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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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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and two horses shot out from under him. After Washington and his men retreated‚ later that year‚ he was made Commander of all Virginian troops. Washington later retired from the army in 1758. A month out of the army‚ Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis‚ a widow only a few months his senior. Martha brought along riches in land‚ money‚ and children. She
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The Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are a American NBA Basketball team based in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin. They play in the Central Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 1968 winning their first and currently their only championship title in the year 1971. They play in the BMO Harris Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee. A couple Hall Of Famers from the team are: Kareem Abdul- Jabbar‚ Ray Allen‚ Oscar Robertson‚ Sidney Moncrief and Terry Cummings. They have also won 2 conference
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For those of you somehow unfamiliar with the tale‚ here are the Spark Notes: Dorothy is a small-town Kansas girl who dreamed of life somewhere over the rainbow. She gets swept up in a tornado and dropped into a strange yet wonderful land called Oz. How did the author come up with the name Oz anyway? Baum said it came to him one day when he was staring – probably asking that question Ian shared concerning the ending time of class – at a set of filing drawers labeled A-G‚ H-N and O-Z. As a result
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different‚ they were as close as sisters. Bea Arthur played the sarcastic and wry Dorothy Zbornak‚ who spoke with a deep voice and stood at a staggering 5 foot 10. She always had a smart remark to say about anything and anyone. Betty White played Rose Nylund‚ the carefree blonde from St. Olaf with a heart of gold. Rose‚ to put it bluntly‚ wasn’t exactly the sharpest tool in the shed and you had better believe Dorothy had lots to say about that! Also‚ there was Sophia Petrillo‚ played by Estelle
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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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