Dorothy Gale

Every form and variety of our emotions can be portrayed in film. They allow us to escape and have a broadening perspective. Film provides us with a source to every theme we can identify with the human condition. Film has allowed us a visual alternative to literature that can exuberate our senses. Various elements of the film such as theme, cinematic techniques, and genre helps beguile us into worlds we have never explored, people we have never met and lives we have never lived. Although a…

the one with the ukulele by Israel K. Somewhere Over The Rainbow is a ballad, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. It was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. The song won the Academy Award for The Best Original Song and became Garland’s signature son. It is also one of the most enduring standards of the 20th century Somewhere over the rainbow by Israel. This song was realeased in 1990.It was in…

Detroit: Gale, 2016. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Oct. 2016. Montgomery, Marion. "On Flannery O'Connor's 'Everything That Rises Must Converge,'." Critique 13.2 (1971): 15-29. Rpt. in Literature Resource Center. Detroit: Gale, 2016. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Oct. 2016. McFarland, Dorothy Tuck. "Everything That Rises Must Converge." Flannery O'Connor. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1976. 43-71. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Deborah A. Schmitt. Vol. 104. Detroit:…

Daltin Smith Mrs. Horn English 11, 5th Period January 28th, 2015 “To Gain Redemption” Redemption is not already possessed, it is gained. Redemption is the act of repenting for what sins you have done, and being saved/forgiven by God from sin. One of the main characters, Mr. Shiftlet, tries to show us how to gain redemption. Sadly he was too late and his method was not enough for what he had done. In the book “The Life You Save May be Your Own”, Flannery O’Connor uses symbols, imagery, and…

From there, everything turns out to be weird and without any sense. Her adventures are patched together with strange dream logic and fantastic vivid wordplay. She returns to the real world and finds herself in another adventure behind the mirror in a sequel called “Through the Looking Glass.” After she finishes her journeys she feels like she has grown up a bit through her strange adventures. Apart from Carroll’s strange way of balancing the darkness against mad, whimsical humor, this story…

are the same; from George Lucas ' Star Wars and Grimm 's fairy tales to The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Homer 's The Odyssey. Granted, at face value, there might seem little common ground between Luke Skywalker and Cinderella, or between Dorothy Gale and Odysseus. However, every story plays towards certain experiences-- a progression of trials, triumphs and occasional failures that allow the hero to develop and overcome adversity. This process, called the Hero 's Journey, is a necessary…

Introduction With exception of war, no event has caused as much upheaval to American security, and its way of life than that of the Great Depression. Following the stock market crash of 1929, and spanning the entire decade of the 1930’s, this period saw at its height, a quarter of Americans out of work, with many barely able to feed themselves or their families. This period also saw many businesses that once flourished, shut their doors forever. However, one industry that still managed to…

The Life and Accomplishments of Walt Disney The name Disney is a name that almost everyone has heard before. While a majority of the population does not know much about Walt Disney himself, his legacy lives on and continues to impact the lives of many people today. The name Disney brings back many happy childhood memories and has a positive connotation for many people. Through his work in animation, film making, and creation of the theme park, Disneyland, he has left a lasting marking on…

Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as…