At-Tin

He was actually turned into Tin and he became a rusty solid which is why he needed oil. He represents the industry because it is emotionless and needs “oil” to survive and move forward. Also Buam represents the Quadlings, which were the socialist and communist in the southern areas…

IS Final Over three dollars’ worth of pennies can be held afloat in a tin foil boat. Who would have thought? Our group project allowed us to apply ourselves in a new way to teach the youth of Waverly. The skills and ideas taught in the IS Reader were applied in both developing our project and in the teaching process with the kids. The project was a significant part of the class because it allowed us to connect ideas discussed in class and apply them into a social setting. Important,…

In the past accusations of witchcraft ran rampant causing panic wherever it went. 75%-90% of those tried and executed during this occurrence were female as opposed to the 10%-25%, which were males. It was apparent that women were linked to negative beliefs about dangerous magic and association with the devil, or judged based on systems of power in communities and courts worked against women rather than men. The concept of Gender plays an important role in shaping ideas about witches. In the…

The road of yellow brick is an element in the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with additional such roads appearing in The Marvelous Land of Oz and The Patchwork Girl of Oz. The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, based on the novel, gave it the name by which it is better known, the Yellow Brick Road (it is never referenced by that title in the original novel). In the later film The Wiz, Dorothy has to find the road, as the house was not deposited directly in front of it; in the novel…

NBC brings Emerald City, another version of the popular Wizard of Oz. If viewers are looking for a story full of magic but has the taste of Game of Thrones, then Emerald City is it. A new trailer from NBC releases what to expect from Emerald City. It is an adult version of the classic fantasy drama. If Wicked is not adulty enough for theater viewers, this adaptation is definitely it. Grown-up Dorothy The actress who plays Dorothy Gale is Adria Arjona, cites Slash Film. She definitely looks…

Captured In the Past Tennessee William’s Cat On a Hot Tin Roof is a play about a southern family living in discontol. Love, conflict and depression build tension in the characters creating isolation. Brick and Maggie are a young married couple visiting the plantation home of Big Papa and Big Mama, Brick’s parents. Also present, are Brick’s brother, Gooper, and in sister-in-law, Mae. All of the family, except Big Mama, know about Big Papa’s illness, and are so selfish they only care about the…

In the popular children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum, populism can be seen more often than not. Baum cleverly displays this through all of his characters. Each is symbolic to his everyday life, as well as to other common people’s lives that have had similar experiences, or can relate in any way to the author. For instance, Dorothy represents an adolescent’s innocence, Toto represents virtuousness, the Scarecrow represents the hard working farmers, the Tinman…

“R”Rovers are an important part of our lives. They allow us to see beyond our earth. We made our rovers to help us understand the scientific process and how to create an experiment. Making this rover also refreshed our memory of the concept of elastic energy. Not to rub it in your face, but EarthToy Designs enlisted in our help to design this rover, too. They asked us to make a rover that can be adjusted to go different distances. Of course, we have to think about the environment while making…

The film Beasts of the Southern Wild is a fantasy drama film set in America, which involves two main characters, Wink and Hushpuppy. Hushpuppy is Wink’s daughter and they both overtake many obstacles together. Spirited away is an animation film whose main characters are a family of three: Chihiro and her parents. The family is moving to another Japanese town when they come across a hidden spirit world that seems like an abandoned theme park. The films Beast of the Southern Wild and Spirited Away…

A story about luck, friendship, brotherhood, love, adventure and fate, Slumdog Millionaire is an excellent portrayal of Mark Twain’s famous quote: “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Though the movie is not completely based on a true story, some of the key plots are based on and were inspired from real life events, meaning that these things did and do happen to real people. The movie has marvelously captured human emotions as the protagonist rides up and down his life’s roller coaster. The movie…