Beiträge von Julia95

    Mir wurde schon mal so toll geholfen bei meinem Englisch Referat. Wär echt nett ihr würdet mir nochmal helfen. Ich bin nämlich echt ne totale Niete in Englisch. Ich sag schon mal danke ;)


    I´d like to tell you something about the man behind the mouse, the talking duck named Donald and the dog who became known as Goofy. The man was Walter Elias Disney. He did a lot more than create the theme park Disneyland and make a few movies. Did you know he created the first sound cartoon, the first all-color cartoon and the first animated feature lenght motion picture? He brought many of our favourite fairy tales to life.nWalt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. He always loved to draw and was selling his artwork by the time he was seven years old. He also took great interest in photography. As a teenager, he went to high school by day and the Academy of Fine Arts at night. When World War I broke out, Walt Disney tried to join the army but he was too young. So, he lied to the Red Cross about his age and they sent him overseas where he drove an ambulance, which he had covered in cartoon characters. After the war, Walt Disney headed to Hollywood with his drawing materials and $40. He opened a business with his brother making animated films and quickly became recognized in Hollywood. In 1928, Mickey Mouse was created and made an appearance in the world's first cartoon with sound. On December 21, 1937, the first full-length animated musical feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered in Los Angeles. It made over one million dollars, which was a lot of money back then. During the next five years, Walt Disney produced a bunch of other full-length, animated classics like Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi. Walt Disney was a great dreamer. Not only was he not afraid to dream, he was not afraid to walk those dreams into reality. He once told a reporter: "There´s a lot of Mickey in me".

    I’d like to inform you about the land California. California is a state on the West Coast of the US. Nicknamed "The Golden State," it is the most populous and third-largest state by land area. It have an area of 410.000 square km. Its five largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, and Fresno. California's capital is Sacramento. In California live more than 36.000 000 people. About 43 percent of the population are White Americans, 36 percent Hispanics, 12 percent Asian American and 6 percent African American. Ten percent out of the White Americans are German ancestry. California has got a governor like every state and this governor is Jerry Brown. Since January 3, 2011 he is the new governer of California. One of the most interesting historical episodes of California is the Gold Rush that is also the reason why the nickname of California is “The Golden State”. The Gold Rush started in 1848 when gold was discovered by James Marshell at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma. More than a hundred thousand men, women and children came to California to find gold. Near Highway 49 you can find many gold mines. The effects of the Gold Rush were substantial. San Francisco grew and many other cities were built round San Francisco. Railroads were built and a system of laws and government was created. The negative effect was that the Native Americans were attacked and driven away. California is famous for its beaches, mountains and nature parks. The most popular nature park is the Yosemite National Park. The highest mountain outside of Alaska is the Mount Whitney with a height of 4,421 meters which stands in California. Only a few miles away is the desert Death Valley which is the lowest and hottest point of the US. The desert Death Valley is in a national park too. When the first settlers went trough Death Valley it was to hot for them and they died. This is the reason why it is called Death Valley. But California is a land of contrasts, so at least I would like to tell you something about the poor region in California. There are lots of homeless people, which must fight against the death. If you are unemployed you doesn´t get money from the state like in Germany. You must fight alone.