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Encyclopedia Articles (3)

Animation

3,154 words, approx. 11 pages

Animation Animation is the art by which two-dimensional drawings or inanimate objects are turned into moving visual representations of three-dimensional (3-D) life. Computer animation uses computer ha... Read more

Animated Films

2,993 words, approx. 10 pages

Animated Films Animated feature-length films have carved a niche in American culture as a viable and enduring art form. Whether the story concerned the X-rated adventures of Fritz the Cat or the G-rat... Read more

Animation

742 words, approx. 3 pages

Animation Animation is a series of still drawings that, when viewed in rapid succession, gives the impression of a moving picture. The word animation derives from the Latin words anima meaning life, a... Read more

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News & Journals (10)

The Animal

1,698 words, approx. 6 pages

James Laurinaitis’s father, Joe Laurinaitis, worked as a pro wrestler under the name “Animal” for years. His in-ring costume included football pads adorned with metal spikes an... Read more

'Beowulf' defies animation label

1,081 words, approx. 4 pages

The tagline for Disney's upcoming "Enchanted" could well be the motto for the latest push in animation: "The real world and the animated world collide."Not simply colliding in the slapstick traditi... Read more

Japanese anime producers act against illegal anime downloaders

343 words, approx. 2 pages

Several Japanese animation producers on Thursday expressed concern over the high proliferation of illegal downloading of anime in Singapore. ODEX Pte Ltd, a local distributor of anime in S... Read more

Vegas shelter euthanizes 1,000 animals

314 words, approx. 2 pages

An outbreak of contagious diseases at a shelter where officials admit they kept animals for too long without destroying them has forced the killing of about 1,000 dogs and cats, officials said.Visi... Read more

Congress acts to ban animal fights

256 words, approx. 1 pages

Congress has passed legislation cracking down on animal fighting, sending President Bush a measure that would make it a felony to transport an animal across state lines for fighting.Approval of the... Read more

PETA worker apologizes in animal dumping

374 words, approx. 2 pages

An animal-rights worker who dumped the bodies of euthanized dogs and cats into a trash bin apologized in court Thursday, saying she threw out the carcasses because they stank.But Adria J. Hinkle de... Read more

'Cars' wins best animated feature award

544 words, approx. 2 pages

A cocky race car that learns the wisdom of slowing down won the race for best animated feature Sunday at the 34th annual Annie Awards, honoring achievements in feature film and television animation... Read more

Animal fighting gets felony status

359 words, approx. 2 pages

President Bush signed a bill Thursday adding felony-level penalties for activities that promote or encourage animal fighting.The Senate adopted the bill last month, after it was approved by the Hou... Read more

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Ga. judge halts gassing of animals

264 words, approx. 1 pages

A county judge ordered the state Friday to enforce a law preventing animal shelters from using gas chambers to euthanize cats and dogs.Plaintiffs' lawyer Walter Bush argued at a hearing Friday in A... Read more