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[If he or she possessed a scrapbook, what would be the snapshots that would most definitely be included? Describe the wonderful adventures, the dream trips upon which they embarked.]

A movie years ago won an Oscar for animated films. It was of such high quality that it got nominated for an Oscar for the best picture of the year. I’m talking about Up, a film from the animation wizards at Pixar Studio.

It begins with one of the most touching and poetic four minutes ever seen on the silver screen and all told without a word of dialogue. A quiet kid named Karl meets Ellie, a real spitfire. They both dream of going on a great adventure to a faraway place. The two of them grow up, fall in love, marry, and transform a ramshackle house into their dream home, all the while putting their loose chang…