The Mickey Mouse Club

The film industry is such a large part of the American culture and is often taken for granted. Many people these days have no idea the amount of work or the number of inventions needed to create the American film industry that they know today. Thomas Edison and Hollywood are two of the most influential names in the history of the American film industry. The history of the motion picture industry dates back to the seventeenth century. In 1877, Thomas Edison invented something that recorded…

The first Peanuts comic strip was introduced on October 2nd, 1950 illustrated by a man named Charles M. Schulz. The last strip was printed on February 13th, 2000, a day after Mr. Schultz died. There are hints on why certain things were named in the strip. His address is “1770 James Street” in Minneapolis.” It was invented because Charles was an average student and when someone found him and that he could draw they signed a 5 year contact with him to work for the Peanuts comic strip.…

In The Whites of Their Eyes Stuart Hall claims that media production is a way to represent the social world, images, descriptions, and explanations of how the world is and works (82). I agree in that the media explains parts of how the world is and works, but this is done through the way that rich, powerful, white men think and create an ideal world in their mind; a perfect world that’s not likely to become real. The purpose of this essay is to explain how the media’s portrayal of the world is…

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…

1. Walt Disney was one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century. In the 1940s he developed the concept Sentimental Populism. Sentimental Populism was created to glorify American people, emphasize with the “little guy,” and cause average folks to have the last laugh. Disney’s role in America culture was to develop movies that made people laugh but a message about the daily struggles others were going though. He used Pinocchio, Bambi, Dumbo and many more to demonstrate this. The…

Walt Disney is one of the most known names in America, and even all over the world. His success and stories are a prime example of the American dream and what it means to go after what one believes in. Walt set a legacy through his work, starting in his early life, later leading into building his business, and finally finishing off his legacy and leaving it to trusted people today. Walt Disney was born in Chicago Illinois in 1901. He was the fourth of five kids with a hardworking mother and an…

In the essay “What’s Happened to Disney Films?” author John Evans states the concerns of parents with regards to Disney motion pictures and how they are not as child-friendly as they were in the 1960’s compared to the 1990’s. Evans focus on the issues brought about in these films ranging from the use of profanities to violence, which should not be in Disney films. I understand the logic behind the authors position, he believes that the content of Disney films has taken a turn for the worse.…

In 1940, a few seventeen year-old boys accidentally discovered Lascaux in southwestern France. It wasn’t before long until archaeologists got their hands on these cave paintings, and starting dissecting any artifacts that were on the scene (Lascaux, New World Encyclopedia). These Paleolithic paintings demonstrated their explicit Stone Age artwork, current culture, and human development (Lascaux, New World Encyclopedia). But by 1979, the caves were closed to the public in order to preserve the…

When I went on the Disney Cruise, the ship was called the Disney Wonder. This ship is 964 feet in length which is longer than Main Street U.S.A. in Magic Kingdom. I think when the builders planned this ship, they thought the bigger, the better. The cruise ship traveled from Los Angeles to Puerto Vallarta to Cabo San Lucas and then back to Los Angeles. We were passengers on the ship for seven days. It was the best seven days of my life! From the first time I stepped on the Disney cruise ship…

Walt Disney used well known cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse, Bambi, but most importantly Donald Duck. The use of these characters helped create an interest in the war. However, it gave a slightly unrealistic view of the war, in one animated short with Donald Duck is part of the Nazis which was changed to…