Baum’s classic children’s book‚ “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” to center stage with the company’s premiere performance in 2011. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” follows the classic adventure of Dorothy and Toto‚ as they are whisked away from their Kansas home and dropped in the middle of the mystical Land of Oz. Dorothy and her newfound friends – the Scarecrow‚ Tin Man‚ and The Cowardly Lion – descend down the yellow brick
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The Wizard of Oz was released August 25‚ 1939. In this story Dorothy‚ her little dog Toto‚ a Man of tin‚ a Scarecrow‚ and a cowardly lion all travel down a “yellow brick” road (a symbol for gold and a value to our currency) to find the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. After a long journey‚ they finally get to him and find out that he is nothing more than a man behind a curtain speaking through a microphone and operating levers‚ knobs and switches to keep the illusion alive. Frank Baum‚ the writer
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spupported Dorothy the entire journey. Threshold Guardians are characters who serve to challenge or obstruct the Hero’s progress from one stage of the Journey to another. They stand at the gateways to new experiences; their role is to keep the unworthy from continuing on the Journey. The Hero must prove his or her worthiness in some way‚ often by defeating and killing the Threshold Guardian or by passing some test. The Wicked West of the East is the Threshold Guardain because when Dorothy Killed Her
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had courage once he had came out from hiding to threaten Dorothy and her friends‚ which takes courage to do in the first place‚ even though he had scared himself while doing it. After he had scared them‚ the lion decided to follow the trail with Dorothy‚ even though he had not known what was going to happen. This part of the movie shows that the lion has courage‚ even though he doesn’t know it yet‚ because of the fact he had scared Dorothy and her friends and put his trust into them‚ even though
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Tin Pan Alley The 1920s was the beginning of a decade of change in the American arts. Jazz‚ along with such inventions as the phonograph‚ radio and sound movies‚ transformed the music industry. By the end of the decade‚ 40% of all Americans had radios in their homes. Not surprisingly‚ 58% of households in New York City owned a radio. New York became the center of the music world‚ and at the center of New York was a small area called Tin Pan Alley. Radios initially provided the young century’s second
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friends presents a video of messages from past loved ones‚ who all agree that Jerry Maguire is incapable of being alone. When he breaks up with his fiancée‚ Avery‚ her first reaction is disbelief because she‚ too‚ knows that he cannot be alone. Dorothy‚ in fact‚ uses his fear of the word to convince him to invite her out on their first dinner
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Nolan Kmiec The similarities and differences within Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales are quite evident after reading both texts. Both authors‚ Beowulf‚ by Anonymous and The Canterbury Tales‚ by Geoffrey Chaucer use literary devices to convey their message in each poem. There are similarities and differences within characters‚ tone‚ images and symbols. Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales are two similar poems but are written with different styles and literary devices. Beowulf and The Miller’s Tale
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***New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Patrice Wilton*** First came A HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS and now we have the riveting sequel‚ SOMEONE TO LOVE. This book is light on suspense and heavy on romance‚ and a perfect read anytime of the year! Allison Cornwall was forced to leave her hometown in Connecticut and live life on the run from an ex-boyfriend turned stalker. She changed her name and hunkered down in Heaven‚ PA. The small‚ idyllic town was— a safe haven where no one could find her. And
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means that the women would care her children by either educating them or feeding them until they were all grown up‚ then society would take them and grant them opportunities according to their gender. The life of the women can be clearly depicted by Dorothy Hartman‚ a historian‚ article on the Conner Prairie website when she argues‚ “Women’s popular literature of the period is full of advice about encouragement for
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When Nicholas sees Allison‚ he realizes quickly how bad he wants to sleep with her. What he does not see in Allison is personality‚ and goes solely by looks. Allison at first does not accept his offer and will not sleep him. But she quickly caves in‚ betraying her husband John‚ showing that there is no true love in their relationship. In this
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