The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a mixture of happiness‚ sadness‚ and‚ most 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
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DANIEL O’CONNELL AND THE CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION There have been many movements throughout history that have fought for a certain group of people’s rights. One example of those movements was when the people of Ireland fought for equal rights against Britain. One right the Irish people wanted was to hold public office. Daniel O’Connell‚ who eventually became the first Irish person to hold public office‚ led the fight for the right to hold public office. Relations between Ireland and England
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year of 1939 was a great year for classical movie lovers. With Gone with the Wind‚ Mr. Smith goes to Washington‚ Wuthering Heights‚ and The Wizard of Oz. This year during the Great Depression gave us more classics than most years combined. The Great Depression was one of the main reasons behind the making of all of these movies; the dark and bleak times needed a getaway‚ a place to escape to where ones troubles don’t matter‚ the movies were that getaway
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The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone is a non-fiction piece of literature which was written by Nancy Ellis. This book was published by AuthorHouse‚ and this book ultimately deals with the adventures of Daniel Boone. Nancy Ellis wrote this book because Daniel Boone was one of the most intriguing people America has ever produced. Throughout this book there are many examples of how unordinary this man is. From killing a cougar when he was a mere child‚ to volunteering for the War of 1812 at an age
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20 January 2013 I recently learned the true meaning of one of my all time favorite childhood movies‚ The Wizard of Oz. The book turned screenplay originally written by L. Frank Baum is not a mere children’s story but a hidden tale of populism and government. The story is and its characters are packed with symbolism. The main character Dorothy Gale gets swept away in a twister along with her house‚ and lands in munchkin land. Dorothy’s last name “Gale” is supposed to represent her being the winds
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The Wizard of Oz follows the story of a young Dorothy who lives in rural Kansas. She grows tired of the life she was living since she was feeling unappreciated. In her attempts to run away‚ she ends up in the middle of a tornado‚ locked out of her family’s panic shelter. Once the tornado hits her house‚ she is knocked out by an imploded window. The house rises in the tornado and is cast far away; it lands in a mystical land called Oz. Dorothy realizes that the house landed on and killed a wicked
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There are those that fight with swords‚ and there are those that fight with magic spells. It is seen often that the warriors reach their peak early in life‚ however wizards‚ with time‚ see their peak much later in life. But what is a wizard? A wizard is somebody who changes the behavior of matter using language. Language and gestures are the two things that are used in public speaking‚ and are used in shaping the ideas of those around you. Now‚ any movement starts off hopeless and ends up unbelievably
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BEGINNING “Daniel.” The voice that called out was not creepy nor friendly. Who knew his first name by full? His parents and his best friend Madeleine. He was trapped. In a dark room. Nothing good of this situation. Think‚ Daniel‚ think! He tried to figure out what was going. Helpless‚ he would kneel and pray to Jesus for help. He always believed that God would help those in the darkest of hours. When he began his prayers‚ he sensed something. He didn’t hear or feel it. He sensed it. O God
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will transform West Chester University’s Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall into the Land of Oz with its reprise performance of the “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Resident Choreographer‚ Nancy Page‚ brought L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s book‚ “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” to center stage with the company’s premiere performance in 2011. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” follows the classic adventure of Dorothy and Toto‚ as they are whisked away from their Kansas home and dropped in the middle of the mystical
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The Wizard of Oz was released August 25‚ 1939. In this story Dorothy‚ her little dog Toto‚ a Man of tin‚ a Scarecrow‚ and a cowardly lion all travel down a “yellow brick” road (a symbol for gold and a value to our currency) to find the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. After a long journey‚ they finally get to him and find out that he is nothing more than a man behind a curtain speaking through a microphone and operating levers‚ knobs and switches to keep the illusion alive. Frank Baum‚ the writer
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