What makes the Wizard of Oz Cinematic? By: Eric Svenson The Wizard of Oz was a cinematic breakthrough when it was released in 1939. It became cinematic because of many different new ideas and technologies spliced together into one film. When Frank L. Baum wrote the book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” in 1900 he had no idea of what a success it would become in the motion picture industry. The remainder of this paper will touch on some of the key points that made The Wizard of Oz a cinematic
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character demonstrates a firm view of inheritance. She believes that every individual in this world is ’haunted’ by not only the inheritance of ancestors‚ but that there are also ideas that haunt every generation. This is also the view of Ibsen himself. During Act 2‚ Mrs. Alving has a speech that sounds rather awkward; however it is the most important speech of the play. MRS ALVING: I’m haunted by ghosts. When I heard Regina and Osvald out there‚ it was just as if there were ghosts before my very
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Khaqhovia Lee Ms.Bolle IB English November 18‚ 2012 The Clutter’s death fades as time disperses the clouds of darkness‚ revealing winds of prosperity. Within the frigid pages of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote‚ death haunts the living as time sways through the air. A reunion between Dewey and Susan Kidwell‚ portrays the endless chain of life and death‚ as the waves of turmoil of the Clutter family’s death to the execution the murderers. Fields of wheat wave to the dead and the blue sky protecting
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Choosing Sides The last bell of the day rings‚ signifying that school is out. A girl‚ crouched in between a group of cute guys‚ slowly walks out of the classroom followed by a lonely girl desperately clutching at her school books to keep them from plunging to the floor. Outside as the popular girl waits for her ride home‚ still clasped between a sea of faces‚ she is slowly and unostentatiously confronted by the loner‚ tears streaming down her face‚ where she is shoved to the ground. The ruffian
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Gothic Horror Story. “I will be home soon‚” said I‚ “before the rise of noon‚ just in time for tea mother.” And I hurried off after negotiating that I was old enough to go and see the wonders of the gloomy‚ haunted woods which many people had warned each other about. “Come back in time‚” said mother whilst cooking tea‚ and glanced at me with disapproval. My grim looking father sat‚ listening to the radio‚ with great eager. “Before you go daughter‚” he broke in‚ “make sure you take extra care as
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Hannah Reed November 6‚ 2013 Exploring Markus Zusak’s use of Death as a Narrator in The Book Thief Word Count: 3‚496 Abstract The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is narrated by Death who tells the story of Liesel Meminger. The reader can learn a lot about Death through his narration. Consequently this essay focuses on the question: what effect may Death’s narration in The Book Thief have on the reader and what does the reader learn about Death? Death is a metafictional and
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Obituary for Professor Archie Roy Professor Archie Roy of Edinburgh passed away at age 88 on March 21st‚ 2013. A member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh as well as a professor of Astronomy at Glasgow University‚ Archie Roy was the world authority on the mechanics of orbits‚ which he researched on long before computers and other machines were capable of doing the work. Throughout the 1960s and 70s he worked for Nasa as a consultant‚ helping them put the first man on the Moon. He also had an asteroid
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father is‚ from building orphanages to standing up for a woman on the verge of being raped. Amir struggles through life trying to be as great as his father. After overhearing A private conversation between baba and his friend Rhamin Khan Amir is haunted with the knowledge that his father doesn’t think Amir will ever stand up for anything. Baba’s words are proven true to Amir after he stands behind a wall watching his best friend Hassan being raped. Amir grows up in constant disappointment‚ knowing
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Have you ever wondered if that shadow just escaping your peripheral sight is part of the paranormal or is it in fact just your imagination? Do ghosts really exist in the reality‚ or are they a combination of environmental factors and the human mind? ’Ghosts’ are one of the most controversial concepts in history as it the paranormal‚ something that is way beyond the human understanding and in a different dimension. There many different opinions regarding ghosts‚ specifically the religious and the
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emotions inward and uphold a proud countenance; however‚ those who go against this natural tendency will exert a rebellion of sorts to any and every falsehood. In the poem "forgiving my father" by Lucille Clifton‚ the speaker describes a daughter is haunted by recollections of strife between her and her father. The speaker in the poem actually seeks to hold her father accountable for his shortcomings instead of forgiving him for his deficiencies. In the poem "My papa’s waltz" by Theodore Roethke‚ it
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