Essays on Disney

Two years ago a very long and hot family trip had been embarked. We would be going somewhere we had never gone before. We were going to the “Happiest place on earth” and this was a trip I couldn’t forget. The time spent here really…

The Walt Disney Animation Studios have a long-standing history of creating art in the early to mid-1900’s that while in its day was socially acceptable, has proven culturally problematic by today’s standards. This is most prominently seen in Disney’s 1955 hit Lady and the Tramp….

There are many connections you can make between the Newsies movie and the Gilded Age that it portrays. Common themes are the fantasy of the west, labor unions, low wages, and government corruption. Even though it is a Disney movie, it portrays the time fairly…

Oral tradition has been utilized by many cultures since the beginning of time. The passing of knowledge and history through word of mouth have allowed many ancient civilizations to last hundreds of years. More modern societies have clearly moved away from this method of passing…

Ross Lynch has done it all in terms of entertainment and its components. Lynch a singer, musician, songwriter, and actor gained more fan base from his Disney beginnings. He is popularly known for his lead role in the Disney series Austin and Ally where he…

Great Baby Overview Mira Jacob’s article, “The Great Baby Einstein Scam,” is about the “Baby Einstein” videos Disney released, and how essentially it was all a hoax, providing no educational value to your baby. The article reminds parents that bought the Baby Einstein videos to…

Stephanie Hanes is a journalist who has taken note of the way that young girls are starting to become more sexualized and starting to grow up much faster. Hanes uses many rhetorical devices throughout her argument that make her argument convincing and authoritative, including approaches…

Born on December 5, 2901 in Illinois, Chicago, US and died on December 15, 1966, Los Angles, California, Walter Elias Disney is the famous American business leader who founded the most famous entertainment conglomerate company of the 20th century, Walt Disney (Gabler, 2008a). An American…

Walt Disney (DIS) reported its third quarter results last week and although the company posted increases in all its metrics, the numbers missed analyst expectations and the stock bore the brunt of the market’s disappointment. Being under the spotlight is nothing new for Disney but…

Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony in Monsters University Monsters University shows a different representation of masculinity that needs to be acknowledged. The film challenges the hegemonic ideology of masculinity that many other Disney movies have presented through their lead male characters, including Gaston in Beauty and the…