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    "If you can dream it, you can do it." Was a very popular quote by who I think was the most effective citizen of the 20th century, Walt Disney. Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois. His father was Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian, and his mother, Flora Call Disney, was German-American. Disney was one of five children, four boys and a girl. He lived most of his childhood in Marceline, Missouri, where he began drawing, painting and selling pictures to neighbours

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    Walter “Walt” Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois. His father was Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian, and his mother, Flora Call Disney, was German-American. Walt was one of five children: four boys and a girl. His siblings were Roy, Ruth, Raymond, and Herbert. He began drawing, painting, and selling pictures to his neighbors and family friends in Marceline, Missouri, where he lived for most of his childhood. In 1911, the Disney family moved to Kansas City, where Walt found

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    Desiree Huber Jennifer Roland Economics 10 May 2016 Andrew Carnegie and Walter Disney There were many men that made America the way it is today and they did not achieve that by sitting back and doing nothing they put their heart and soul into their work.”No man becomes rich unless he enriches others. -Andrew Carnegie”(Andrew Carnegie Quotes). There are many reasons why Andrew Carnegie and Walt Disney are alike and why they are different. They both believe that a good leader is persistent, enthusiastic

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    “Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in the Hermosa section of Chicago, Illinois. His father was Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian, and his mother, Flora Call Disney, was German-American.”(biography.com) In 1918, the United States joined World War 1. 25-year-old Brother Roy joined army, he told Walt about how great it is. So after that

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    “Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.” (www.brainyquote.com/quotes/walt_disney_131640) When you hear Walt Disney, you might think of Disneyland and Mickey Mouse. But that's not all that Walt was. Walt was a man with lots of success, but it wasn't always like that. Walt Disney's life was like a roller coaster because he went through lots of ups and downs. Did you know many times in his life he went bankrupt and had to sell all his equipment

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    Walter “Walt” Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in the Hermosa area of Chicago, Illinois. His parents are Flora Call Disney and Elias Disney. Walt had 4 siblings, 3 brothers and 1 sister. For most of his childhood he lived in Marceline, Missouri, that’s where he began drawing, painting and selling pictures to people in the neighborhood and family friends. Then in 1911 his family moved to Kansas City, where he discovered that he loved trains. Walt’s Uncle, Mike Martin was a train engineer

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    Walt Disney has a vast effect on my personal journey as an artist. From Walt Disney’s childhood and humble beginning in Marceline, Missouri, to creation of the Walt Disney Animation Studios of today, Walt’s story is one of perseverance. His story is one I have felt a unique connection too, and although there are some clear correlations and definite distinctions between our life experiences and art, I aspire to match his greatness. Walt Disney’s unconventional life experiences led to his varied

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    A Legacy that Lives On Disney is worth around 165 billion dollars, it’s hard to imagine that the man that created this company was in debt most of his life (Greene). Walt Disney had many struggles in this life, including debt, but he worked through them all. In the legacy unit, we have been researching people that have left a tremendous impact on the world. Walt Disney is a perfect example because of his tangible work such as his cartoons, movies, and of course Disneyland. As well as his wonderful

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    Thiebaud coming from a religious background before him and his family moved to Long Beach, California at the age of six months old. During his high school years Thiebaud had the privilege of practicing and learning his talents as a trainee at Walt Disney studios during World War 2, where he found excitement, drawing popular, famous cartoon characters such as, Pinocchio, Goofy, and Jiminy Cricket. Moreover, he started to continue to make progress as he worked as a poster designer and commercial artist

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    Walt Disney Early Life And Death: Walt died from Lung Cancer (Source#2). Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966, in Burbank, California (Source#2). Walt Disney was born in Hermosa,Illinois on the 5th of December in the year 1901 (Source#1). Disney enjoyed growing up on a farm. (Source#5) Walt Disney went to school at McKinley High School (Source#1). Walter was raised with 3 other brothers and a sister. He was also a son to Elias and Flora Disney.(Source#5) He took drawing and photography classes

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