on some of the key points that made The Wizard of Oz a cinematic breakthrough and a major success for its time. The first thing that made the Wizard of Oz a cinematic success was the main characters. The Scarecrow‚ Tin man‚ Lion‚ Wizard‚ and Dorothy are all likeable characters in the film. Everyone can relate to one of them and feels a bond with them and their struggles. We all face these struggles in our lives such as; not smart‚ no heart‚ scared‚ a feeling of power‚ and a feeling of being
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Discrimination and Equal Protection Christine McGee EDL 535 October 13‚ 2014 Dr. Rahim Jones Discrimination and Equal Protection The U.S. Constitution‚ Amendment XIV‚ Section 1 states “. . . no state shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” In the United States‚ all students have the right to a free public education from Kindergarten to the 12th Grade. This Amendment includes non-citizens who are in the United States illegally have the right to attend
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an appreciation of my ancestors and the lives they lived. Marilyn Monroe may not share my skin tone‚ but she needs to be acknowledged among the black community instead of the constant ridicule. What prompted this paper was a picture that said “Dorothy Dandridge over Marilyn Monroe”‚ now I love my history and I love my people and Dandridge is up there as one of my favorite people‚ but I don’t think it’s fair to shun and belittle a woman who celebrated women of color when it wasn’t popular especially
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Garland’s big break came in 1939 when‚ “[...] Fox would not release the child star Shirley Temple to appear as Dorothy in MGM’s long-awaited Wizard of Oz (1939)‚ and Garland was cast instead” (Evensen 1). The casting of Judy Garland was an excellent choice for MGM. Garland was obviously more fit for the role than Shirley Temple. The plot of The Wizard of Oz‚ “[...] focuses on the characters that Dorothy meets in Oz and their journey to meet the Wizard‚ who they hope will grant them each one wish” (Petersen
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A Telephone call In “A Telephone Call” Dorothy Parker uses repetition‚ tone‚ and point of view to show obsession and give it a voice. Parker shows the deep feelings of a woman experiencing love. The language used and tone of her writing help keep an unstable feeling throughout the story; although she does a good job on balancing positive and negative thinking in the story. The point of view focuses on the confusing thoughts of the crazy woman. Parker takes advantage of repetition as a literary
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Hampton‚ Virginia to win the space race around 1950s. They were considered as ‘human computer’. In the novel‚ Margot Lee prefer to talk about the discrimination that followed their journey. The most dominant characters are Dorothy Vaughan‚ Katherine Johnson‚ and Mary Jackson. Dorothy Vaughan was an African American mathematician who became acting supervisor of the West Area Computers. Katherine Johnson is an African-American physicist and mathematician who made contributions to the United States’ aeronautics
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American Quarterly explaining the similarities between the two. He explains how a lot of the characters from the Wizard of Oz represent some elements of the Populist Era. There are a lot of hidden meanings in this story like for instance did you know Dorothy was every man and woman apart of American Populism in Kansas. Scarecrow was the native farmer who didn’t know one thing about city life but understood things with a little education. Also‚ the Tin Man represented the industrial workers who often felt
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experience I know is not true. If a person with a learning disability has access to good information‚ a supportive family‚ for example or an advocacy service‚ they too can benefit just as much from direct payments as those with physical disabilities (Sayer‚ 2011). I believe giving people power and control of their own resources and determining how their needs are met is transforming social services. Many people want to organise all their support and services themselves‚ based on good information received
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Another problem they had was that they needed to work separately from white people computers and supervisors that were white. In 1949‚ she became the first African NACA supervisor and made her employees receive promotions. In 1958‚ NACA became NASA. Dorothy was an expert at programming the Fortran and computer lounge which meant having to work with a satellite launching rocket called Scout. In 1971 she had retired from NASA. After they retired the West computer names had been remembered
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half-man‚ half-animal creature known as the Beast Folk. Prendick inducted into their society‚ they have this law in the Beast Folk acting like human rather than animals so as not to return to House of Pain‚ so Prendick kind of change the law with the Sayer of the Law. Moreau and Montgomery arrive at the village. Prendick flees again‚ but Moreau corners him on the beach and convinces him to come close for an explanation. Moreau explain he that he creates the Beast Folk from animals (not humans as Prendick
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