side.” Using the word emerald to describe Wellington makes it seem desirable and sought after. It makes life in Wellington look worth aspiring too much like the fantasy land ‘Emerald City’ in the Wizard of Oz. “The road leads to Wellington. The big city‚ The Emerald city!” In the first book The Wizard of Oz the walls of the city are green but the city itself is no different in colour to any other. The people in the city are made to wear green tinted glasses which affect their perception of the city
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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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change has been digressing- the newest trends are to revert back to earlier decades. Some wonder why this retro movement is gaining such a fierce following...maybe it’s because everyone recalls the simplicity of their youth. Such pictures as "The Wizard of Oz" and "Casablanca" refer to a time when there was truly something to fight for‚ a time when the worlds of entertainment and politics collided in a prosperous manner. This viewpoint cannot be argued‚ as The Second World War was in full swing during
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character development and interaction‚ as well as other technical aspects. A great movie in my opinion must include all of these aspects as well as a great story line. Some movies are classics because of repeat viewing. How many times have you seen The Wizard of Oz for example? You do not personally have to enjoy a movie for it to be a classic. I know several people who could spend an afternoon watching John Wayne movies. Westerns are not my favorite genre but to many people they are classic. One movie I
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Literary Analysis: The Book Thief Markus Zusak has taken many stories that his parents told him about their childhoods and has created what is known as The Book Thief. In the novel the author shows vivid images throughout his book on characterization and the setting that is portrayed in a way that makes the story come alive. As the story begins‚ the reader is introduced to a narrator that will be noted many times throughout the book‚ but this narrator is a special narrator that gives this story
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and how hesitant she was to share the stories of the extreme weather in her hometown to other people. I loved the little analogy she put in there about the Wizard Of Oz‚ where she was comparing the harsh and fatal realities of the tornadoes she had experiences to the harmless and magical effects the tornado had on Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. I was also interested by the way the author split the essay into thirteen sections‚ each containing another thought or subject or story about the authors life
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Have you ever noticed recurring character traits or themes in some of your favorite stories and movies ? At the core of every myth‚ a knowledgeable reader can recognize one or several archetypes are at play. The word archetype comes from the ancient greek language. The two main root words being “archein” and “typos”‚ meaning original and patterns respectively (Golden. C). An archetype is universal component of human nature embodied within a character‚ symbolism‚ or situation found within the story
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Today I would like to talk to you about the concept of journey and discuss the deeper meaning of this very important term. Within this speech I will be comparing the concept of journey through the movie ’wizard of oz’ the song ’last kiss’ and the poem ’the journey’. These texts are all great examples relating to a journey. The first text I would like to discuss with you is the song ’last kiss’ written by Wayne Cochran in 1962 and sung by Pearl Jam. Cochran was inspired to write his song after a
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-The Great Gatsby: celebrated literary classic was almost titled Gold-Hatted Gatsby. -No word in the English language rhymes with month‚ orange‚ silver‚ and purple -The name for Oz in the “Wizard of Oz” was thought up when the creator‚ Frank Baum‚ looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N‚ and O-Z‚ hence “Oz.” -“The Mouse Trap‚” by Agatha Christie is the longest running play in history -John Milton used 8‚000 different words in his poem‚ “Paradise Lost.” -In the original story‚ Sleeping
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the most classic and recognizable character similarity is that of Gandalf and Albus Dumbldore. They are both wise and powerful wizards that are on the side of the heroes. There are times where they don’t play an important part in the story‚ which is how they give a chance for the hero to mature and grow in confidence. It is one of the mysterious ways in which the wizards work. People mostly recognize this connection‚ also‚ because in the Harry Potter films there is a framed portrait of Gandalf the
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