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    “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a modern fairy tale first published in 1900 by Lyman Frank Baum. Since its inception it has gained many political interpretations comparing the fairy tale to the political‚ economic‚ and social events in America in the late 19th century. (1) One of the most popular political interpretations of the fairy tale is “The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism” written by Henry Littlefield in which he outlines allegories in the story regarding the Populist movement during the

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    The Wizard of Oz‚ by L. Frank Baum tells the tale of a young girl Dorothy as she wanders through the land of Oz. In the original movie adaptation‚ Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the East causing the Wicked Witch of the West to avenge her sister by making Dorothy pay. The Wicked Witch of the West has become a common archetype for the definition of a “wicked witch” with her long nose‚ green skin‚ and black hat. Both the novel and movie portray the witch as an evil relentless character to be disliked

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    The Cowardly Lion‚ in The Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baym‚ had already had courage‚ even though he had thought that was what he’d been lacking. To begin‚ the Cowardly Lion first 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

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    Daniel Quinn's Ishmael

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    author Daniel Quinn demonstrates how humans ought to live. According to Daniel Quinn this world is habited by two types of human. Depends on what he said‚ this worls is habited by Takers and Leavers‚ each one had their own way to live and they had different cultures. During this novel Daniel Quinn show us‚ if humanity still living in the same conditions they were‚ probably is that humans are going to destroy the whole world‚ causing death to all living things. Throughout this novel‚ Daniel Quinn present

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    Devil In Daniel Webster‚ Daniel left his old life in the country for his new found prosperity in the city. Influenced by the Devil‚ and his own enjoyment‚ he became a bank broker. However‚ in his later years Daniel became an avid church goer as means to keep the Devil from collecting his soul. He kept “his big bible on the desk‚ buried by the mortgage he was about to foreclose”(Irving 14). This symbolizes that he places his values in material wealth instead of than spiritual happiness. Daniel demonstrates

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    Daniel Levinson

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    2. Define public policy and discuss how Americans fare on key measures of childhood health and well-being policies for the elderly. Then explain how both affluence and poverty can negatively affect development. The new public health is a contemporary application of a broad name of evidence-based scientific‚ technological‚ and management systems implementing measures to improve the health of individuals and populations. It’s main objectives are the political and practical application

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    Daniel Hale Williams

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    NAME: Daniel Hale Williams OCCUPATION: Surgeon BIRTH DATE: January 18‚ 1858 DEATH DATE: August 04‚ 1931 PLACE OF BIRTH: Hollidaysburg‚ Pennsylvania Daniel Hale Williams (January 18‚ 1858 – August 4‚ 1931) was an American surgeon. He was the first African-American cardiologist‚and performed one of the first successful open-heart surgeries in the United States. He also founded Provident Hospital‚ the first non-segregated hospital in the United States. Daniel Hale Williams was born in

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    Analysis on Daniel Defoe

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    Seong Jung English 2 Pre-AP/ MYP May 20‚ 2013 Analysis on Daniel Defoe A man is defined by his experiences‚ and his experiences are what make him himself‚ and his character is what drives him to action. Daniel Defoe is the author of the critically acclaimed 16th century British novel‚ Robinson Crusoe and its sequel‚ The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe‚ the protagonist of both novels struggles against the force of the Almighty‚ fighting for his own destiny‚ yet struck with

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    The novel Witch and Wizard: The Kiss is very thrilling and James Patterson and Jill Dembowski deliver another exciting story in the fourth-book of the series‚ and continue the saga of Witch and Wizard. Wisty Allgood‚ one of the main protagonists in the story‚ is a rebellious seventeen-year old young lady who is of tall height and luminous red hair. Wisty is Whit’s sister‚ and they both have breath-taking magical abilities. Wisty is a witch with vast powers‚ she is gifted with the abilities of shape

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    Wizard Of Oz Plot Summary

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    her that she has to go to Emerald City and ask the Wizard of Oz for help. As Dorothy follows the yellow brick road‚ she meets a handful of people all having problems: a Scarecrow‚ a Tin Woodman‚ and a Cowardly Lion. The Scarecrow wants a brain so he will be smarter‚ the Tin Woodman wants a heart so he will be more empathetic‚ and the Cowardly Lion wants courage so he will be braver. The four of them continue to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard to solve their problems‚ but the path is not without

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