Dani DiPentino WR 101 10/20/10 There’s No Place Like Home As a little girl growing up in a tiny Illinois farm town‚ I would often dream of moving to Chicago and becoming somebody completely different. When I finally arrived there after graduating from high school‚ I was absolutely overwhelmed. After a while‚ I discovered that while my location had changed‚ I was still that small town girl. Since that time I have asked myself: is home merely a state of mind? Is geography nothing more than
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My favorite composer is Andrew Lloyd Webber. He has written music for The Likes of Us‚ Cats‚ Phantom of The Opera‚ The Sound of Music‚ and more. This year he will write music for The Wizard of Oz. he was born on March 22‚ 1948 in Kensington‚ London‚ England. He been married twice and divorced them‚ but now he is happily married with 5 children. He has composed 13 musicals! He started writing songs when he was very young. He is not just a composer he is also a panelist‚ a businessman‚ a songwriter
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Kim Cummings February 21‚ 2011 Obamacare – Satan’s Healthcare Plan Healthcare reform is a very touchy subject these days. Presidential campaign promises have been made in the past to reform the healthcare system but like a lot of campaign promises‚ they were not kept. There is too much money and politics involved in the current healthcare system. Big insurance companies pay a lot of money to lobbyists to keep the status quo‚ which is more money coming in than paying out. Healthcare reform was
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Oh mighty‚ oh great Ther wonderfull wizard of oz is real. People don ’t seem to relise it but I have met him myself he is the greatest wizard of all. Jsjsjsjjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjshdhsjdcvhdbjhsgfjfhshjh Shdjgdjhfjshfjshfsjfhjshfjshfjhzfjhfjshfjshfjshfjshhfjshfjhs- jhfjehfsjhfjshdjshfjshfjsfhjsfhjsfhsjfhThe main cause for the Second World War is the Treaty of Versailles‚ which was written on June 28‚ 1919. This treaty‚ drafted by Woodrow Wilson‚ caused many economic‚ social‚ and political issues
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symphony. It was originally built in 1882 as the San Bernardino Opera House‚ demolished in 1927‚ and built again in 1928 using it’s current name. In the 1930’s‚ audiences viewed the first screenings of classic films such as “King Kong” and “The Wizard of Oz” at this very theatre. After I explored the venue and took in all the surroundings I made my way up to my seat on the left side of the balcony to get ready for the show. As I sat in my seat I paid close attention to the musicians on stage getting
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The story‚ created by David Moody‚ compares to a train moving away from a station platform. At first‚ a person could run alongside the track easily‚ though as the train speeds up‚ there comes a moment that the runner anticipates the futility of persevering‚ and as the cars rush forward‚ the person inevitably slows down‚ or at the last moment a decision emerges to jump on for the ride. I was that runner‚ easily bored at the beginning of the book--my mind outracing the slowness of the words‚ but approaching
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boy in a supermarket due to her bowl haircut. During high school she developed a love for performing and joined a local summer theatre program where she took solace in a new group of friends‚ all of whom happened to be gay. “Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz‚ I was embraced by the gays. They loved me and praised me. I was so funny and so mean and so mature for my age‚” she writes. Fey went on to study drama at the University of Virginia where she says her Greek heritage made her the most ethnic looking
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friends in the neighborhood. With strong support from her family‚ Marlee’s childhood world was unlimited. Matlin made her stage debut at the age of 7‚ as Dorothy in the ICODA (International Center for Deafness and the Arts) version of The Wizard of Oz. Matlin maintained a passion for acting throughout her childhood and while earning her degree in Criminal Justice at Harper College. At the age of 20‚ during a performance in the Midwest‚ Matlin caught the eye of American actor‚ director‚ and producer
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Raymond Institute’s field trip to Carnegie Hall was a day of firsts. Never before had Theo attempted to use hair gel (and he wasn’t keen on using it again‚ after having Rebecca Dorian compare him to a shiny Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz). Nor had he ever battled a giant maniac bull-man. But that was later in the day. On that perfectly normal morning‚ Theo didn’t exactly sense that things were going to change so enormously. It was a little annoying that the universe didn’t show him any sort
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worth every single penny. I recommend that when you do visit‚ you schedule a day to watch this amazing production and see how the vibrant colors and sounds bring each animal to life. There is many other Broadway musicals such as Wicked‚ Matilda‚ Wizard of Oz‚ Aladdin‚ Mamma Mia‚ as well as many others. Generally‚ when people attend these shows they dress in fabulous‚ trendy and fancy outfits. In fact‚ Broadway musicals produce an immense amount of money for New York City; they almost produce more
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