Roy O. Disney

have heard of Walt Disney and the many theme parks he has in his name around the world. I want you to think of a world however without Disneyland. Scary right? Well this “Disneyland-lacking” world would have been a reality if it wasn’t for his brother Roy Disney, who took care all of financial side of the Walt Disney Company in its early years. After personally being a cast member at Walt Disney World, I have always been inspired to teach people about the history of the Walt Disney Company. With…

The Pursuit of Happyness Italian film director Gabriele Muccino made his grand debut into Hollywood filmmaking in 2006 when he decided to take an offer provided by Will Smith to direct The Pursuit of Happyness, the story of African-American entrepreneur Chris Gardner. In the film, Gardner is a salesman living with his five-year old son Christopher, and his wife Linda in an apartment in San Francisco. His financial troubles began after he decides to invest his entire life savings in overpriced…

Born of Dutch immigrants, Ronald Boender grew up in Illinois and had always had a fascination with butterflies, beginning with the cabbage whites, black swallowtails and silk moths he found while growing up on his father’s farm. He moved to Florida in 1968, and after retiring from a successful career as an electrical engineer, he decided to actively pursue his interest in butterflies, beginning by raising local butterflies and butterfly food plants in small numbers at his home. When he learned…

Gabriel Richard was born in La Ville de Saintes, France on October 15, 1767. When he was 17 he entered the seminary in Angers, France. He went to school at the College in Saintes and would later attend the Sulpician seminaries in Angers and Issy. He would join the Sulpicians in 1790 and was ordained a priest in 1791. At the start he would teach mathematics at the Robertins College in Paris, but later would be forced to flee due to the French Revolution in 1792. He came over to the country by…

Andrew Warhola (Andy Warhol) was born on August 6th, 1928, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. His parents were Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants, and Andy was the youngest of 3. Andy attended Holmes School in Pittsburgh and attended free art classes at Carnegie Institute. Andy loved art, movies, and frequently went to the local cinema. When Andy was nine, he was given his first camera. Andy converted a section of his parent’s basement into a darkroom where he developed his pictures. In 1945 Andy attended…

Trampolines are fascinating contraptions. Trampoline-A sheet, usually, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts, and is used as a spring board in tumbling. Trampolines are kind of dangerous but very fun. The way trampolines have developed over the years really shows the greatness of the human mind. Many forms of trampolines were created over time. The history of the trampoline is very interesting. The first known…

Although the Walt Disney company seems innocent in American society, it is actually a facade hiding the ugly true purpose of the organization. For more than ninety years, Disney has been hiding subliminal messages and Satanic symbols in its productions. Not only are these messages racist, sexual, and Satanic, but they are also poisoning children and taking away their innocence. Who would think twice about America’s favorite multi-billion dollar industry geared for teaching children “pure and…

Shel Silverstein Sheldon Allan Silverstein was born on September 25, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to Nathan and Helen Silverstein. Shel’s sister Peggy was born 4 years later. Shel grew up in Logan’s Square a working-class neighborhood in the northwest side of Chicago. No one knows very much about Shel’s early years. We know that he started drawing strange pictures at an early age, he also wrote stories to go with them. As a teenager Shel was not much of an athlete himself but he became a…

When you hear the name Walt Disney you probably think about movies, tv shows, and maybe a certain mouse. Walt Disney brought his limitless imagination to the hearts and minds of millions worldwide, he entertained through characters showed cased in cartoons, films, television and at Disney theme parks. Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois. After Walt’s birth, his parents, Elias Disney and Flora Disney moved their family to Marceline, Missouri. While growing up…

The Disney Renaissance is not a common time that many people know about; however, between the years 1989-1999, Disney had established and created the superlative empire that they are known as today. Over the span of ten years, the Disney Renaissance began by the effect of influencing decisions, continued with success and competition, and ended by absence of important leaders. Before the Disney Renaissance had begun, the Disney company had lost the two stupendous brothers that started it all,…