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    Fads in the 1940s

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    characterized a musical‚ a gangster film‚ or a film biography. Chuck Jones was an American motion-picture animator‚ writer‚ director‚ and producer‚ known for his work on many classic animated films. He was the creator of Bugs Bunny‚ Porky Pig‚ and Daffy Duck. In the early 1940s DC continued to innovate and to introduce new superheroes. These included the Flash‚ who had superhuman speed; Green Lantern‚ whose magic ring of green meteorite gave him the power to shape energy; and Wonder Woman‚ an Amazon possessing

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    Generation after generations have all contributed to society and life someone way or another. Some more than others. The Babyboomer generation has had the most impact on the United States than other generations. The Baby boomer Generation was born between 1946 and 1964. They are considered to be too busy for much neighborly involvement yet strong desires to reset or change the common values for the good of all. They are optimistic‚ dream chasing and were not satisfied of what they knew but wanted

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    Cave drawing was only for decoration On September 8‚ 1940‚ discovered in Southern France by teenagers Marcel Ravidot and his friends playing with their dog was an amazing Paleolithic art‚ the Lascaux Cave. Using a lamp Marcel and his friends viewed a magnificent red‚white‚ yellow‚ black‚ brown bulls‚ bison‚ deer and horses. Artists used brushes made from animal hair and plant fiber and with sponges made from fur. The paintings took back to the Magdalenian period‚ which was over 15‚000 years ago.

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    The Measure of a Man And in this way‚ smiling‚ nodding to the music‚ he went another mile or so and pretended that he was not already slowing down‚ that he was not going to turn back‚ that he would be able to drive on like this alone‚ and have the right answer when his wife stood before him in the doorway of his home and asked‚ Where is he? Where is your brother?(Wolff 269) What is the measure of a rich man? Is it his material possessions‚ the extent of his spirituality‚ or is it how he chooses

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    Ragged Dick (eventually Richard Hunter‚ Esq.) is one of the more popular characters in the fables of Horatio Alger‚ a 19th century writer of short novels promoting hard work‚ thrift‚ and cheerfulness in the face of hardship as keys to the American dream. Written just after the Civil War‚ at a time when the U.S. was rapidly industrializing and many were displaced by the resulting changes in the American economy‚ Horatio Alger’s story of Ragged Dick‚ a street urchin who rises

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    Mickey as an Icon

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    good representation of Mickey’s significance in American culture because he is portrayed as Santa‚ and many of his newer movies depict him playing the role of other well-known characters in American culture. He is also seen with his friends: Donald Duck‚ Goofy‚ and his love interest‚ Minnie Mouse. Throughout the years‚ Mickey has been “modernized” by Disney so that he keeps up with the times and stays relevant. This image is one of the many examples of this because Disney wants to have a large audience;

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    The Rich Brother

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    Jake Steinberg Horger AP Lit 2/23/11 “The Rich Brother” Personal wealth and a responsible life would seem at first to fall on the positive side of things when judging an individual. This holds true in Tobias Wolff’s‚ “The Rich Brother.” Still‚ Wolff wants us to delve further and look past the obvious into the relationship of Donald and Pete‚ two brothers that in many ways are dependent on one another. “The Rich Brother” is a Cain and Able story of sibling rivalry that uses contrasting characters

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    walt disney

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    Walt Disney is a legend‚ a folk hero of the 20th century. His worldwide popularity was based on imagination‚ optimism‚ creation‚ and self-made success in America. Walt Disney did more to touch the hearts‚ minds‚ and emotions of millions of kids and adults than any other person. He brought us closer to the future‚ while telling us of the past. It is certain‚ that there will never be such as great a man‚ as Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney was born December 5‚ 1901 in Chicago Illinois. Walt was

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    A Night at the Opera Analysis Paper A Night at the Opera is a 1935 American comedy film starring the Marx brothers. Groucho Marx‚ Chico Marx and Harpo Marx. The Marx brothers influence on comedy can still be seen in todays films. There is very few comedians that have ever had as long a lasting influence or been as well-known as they are. It is absolutely astonishing that after over seventy years‚ it still portrays the same amount of enjoyment and laughter in "modern" viewers as it did when the

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    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 now and in the future. Steven Watts breaks it down quite simply: Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck embodied a collective desire to escape the pressures of modern life and return to childhood. (127) The escape from reality‚ which Disney has provided over the years‚ comforts people of all ages. Disney has revolutionized family entertainment‚ and

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