Daily life Daily life during the great depression wasn’t easy. Many people were unemployed and without decent clothes. Children ran away and “Rode the rails” to loosen the burden on their families‚ because they wanted a better life or just because they wanted an adventure. Other kids got jobs to support their families. During the depression‚ people ate whatever they could afford or whatever they could find. Some examples of food during the 1930s were: Potato soup – water base‚ not milk Dandelion
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He’d never felt so alive. The dance studio that he’d spent most of his time in as a wide eyed five year old in his first pair of tap shoes was akin to his home. In fact‚ it felt more like home than his actual home‚ where his dad often teased him about his ’prancing around the stage like a bloody pony’ but he knew that his dad preferred him doing this - his passion - than on the streets at ten o’clock at night smoking glue or sniffing weed. He’d never try those. For one‚ his mother would probably
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Boggs‚ J. M.‚ & Petrie‚ D. W. (2008). The Art of Watching Films. Boston: McGraw-Hill. Rotten Tomatoes-Inception. (2010‚ July 20). Retrieved July 24‚ 2010‚ from Rotten Tomatoes: www.rotten-tomatoes.com Gone with the Wind‚ 1939 Machete‚ 2010 The Wizard of Oz‚ 1939 Vantage Point‚ 2008
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perfect even though the physical world crumbles. It is easiest to see it in modern day metaphors through various films. There are two modern day examples of Plato’s cave allegory that jump to my mind. The first example is "The Wizard of Oz". When Dorothy went to go see Oz‚ it is only through having the curtain pulled back that we see things for what they really are. The second modern day example is "The Matrix." In the Matrix‚ it is only through being ’unplugged’ that one can realize what is the
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get to Greg’s grandma’s house. The teenagers see them inside and Greg and Rowley taunt them. Not all goes to plan‚ though‚ and when they get home and Greg’s dad‚ who was hassled by kids‚ throws water at them and the water soaks their candy. The Wizard of Oz play is also a hardship for Greg. Patty Farell‚ who plays Dorothy‚ is coming on stage‚ and since Greg is a tree‚ he thinks he can throw apples at her‚ but the director takes this part out of the play for health and safety. Mrs. Norton‚ the music
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dead they are not allowed to be around her. Plus the yellow also was once wore by executioners‚ The executioner would be the room cause it cut her off of the world outside. Also yellow was once meant to be that of cowards just like the movie The wizard of Oz the cowardly lion was yellow this would be Jane she coward to her husband
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peacefully in her coffin‚ with no worries at all‚ stress free‚ like the day we first met. It was August 25‚ 1939‚ I was an 18 year old busboy at the Paramount Theatre on Broadway in New York City. That specific night‚ it was the world premiere of the ‘Wizard of Oz’ and some of the biggest names in Hollywood would be attending that event that evening. Mickey Rooney‚ Ray Bolger‚ Bert Lahr‚ and the fabulous Judy Garland. Mickey had brought her in as his date‚ to feed their relationship that was nothing more
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strange details in At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers are more than as another way that Salman Rushdie convinces the reader of the dystopian world that the narrator inhabits. They are central to the theme of the story. The many allusions to The Wizard of Oz are not particularly necessary for the conveyance of the theme of At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers. Recall that there are two important keys to writing a humanities essay that we have not yet encountered in this class. First‚ straightforward
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The Eyre Affair‚ by Jasper Fforde explores the relationship between literature and society. Through his depiction of fanatics‚ Fforde shows that art matters in their society‚ however in a different way than it does in ours. In Fforde’s world‚ literature seems to be universal and carefully maintained in its original form‚ whereas in our world‚ literature is enjoyed more on an individual basis‚ with room for creativity. In our world Literature is often regarded more casually than it is within The
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1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together‚ it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires a. Literal Vampirism: Nasty old man‚ attractive but evil‚ violates
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