Ethical Issues In Disney Movies

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Finding Dory, The Jungle Book, Tarzan, Zootopia-I can't solely blame my younger sisters for watching these Disney movies as I was probably the one who suggested them. Suicide Squad, The Criminal, Batman vs Superman, Nice Guys-Both my brother and I, myself, both, and lastly, me. Jazz Ensemble Concert, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts-Call me crazy, but I fervently wanted an antiquated record player and the first record I so desired to purchase was Louis Armstrong (La Vie En Rose, my favorite). Body Worlds Exhibition, NYC-This turned out to be the best school trip I ever had. Although at first, I genuinely felt as though there were some ethical codes being broken, I couldn’t help scrutinizing and feeling curious. Robotics and Artificial Intelligence,

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