Wizard of Oz In the “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” “L. Frank Baum” uses color to separate the three countries. For instance the colors are blue‚ yellow‚ and red for the three countries. “L. Frank Baum” also color coats the capital emerald city by giving it its color from its name. In the Magical Land of Oz things are assorted by colors‚ regarding to the four different countries. First‚ there’s the land of the Munchkins witch is blue. The land of the Munchkins is the Eastern region of the Land of Oz. This
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The Cowardly Lion‚ in The Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baym‚ had already had courage‚ even though he had thought that was what he’d been lacking. To begin‚ the Cowardly Lion first had courage once he had came out from hiding to threaten Dorothy and her friends‚ which takes courage to do in the first place‚ even though he had scared himself while doing it. After he had scared them‚ the lion decided to follow the trail with Dorothy‚ even though he had not known what was going to happen. This part
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Historical Fragments Ray Huang Dr.Friedman US History 09/06/2014 The movie of The Wizard of Oz obviously missed many historical document‚ seeming much simpler and easier to understand than does the book. The movie conducts a message about friendship‚ adventure‚ and positive spirit to the audience. And a classical topic of the book‚ The Wizard of Oz‚ is fantasy‚ appealing the interest and attention of the kids. Certainly‚ the lost content in the movie is related to the
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The Wizard of Oz‚ written by L. Frank Baum and produced by Mervyn LeRoy is an example of how art reflects life because of the characters‚ scenery and props chosen. In the 1890’s and early 1900’s a new political party emerged‚ the populist party. Most populists (farmers and laborers) mistrusted the president and most of the presidential candidates‚ they thought of them as “wind bags”. Mark Twain would refer to this as the “Gilded Age” because those in power considered it a time of prosperity‚ but
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Meagan Finnerty English 9R Chappell 8-9 12-14-10 The Odyssey and The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz is like the Odyssey because both Dorothy and Odysseus are determined and anxious to return home. Odysseus and Dorothy both meet characters along the journey who help them and evil characters trying to not let them reach home. Good characters who give advice in the Wizard of Oz are the munchkins who show Dorothy where to go to get to the Emerald city to ask the wizard how she will be
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The inspiration for L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz and the following thirteen Oz books is believed to be about the inability to escape‚ particularly for Baum‚ the inability to escape the rapidly advancing technology during the 20th century. The technologies that are focused on in particular in The Wizard of Oz are those of electricity‚ machines‚ the body‚ and domesticity. The city of Oz is based on the White City‚ Chicago‚ and how both are built around the idea of beauty and stability‚ but cover
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classification of a fairy tales as demarcated from other forms of children’s literture. With the help of these distinctive structural and stylistic features‚ Frank L. Baum’s novel‚ “The Wizard of Oz” can be classified within the boundaries of the fairy tale. USE OF OUTSIDE WORLD (SOCIETAL COMMENTARY): “The Wizard of Oz‚” like so many fairy tales‚ naturally has cultural‚ social‚ and political undertones interwoven within the text. Virtually all of Baum’s characters and magical land pertain to specific
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of the lessons a journey may possess. I have chosen three texts that relate closely to the aspects of Journeys of Discovery. My first selected text is a poem called ‘Journey’ by Narendra Kuppan. My second chosen text is the movie‚ ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and my third text is the book‚ ‘Tomorrow When the War Began‚’ by John Marsden. These three texts are all related as they are about a person or a group of people undergoing their own personal Journey of Discovery. They also enhanced and challenged my
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The Trial and Martyrdom of Rizal The Trial of Rizal • An eloquent proof of Spanish injustice and misrule • A mistrial • He was considered guilty before the actual trial • December 26‚ 1896 – the court martial started at 8:00 am in the Military building known as Cuartel de España. • There are Seven Members of the Military Court: – Lt. Col. Jose Togores Arjona – president – Capt. Ricardo Muñoz Arias – Capt. Manuel Reguera – Capt. Santiago Izquierdo Osorio • There are Seven Members of the Military
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Toto find themselves in Munchkin Country‚ located in Oz. The house lands on the Wicked Witch of the East‚ killing her. The Munchkins are delighted to be freed from their evil ruler. The Good Witch of the North gifts Dorothy the Wicked Witch of the East’s ruby slippers. While the Munchkins are very nice‚ Dorothy wants to return home. In order to do so‚ the Good Witch of the North tells her that she has to go to Emerald City and ask the Wizard of Oz for help. As Dorothy follows the yellow brick road
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