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Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 and died of lung cancer on December 15, 1966. He founded Walt Disney Productions, now known as The Walt Disney Company, and became one of the most famous and successful film producers in the world, known for his animated films and theme parks. Disney's first success was the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series he created for Universal Studios. Later in his career, he created many famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse. Disney won 26 Academy Awards and holds the record for most awards won by an individual.

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Assignment 3 Reading by Mutiara

Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 and died of lung cancer on December 15, 1966. He founded Walt Disney Productions, now known as The Walt Disney Company, and became one of the most famous and successful film producers in the world, known for his animated films and theme parks. Disney's first success was the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series he created for Universal Studios. Later in his career, he created many famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse. Disney won 26 Academy Awards and holds the record for most awards won by an individual.

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Name : Mutiara Hikmah

NIM : 030058209

Assignment 3
READING IV / PBIS4310

Read the text and answer the questions!


Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901. Disney became one of the best-known motion
picture producers in the world. He is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular
showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design.
Disney is famous for his contributions in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. His
first success was through the series, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit which was created by the Disney
studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. When Disney asked for a larger budget for his
popular Oswald series, Mintz refused and Disney had to quit. Later, Disney and his brother Roy
O. Disney started from scratch and co-founded Walt Disney Productions, now known as The
Walt Disney Company. Today, this company has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35
billion. This succes is largely due to a number of the world's most famous fictional characters he
and his staff created including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the
original voice.
Disney won 26 Academy Awards out of 59 nominations, including a record four in one year,
giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He is also the namesake for
Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the
international resorts in Japan, France, and China.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year,
construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated
The Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
Source: Wikipedia
Questions:
1. When Walt Disney died?
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966

2. Who was Walt Disney?


The founder of Disney. Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers
in the world. He is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman,
as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design.

3. When was Walt Disney born?


Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901

4. What is the name of first production from the Disney’s studio?


His first success was through the series, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit which was created by
the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios.

5. What is the Disney?


Disney is one of best-known motion picture producers in the world. He is particularly
noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in
animation and theme park design.
Disney is famous for his contributions in the field of entertainment during the 20th
century.
Disney won 26 Academy Awards out of 59 nominations, including a record four in one
year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He is also the
namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United
States, as well as the international resorts in Japan, France, and China.

6. What is biography?
 Based on Wellek and Warren (1993: 32) understanding biography is only
valuable as far as providing input on the creation of literary works. But biography
can also be enjoyed because it studies the life of a genius writer, exploring his
moral, mental and intellectual development.
 Biography can also be considered as a systematic study of author psychology and
creative processes
 Based on Sumardjo and Saini (1991) biography is a story about someone's life
written by someone else literary). The author's task is to re-present one's life path
based on the sources and facts that can be collected.
7. What’s kind of drama do you know?
 Drama Comedy: comedy drama is a fun drama, a drama whose story is fun and
funny.

Tarigan (1993: 84-85) stated the conditions that must be met in a skit:
1. Comedy may play a serious subject and may also be a mild subject
2. Comedy plays the events that might and might happen (possible and probable)
3. Everything that comes from the character is not from the situation
4. The resulting cuteness is a kind of serious humor, cuteness that is not made up.

It can be concluded in the drama comedy that emphasizes the elements of pleasure

 Drama Tragedy: The main element in a tragedy is the storyline that is written
creates sad feelings for the reader.
Tarigan (1993) stated that there are requirements that must be met, namely:
1. A tragic play must be closely related or deal with a serious subject.
2. A hero or main actor in a tragedy must be an important person and a hero.
3. No strong belief will be placed on the change or "incident": all incidents
contained in the tragedy must be natural
4. Feeling sorry, sad, afraid are the main emotions in the tragedy.

In essence the tragedy drama builds a main figure that involves a conflict.

8. What is the meaning of autobiography?


 According to Sumardjo and Saini (1991: 23) autobography is a biography that is
painted by the characters themselves or sometimes painted by others for the
narrative and knowledge of the characters.
 The advantage of autobiography is that small events that are unknown to others
because there are no experts can be revealed.

9. What do you know of news?


 News is information about a recently changed situation or a recent event.
 News is information that is published in newspaper and broadcast on radio and
television about recent events in the country or world or in a particular area of
activity.

10. What do you know headline news?

Headline news is the main activity contained in newspapers or magazines or other


periodical publishing.

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