“tough” Australian brigades going into battle singing “Have you heard of the wonderful wizard, The wonderful Wizard of Oz..” it was a song that was spread from Australia to England. The song reflected a classic 1939 Hollywood production of the story, which not only introduced millions to the land of Oz, but also to a talented young lady named Judy Garland. Published in 1900, Lyman Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was immensely popular- providing a base for a profitable musical comedy, three movies
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Populism in the Oz Mythology: One is Silver and the Other’s Gold Populism is a political idea that bloomed in Kansas in the late nineteenth century, and blossomed into a political movement well into the twentieth century. The idea represents a vast amount of people who want the best, but may not have their voices heard. Populism is the act of average men and women, farmers, etc., who want more than their political structure is offering, and demand change. Those who classify themselves as populists
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“Toto, I've got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Everybody knows this quote from The Wizard of Oz, but do you know the actor who played the part? A woman named Judy Garland had played the part of Dorothy, along with many other successful roles. This essay talks about Judy Garland’s early life, adult life, significance in the 1920’s and 1930’s, her later life, and her death. Judy Garland had helped many people get through the great depression even though she was depressed herself. On June
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Atwood’s Rapunzel Syndrome in “The Painted Door” Ever since it’s publishing by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s “Rapunzel” has become more than just another short story, it’s become an element of literature. The struggle between a woman and the ties holding her from happiness has become a vital part to an increasing number of literary works both Canadian and otherwise. Canadian literature can often be placed under Margaret Atwood’s literary analysis “Survival a Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature”
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When Gardner opened the envelope, he saw that the author said that he thought that it was magical that the girls found these wonderful little creatures. The letter said that in his opinion, it was amazing that they became their giant friends. He was so amazed that he wished that he had discovered the little creatures. In his letter, he said, “ Gardner, I would really appreciate it, if you could ask the girls for some more fairy pictures. “ “ I would like to analyze the pictures that they
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XFinity’s, “Emily’s Oz” is a commercial created to inspire the minds of those with visual disabilities and help their dreams become reality using a seven- year- old, blind girl, Emily as a character herself. It uses a mix of emotion and craft to bring imagination to life when she is asked to describe in her mind’s eye, what she envisions when watching a 1900’s American classic, The Wizard of Oz. XFinity then created a short film based on her analysis of the movie to promote Comcast’s first “Talking
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The Devil's Arithmetic has changed the way I foresee the Holocaust. The word remember has a new meaning. Remembering is not letting something bad happen over again. Remembering is letting your family culture pass on. Remembering is passing it on. Analyzing and contradicting the book The Devil’s Arithmetic to the movie The Devil’s Arithmetic by the characters, theme, and plot can be problematic. The Devil’s Arithmetic is about an adolescence named Hannah Stern, who starts out not caring about her
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twist on the classic tale of the Wizard of Oz. It is a play adaptation of Gregory Maguire's book of the same name. In this retelling, the “wicked” witch is actually the heroine of the story, who starts out as the outcast and is coached by Glinda, her big sister. She begins to be popular, which is expressed in a musical number that was one of my wife's favorite songs in the play. However, she realizes her real desire is not to fall in love and pursue the wizard/witch love story, but to be free
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Camille Hoffman 5/10/11 8C My Narrative My English teacher, Ms. Peterson, told us that our next assignment was to write a narrative speech on an influential event in our life. She told us that we might want to write about a near-death experience or a life-changing event, as long as it had a moral and it had to be autobiographical. It couldn’t be made up or about someone else. I thought about this for a long time, trying to come up with a topic. It was difficult because I have a pretty stable
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Courage Ever since I was young, the character in a film with whom I most strongly related would surely be 'the cowardly lion', from The Wizard of Oz. This was not because I was entertained by his cowardliness, as his name would make you think, but because I really liked his relentless quest for courage. When speaking of courage, the cowardly lion compares it's magnitude to these sentiments: “what makes a king out of a slave?...what makes the flag on the mast wave?...what makes the elephant charge
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