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    as a sequence.” In other words animation is creating an illusion of lifelike motion by using static drawings, objects, or models all posed in many different movements that are sequenced. Animation can be found everywhere in this world such as in our work, schools, homes, and any other place in which there’s a screen. Did you happen to grow up in the United States of America? If you did then chances are you probably have witnessed many seminal accomplishments in animation history. For example, Snow

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    took the mind of one man to bring it to what it is today, and that’s mans name is Walt Disney. Walt Disney’s life was devoted to the arts and entertainment almost from birth. However, Walt’s fortunes and fame didn’t take form until his creation of Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 and was the fourth child of Elias and Flora Disney. He was an extremely talented child, exhibiting tremendous creativity at such a young age. Walt began drawing pictures in the 1st grade and continued

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    Good morning, I am Kristen Rowsey. Today I get the privilege of telling you the story of my hero, the man behind the mouse. If you remember my “fun fact” was, then you probably aren’t surprised by my topic. I’m willing to say that in one way or another Walt Disney has impacted your life. As I told you the first day, Walt has impacted my life in more ways than I can count. But begin, am I the only one who has no idea what they’re going to do with their life? Walt struggled with this also, so if you

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    Who is the man responsible for classic childhood films such as Cinderella, Snow White, Alice and Wonderland, and what many people call his greatest creation ever Mickey Mouse? All of these were put into action by Walt Disney. Disney is the most legendary cartoonist to ever live, and many people still reap the benefits of Walt Disney’s vision through the theme parks, Disney World and Disneyland. Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois but later moved to Missouri where he spent most of his childhood

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    own studio in 1928 which was named Walt Disney productions (Source #4). Iwerks had come up with a new character called Mickey. He was energetic,mischievous, and cheerful. Mickey had his own cartoon called "Steamboat Willie"(Source #2). Disney was an American motion-picture an a producer and a showman. He created famous animated cartoon films and made characters such as Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck(Source #5). Disney was also a creator of entertainment. He believed, "All our dreams can come true, if

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    entertainment during the 20th century. As a very powerful businessman in Hollywood, he and his brother Roy O. Disney co-founded The Walt Disney Company. The creation of Mickey Mouse; it all started when Charles Mintz suggested an all-cartoon series, with a rabbit as the hero: “ Walt thought that was a fine idea and set to work with Ub Iwerks on a cartoon character with so much personality, be seemed to be almost human” (Disney 43). Oswald the Rabbit was becoming popular all around the country. But

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    Walt Disney was the founder of Walt Disney Company, an iconic business which has became one of the biggest enterprises known today. He changed the world of entertainment and influenced modern popular culture, helping to start it on its path towards where it is today. He was an entrepreneur and did not give up, although he faced many hardships throughout his career. The Disney franchise is known for its wholesome, family oriented nature, but Walt’s personal backstory is not all fairy dust and sing-alongs

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    parents hated it. But they hated it more when Disney had tried to go as well. So, following his parent’s words, he instead applied to Red Cross to drive an ambulance down the roads, arranging his birth date so he is the approximate age of 17. Due to his work, he ended up moving to France for the year to continue driving the boring ambulance. After the year was over, he moved back to Chicago. Walt was then hired for an animating job just for showing his drawings to the manager, but was soon fired for distracting

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    Walt Disney: The Man Behind Modern Cartoons “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them,” as Walt Disney always said. In the biography, Disney’s World by Leonard Mosley, it tells about Walt Disney’s life in very rich detail. The biography is primarily focuses on the hardships Walt had to face in order to achieve success. This biography is well known for emphasizing all of Walt’s mistakes he made in his career. Today, however, Walt is known as one of the most

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    age 16, he dropped out of school to join the army. He was rejected for being underage, so instead he joined the Red Cross. Red Cross sent him to France for a year, there, he drove an ambulance. After France, he went back to Kansas City in 1919, to work as a commercial illustrator. Later he made crude animated cartoons. He met cartoonist Ubbe Eert Iwwerks, better known as Ub Iwerks at Pesmin-Rubin Art Studio, where his brother Roy had gotten him a job. After that, Walt Disney worked at Kansas City

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