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    were a series of bloody wars during the middle ages where the Christians of Europe tried to retake control of Jerusalem. In Christianity, the crusades were expeditions of Christian Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries for the recovery of the holy land (Chrisholm 44). They were a time of religion, war and religious war leaders. Crusaders were brutal people mostly made up of young, old and poor people. Historians have estimated that there were seven crusades total that resulted in…

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    She is soon whisked away by a tornado that strikes her home to the wonderful land of Oz. Dorothy 's only hope to get back home is to meet the wizard of Oz. Along the way Dorothy gains many friends and learns that she, and her friends, already have what they need to do great things. This may be the most predominant message of the movie, but there are several others intertwined into the film, some not as wonderful as the land of Oz. What seems to be a movie about…

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    Henry, along with her dog Toto. After being taken away from her home, Dorothy learns that there are many places you will go but nothing can compare to the safety of your own home. Dorothy meets friends along the way in her journey through the magical land called Oz. Dorothy's journeys bring about new friends. She comes across a brainless scarecrow, a heartless Tin woodman, and a cowardly lion. The four, along with Toto, travel to the great and terrible wizard of Oz. They are in hopes of being…

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    European Manor System

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    1) What are some of the factors that best explain why societies in Europe developed around the Manor system in the 10th and 11th centuries? The first factor was they applied three-field system in agriculture. It meant people would divide their lands into three fields. Two fields was used for planting crops like peas, wheat, and the third one was a fallow field. However, three fields were switched for every season. For example, the field was used to use for planting crop in this season, would…

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    crusades was for the Christians to conquer back the Holy lands. As it was no longer theirs. Secondly, the holy land was sacred for both Christians and Moslems, making it impossible for both religions to ‘own’ the land. And finally, Privileges were…

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    school. I might would have remembered some of this stuff! It has been a very long time since I have been in school and followed a lesson or the direction of a facilitator. I have worked for many years and I have learned to do things sort of in my own right. But I’m no expert! So I am committing to learning this…

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    Wizard Of Oz Themes

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    Proposal, “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burden to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public”. The way public officials deal with understating the difference between what’s right and wrong in A Modest Proposal contradicts how Dorothy does in A Wonderful Wizard Of…

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    Americans living throughout the twentieth century. In fact, August Wilson uses The piano Lesson to uncover the hardships Boy Willie and his family face focusing on a time when his family was held captive as slaves to a chance to own his own piece of land. The Piano Lesson demonstrates the importance of family heirlooms and how no amount of money could ever replace the sentimental value they hold. Berniece and Boy Willie battle over whether the piano should be sold to help re-write the family…

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    The Piano Lesson Analysis

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    Wilson uses The Piano Lesson to illustrate the hardships of two siblings involving conflicts, symbolism, religion, and folklore. Boy Willie focuses mainly on the time at which his family was held captive as slaves to a chance to buy his own piece of land. The Piano Lesson demonstrates the importance of family heirlooms and how no amount of money could ever replace the sentimental value of they hold. Berniece and Boy Willie constantly argue as to whether the piano should be sold to help re-write…

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    house is in relation to Munchkinland. Without the emphasis on the rule of thirds, it would be challenging for the audience to appreciate that in Oz, size is one of the things that are vastly different from Kansas. The next shot reveals the enormous land while also showing that in Munchkinland everything is in miniature. The buildings become more relative in size, not figurative. The emphasis here is less on depth and more on detail so rule of thirds is very important here. The rule of thirds is…

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