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    Seth Macfarlane was born on October 26, 1973 in Connecticut. He did not follow the paths of his mother or father—Ronald and Ann, who were a teacher and an academic administrator. Instead, he got into animation, and came up with famous cartoons that are around and still very popular today. He always loved to draw cartoons, and this is evident because when he was only 2, he had drawn the commonly known Woody Woodpecker and Freddy Flintstone. Through high school, Macfarlane continued drawing and animating

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    The Mickey Mouse Club is a television show that was created by Walt Disney and was produced by Walt Disney Productions. The show was first aired by ABC from 1955 to 1960 and intermittently aired from 1950 to 1996. The Mickey Mouse Club was a variety show for children that included a carton, music and talent, a news segment and even a comedy segment. The cast members were called Mouseketeers. Of the Mouseketeers, the teenage boys and girls faced the most challenges. While teens in the 1950’s had a

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    A moment of nostalgia may set in if you think back to your early childhood. Most of us have a favorite cartoon and chances are it's probably one created by Walt Disney. A man from humble beginnings, grew to be one of the most influential entrepreneurs in film history. Early life for Disney was a bit complicated he dropped out of high school at the age of 16. He wanted to join the army during WW1 but due to his age he was rejected, Walt was able to serve in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps after he forged

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    As a child I grew up watching cartoons that dated back to almost the early 50’s, shows like Mickey Mouse and Friends and movies like Marry Poppins. It was always a wonder how a drawing could somehow come to life and who was responsible for it. As I grew older I soon found out the person responsible for the amazing productions I grew up watching and it just so happened to be a guy by the name of Walt Disney was behind it all. Walt Disney was a pure innovator with one the wildest imaginations that

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    Walt Disney created his iconic character, Mickey Mouse, in the 1930s. The Mickey Mouse character is widely recognizable as an American icon, and provides the foundation, along with a host of other recognizable characters, for the Walt Disney empire. The Disneyland Theme Park opened in 1955 in California, while the Walt Disney World park opened in Florida in 1971 (Ferrell & Hirt, 2013). In 1983, the Walt Disney Company expanded beyond the United States, opening a park in Japan that would be followed

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    Walt Disney made one of the first motion picture movies it was called Snow White. Walt also owned a character named Oswald. He made many motion picture films featuring Oswald until he was forced to make a new character . He couldn't use Oswald any more because a company legally took Oswald away from Walt. Disney's new character creation was Mickey Mouse. He is the reason Walt Disney is so successful. Walt Disney put a lot of thought into putting his new Mickey character together. He finally found

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    When i went to Disneyland, I was eight. It was 2013. My mom surprised us at christmas. We walked in and huge luggage bags were under the tree. Mine was pink, and my sister’s bag was blue.We were driving to California; my mom’s friend, Dee, was driving us. We had to stop at her house in vegas for a good night sleep. We had taco bell for dinner. I ate the spicy bean dip, and a normal taco with lettuce. Me and my sister had to share a room, it had a huge tv. We watched, well I watched Full House.

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    Colin Wells Sherry Minkowski Government 12 26 March 2000 Disney’s Influence on American Culture How does one begin to describe a king? As generations change, society calls for new leaders and kings, that will continue to push the boundaries. Steven Watts describes it as: Hollywood’s leading fantasy factory… (187) Disney is much more prominent in society, its impact now lives in every household, as well as a place in everyone’s soul. Behind it all is a thriving business that will out live most humans

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    “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing – that it all started by a mouse.” – Walt Disney The extraordinary industry known as Disney is what this research paper will consist of. Walt Disney is a phenomenal motion picture animator, that’s dynasty, has left a monumental impact on the adults and children of today and generations to come. This paper will incorporate his life, the movies he dreamed up, and the everlasting and memorable theme parks designed by him. Walt Disney Walter Elias

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    The young, soon to be famous painter, Grant Wood was born on the day of February 13, 1891 in the town of Anamosa, Iowa. In his young life he was in Iowa his father passed away in the year 1901. After the death of his Father when he was ten, His family moved to Cedar Rapids. After high school he studied in the United States and Europe and developed an interest in Impressionism. While he was in Germany while working on a commission, it gave him a chance to see early German artwork and giving him

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