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The self-operating napkin is a famous cartoon that sums up what Rube Goldberg machines are all about: creating a machine(or contraption or invention or device or apparatus) that uses a chain reaction to accomplish a very simple task in a very complicated manner. For example, the self-operating napkin accomplishes the simple task of wiping the chin through this convoluted series of events: lifting a soup spoon (A) pulls a string (B) that jerks a ladle (C) that then throws a cracker (D) past a…

Lots of people have been enjoying the movies where the Pirates of the Caribbean run wild. The most famous of the pirates is portrayed by Johnny Depp. The movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” first opened up in theaters in the U.S. on July 7, 2006. It starred Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. This was the second movie in the pirate adventure series. It is part of a multi-billion dollar franchise owned by Disney and it includes books, video games and theme park rides.…

Disney’s live action movie “Beauty and the Beast” has triumphed the box office. The movie has broken many box office records in its opening weekend. It has earned over 170-180 million US dollars approximately, which is way beyond the expectations of everyone. The film has also broken the record of highest opening of march in North America, previously held by “Batman vs Superman” which earned 166 million. The movie Beauty and the Beast which is the remake of the 1991 classic animated movie with…

I guess that most people have watched the Disney movie once. It is a movie that was produced by The Walt Disney Company, which Walt Disney established. This paper puts its focus on the princesses who appear in that movies from the gender issues point of view. The businesses that the Walt Disney Company performs are divided into four kinds; the first one is “studio entertainment” like movie, animation, and music. The second one is “parks & resorts construction” They have many theme parks in…

For decades now Walt Disney has been a household name from movies to television shows to the number one theme park in the world. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 and died on December 15, 1966. The start of this wealthy empire dates back to October 16, 1923, and since then has been growing tremendously. There has been an ongoing dispute about whether Disney’s lifework has help the country or not, and although there is no doubt that a multinational such as Disney has had its setbacks but…

Disney’s Wrongful Twist On An Important Piece of History Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805, lived a life full life of success through his short stories and poetry, to die happily in 8175. Andersen consulted a composer about the music for his funeral, saying: "Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with little steps." I feel as though if Andersen saw how his stories where twisted into the stories that Disney told he would not have died so…

Dreamworld in Australia has an amazing dedicated section for the smaller member of the family, ensuring they enjoy their theme park day out as much as the big kids! Designed specifically for the little ones to enjoy, Dreamworld has eleven amazing children’s rides that are appropriate in speed, height and thrill factor, ensuring that they have a good time without being scared. What’s more, for the kids who do not want to take part in the rides available, Dreamworld hosts a number of…

What do Jaws, Jurassic Park and E.T all have in common? They were all directed by someone who arguably deserves the title, ‘living legend’. The first person to direct a movie that had a revenue of over $100 million, the same person who invented the modern blockbuster with the iconic movie ‘Jaws’. Steven Spielberg is the living legend in question. December 18th, 1946. This fateful day was the fateful day that Steven Allen Spielberg began to grace us all with his presence. Born in Cincinnati,…

Walt Disney Productions, is a diversified worldwide entertainment conglomerate that located at Burbank, California. The Walt Disney Productions is also commonly known as Disney. Disney was founded on October 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy O. Disney. At that time, the company was only work under the animation industry and the company name for this two brothers was Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. Thereafter, they diversified their business into theme parks, live-action film production…

P. T. Barnum was a man well known for his use of hoaxes, promotions, and his work in the Circus. Throughout his life, Barnum did what he could to attract the masses and earn a profit. Such attractions as his “Feejee Mermaid”; the torso of an ape sewn to the back half of a fish; and “General Tom Thumb”; a 4-year-old boy named Charles Sherwood Stratton standing only 25 inches tall and weighing only 15 pounds whom Barnum trained to sing and dance; attracted attention from people all around the…