Fiction encompasses a very broad spectrum of literature and every writer of fiction goes about it in his/her own style. Stephen King writes differently from Danielle Steele who in turn writes differently from Isaac Asimov. Yet all works of fiction share some common denominators. There are protagonists ("good guys")‚ antagonists ("bad guys")‚ setting‚ plot‚ etc. And‚ in nearly all cases‚ works of fiction feature minor characters. While these characters‚ by definition‚ are not the focus of the
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SETTING IN TIME AND PLACE The short story "Yellow Brick Road" is set in a car‚ on State Highway 2‚ between Hastings and Wellington. It briefly mentions home‚ Waituhi‚ and Uncle Sam’s house. Wellington is their goal. These points are unimportant. What is important is travelling from security‚ warmth and familiarity to vast‚ unfamiliar and the alien big city. The time setting is a no man’s land‚ caught between an old life and a new life. The car is their only home and their possessions are
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A young girl is swept up in a whirlwind and transported to a far away land full of munchkins‚ witches‚ and an all powerful wizard. Two mischievous children find themselves in the care of a nanny that is “practically perfect in everyway‚” they go on a horse race‚ have a floating tea party‚ and learn how to take their medicine. A jewish man faces the challenges of everyday life while marrying of three of his beloved daughters all while trying to uphold the tradition of his ancestors. All of these scenarios
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because we don’t crave the scary things anymore. As a child‚ we watch children’s movies looking for fun little things. The only thing is that we don’t quite realize that there are issues in those movies that deal with death. For instance‚ in “The Wizard of Oz”‚ the Wicked Witch of the west is melted by the water that Dorothy threw on her. Not all of the children’s movies are fun and games. As we look at these movies‚ we let our thoughts roam where they want. If you think about it‚ are we normal to laugh
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crafting art and poetry for the Hallmark Company. Mr. Blackshear illustrated two U.S. Postal Service stamp collections for Black Heritage and classic movies. Hamilton Group hired Mr. Blackshear to create collector plates featuring scenes from The Wizard of Oz‚ Star Wars‚ and Star Trek. Mr. Blackshear has received many awards‚ including the Society of Illustrator’s coveted Gold Metal. Thomas Blackshear was profiled on the television show The Living Canvas‚ an art magazine of the airwaves shown on public
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Attitudes About Witchcraft in 17th Century England Demonized glares‚ cackling laughs‚ pointy hats‚ curling claw-like fingernails‚ warts perched on their noses‚ pale sickly skin that contrasts to their black or deep purple clothing: this is the typical description of what most witches are perceived as today. Witchcraft officially began in England in the mid 1400’s. Christianity was the dominant religion at this time in England. To be a witch‚ one had to sign a pact with the devil‚ often to worship
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continuous chant. The narrator quickly explains the scene that Plato describes in the Allegory‚ then starts to discuss similar ideas from different cultures and examples. First she relates Plato’s ideas to beliefs of those in India‚ then to the Wizard of Oz and his illusion to power‚ and lastly to the ideas of gnosticism. In this video‚ it is a small lecture on Plato’s idea‚ and then how it relates to other beliefs. The video would be geared more towards an older audience and would be useful if one
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Mini-Case 1. How can you create theme areas that will also promote future sales for the hotel (such as food and beverages‚ rooms‚ conventions‚ etc)? According to the case‚ this hotel adopted some Hollywood theme areas such as the Wizard of Oz and Gone with the wind. Therefore the food and beverages should match these types of theme. For example‚ manager could names food and beverage related to the theme or use some fantasy tableware cater for the customers. The reason is the customer want enjoy
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can all cause serious damage to the human body. Drugs may numb your senses‚ or severely hurt your ability to make healthy choices and decisions. Perhaps you have heard of Judy Garland. At the age of 17‚ a year after she played Dorothy in the “Wizard of Oz”‚ Judy Garland was prescribed drugs to control her appetite. Soon she was under the "care" of psychiatrist Dr. Frederick Hacker‚ and her prescribed drugs that produced even more anxiety for the troubled actress. In 1949
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Whether it be an ambulance driver running over the impaired patient‚ or in classic movies like the Wizard of Oz when the cowardly lion only wants courage and discovers he had it all along. Sometimes it may be quite humorous‚ other times tragic. Much like in "The Story of an Hour." The irony pulsates in this story‚ mostly tragic‚ some funny. At the start
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