Roy O. Disney

SCA Response Paper Hank Ahrenholz A Sand County Almanac is a book written by Aldo Leopold in 1949. In this book he writes about what he sees in different months of the year in Wisconsin. The book is split up into 2 different sections and in the first part he talks about what he sees in nature throughout the year. He writes about things like birds building nests, geese migrating, and how man can enjoy the nature. In my words I think the main idea would be preserving nature. He brings up many…

Dragons, witches, princesses, knights. These are the imaginary friends in so many children's lives. For young adults, those fairy tale characters give away to darker characters and more realistic situations. However, what do they all have in common? They live in stories. Two stories that are interesting are The Giver by Lois Lowry, and "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote. When Jonas in The Giver turns 12, he is picked for something special and finds out some secret things. Buddy in "A…

Millhauser already introduces us to a dream-like story, to a tale from the very beginning since the title is Flying Carpet. The reference is taken up on Aladdin's tale where the character rides a so-called flying carpet. However, Millhauser transforms this element of wonder into something that will later bring the character's resignation. The oxymoron "Flying carpet" is interesting considering that "flying" corresponds to the air and therefore to dream and wonder whereas "carpet" embodies the…

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…

The podcast Bad Baby starts off by introducing the story of a mother who has a blog where she talks about the eldest of her three children that genuinely enjoys creating chaos. They connect her story to that of a novel called The Fifth Child, written by Doris Lessing, and how she wrote the novel based on a folklore about goblins that look like children taking the place of actual children. After talking about the book and folklore, psychologist Paul Bloom weighs in on the idea of a bad baby by…

Kong The Adventurous “Thank you Mom but I can do it on my own.” My mom glanced back at me with a blank expression. “KONG! You can do somethings on your own, I know you can, but somethings… you are just too young of a unicorn.” My mom explained to me firmly. “I guess!” I confessed. Me and my parents live together in a magical place known as Uni-Landia, where all the amazing unicorns of the world live. Me and my family live outside (like all unicorns do) right off of Rainbow Dash Street. The…

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 actresses are recruited by Walt Disney Studios to take on the task of becoming the newest Disney icon. They will become the faces…

On a snowy night in 1892, The Nutcracker (originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Balletmaster Lev Ivanov) made its first appearance at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. With a dazzling original score by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and classical ballet choreography, The Nutcracker became a holiday tradition in the United States a few years after its first full-length American production by dancer/choreographer Willam Christensen for the San Francisco Ballet on December…

Disney princess films are popular, especially among little girls. There are entire lines of toys and clothes that use the images of the princesses. Children have been enjoying Disney princess films for many years. Snow White is considered to be the first Disney princess film; it was released in 1937 (imdb.com). Many of the early Disney princess films star female protagonists who have extensive relationships with wild animals, but very negative relationships with their mother or step-mother, if…

essays, “Girls on Film: The Real Problem with the Disney Princess Brand” by Monika Bartyzel and “In Defense of Princess Culture” by Crystal Liechty. These essays debate the impact of Disney expectations and whether or not they are good or bad. In the article “Girls on Film: The Real Problem with the Disney Princess Brand,” author Monika Bartyzel claims that Disney is projecting unrealistic expectations on girls and how they should…