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    The Wizard of Oz

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    Dorothy‚ an orphan who lived with her uncle and aunt in Kansas‚ was accidentally brought by a cyclone‚ as the cyclone lifted the house Dorothy and her dog‚ Toto‚ were in‚ to the Land of Oz. The house accidentally landed on a Wicked Witch of the East and killed her‚ which made the Munchkins freed from the Wicked Witch slavery. Despite the beauty of the Land of Oz and the gratefulness of the Munchkins‚ Dorothy still wanted to go back to Kansas. Thus the Good Witch of the North‚ which came to the Land

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    tendencies of our present social‚ political and technological order are projected into a disastrous future elimination. Dystopia is shown throughout this film as in a dystopian society people must believe they are happy and then discover they are not. Dorothy discovers she is unhappy in the film. This idea of dystopia is conveyed to us the viewer by the Imbalance of Power‚ a handicapped society‚ Ruby Red Shoes at the time through the conventions of Characters‚ Camera angles and Symbolism. In the

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    Exploring the Dark Side: Contrasting Themes in "Blue Velvet" The subconscious psyche is one of the most fascinating and almost completely inexplicable aspects of human behavior. Even more intriguing than merely the subconscious is the notion of a darker‚ more repressed side that many individuals refuse to acknowledge exists within them. In David Lynch’s film "Blue Velvet‚" the director attempts to explore the psyche of a young man named Jeffrey Beaumont‚ most notably the clash between his darker

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    His first surveyor job was to survey instruments. Then when George Washington was 16 he went with Lord Fairfax’s surveying party on their first expedition into wilds of western Virginia. George Washington was married on January 6‚ 1759 to Martha Dandridge Custic. When Martha was married she had two kids named Jacky and Pasty‚ so that meant that George Washington had two step children. After they got married George Washington was elected for president by 69 members of the congress. George Washington

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    town. She always has a pointless story to tell about people from her hometown with weird names. Nobody ever pays any attention to Rose and they always seem to be annoyed by her. Thirdly‚ there is Dorothy Zbornak‚ she is played by Beatrice Arthur‚ "Bea" was born 1923‚ in New York City. Dorothy is the intelligent one of the bunch; she is a substitute history teacher. She never has a

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    There’s No Place Like Home For hundreds of years‚ parents have been enthralling children with stories of magic and wishes coming true. Fairy tales are passed from one generation to the next through oral tradition‚ and‚ in modern times‚ books. As various societies develop‚ fairy tales are changed to fit the needs and morals those societies want to impress upon their children. Thus‚ the style and content of a fairy tale is directly affected by the social attitudes of a particular society at

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    a real reason to go there. 1) Our quester is Dorothy Gale‚ a girl who lives on a farm in Kansas and longs for an exciting world. 2) The place to go‚ for Dorothy‚ changes three times in the Wizard of Oz. First‚ she has to embark on her quest to save her beloved dog‚ Toto‚ from Miss Gulch. Second‚ the tornado takes Dorothy to Oz‚ forcing her to find a way home to Kansas. The last place for Dorothy to go is given to her by Glinda. Glinda instructs Dorothy to go to the Emerald City to talk to the wizard

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    novel summary is: Bud and Dorothy is a couple who in love happily with each other. They study at Stoddard College in Blue River. They belong together and one day Dorothy is pregnant. That is really bad time for them to have a baby this time‚ especially for Bud; the Bud’s future plan or dream will be uncompleted. Dorothy wants to get married: Bud doesn’t want. That means he must to leave the college and to struggle in real life and earn to family. Bud tries to persuade Dorothy to take some pills to eliminate

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    commercial and tells Michael he has been so obnoxious that he will probably never work again. Dorsey thinks otherwise; when he hears of an opening on a popular soap opera‚ he applies for the job- - even though the job is for a woman. Posing as Dorothy Michaels‚ Michael wins the part and becomes a

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    Kansas anymore”. This paper briefly describes the settings‚ main characters and desires that Dorothy and her friends wish to obtain‚ only to discover they already have them. The opening of the film is a sepia tone which overlays the black and white film stock‚ scenes not just in black and white as you may have expected from a movie produced in 1939. An early scene‚ a tornado that transports Dorothy to Oz‚ is actually breath taking in sepia tone. You may think you are in Kansas‚ the dust filled

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