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    Introduction The land of pixie dust and fairytales the "Happiest Place on Earth" and that mouse Walt Disney World is all this and more to the over 50 million visitors who pour through its gates every year. Prices may be high and the lines long, but you can learn to love Disney with a little know-how. When you see kids ' eyes light up as they meet Mickey or glimpse Cinderella Castle on the horizon, you 'll no longer able be able to say that you don 't like Disney. The Topic: Walt Disney World is a

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    This country has been described as a “melting pot” of different ethnicities. To put it into statistics, the United States’ population in 2014 accounted 37.9 percent minority. No matter who they are, people come together to enjoy whatever Hollywood has produced; whether it’s cinematic masterpieces or tasteful television productions. In fact, 46 percent of all movie tickets sold in the United States were purchased by people of color in that year (Hunt et al). They would all come together to watch a

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    artists. Mama's Dream World museum in Belzoni shows "picture memories" of rural Delta life hand-stitched by folk artist Ethel Wright Mohamed, whose work has been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution. The Jim Henson Museum in Leland honors the Muppets creator, whose Sesame Street characters are based on the creatures he discovered on the banks of Deer Creek where he once

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    television shows and influenced children everywhere. Sesame Street not only focused on helping children with academic skills such as the alphabet and numbers but, they also taught them how to deal with problems in life. Joan Cooney brought in the Muppets and through them children learned about marriage, racial integration, and even how to deal with death. As a result of this, Sesame Street became a tremendous success “A 1996 survey found that 95% of all American preschoolers had watched the show by

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    The aim of this essay is to explore the use of performance in Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (Constance Marks, 2011) and to see how the performances that are used throughout the documentary help tell the story of the hand behind Elmo. It will look at performance and how far do we trust what we see on screen to be the truth. Additionally the essay will look at the use of voiceover, interviews and footage is used as part of the performance. Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey tells the story of Kevin

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    Chipotle’s “Back to the Start” advertisement captures the sentiments of the audience by depicting Chipotle’s competitors’ practices as unethical. In both “Back to the Start” and the “Scarecrow” advertisements, Chipotle attempts to align itself with society’s growing belief that humane agriculture is better. Chipotle’s advertisements present their practices to be ethical, which sets its products apart from its competition. However, Chipotle’s message employs the same sentimental appeals and logical

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    hand in making.” (page 2, paragraph 4) According to this sentence we are keeping harems by force thurough ancestor’s laws which are not accepted today. We are mentioned women lower then men in many Muslim countries. We behave like them they are muppets of our desires.However the highest animals don’t behave like this.Also we are animals which are full revenge.We always wait till our enemies or even our friends to drop

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    Ready Player One Analysis

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    “As far as my house, I have a ton of video games and three or four old consoles” (Ernest). This is a quote from Ernest Cline. From this quote, it shows how important of technology of video games that had affected his life and inspired him to write a book, Ready Player One. Ready Player One is a fictional novel that writes about people in 2041 who try to escape reality into video games. Technology provides disadvantages and advantages, but according to Ready Player One, there are more advantages than

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    Pastiche is a technique used in artistic works that is constructed from borrowing various elements from other texts. The strategy of pastiche is present in the film “Pulp Fiction” (1994) by Quentin Tarantino and the artistic photographic series ‘Living in Hell and Other Stories’ by Tom Hunter. Through these artworks the audience is able to identify a range of textual works that imitate the style or character of particular artwork, film or literature. Pastiche derives from the late nineteenth century

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    “Marketers see children as a future — as well as current — market and hence brand loyalty at a young age”(Global issues, 2010). Marketing is a complex scheme which benefits the industry to develop consumers however, the society does not understand the outcome it can cause in the future. All around the world, many kids are produced in the consumerism trade through the trademark of marketing industry and lifestyle the society has embraced into the children lives today. This paper will explore the

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