Give a brief summary of your interviewee’s life. Be sure to put it into historical context. (ie when did you live and what was going on during your life)
Give a brief summary of your interviewee’s life. Be sure to put it into historical context. (ie when did you live and what was going on during your life) Give an example of a popular myth or distortion about your interviewee’s life that he or she found the most surprising? (For example you could use George Washington’s wooden teeth, Paul Revere’s infamous night ride, or possibly a section from the book (or Movie) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.) Lastly, you must provide an example of what your interviewee considers to be his or her most noteworthy contribution to American History. This could be something good or bad. Your paper should be 3-5 pages in length. All papers are to be typed, double- spaced, in 12 point type with 1 inch margins on all sides. I expect lucid prose, correct punctuation, grammar, spelling and organization. You are required to use at least three scholarly resources in your paper. [Feel free to use more as needed.] Be sure to cite all outside resources correctly using MLA 8th ed. Your paper should include in-text citations and a work-cited page. Please note that the work-cited page does not count towards your total page count. Example paper Once Upon an American Dream It was on the day of December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois that one of the most iconic men in history was born (Croce 91). I was given the privilege of watching this man grow up over the years as I was placed in his hand as soon as he was old enough to write; of course, one would always find him drawing rather than writing. I knew, even at an early age, that he was talented when it came to drawing. Before I met his grasp, I had become accustomed to amateur users who couldn’t even draw a stick figure. Unlike those before him, he was careful and detailed; he was always drawing humorous expressions, characters, and other doodles. Little did I know his passion for drawing would soon lead him to a whole new world of opportunities. As for me, I would be with him every step of the way to watch him grow into the ingenious man who America will always love, the man who changed the art of animation, and the man who encouraged the world to wish upon a star: Walt Disney. Our journey together began in the small town of Marceline, Missouri in 1906. Although we were only there for a short time, two years to be exact, Walt and I made our mark (Croce 92). He’d sit outside the barn, paper in his lap and me in his hand, drawing for hours. Furthermore, “at the age of seven, he was already selling drawings to his Marceline, Missouri neighbors” (Greco). We loved that little town, and Walt would go on to honor it in his future projects; he replicated the barn from Marceline on his California estate, and fused other elements from the town into Main Street in Disneyland in an effort to capture small town-Midwestern life (Croce 92). In 1910, we moved again to another town in Missouri called Kansas City. Here, Walt would take me with him to classes at the Kansas City Art Institute (Croce 92). In the early days of his training, “he realized that he was better at presenting entertaining sketches than at drafting fine art” (Croce 92). I too enjoyed helping him create his cartoons and funny faces more than his portraits, and I definitely would not be the only one to find them entertaining. Walt continued to improve on his drawing skills throughout the years, practicing whenever and wherever he could. I remember when Walt and I left for France to drive an ambulance during World War I (Croce 92). He kept me in his back pocket, and would pull me out whenever he had free time. When those times came, “[we] drew comic characters on the sides of the truck there, [and we] would also put together a portfolio of sketches…” (Croce 92). He intended on using this portfolio to get hired as a commercial artist when we returned to the U.S. (Croce 93). When we returned, Walt, being the driven and ambitious man he always was, decided to start his own commercial art studio in Kansas City with the help of our friend Ub Iwerks (Croce 93). Unfortunately, the art studio was not successful. After a couple years of Walt slamming me down on his desk out of frustration, he filed for bankruptcy and decided it was time to move on to something else (Greco). To escape his failed studio, Walt moved to Hollywood to join his brother Roy, having only $40, me, and a few other drawing materials. (Greco).
