mammies‚ and maids. These beautiful actresses showed the film industry that they are able to hold lead parts and even carry the whole cast if need be. Phenomenal actresses such as Hattie McDaniels‚ Pearl Bailey‚ Ethel Waters‚ Nina Mae McKinney‚ and Dorothy Dandridge‚ to name a few‚ are African-American stars who paved the way for so many African-American actresses today despite the hardships that they were faced with. These women displayed beauty‚ intellect and talent‚ which allowed the stars that
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MGM’s The Wizard of Oz tells the story of Dorothy‚ her trip to OZ and her encounters with a brainless scarecrow‚ a heartless tin-man and a cowardly lion. Featuring Judy Garland‚ this 1939 musical‚ directed by Victor Fleming‚ (Thompson‚ 1994‚ Page 211)‚ has become one of America’s most-loved films because of it’s cinematographic elements and its timeless message in the storyline. Because of its universal storyline‚ groundbreaking use of color and timeless success‚ The Wizard of Oz is the greatest
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identities. The old man has the most difficulty with his own identity. He wishes to be a great wizard with superhuman capabilities. The Tin Man‚ Scarecrow‚ and Cowardly Lion have trouble with desiring qualities that are only common to humans. Finally‚ Dorothy runs into trouble with the symbols around her that establish her identity. The common problem that consumes each character in this story is commonly known as an identity crisis‚ meaning they ask the question‚ "Who am I?" Although these problems
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section seven‚ Dorothy Day describes her experience with Ms. A and her family. Ms. A is a woman who has had four children and an unemployed husband. Dorothy describes how she tried to explain to a social worker why Ms. A and her husband chose not to practice contraception‚ which is something the Catholic Church is against. However‚ the social worker does not understand this reasoning‚ since Ms. A and her husband would not so many financial problems if they had less children. Dorothy day also talks
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Dorothy Edith Smith “Feminist Standpoint Theory and Institutional Ethnography” 1926- Dorothy E. Smith was born in North England in 1926. Dorothy E. Smith has lived a long life and commonly refers to it as “a long time ago and another world”. According to Smith‚ she has grown from the young woman to now due to several experiences. Smith has been employed in many different capacities such as a secretary and a clerk. In her Mid-twenties‚ she worked at a book publishing company. Smith attempted
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The Wizard of Oz is most identified as a fantasy genre where many conventions and attributes are met during the proganist‚ Dorothy’s journey through a mystical and colorful world of talking creatures. In the film‚ one of the major themes is how Dorothy appreciates her family and people who play the fantasy creatures in the film. The Wizard of Oz (1939) was created by great people which made the film appealing to viewers. Contextual Information The movie‚ The Wizard of Oz (1939) was made in
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over and over again. I love this movie more than words can say. It was one of the first movies I loved as a child. The movie was so colorful and the songs I can remember till this day. I do have some favorite parts of the movie like when Dorothy gets trapped inside the cyclone and sees the witch for the first time. When I was little that part always used to scare me. Her dog Toto was the cutest dog I ever seen. As the movie goes on it goes from black and white to color. I actually
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Not only was she a famous actress‚ but she also had other accomplishments. Dorothy Dandridge stared in many phenomenal films. She was and still is‚ most known for being the first black actress to be nominated for an academy award. She had many struggles on the road to getting there‚ and sadly her life was taken at a very young age before she could do more. Her family life was rough but she got through‚ and thanks to her mom‚ got a magnificent career that took off. She was born in Cleveland
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Dorothea Dix In 1812 a 10 year old was given the responsibility of raising herself and her two younger brothers‚ this overwhelming task was in conjunction with the care-taking of her mentally ill mother and alcoholic father. Looking back on her life‚ the events of that fateful winter day visit in 1841‚ shaped her passion and future endeavours. The suffering of the insane inmates at the East Cambridge Jail‚ changed her forever. In retrospect‚ this sudden flash (heart wrenching visit) was
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When I was a child‚ my favorite movie was The Wizard of Oz. Out of all of Dorothy’s friends‚ the Cowardly Lion was probably my least favorite. He had gone to ask the Wizard for courage and I didn’t understand why. Others wanted tangible items such as a brain or a heart and yet he wanted courage. I had thought of courage as something that you just dug down and found within yourself when you needed it not something not just a material thing that was necessary to live like a brain or a heart. Courage
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