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A Calculated Metamorphosis When the words “Disney Starlet” come to mind, what does the average person picture? Who do they envision? If millennials were asked this question ten years ago, a blonde haired, bubbly, Miley Cyrus, also known as Hannah Montana, would have come to mind for many. Ten years later, she portrays quite the opposite persona, going from Disney darling to outspoken, edgy it girl. Thesis (last sentence/ play around with this/ topic +claim + reasoning): Miley Cyrus elects to…

of individuals depend on news networks to further understand the happenings around the world. However, receiving news from one source feeds the viewer with biased ideas, intended to make the viewer think a certain way. The reason behind this lies on the ideologies of political parties. Although political parties are often related to the president or government, these parties are a huge component of the media. The media aims to teach the audience based on the ideas the news network believes or in…

In 1976, Sidney Lumet directed the film Network that was about a news anchorman named Howard Beale, who had been in the same industry for eleven years working at The Union Broadcasting System (UBS). Beale was known for being “the mandarin of television” throughout the 1960s with outstanding ratings. However, his career soon came to a downfall in the late 1960s. In 1969, Beale’s ratings began to drop. Soon after that, he lost his wife and fell into a deep depression and started to drink…

hero was named Terry Fox, born on July 28, 1958. He created the Marathon of Hope to raise money and to help find a cure for cancer; therefore, our greatest Canadian individual was Terry Fox. Terry Fox can be considered a courageous man, because he ran the Marathon of Hope while he had an amputated leg. Terry was compassionate because his run was devoted to raising money for all cancer victims, most of all he is dedicated as can be seen through the distance he ran. Terry Fox has proven his…

Terry Kelly is from St. John’s, Newfoundland and at the age of one, he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a disease that left him blind. He made music since childhood and record five full-length recordings. His enthusiasm and determination gained recognition as an athlete, award-winning singer, songwriter and entertainer. On Remembrance Day, he was at ta drug store in Nova Scotia and the store owner announced for everybody to take a moment of silence to remember our troops. But he saw one man…

parents began to wonder whether their children should be watching her show at all. Immediately after her show ended, Miley Cyrus took a year away from acting as well as singing. Miley excited millions of fans when she announced the release of her new album, Bangerz. However, when the music video for “We Can’t Stop” was released the following year, no one was expecting to see their idol dressed in a onesie while dancing on top of an oversized teddy bear. Cyrus defended the negative reviews by…

It promotes its brand in its every animated film released, every derivative sold, every new playing channel and sales channel as well as every tourist entering into Disneyland. By virtue of these brand promotions, Disney can increase brand loyalty without any cost while gaining more profits. Disney Group’s value chain mainly consists of four parts: film and…

accepting that we, the proletariat, must consume. For example, companies introduce new products every year to devalue the ones that we currently own and convince us that we have to have the newest one. Economists refer to this as planned obsolescence because it makes older products seem out of date and essentially useless (Grazian, 2010, p.61). We are given the illusion of choice when multiple brands release new products. However, material choice is not a real concept; most companies are owned…

Breaking Dawn is the last film of the famous romantic film series The Twilight Sapa which was produced in 2011. The film series attract teenagers from all over the world by the love story of the highschool girl Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and the vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). In Breaking Dawn, the Bella’s Transformation scene is one of the most wonderful and unforgetable moments because it marks an important change in both Bella’s body and life. After giving birth to her daughter…

their many scandals. It is no surprise to hear about the latest star getting involved with drugs or becoming alcohol dependent. This type of reckless behavior has become increasingly prevalent in child celebrities such as those featured on Disney Channel. This behavior, although not completely the fault of Walt Disney Studios, can be widely attributed to the loss of childhood and innocence of these young actors and actresses. At young ages, around 12 and sometimes younger, young actors and…