Mattie Ross from the novel True Grit and Dorothy Gale from the movie The Wizard of Oz are two young girls who embark on two different adventures. Both this novel and the movie are very different in many ways but also very similar if you analyze each detail closely. For instance‚ both True Grit and The Wizard of Oz were made into a movie and have more than one version. The obvious one is that both of these have their leading role being a female protagonist that is young. The other obvious one is that
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in taking down the slumlord displays with perseverance‚ willingness and strength one can fight social wrongs and be victorious. In the article‚ “10 Reasons why we Need Heroes” Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals confer how heroes provide us with a sense of hope by shedding light on the world’s problems. Allison and Goethals say‚ “Heroes prove to us that no matter how much suffering there is in the world‚ there are supremely good people around whom we can count on to do the right thing”. By being
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weapon”. (Allison‚ Wrightsman‚ 1993‚ p. 55) Then there are power rapes. This rape is when the act of rape serves to compensate for feelings of insecurity and inadequacy‚ and often needs to express strength‚ control‚ authority‚ and power. This type of rapist only uses as much force as necessary to overcome his victim. His goal is not to harm the victim physically but to sexually posses her. If the rapist is a man he is showing the victim how masculine‚ powerful‚ and sexually passable he is. (Allison & Wrightsman
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and not as inventory (Hoffman‚ 2013‚ p 16-6--16-7). 3. Alison owns a painting that she received as a gift from her aunt 10 years ago. The aunt created the painting. Allison has displayed the painting in her home and has never attempted to sell it. Recently‚ visitor noticed the painting and offered Allison $5‚000 for it. Is Allison decides to sell the painting‚ what tax issues does she face? The painting is a ordinary asset‚ and she needs to treat the sale of it as a ordinary gain‚ unless she wants
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MGM’s The Wizard of Oz tells the story of Dorothy‚ her trip to OZ and her encounters with a brainless scarecrow‚ a heartless tin-man and a cowardly lion. Featuring Judy Garland‚ this 1939 musical‚ directed by Victor Fleming‚ (Thompson‚ 1994‚ Page 211)‚ has become one of America’s most-loved films because of it’s cinematographic elements and its timeless message in the storyline. Because of its universal storyline‚ groundbreaking use of color and timeless success‚ The Wizard of Oz is the greatest
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protected by goodwill‚ the farmer‚ the labourer and the politician approach the mystic holder of national power to ask for personal fulfilment. Their desires‚ as well as the Wizard’s cleverness in answering them‚ are all self delusion." In this theory‚ Dorothy is the everyman‚ who goes on a quest to get her selfless wish of home for the sake of Aunt Em‚ fulfilled. Scarecrow is representative of the Kansas farmers who were under attack at the turn of the century for being muddle headed‚ but he turns out
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five students at fictional Shermer High School in Shermer‚ Illinois as they report for Saturday detention on March 24‚ 1984. While not complete strangers‚ the five teenagers are each from a different clique or social group. The five students - Allison‚ Andrew‚ Bender‚ Brian‚ and Claire - who seem to have nothing in common at first‚ come together at the high school library‚ where they are harangued and ordered not to speak or move from their seats by the antagonistic principal‚ Richard Vernon (Paul
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decision can either resolve or exacerbate the situation. When the Wizard was hit with the accusation of fraud by the gang‚ his initial reaction was shocked. He turned from shocked to worried; that these people could ruin him if they wanted to. Even Dorothy was so angry and upset that she came up with a new nickname for the Wizard‚ “The Great and Terrible Humbug” (Baum 155). The gang was so disappointed because they came from a very long tiring journey and it turns out that “The Great and Terrible Oz
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rather as things that might bring trouble to life. The movie “Hidden Figures‚” as the name hints they are important people who are unheard of‚ is based on a true story of three African-American mathematicians Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson)‚ Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) who overcame racism to play critical
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