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Walt Disney is a prominent figure known for his contributions and influence on the American entertainment during the 20th century. He is regarded as a cultural icon and known throughout the world and within the American animation industry. The Walt Disney Company is one of the world’s leading entertainment providers and is known for bringing entertainment to families through its amusements parks, television series and especially through its numerous animated motion pictures ("Reference for…

The ideas and different lessons learned in John Steinbeck’s stories are very real, as they make you feel a part of the deep story. John Ernst Steinbeck Jr., was born February 27, 1962, in Salinas, California, as he grew up there as well. The Red Pony is a book about a boy named Jody who gets a very special horse named Gabilan. The horse sadly dies from a bad cold as Jody recovers and later finds out new mysteries about his town. The author’s style of writing explains a lot as the author writes…

Nick Wilde, the main character in Disney’s Zootopia, is cunning and driven. He’s a red fox, and his portrayal in the film isn’t as far off from historical beliefs of foxes as one might expect. Throughout history, foxes have been seen in various environments, come in different shapes and sizes, but have retained a well-known reputation as clever. In Europe during the Dark Ages and Renaissance, foxes were portrayed as tricksters or those of fraudulent behavior, according to Janetta Benton’s Holy…

George’s Trains Business Scenario After completing a model train for his nephew sometime time shortly after World War I, George Olieux began a small business of repairing model trains for individuals. This later, assisted in the growth of his current business George’s Trains, which became a store front business owned and operated by George Olieux in 1962. George’s Trains is now a business that specializes in the sale, repair, and trading of model trains of all makes and models. The organization…

Walt Disney started off as a farm boy drawing cartoon pictures of his neighbour’s horses for fun. When he was older, Walt tried to get a job as a newspaper cartoonist, but was unable to find one and ended up working in an art studio where he created ads for newspapers and magazines. Eventually he grew to work on commercials, became interested in animation, and eventually opened his own animation company which has become one of the most successful businesses in the world. Walt Disney's childhood…

The King of Disney Disney is renowned for their spectacular animated movies. Most, if not all, of their movies are considered as classics and are timeless. For the past 80 years, there has been an ongoing debate about which Disney movie is greatest. It seems as if every individual has their own opinion and belief about which movie is the best and why. Overall, it seems to come down to two movies, Beauty and the Beast and the Lion King. “NAAA ZABENYA BABA SITHI UHM!” This short phrase can…

“We believed in our idea- a family park where parents and children could have fun together,” Walt Disney once said (Fanning 167). It is hard to believe that Walt Disney World was once just land. People’s ideas, thoughts, and actions helped Walt Disney World to become what it is today. Walt Disney World is known to most people as the “Most Magical Place on Earth.” There are many reasons why. The main reason is Walt Disney World transports you into a world where you can have fun with your family,…

Snow White is a famous fairy tale which is known by many nations and told by a lot of people therefore it urges film makers and film companies to retold this influential fairy tale with their own point of view. “The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales.” (Wikipedia) It was written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. It was adapted to the cinema by “The Walt Disney Company” in 1937 and it is called as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and it is…

Holes is a 2003 film directed by Andrew Davis released by Walt Disney Pictures. Although the movie is not considered a classic (yet) it is still very well-known to many, whereas the novel Holes is considered a classic amongst children’s fiction. This film falls under the drama, comedy, and adventure genres. This Walt Disney film was based on the 1998 novel by Louis Sachar, who also wrote the screenplay to this movie and has won a Newbery Medal and a National Book Award. This film stars Shia…

Andy Warhol later on became a pop art legend because of his talent of drawing shoes during the early creative stages of his career. He ended up earning a spot in the cultural timeline…Just like Mr Warhol, Atang Tshikare who us based in cape town , born in bloemfontein, he studied graphic design and spent 2 years in the UK but moved here and did art full time, he is an artist/illustrater who says his passion began with his obsession with sneakers and him always customising sneakers. John…