incorporate female empowerment as the theme in the film‚ it backfired on them. Dorothy is supposed to be an icon of female power that should be respected and imitated; however her “mannish” quirks defeat any positive influence. For example‚ Sandy‚ Michael’s “girlfriend” is not given the part of Emily because she is a woman in power and power‚ according to Ron the director of the soap opera‚ makes women ugly. Seeing as how Dorothy is really a man and not exactly attractive “she” fits the part. This also
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cities‚ British author‚ William Wordsworth visits serene places in order to find peace. Wordsworth shares his getaway from reality in “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey‚” where he revisits Tintern Abbey along with his younger sister‚ Dorothy‚ after five years. Compared to his experience five years earlier‚ Wordsworth reacts differently to the calmness of Tintern Abbey. During this new reaction‚ Wordsworth relates his emotions to the cycles of life. In “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above
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Gershon. King Alfred drove the nicest car and had the biggest castle. He was a handsome man who was married to a gorgeous Queen name Dorothy. It seemed clear that Dorothy did not love Alfred‚ only his money and power. King Alfred is a rude‚ self-centered man who has never had to work for anything in his life. On a beautiful afternoon in Gershon‚ King Alfred and Queen Dorothy decided to take a drive around to show off their new convertible. Alfred was driving the car at an extremely fast speed when all
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Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey provides countless morals that are based off the authors personal experiences. After a return to the cathedral‚ Wordsworth teaches a lesson learned from the past‚ present‚ and then leaves crucial advice to his sister Dorothy who accompanied him. Wordsworth’s philosophical insight of physical and metaphysical aspects of life portray many morals that are commonly used as inspiration. Tintern Abbey‚ a beautiful worn-down cathedral in the luscious green hills of England
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Gender inequality in the workplace is particularly pronounced in Japan and Korea (Qian and Sayer 2016). There is weak enforcement of equal employment laws and limited social services for child care (Qian and Sayer 2016). Women are exhausted from working long hours‚ but are still expected to clean‚ cook‚ and take care of the kid(s). Gender wage gaps are higher in Japan and Korea than in Taiwan (Qian and Sayer 2016). Companies are dominated by males and there are limited jobs available to women. Culture
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about a young‚ girl from Kansas named Dorothy Gale played by Judy Garland who dreams of another life. Dorothy lives on her auntie Emily (Clara Blandick) and uncle Henry’s (Charley Grapewin) farm‚ and has friends named “Hunk (Ray Bolger)‚ Zeke (Bert Lahr) and Hickory (Jack Haley). All of the mentioned friends play a vital roles as The Scarecrow (Ray Bolger)‚ The Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) and The Tin Man (Jack Haley)” in the film. (IMDb‚ n.d). At one point‚ Dorothy decides to run away and find a new
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Dorothy’s coincidental meet at the airport. However Jerry gets in trouble later in the film and is fired by the company he works at. Because of Dorothy’s admiration‚ she decides to accompany Jerry and leaves her job with him. In the airport scene‚ Dorothy loses her son and somehow Jerry helps to look for her. The director’s intension of putting Dorothy’s son (Ray) in the scene with a middle shot may be creating a connection of the characters. Ray is probably the key who links the two main characters
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between gold and silver which correlates with the rich of the northeast and the common folk is expressed in Baum’s book. Dorothy represents the common folk and once she is taken by the cyclone from Kansas to Oz‚ which places her in a fantastic place compared to gloomy Kansas. The process of being carried by the tornado shows the victory of silver being primarily used and once Dorothy defeats the Wicked Witch of the East who symbolizes the Eastern rich who favor gold‚ she allows the munchkins‚ the common
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SLAMS Workshop October 2013 Problems and Suggested Answers PROBLEM 1 Jim drove his wife‚ Betty‚ to Southern Cross Station‚ so that she could catch the Melbourne-Sydney express‚ a special service operated by InterUrban. She was planning to spend a week in Sydney visiting friends. Having arrived at the station‚ Jim carried Betty’s luggage on board the train. They had just stepped into the carriage‚ when the train driver announced over the intercom that the Melbourne-Sydney express would
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what the president says. This further makes the house of congress seem like puppets on the larger scale. The monkeys also did not like the witch and they were excited when Dorothy melted her. This is analogous for the way the US is never pleased with the Government. The Witch did not defend herself substantially‚ allowing Dorothy to kill her easily‚ which could be symbolic of the way that the US government doesn’t have a strong handle on all of the issues in the US. During the Gilded age‚ urbanization
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