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    used repeatedly like that‚ they are said to have an archetypal pattern (Rice). The quest on which all these heroes go on is referred to as the archetypal quest (Rice). “The Wizard of Oz” focuses on a small-town girl living in Kansas. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” focuses on an arrogant king who rules the city of Uruk. The Wizard of Oz and The Epic of Gilgamesh were written 5000 years apart‚ but they both contain the elements that make them archetypal quests. One of the stages in the hero’s quest is when

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    allies and enemies the come across 7) Approach to the Inmost cave 8) ordeal 9) reward 10) the road back 110 Resurrection and finally 12) Return with Elixir. These timeless patterns have alson helped create the ideas for the most classic movies. The Wizard of Oz has been drastically influence by the major theme of the monomyth in a circular narrative. In Campbell’s discovery the ideas of the story is just part of the endless variation of an example of the Heroes Journey. The story begins in the world

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    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 telling. Othello comes across as a very smart man who respects everyone who he crosses paths with‚

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    The view of Kansas changed greatly between the Kansas and Nebraska Act and the time the Wizard of Oz was written. In 1854‚ after Kansas was made a territory open to settlement‚ many people flocked to it to claim the new land available as it seemed like a beautiful place to live as well as a place full of opportunity. People were attracted to Kansas as the fertile soil‚ plentiful land‚ and heavy rainfall led farmers to becoming successful at growing crops. Eventually‚ life in Kansas would prove dull

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    Baum’s life affected the book and movie‚ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In the book and in the film‚ his life affects the setting‚ characters‚ and conflicts in the story. Kansas‚ where Dorothy lives‚ is the same as South Dakota‚ where L. Frank Baum’s adulthood took place. His childhood was the inspiration for Oz. Baum’s experience with a tornado made the cyclone in the movie. Little do readers know that his life sometimes is a mirror image to the land of Oz and Kansas. Baum moved to South Dakota‚ which

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    Oz as Utopia

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    Taylor Wilton Dr. Ethna Lay The Wonderful Worlds of Utopia Americans crave Oz because of it ’s utopian vision. On the surface‚ Oz appears to be a perfect utopia to Dorothy. When she first arrives‚ Oz is bright‚ colorful and full of magic and wonder while her home in Kansas is dull‚ lifeless and devoid of hope. In Kansas‚ it ’s as if the citizens are stuck with no real plans or goals for the future. In Oz‚ traveling down the elaborate‚ intertwined yellow brick road offers Dorothy a great chance

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    The Wizaed of Oz

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    The Wizard of Oz Review by Harvey Karten Copyright © 1998 Harvey Karten I’d like five bucks for every time someone called out to me‚ “Hey‚ Toto!” when I walk my cairn terrier around the neighborhood. “Is that really Toto?” adults would stop and ask me‚ and I’d of course reply‚ “Sure it is; I’ve had him for sixty-three years now.” As for the kids‚ well‚ surprisingly enough some of them never saw “The Wizard of Oz” so the best they can do is say‚ “Ma‚ Ma‚ look at the dog!” Pretty soon

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    In the children ’s story‚ "The Magic Art of the Great Humbug"‚ all of the characters run into problems with their identities. The old man has the most difficulty with his own identity. He wishes to be a great wizard with superhuman capabilities. The Tin Man‚ Scarecrow‚ and Cowardly Lion have trouble with desiring qualities that are only common to humans. Finally‚ Dorothy runs into trouble with the symbols around her that establish her identity. The common problem that consumes each character

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    Trials of Oz

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    book about the legal system‚ the cases and about himself. Other composers also set their own agenda‚ and these biases cannot be overlooked.For example‚ in the Trials of Oz Robertson exercises supreme authority to decide who is guilty or innocent. He uses language to describe the defendants as “honest young men” and to characterise Oz as a “harmless coffee-table magazine for the revolution that would never happen”. Robertson also uses language to construct the reader’s disapproval of Justice Argyle

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    Wizard

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    8/11/14 The purpose of this lab is to calculate the density of aluminum with different masses and volumes of aluminum bits and water. Aluminum Bits balance graduated cylinder water cupcake liners paper towels 1. First‚ get materials ready for the experiment by cleaning and/or drying materials 2. Mass the cupcake liner 3. Add water to the graduated cylinder and record the volume of water added. 4. Place some aluminum pebbles into the cupcake liner and place it on the balance. Record

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