to black slide> According to Biography‚ March 2013‚ Marlee Matlin discovered acting through a program at the Center on Deafness that brought deaf and hearing kids together. She landed her first leading role as Dorothy in a production of The Wizard of Oz with a children’s theater company in Chicago. Matlin continued to pursue her acting into adulthood‚ while also earning a degree in law enforcement at Harper College. She won an Academy Award for her role in Children of a Lesser God. <Click to
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By Anthony Pagano 7Blue2 By Anthony Pagano 7Blue2 What is Drama Used For? * What is Drama? The word drama is derived from the ancient Greek word meaning action. If something is full of action it’s exciting‚ emotional‚ it’s unpredictable; it’s dramatic. Drama is a way of expressing or showing a story. Drama can make us feel happy‚ sad‚ afraid‚ superior‚ and inferior and so on. Drama is the essence of human existence; it’s what makes life worth living for. In modern times we
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Chester. King : You are a rich man‚ Lord of Chester! Peter: I’m very rich! Scene 6 Narrator 7: The Puss in Boots runs to the castle. A bad wizard lives there… Puss in Boots 3: On‚ two‚ three‚ four‚ open the door! Wizard: The key is on
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The Significance of Weather in Literature In many different books and movies weather is an important factor. It helps to set the mood and the scene. The weather can also reflect the moods of the characters. When people are joyful its sunny‚ flowers are blooming‚ and the birds are always chirping. When the characters are angry or there’s a killer in the
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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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to see it‚ though‚ since I had neither the time nor the money; then‚ a beacon of hope alighted upon my spirit: I was going to see Wicked at the Fox. That day‚ I saw Heaven in all of its glory‚ and I can confidently say that when I die‚ I am going to Oz…on stage. My experience at the Fox moved me deeply. Wicked
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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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