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    Playwright August Wilson uses his plays to display the struggles of Black 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…

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    The Piano Lesson Analysis

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    his drama’s in order to demonstrate the struggles of Black Americans throughout the twentieth century. In fact, August 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…

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    First Crusaders

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    Constantinople the Byzantine Empire's Capital. On November 27, 1095, in France, the First Crusade started when Pope Urban II called for a crusade to help the Byzantines, regain the “Holy Lands”, and…

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    days after nine- eleven President Bush had used the word “Crusade”, Arthur Jones uses President’s Bushes quotes “This crusade, this war on terrorism, is going to take a long time.” In the memory of the Muslims, the word crusade had meant the many times that the Christians had come to their land and slaughtered so many people. Many of the Christians many view the crusades and great and noble deed to get back the holy lands of Christ. Many Muslims still think about the crusades and the holy war…

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    sovereignty of God, then it easy to use Jonah for the way God manipulates the wind, the sea, the whale, the sun, and even the worms! For those that want to point out the debilitating effects of disobedience and its consequential effects toward depression, then Jonah is a good case study. This man begs God to take his life three times in the short narrative. What makes a man more concerned with the fear of living over the doom of dying? For those that want to use the book of Jonah to springboard…

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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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    The wizard of Oz was the first film to use technicolor in 1939 showing viewers that not everything is always so black and white. Dorothy, the main character wishes to find a place “over the rainbow” or a place she can do no wrong, far from her home in Kansas with her aunt and uncle. 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…

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    Reality, to complete freedom, happiness and peace through moral, spiritual and intellectual perfection.” The Path takes one from unhappiness and despair to enlightenment and happiness. Other aspects of Buddhism are involved in this film. Dorothy uses the mantra “follow the Yellow Brick Road” often throughout the movie. In Buddhism, Mantras are syllables, single words, or phrases used in order to keep one focused on the task at hand and to express devotion. In the scene before the group…

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    of The Waste Land is really a religious one. The Waste Land illustrates for us the concrete image of a spiritual plan with the help of analogy. Religion in The Waste Land is taken from many different areas. Elements from Christianity,Hinduism, and even fertility rituals can be seen interspersed throughout the poem. Eliot is cited to be a christian but references to Hindu holy books in The Waste…

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    the land of the Oz. The colors in the story symbolized different regions. Also, the Oz utilized his favorite color to represent clothing, and other images and objects. Colors were significantly reflected in Dorothy’s adventure throughout the land of the Oz. The role of color plays an important role in the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The colors of purple, green, and red symbolize many important emotions and ideas.” Baum restored to particular color schemes, purple symbolize the land of…

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