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On October 16, 2015, I attended a concert called An American in Paris. The orchestra contained woodwinds, strings, percussion, and brass instruments. The concert began at 10:30 am and ended around 12:30 pm. Furthermore, it was located at Powell Symphony Hall. At this concert, I listened to professional musicians perform music that was composed by Bernstein, Copland, and Gershwin. Three Dance episodes from On the Town, Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront, Piano Concerto, and An American in…

The Walt Disney Company has brought happiness through “the happiest place on earth” in California and its numerous other locations, as well as countless movies, animation or live action. Some of their most popular movies and attractions involve some version of a story where a charming prince saves a princess from peril or a plot that purposefully subverts that formula to the delight of a progressive society. While Mickey Mouse has become a cultural icon, one of the first things people think of…

Hayao Miyazaki is a talented, hard worker, who loves to create things for the world to see. When he was young, he had a passion for illustration. He knew that it would take a lot of hard work to make it, but he knew that it would get him through the tough times. From a young age, he had a passion for Art and illustration, it was his dream to work in illustration and animation. He knew that it would take a lot of work, but he was willing to put in the effort to make it. He went through a lot of…

The feature film called, Network (1976), directed by Sidney Lumet is the story of a fictional television news host called Howard Beale. The film is pure satire and it portrays how much of an impact the media has, especially television. Howard Beale was a news anchorman on UBS for a long time and was fired that would be effective in two weeks. He announced on live television he would be retiring from the show because of poor ratings and was going to kill himself on live television a week from…

college tuition cost is on average 31,231 dollars (College Costs: FAQ’s). These prices do not include the prices of housing and such. Many people believe college is a waste of time and money and among those is Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computers and Pixar Animation Studios. In his commencement speech delivered on June 12, 2005, Jobs spoke about his story and how dropping out of college was the best decision he has ever made. He stated, “all of my working-class parents’ savings were being…

For as long as I can remember, I have been a sister, a daughter, a granddaughter, a niece—a girl. I have never been referred to, or referred to myself, as “sir,” “mister,” or “him” and if I had. my family, and anyone else, would have shot the idea down immensely. This is because of society. Ever since my sex marker was labeled as female when I was born, or even before when my parents went to a pregnancy check up to have my sex revealed, everyone obtained a generalized idea of what I would be…

When considering a place to redesign I thought about Disneyland. During a trip two years ago I was able to enjoy Disney’s ‘magic.’ However, this course made me completely rethink the way not only environments function in terms of their purpose but also it made me particularly think about accessibility in Disneyland for children with physical impairments. I realized that the rides that I rode that day were not wheelchair accessible, more so it made me realize that Disney was not an inclusive nor…

pass by the kitchen eavesdropping on my mother talking on the phone about a huge birthday party that I knew was for me; however, I pretended not to know. I wanted to be excited. The day comes, and my loving mother knew exactly what I wanted, a Disney Pixar Cars themed party! My family and friends are spread across our yard and as typical, mothers are gossiping, fathers are drinking beer, and kids are running for their lives as they play Freeze Tag. What truly made me happy, however, were the…

While watching a movie maybe like Disney or Pixar have ever noticed little cameos of pervious characters in new movies. Some appearances might be a mere nod to another story just for the sake of a reference. While others seem to confirm the existence of a timeline shared by several movies. There are various theories about how Disney movies are connected. But there is a network of connections between Frozen, Tangled, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan, and The Little Mermaid. So how are the movies…

Just Keep Swimming A popular quote from the Pixar movie, Finding Nemo is, “Just keep swimming”. This quote is explaining that people shouldn't give up on what they want, it is saying that you should try hard to achieve your goals. This quote is a very inspiring quote to many people. Most people in the world today live by this quote even if they don not know it. This essay is going to briefly explain that many people from long ago and even today lived by this quote and how they did. The…