Inner journeys An inner journey is the challenge of self reflection. Everybody has their own inner journey that is caused by certain events that happen in their lives and causes growth‚ understanding and change in perception of themself and the world. There is obvious inner journeys that the characters in Othello‚ Thelma and Louise‚ and the Wizard of Oz. Shakespeare’s play Othello is the story of a man in the military‚ who meets the woman of his dreams and woos her over with his beautiful story
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effects with technology without it looking tacky or uninteresting which was not the case in this play. For example‚ when the scene of the Wicked Witch of the East and her army was concluding and the scene with Dorothy‚ the lion‚ the tin man‚ and the scarecrow being in the forest was next‚ the stairs of the witch’s home spiraled into the trees of the forest. This transition had added to the creativeness of the play and kept the audience interested. This brilliant use of technology had shown that the
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Dorothy must now find her way back home to Kansas‚ and is directed by Glinda to seek out the all-knowing and powerful Wizard of Oz. Along her way‚ she assembles a group of companions whom all share in their need to seek out the Wizard’s help. The scarecrow thinks he needs brains‚ the Tin Man thinks he lacks heart‚ and the Lion wants some courage. They must conquer the Wicked Witch of the West in order for the Wizard to grant their wishes. They finally succeed in defeating the Wicked Witch‚ but find
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William Butler Yeats‚ born in Ireland on June 13‚ 1865‚ was an unquestionably remarkable poet whose desperate belief in mysticism and theosophy inspired him to produce works which would establish his dominant influence in poetry during the twentieth-century. Driven by a desire to create a unique set of symbols and metaphors applicable to poetry as well as the human experience‚ Yeats’ poetry evolved to represent his views on spirituality and Man’s existentialist dilemmas. “Sailing to Byzantium”‚ a
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Complete History and Misguiding Historical Fragments Ray Huang Dr.Friedman US History 09/06/2014 The movie of The Wizard of Oz obviously missed many historical document‚ seeming much simpler and easier to understand than does the book.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
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In the movie The Dark Knight Rises‚ lots of typology of architecture was featured. The underground architecture -such as the sewage were Bane and his followers hid from the Police in the beginning of The Dark Knight Rises and the famous cave under the Wayne palace were Bruce (Batman) hid his Batman costume‚ weapons and means of transportation (car‚ motorcycle and plane)-played an important role in the movie. Also in the movie‚ there was architecture from different eras. For example the Wayne palace
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Soul clap its hands and sing‚ and louder sing For every tatter in its mortal dress (line 9-12) The first line of this represents the emotion of the speaker; unwanted and misplaced. The aged man feels like a scarecrow “a tattered coat upon a stick” (line 10).The job of the scarecrow is to scare birds away. In the first stanza of the poem the author represents new life with birds. This aged body seems to be scaring away new life‚ and the soul within is singing louder trying to find its way out
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picked up some friends and allies who taught you the importance of brains‚ heart and courage. In the Wizard of Oz‚ the Scarecrow wanted a brain. The brain represents preparation and lifelong learning. You must continue to read‚ to study‚ to learn‚ to become greater than you were yesterday. Will you continue to feed your mind‚ long after you leave this place? Remember‚ as the Scarecrow tells Dorothy‚ “Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking.” The Tin Man sought a heart. The heart is about
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The main protagonist is Amy Gumm. She is a girl from Kansas and she hates it there. Her mom is never there to take care of her and a girl named Madison always bullies her. Her life was disappointing‚ boring and tough. Amy always managed on her own somehow but she wanted to get away. Far away! One day she was sitting in her trailer like any other day but the suddenly off the ground and floating in mid air. She passed out in the middle but when she woke up‚ she was in the magical land of Oz. She arrived
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Blahaha Ms.blahaha English III CP 25 Febuary 2014 They say with age‚ comes wisdom. They say a tough life will build tough people. That the world‚ no matter how terrible it may seem or how bad things get‚ is only what you make of it. This has never been shown more so by Phoenix Jackson from Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”. Encumbered with age and poverty‚ Phoenix shows fortitude‚ cleverness‚ and a child-like view of the world while traveling to the city for medicine. Welty’s love of literature
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