The document appears to be a student paper comparing renowned philosopher René Descartes and Disney founder Walt Disney to analyze different definitions of success. The paper was submitted by Maxie for their Pre-Sessional Course at Kingston University and evaluated by tutors Joanna and Rachel. The paper compares Descartes' famous quote "I think therefore I am" with Disney's quote "If you can dream it, you can do it" and references Disney's business success and legacy as well as Descartes' intellectual reputation. References used in the paper are listed at the end for both Descartes and Disney.

2. KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
Pre-Sessional Course 2013
SUCCEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF ‘SUCCESS’ BY
COMPARING AND EVALUATING TWO LEGENDS,
RENÉ DESCARTES AND WALT DISNEY
Tutors
: Joanna &
Class
: Hasting
Rachel
-----------------------Submitted by : Maxie

3. KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
Pre-Sessional Course 2013
SUCCEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF ‘SUCCESS’ BY
COMPARING AND EVALUATING TWO LEGENDS,
RENÉ DESCARTES AND WALT DISNEY
Tutors
: Joanna &
Class
: Hasting
Rachel
-----------------------Submitted by : Maxie

4. KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
Pre-Sessional Course 2013
SUCCEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF ‘SUCCESS’ BY
COMPARING AND EVALUATING TWO LEGENDS,
RENÉ DESCARTES AND WALT DISNEY
VS
Tutors
: Joanna &
Class
: Hasting
Rachel
-----------------------Submitted by : Maxie

5. KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
Pre-Sessional Course 2013
SUCCEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
VS
Tutors
: Joanna &
Class
: Hasting
Rachel
-----------------------Submitted by : Maxie

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12. “If you can dream it, you can do it”

13. Disney reports record quartely earnings
CNN Money Invest
“If you can dream it, you can do it”

14. Comparison of 5 years cumulative total return
Walt Disney Company has annual revenues of over U.S. $40 billion
“If you can dream it, you can do it”

16. The Alchemist, 1988
Kiyosaki, R., 2005

18. DESCARTES:
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Desmond, M.C. (2006) Descartes: A Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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SEP (2008) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: René Descartes [Online] 3rd Dec, 2008. Available at:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes/, (Accessed: 08/08/13)
DISNEY:
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Disney Dreamer (2007) Academy Awards [Online] Available at: http://www.disneydreamer.com/WDAW.htm,
(Accessed: 08/08/13)
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Fritz, S. (2008) Animated Shorts: Mickey Mouse Turns 80 [Online] 18th Nov 2008. Available at:
http://www.newsarama.com/1563-animated-shorts-mickey-mouse-turns-80.html, (Accessed: 08/08/13)
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Princeton University (2013) The Walt Disney Company. [Online] Available at:
http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/The_Walt_Disney_Company.html, (Accessed:
08/08/13)
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Randy, B. (1987) Disneyland: Inside Story. Harry N Abrams.
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Brainy Quote (2013) Rene Descartes and Walt Disney quotes [Online] Available at:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/rene_descartes.html and
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/walt_disney.html, (Accessed: 08/08/13)
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Jordan, G.M., (2013) How do you define Succes? [Online] 14th May, 2013. Available at:
http://ytaentrepreneursuccess.com/2013/05/14/how-do-you-define-success/, (Accessed: 08/08/13)
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Kiyosaki, R.T., (2005) Rich Dad: Before you quit your job (Book). New York: Warner Business Book.
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[Material adapted from: The Alchemist (1988)] Paulo, C. (1988). The Alchemist: Introduction. p.vii. London:
HarperCollinsPublishers.
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The Walt Disney Company (2012) Annual Reports: 2012 Annual Report [Online] Available at:
http://cdn.media.ir.thewaltdisneycompany.com/2012/annual/10kwrap-2012.pdf, (Accessed: 08/08/13)