A Dream is a wish your heart makes –Cinderella We all have goals and aspirations. However, goals are just small steps to our endpoint.…

Walt Disney is a name nearly everyone in the world has heard. He started life with nothing and made an multi billion dollar empire, and his creations are cherished worldwide. He has made his way into millions of homes and millions of hearts. Even though he isn’t alive anymore, his name and legacy still lives on. Walter Disney was born in Hermosa, Illinois on December 5, 1901. He had three brothers and a sister. He grew up in Marceline, Missouri, which is where he began drawing, painting and…

People choose to be happy by deciding to succeed and follow their dreams despite a large (or slight) affliction in their life. With a job to make people happy, deciding to look for the positive aspects in life can be a great idea. Walt Disney had his fair share of problems before becoming the world-renowned cartoon creator. There was a time when Disney was homeless because his cartoon factory (Laugh-o-Grams) wasn’t making enough for him to pay the rent of his apartment. During this rough time,…

The two comparative texts, The God of Small Things (TGOSM) by Arundhati Roy and The Housemaid’s Daughter (THD) by Barbara Mutch, a bildungsroman novel, explores an individual’s changing perspective upon their societal values during the 1960’s Communist era in India and the Apartheid era of the 1920’s. The God of Small Things is set in Kerala, India and revolves around traumatic childhood experiences and The Housemaid’s daughter is set in Cradock House where a young black girl is raised within a…

The God of Small Things (TGOSM) by Arundhati Roy and Barbara Mutch’s The Housemaid’s Daughter (THD) explore an individual’s changing perception of themselves within a corrupt society during the 1960’s Communist era in India and the Apartheid era. TGOSM is set in Kerala, India and revolves around the traumatic childhood of two twins and THD is set in Cradock, South Africa where a black girl is raised within a white family, both facing adversity. They explore the lack of proper familial…

Anglian fiction. Flood of fire is about a world of sepoys sahibs and rajahs who are travelling from Assam to Calcutta to Canton. “Vikrm Seth attained dizzy height of success with The Golden Gate (1986) and A Suitably Boy (1993). He stunned the literary world with his novel. Upamanya Chatterjee, with his novel English August (1988) was a great success”. Chatterjee’s tone was ironic and shown all the administration. Chatterjee brightly uses Indianised English in the novel. His contemporary…