2 Disney Characters Just Got Makeovers Back in the day, little girls looked up to Disney Princesses. They had to use their imaginations to see themselves as these princesses because they were, for all intents and purposes, pretty simple cartoon caricatures. Things have changed now that artist Jirka Vinse Jonatan Vaatainen has done some modern […]
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My First Visit To Disneyland Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opened on July 17, 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits. My first visit was the following year when I was 12 years old.
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Patriotism: Why We Need It American patriotism is fading, and in some places, vanishing altogether. Douglas Carswell, a former member of the British Parliament who now lives in the U.S., explains why patriotism is so important to the American experiment. Script: What kind of future will the United States have if young Americans are taught
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A Mother Offers Some Good Advice A mother whose daughter was to start middle school the next day did the following. First, she decorated her locker, bought new uniforms, and even surprised her with a new backpack. Then, the night just before bed, she did a pre-middle school preparation task that was much more important than the
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A Sandpiper To Bring You Joy She was six years old when I first met her on the beach near where I live. I drive to this beach, a distance of three or four miles, whenever the world begins to close in on me. She was building a sandcastle or something and looked up, her eyes
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