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The camera migrates into the forest passing various creatures with big, bulging, brown eyes. The fluffy irresistible fur of the rabbits begs to be stroked. The rabbits skip away laughing leaving the grass blowing in the cool breeze. Then, the camera travels to the right where an owl plays tag with a speedy mouse under the blue sky. Finally, the technology races towards the sky revealing heart shaped clouds. Peaceful scenes such as the one just described constantly appear in Disney films since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. However, when depicting nature, should unrealistic imagines occupy the screen? Consider a political film such as Bambi, when making such an enormous statement regarding hunting, should the film illustrate nature accurately? How about more recent movies such as The Lion King? Parents take their prized possessions, their children, to see these shows. Children absorb their information and experiences around them like a sponge. In addition, Disney and other films to this day are instrumental in a minor's childhood. Considering the impact of the films, one would predict that two popular Disney films, Bambi and The Lion King, would portray nature factually. Nonetheless, The Lion King and Bambi both depict nature accurately.

Disney’s long-run success is mainly due to creating value through diversification. Their corporate strategies (primarily under CEO Eisner) include three dimensions: horizontal and geographic expansion as well as vertical integration. Disney is a prime example of how to achieve long-run success through the choices of business, the choice of how many activities to undertake, the choice of how many businesses to be in, the choice of how to manage a portfolio of businesses and the choice of how to create synergies between those businesses (3, p.191-221). All these choices and decisions are

‘The sheer popularity’ of stimulating nature or using nature as ad space ‘demands that we acknowledge, even respect, their cultural importance,’ suggests Richtel. Culturally important, yes. But the logical extension of synthetic nature is the irrelevance of ‘true’ nature— the certainty that it’s not even worth looking at. (Louv lines 9-19)

Throughout history, humans have had a strong reliance on nature and their environment. As far back as historians can look, people have depended on elements of nature for their survival. In the past few decades, the increased advancement of technology has led to an unfortunate division between humans and nature, and this lack of respect is becoming a flaw in current day society. In Last Child in the Woods, Louv criticizes modern culture by arguing that humans increasing reliance on technology has led to their decreasing connection with nature through the use of relevant anecdotes, rhetorical questions and powerful imagery to appeal to ethos.

Throughout today’s society there are several different cultural perspectives which form theoretical and practical understandings of natural environments, creating various human-nature relationship types. In this essay, I will describe and evaluate different ways of knowing nature and the impact of these views on human-nature relationships. From this, I will then explore my own human-nature relationship and reflect on how my personal experiences, beliefs and values has led me to this view, whilst highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each and reflecting upon Martin’s (1996) continuum.

The Disney Corporation has had both positive and negative effects on American society. Disney has majorly affected both the youth and adults in America by way they interact with each other, what they expect from each other, and how parents bring up their youth in harsh and unrealistic expectations according to Disney. Disney has fostered a strong sense of imagination in the past, present and future youth of America. This sense of imagination is necessary to the development of children when it comes to success in life and self-confidence. The Disney Corporation knows how to work it’s audience for a profit and mastering that skill has allowed Disney to accumulated billions by advertising and selling fantasies to young children and their parents. It’s also these very ideas that influence what Americans believe our government and policies should be founded on. In “The Mouse That Roared” the author states “Education is never innocent, because it always presupposes a particular view of citizenship, culture, and society. And yet it is this very appeal to innocence, bleached of any semblance of politics, that has become a defining feature in Disney culture and pedagogy” (Giroux 31) This quote defines Disney at large. Disney has created the idea of ‘imagination’ in American society and perpetuates it in everything America does and influences everything America stands. In everyday American life, politics and business, The Disney Corporation has a hand in it.

Introduction: The Walt Disney Company is on the threshold of a new era. Michael Eisner has stepped down from his position as CEO and turned over the reigns to Robert Iger. A lot of turmoil has been brewing through the company over the last four years; many people are hoping that this change in leadership will put Disney back on the road to success. Issues began around mid-2002; when declining earnings, fleeing shareholders, and

My amour with nature started when I was 6. I was fascinated by the sights, smells and sounds of the jungle. I still remember vividly the sight of a dancing peacock and gamboling herd of deer made me clap my hands with glee. Thus, was ingrained in me the foundation of ardor for nature and its denizens. As I grew older , this environment became more and more meaningful to me. My brief sojourns here every year has had a positive effect on my personality. Being a seeker of thrills, the jungle with its ever present dangers titillated my sense of adventure. I also concluded that human and animal life is extremely similar and that we can learn so much from them. I realized how important it was to be a keen observer, to be vigilant in order to survive, because like a predator, challenges set foot in our lives soundlessly and abruptly catching us off guard. Just like how the repercussion of carelessness in a jungle is death, carelessness in our concrete jungle means failure. Both humans and animals adhere to the same law of life - Survival of the

Walt Disney is extremely known for being a film producer and popular showman. He was very recognizing for being an innovator in animation and theme park design. Disney was a visionary in terms of cartoons. Disney views and visions came from his persistence for the future. Walt Disney strives upon building Disney’s to have core strengths in three areas of entertainment and recreation, motion pictures and videos. Walt created his first animated character, Mickey Mouse.

1. What is Walt Disney Company’s corporate generic strategy? Explain the reason for your answer.

For the first fifty years, filmed images of nature documentary were perceived as a simple expansion of human vision, a world not visible to the audience allowing them experience the pleasure through the act of visualization in moving images. Soon after the end of World War II, Walt Disney produced a hugely successful series True-Life Adventures in which nature in the continental United States was depicted. The style Disney influenced virtually every wildlife film made for theatrical release or television in the next twenty years. The influence of human civilization on the natural environment was not an agenda until the end of 1960s when the arrival of a new ecological movement in the political landscape leading to the concept of ‘Gaia hypothesis’,

Walt Disney’s objectives is to be one of the world’s leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. They seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences. Disney managers focus on generating the best creative content possible promotion innovation and utilizing the latest technology, while expanding into new markets around the world. Just as those goals are set within the corporation they have another goal that they have set, which is to reduce the amount of fuel and waste they produce in order to minimize the pollution that affects our environment. Disney’s environmental awareness focuses on using resources wisely and protect the plants as they operate and keep their business growing. The corporation started their first environmental targets in 2009, which was and still is an ongoing goal for the corporation, zero net greenhouse gas emission, zero waste, and conserve water resources. In 2009 the corporation announced a goal related to minimizing the environmental footprint of their products, they began developing a paper sourcing policy and an environmental responsibility index that request information on key environmental impacts. One of their goal Zero Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions and their target is that by 2020, reduce net emissions by 50% from 2012 total levels. For Zero Waste their target is that by 2020, achieve 60% waste diverted from landfills and incineration. For Conserve Water

The root of the problems that this generation is facing is centered around the value of human life and enjoyment over all else. This self-centered way of life has shaped the way that decisions are made, and subsequently has negatively impacted the environment, nature as a whole. When major developments impact the surrounding nature, living or nonliving, the nature’s value is diminished and cannot be regained fully, even if the developments are removed completely. If decisions are made with respectful consideration toward the value of the nature that will be impacted and undoubtedly lost, there would be less destruction of naturally valuable areas and organisms. However, this consideration must be accompanied by action, for as Ed Abbey says in the film DamNation, “Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul,” meaning that thoughts and beliefs are nothing without action, and thoughts and beliefs that are worth nothing are the demise of the human mind. A balance between the value of natural features and human desire must be found while changing the environment, and checked consistently during the human-made feature’s existence.

Walt Disney was founded in 1923 and is today the second largest media company after Comcast (The Walt Disney Studios History, n.d.). Disney has assets totaling 92.03 billion dollars, annual revenue of 55.63 billion in 2016 and a market capitalization of $163.48 billion (Total Assets of the Walt Disney Company 2006-2016, n.d.) (Walt Disney Co, n.d.).

The writer did not focus so much attention on children and nature until the end of the chapter where the author gave strong connection with children peacefully interacting nature. However, I would like to point out the negative vibe the writer had with the connection with children and nature before I twist the plot to the positive feedback from the author. Nonetheless, the author gave an illustration about a curious boy who asked an important question about the difference between virtual reality and real reality when he saw sea creatures in the public aquarium. People thought the boy’s question was irrelevant and decided to ignore the curious boy’s question. However, the speaker was upset that children spend more time watching television and playing video games that they do not understand the difference between virtual reality and real reality. Due to the fact that the child is not well educated about its natural environment. The writer went further to mention four vital information about the intersection a child can encounter with nature. These include; delicate conversation, patience, reading of nuance and meaning.