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Walt Disney and The Mouse If one were to say “The Happiest Place on Earth”, I believe that a majority of us would automatically think Disneyland. Disneyland is a place where a kid can be a kid, even if you are an adult. When you think of Disneyland, one is filled with happy memories of fun with your family and getting to meet the characters one would only see on screen. Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur,…

Mary Rojas-Bueno 11/15/2017 Astr101 Uranus There are many planets out there in the vast expanse of space. There are eight planets in our solar system, barring pluto which is a dwarf planet and not an actual planet. I will be discussing the seventh planet of our solar system, the lovely ice giant Uranus. The first ever sighting of Uranus was in 1680 by John Flamsteed, he categorized it as 34 Tauri, he thought it to be a star or comet. It wasn't until William Herschel and John Elert Bode…

Dante’s Inferno The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri is the most notable epic poem produced during the Middle Ages. In the instance of the title the word comedy is taken from an Italian word defined as the prosperous ending after a difficult beginning. The Divine Comedy is a trilogy of poems the first being the Inferno, the story of Dante’s journey through hell. Two unique aspects of the Divine Comedy are that it was the first major epic to be written in Italian, rather than Latin, and…

Disney, voicing Mickey Mouse. As expected, Steamboat Willie was a hit. Thanks to the massive success of Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse was finally given some friends in 1929 when Silly Symphonies was released. Disney’s classic characters, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and Donald Duck all made their first debut appearance along side Mickey and it was truly one for the books. Over the next few years, the Disney Brothers’ Studio went on to release more instant classics, including Flowers and Trees…

Mythology is in my opinion an extremely fascinating subject. It’s not only about what or who a civilization worshiped, it’s about their culture the way they lived and interacted with nature based on their gods. There is more to mythology than just greek there are many others including; Egyptian and norse, Which are just two of the ones i will discuss. Greek Mythology Gods and Goddesses: There are a collection of twelve gods of the greek pantheon. The control nature and the entire…

on out. "Mickey Mouse went on to become a national figure, international attraction, and finally a cultural totem." He opened the door for other animated characters that would be closely associated with Mickey, including Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Goofy. This triumph led to the installation of vastly profitable Disney store chains that sold franchised goods. The products sold went on to shape the worlds trends for the next forty years (Encyclopedia of World Biography page 26; Garraty…

Disney a Magical Place to Never Forget “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever” – Walt Disney. Disney world is a place that everybody would love, because everybody that goes there no matter what age they become child again. Who does not love Mickey? Who does not think about going there even one time per year? A dream that may people have is to take the baby to go see Mickey for the first time. So, my family took me to Disney several times, but the first time I…

Gothic texts are no longer of value due to their contextual irrelevance and simplistic content Gothic literature is often undervalued by contemporary audiences, who may label modern texts as more complex in structure and style, or more relevant to a present-day understanding. Despite this, Gothic texts still remain of value and relevance in terms of culture, society, and the influence that they have had on contemporary works. The Gothic genre has evolved from its roots in traditional Gothic…

nothing. In Roman mythology, the mortals tried to do good deeds to have a great afterlife. If enough good deeds were done, they would be rewarded to be with the gods. After their deaths, they would be taken to the underworld where it was ruled by Pluto, a Roman god. Instead of staying there forever, they would get judged on their actions. If one did great deeds then they went to the Fields of Elysium. If a person was just ordinary then they went to the Plain of Asphodel, but if a person…

Edward Rybak Professor Bessenbacher English M01B 15 April 2015 The Dichotomy of Death In “The Raven,” by Edger Allen Poe, the speaker is driven to madness as a result of essentially lamenting over the death of his beloved Lenore. This theme of meditating on death also runs through out John Keats “Ode to a Nightingale.” Although the central theme of these two poems is in essence based upon the same subject, the perspectives taken by the two authors are so immensely different that they demand an…