The Mickey Mouse Club

Introduction The Walt Disney Company characterizes a truly massive business composed of four strategic professional units (SBUs) which, with the consideration of the consolidated revenue, represented roughly a whopping 35.5 billion dollars in 2007. The four SBUs are Disney Consumer Products, Studio Entertainment, Parks and Resorts, and Media Networks Broadcasting, and these can be further subdivided into 28 categories and are composed of a surplus of brands. The only two fundamental…

life. We were all glued to windows looking out and pointing out every little thing we saw. As soon as we got in my parents bought us all Mickey Mouse ears even my older brother who refused to wear it for the first few hours till he saw other people his age wearing them. I remember seeing all the different size Mickey Mouse shaped items, from bushes shaped like mickey to stone tiles and doors. My and my younger siblings took off running touching everything and pointing out everything. We could…

“How the Story of Moana and Maui Holds Up Against Cultural Truths” is an article written by Doug Herman that compares the Disney movie Moana to the cultural beliefs that it is based on. The movie Moana involves the protagonist named Moana and her adventure to return the stolen heart of Tifi Ti with Maui the demigod helping her return what he stole. The characters within the movie Moana are based upon the Polynesian myths to create this story. The author Doug Herman’s purpose in creating this…

Daniel Uebelacker Walt Disney: An American Original, Bob Thomas Mrs. PROUD 360 pages AP COMPOSITION Post 19th Century 17 November 2017 Autobiographical nonfiction Daniel Uebelacker Walt Disney: An American Original, Bob Thomas Mrs. PROUD 360 pages AP COMPOSITION Post 19th Century 17 November 2017…

A Reconsideration of “Zootopia”: Stereotype Zheng Kejia Wenzhou-Kean University Introduction The movie “Zootopia” is a comedy cartoon movie which was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studio in 2016. This movie mainly talks about how a “small” rabbit and a “sly” fox work together to detect a mysterious case, and finally found a huge conspiracy hidden behind this case (Spencer, & Howard, and Moore, 2016). Although this is an animal-based cartoon movie, it veritably and…

In December of 2007, The director, Tim Hill introduced the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks to moviegoers. This movie became so popular and well liked that two other movies were created after it. The writers show the audiences Dave’s adventure of trying to get the chipmunks to come live with him and be their manager. While thinking of a movie about singing chipmunks, most people would not think about it following the Hero’s Journey, but Alvin and the Chipmunks demonstrates it perfectly. Alvin and…

During the early days of October my class, the drama department and I watched a production of the play Metamorphosis, this production was performed by Splendid Productions and stared Carry Frampton, Scott and Grace. Metamorphosis is the story of a boy named Gregor who is forced to walk to support his family, mother, father and Greta. Splendid Productions use a very Brechtian style when they perform, addressing the audience, creating the stage with simple objects and their bodies and using song…

Cowgirl Chocolates Marilyn Lysohir and her husband are both entrepreneurs. They are like many Americans chasing the American dream of owning their own business. They both have a passion for the arts. Their love for the arts gave them the idea to start a magazine called Higher Ground. It is a once-a-year published magazine. Marilyn knew the magazine was not something that would produce a profit but enjoyed doing it. Marilyn and her husband wanted to find a way to fund their magazine. Marilyn had…

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…

He reads the note while he grabs his uneaten turkey off his plate and feeds it to Grace. At the sight of food Grace sits up. MORRIS I can’t believe you taught Grace new tricks. Sandy looks at Morris. SANDY I wanted to surprise you when you came home from flying for the first time, but your surprise was much bigger. Morris smiles. He grabs a large chunk of turkey off his plate and feeds it to Grace. INT. HALLWAY - DAY Later. Morris walks down the hallway towards the front door. He holds…