The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a dark time in American history. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed during the hysteria. Ever since those dark days ended‚ the trials have become synonymous with mass hysteria and scapegoating. Causes Salem‚ Massachusetts was not alone in its witch hunt. A wave of witch trials swept Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s. These witch hunts happened for a variety of reasons and were greatly influenced by the fear
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Exploring the Dark Side: Contrasting Themes in "Blue Velvet" The subconscious psyche is one of the most fascinating and almost completely inexplicable aspects of human behavior. Even more intriguing than merely the subconscious is the notion of a darker‚ more repressed side that many individuals refuse to acknowledge exists within them. In David Lynch’s film "Blue Velvet‚" the director attempts to explore the psyche of a young man named Jeffrey Beaumont‚ most notably the clash between his darker
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Exploration of the Connections to the Populist Movement Dorothy‚ as played by Judy Garland in the movie‚ was a young teenage girl who‚ when a tornado hit her house in Kansas‚ was magically transferred to Oz with her dog‚ Toto. Dorothy was seen as the Everyman who just wanted to get back to the way things used to be. She embodies what every American wants to be: loyal‚ strong-willed‚ and resourceful. Henry Littlefield identifies her‚ “"Dorothy is Baum’s Miss Everyman. She is one of us‚ levelheaded
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tendencies of our present social‚ political and technological order are projected into a disastrous future elimination. Dystopia is shown throughout this film as in a dystopian society people must believe they are happy and then discover they are not. Dorothy discovers she is unhappy in the film. This idea of dystopia is conveyed to us the viewer by the Imbalance of Power‚ a handicapped society‚ Ruby Red Shoes at the time through the conventions of Characters‚ Camera angles and Symbolism. In the
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audience found out toward the end of the movie. This is showing that home‚ or the people who represent home‚ are very important to Dorothy and means a lot to her‚ especially since they were showing up in her dream. Also‚ Dorothy has trouble deciding if she wants to go back home or not. Meaning‚ that home is important and special to her‚ and that even though Oz is great‚ Dorothy really wants to be with her family. Additionally‚ the scenes of Dorothy’s home are in black and white‚ where Oz is in color. The
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town. She always has a pointless story to tell about people from her hometown with weird names. Nobody ever pays any attention to Rose and they always seem to be annoyed by her. Thirdly‚ there is Dorothy Zbornak‚ she is played by Beatrice Arthur‚ "Bea" was born 1923‚ in New York City. Dorothy is the intelligent one of the bunch; she is a substitute history teacher. She never has a
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a real reason to go there. 1) Our quester is Dorothy Gale‚ a girl who lives on a farm in Kansas and longs for an exciting world. 2) The place to go‚ for Dorothy‚ changes three times in the Wizard of Oz. First‚ she has to embark on her quest to save her beloved dog‚ Toto‚ from Miss Gulch. Second‚ the tornado takes Dorothy to Oz‚ forcing her to find a way home to Kansas. The last place for Dorothy to go is given to her by Glinda. Glinda instructs Dorothy to go to the Emerald City to talk to the wizard
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novel summary is: Bud and Dorothy is a couple who in love happily with each other. They study at Stoddard College in Blue River. They belong together and one day Dorothy is pregnant. That is really bad time for them to have a baby this time‚ especially for Bud; the Bud’s future plan or dream will be uncompleted. Dorothy wants to get married: Bud doesn’t want. That means he must to leave the college and to struggle in real life and earn to family. Bud tries to persuade Dorothy to take some pills to eliminate
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Kansas anymore”. This paper briefly describes the settings‚ main characters and desires that Dorothy and her friends wish to obtain‚ only to discover they already have them. The opening of the film is a sepia tone which overlays the black and white film stock‚ scenes not just in black and white as you may have expected from a movie produced in 1939. An early scene‚ a tornado that transports Dorothy to Oz‚ is actually breath taking in sepia tone. You may think you are in Kansas‚ the dust filled
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commercial and tells Michael he has been so obnoxious that he will probably never work again. Dorsey thinks otherwise; when he hears of an opening on a popular soap opera‚ he applies for the job- - even though the job is for a woman. Posing as Dorothy Michaels‚ Michael wins the part and becomes a
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