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The book I read for the second quarter is John Muir Father of our National Parks by Charles Norman. John Muir was originally from Scotland and he moved to America in 1849 with his father Daniel and his brother David, his mother and sisters to follow shortly after. Conservation is highly valued by John however this book also shows another theme, value education because it often leads to a better future. John and his brother David are constantly learning throughout their childhood on the…

Mo Willems was born on Feb 11, 1968 in Des Plaines Illinois. His parents were Dutch immigrants; his mother went on to be an attorney and his father became a potter making ceramic pieces. When Mo Willems was a child he doodled all the time. His childhood life long dream was to “take over Charles Schulz's job when he died. I wanted to do 'Peanuts.'" Although that dream did not transpire, he ended up touching the world with his many works of art. Willems studied film and animation at New York…

Lawren Stewart Harris Lawren Stewart Harris, was born in October on the 23rd, 1885 in Brantford, Ontario. He passed away in January on the 29, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia. When he was alive a lot stuff happened and is now considered history such as World War 1, World War 2 and when the Titanic sank in 1912, April 14- April 15. All of this stuff that happened is history and will never be forgotten. Harris was born into a wealthy family. He attended Toronto's St. Andrews College. When…

Telesforas Valius was the youngest of his family, born July 10, 1914 in Riga, Latvia. Being born in a Lithuanian family, the family returned to Lithuania in 1918. Telesforas entered the Kaunas Art School after being encouraged by his art teacher in grade school. Telesforas studied woodcuts in Japanese when he took his brief visit to Paris. Telesforas worked in art his whole life after school, beginning with his part time job as an artist at Kaunas Textile Company. Later in 1942 he became a…

I have always wondered about the background of Walt Disney’s creations. Although his creation may have their technological flaws, I believe the character themselves are flawless. Enough with the opinion part now onto the fun-filled facts.How can one person create so much entertainment you may ask, well that is for you to read and find out.Walt Disney has brought so much magic to this world through T.V. shows, Movies, Toys, amusement parks and so much more. Characters: Walt Disney created his…

Mo Willems began his career as a writer and animator for the show Sesame Street on PBS. During this time, he earned 6 Emmy Awards for his writing. Willems worked on Sesame Street for nine seasons and created two animated series The Off-Beats for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City. Codename: Kids Next Door was another show where Willems served as head writer at Cartoon Network, it was during this time that Willems began writing and illustrating books for children (Willems, Mo…

Summary: In the article “The Hit Man’s Tale” Vincent Smothers grew up on Detroit’s east side with eight siblings. He was very close to his father Sonny. From a younger age Smothers learned how to do plumbing, electrical work, and painting. He was good at everything his mother said in the article. It was like he already knew what to do, from those comments his mother made and his grades throughout school, which meant he was a very intelligent young man. Vincent was an honor student in school; he…

Vicky Kendirjian Informative Speech Outline Topic: Walt Disney English 203 Dr. Samira Shami Purpose At the end of my speech, the audience will be knowledgeable of Walt Disney’s life, including his starting point, failures and finally the great achievements, which are being reflected for decades and many generations including us are witnessing them. Introduction “All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them.” Claims one of the world’s most influential, legendary,…

Mary Blair the Legend (Mary Blair, Concept of Alice Looking at the Rabbit’s house ,ca 1951, gouache, 10.94 x11x0.06 in(27.94 x0.16cm) Mary Blair was born Oklahoma and moved out to San Jose when She was 7, and won a scholarship to Chouinard Art institute in Los Angeles, where she graduated from Chouinard in 1933.She met her husband Lee(Les). E Blair there. Mary and Les made a great team at their stay at Disney. Mary was heavily influenced by the vibrant colors and strong geometric shapes of…

America has many historical heros. These heroes have changed this world. Not all the heroes fought in wars, or served as presidents. Some of the heroes changed the world from not just that. Some changed the world by film, art, or speeches. This man has changed the world drastically with film. This American hero is Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5th, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois. He was born to Elias and Flora Call Disney along with four other siblings in his family. Not…