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    Dance”‚ Dance Chronicle‚ 29 (1)‚ 49-68. • Sayers‚ Leslie-Anne (1994). “Cunningham revisited”‚ Dance theatre journal‚ 11 (3) Autumn‚ 37-39. Bibliography: • Au‚ Susan (2002). “Truly modern”‚ Ballet and modern dance. Thames and Hudson‚ 119-131. • Au‚ Susan (2002). “The metamorphosis of form”‚ Ballet and modern dance‚ Thames and Hudson‚ 155-158. • Sally Banes & Noel Carroll (2006). “Cunningham‚ Balanchine‚ and Postmodern Dance”‚ Dance Chronicle‚ 29 (1)‚ 49-68. • Sayers‚ Leslie-Anne (1994). “Cunningham revisited”

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    history. There are many ways to connect “The Wizard of Oz‚” to history. In “The Wizard of Oz” Dorothy is a simple girl who gets caught up in a huge scenario involving wizards‚ flying monkeys‚ and many other strange creatures. I believe that she represents African Americans and their struggle for freedom. From the beginning of her journey in the Land of Oz; which could be seen as American is this case‚ Dorothy faces disapproval from the Witch of the West. She‚ like African Americans‚ also faces much

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    The Wizard of Oz is about a young girl named Dorothy‚ who realizes the value and importance of her family after ending up in a different world after a twister. Throughout the film‚ there was repetition of sayings and songs. There are also many hidden messages in the film that are very powerful. There is symbolism behind the personalities of the scarecrow‚ tin man‚ and the lion‚ which happens to portray Dorothy’s inner emotions and thoughts of herself. The film‚ The Wizard of Oz‚ has plenty of songs

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    had been a human‚ a wood-chopper. However‚ the Wicked Witch of the East made him chop off parts of his body. A tinsmith helped him replace these parts with all of tin. This reflected that workers have to work harder and faster like machines. When Dorothy and the Scarecrow find the Tin Man‚ he was all rusted. The depression of 1893 was shown here. In May 1893‚ the weakened economy collapsed into the panic of 1893. Business slowed‚ and workers were laid off. Many people were unemployed. After working

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    importantly‚ beneficial life lessons. Despite the obstacles imposed throughout the play‚ the characters had overcome them by realizing that they possessed the resources and skills all along. Overcoming obstacles was present throughout the play by Dorothy being African American‚ the lion finding his courage‚ and the use of technology in place of special effects. Being that the Wizard of Oz was a play‚ special effects cannot occur right on stage like in a movie. Therefore‚ the production vouched

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    of Oz" was owned by the munchkins that lived on the east. The story begins with Dorothy’s house crushing the wicked witch of the east. The munchkins praised Dorothy for this and treated her very well. The color blue typically is associated with being mellow‚ calm‚ and open. The munchkins were all three of these things when they greeted Dorothy. The munchkins gave her a place to stay and

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    his sister‚ Dorothy‚ only to make himself appear to be this wise man who takes his sister under his wings. He ensures her that when he is gone she can be comforted and protected memories of him and their love for nature. Dorothy ’s ideas are disregarded and replaced with those of her brother‚ as if her own are unworthy of mentioning or possessing. Wordsworth may perhaps believe that he is doing his sister a favor by passing on to her his love for nature. The speaker views Dorothy as this innocent

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    like home”‚ repeated Dorothy. A young girl trying to go back home to Kansas after a cyclone lands her and her dog‚ Toto‚ in the Land of Oz. There Dorothy meets the Scarecrow‚ the TinMan‚ and the Cowardly Lion who are all in need of something that is considered important to them; a brain‚ a heart‚ and courage. Along the way‚ they have to travel to Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz‚ directed by the Good Witch of the North‚ especially for Dorothy to get back home. However‚ Dorothy and the gang run into

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    example of the Heroes Journey. The story begins in the world of the innocence. Dorothy orphaned as a child‚ lives on a gray open farmland with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Dorothy’s dog‚ Toto‚ always toyed around with their neighbor‚ Ms Gulch‚ making her unwelcome to this character. After calling the Sheriff to get Toto to stay out of her garden‚ Toto bites Ms Gluch. Toto is taken away to be put to sleep‚ and although Dorothy begs and pleads none of the adults help. Here is where Dorothy’s call for the

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    Grandma Gert had gotten fond of Amy as well. Grandma Gert died while trying to save Amy from the Lion. Even as she died Grandma Gert made sure Amy undertood how important it was to destroy Dorothy and she muttered an incantation to protect Amy. She disintegrated and the magic she once had in her body was returned to where it came from‚ Oz. Amy was devastated. In this land Grandma Gert cared for Amy and acted like a mother to her. “ ‘You have

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