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1、实用文案DisneyMirrorsAmericanCultureLastfall,theWaltDisneyCompanydidsomethingrare:itadmitteddefeatinitsfighttobuildahistorythemeparkinVirginia.Theparkwasgoingtobecalled"Disney'sAmerica".Somepeoplemightbewondering,however,ifDisneylostthebattlebutwonthewar,asitseemseveryoneislivinginDisney'sAmeric
2、athesedays.WithitspurchaseofCapitalCities/ABCInc.lastmonth,thecompanyfoundedbyWalterEliasDisneyin1923deepeneditsclaimonAmericanculture.Infact,itwouldbehardtofindanothercompanysowidelyrespected—evenloved—byAmericans.AmericansrushouttoseeDisneyfilms,andthenreplaythem—onvideotapes;theyreadDisne
3、ybookstotheirchildren;theywatchDisneyshowsonDisneyTV;theymaketripstoDisneylandandDisneyWorld,wheretheystayinDisneyhotelsandeatDisneyfood;AmericansbuyDisneyproductsatDisneystores,andlistentoDisneyrecordsofDisneysongs.TheworldofDisneyisbecominganythingbutsmall.Allthismakessomepeoplemorethanali
4、ttleupset.HaroldBloom,aprofessoratYaleUniversity,providesanexaminationoftheculturalhistoryofWesternsociety."Attheendofthisroadliesculturaluniformityoftheworstkind.It'sjustterrible."Thisisbecomingapopularopinioninuniversitiesaroundtheworld."Disneyproducts,"saidPaulFussell,aprofessorofEnglisha
5、ttheUniversityofPennsylvania,"havealwaysseemedtomeseriouslysub-adult."ThosewhoopposeDisney(andtherearemany)seeitsfilmsandby-productsassexist,racistandassimpler,cheered-upaccountsofAmericanhistoryandfolklore."There'sakindofprotectionatworkhere,"saidHenryGiroux,aprofessoratPennStateUniversity.
6、LikeallthoseopposedtoDisney,hecanlist,indetail,Disney'smanycrimesagainstculture:heisveryangry,forexample,aboutthetreatmentofAmericanIndiansinPocahontas."Imean,theentirehistoryofwhathappenedtotheIndians,whichsomepeoplewouldcallthemurderoftheirpeople,issortofplayedoutasalovestory,"hesaidangril
7、y.GirouxsaidhebelievesthatDisneyhasbecomeabasiceducatorofAmerica'schildren,mostofwhomwillbeabletoperformeverywordofTheLionKinglongbeforetheyevenlearnUSPresidentAbrahamLincoln'shistoricGettysburgAddress.However,eventhemoststronglyopposedarequicktono
