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This song "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" was released on June 16, 2008 by Relentless Records. This was their third song that they've created and the song was released as a CD single. The lead singer Matt Shultz was inspired to make this song from a co-worker that was a drug dealer at the time. When Matt asked him why he was doing these things he responded with "There's no rest for the wicked. That quote inspired Matt to create the song that is very popular today. Because the song has become very…

As an audience member there are lots of “hats” that I tend to wear such as the role of a student and a woman.One of the recent theatrical productions I have witnessed recently has been The Wizard of Oz. While watching this play I have I was reminded of being told that I must go out in search of. For instance as a student, I was reminded of the tin man not having a heart being compared to students with no experience. Usually when students finish their degree and go out into the world we are told…

There's no place like home? Dorothy was right: there’s no place like it. We go through life dodging wicked witches of all cardinal directions but, ideally, our homes are places where we feel most comfortable. At home we should no longer have to battle immorality. In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy struggled to find her way back to her family, her friends, and her lifestyle in Kansas. The story of Dorothy Gale resonated the human desire to return home after being forcefully removed from them. We have…

Trending today in popular culture is the transformation of books, even comic books, into television shows and series. The fascination with zombies, vampires, and other supernatural beings is at the highest it has ever been in our society. The Walking Dead is a television series directed by Frank Darabont, first aired in 2010, which was originally a comic book series by Robert Kirkman. The show displays the willingness of human beings to fight and survive during a zombie’s invasion. According to…

A tin man without a heart, a scarecrow without a brain, a lion without any courage, and a girl that was taken from her home to embark on a journey to meet the wizard. The making of this iconic film was nothing short of a challenge and many issues occurred. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is known as a classic but many do not know how much went into the making of the movie; beginning with the book, summary of the movie, and the casting and issues that occurred during filming. The Wizard of Oz is a…

“Something Wicked This Way Comes,” by Ray Bradbury tells a chilling story in which two boys, Jim and Will, get entranced by Cooger and Dark's wicked carnival in Green Town, Illinois. The story embarks a journey in defeating evil while also portraying strained relationships through the process, especially that of Will Halloway and his dad. Throughout his childhood, Will had never felt a connection with his father due to their distance; especially due to Mr. Holloway and Wills extensive age gap,…

The Crusades is an interesting topic that many people have never heard of, although they changed history. They were a series of seven battles that lasted two centuries. It greatly affected life in Europe, and it all started with a man named Pope Urban II, who showed significant care for his religion. Christians during the Middle Ages always wished to have control over their holy city of Jerusalem, where Jesus had lived his whole life in. They took their religion, Christianity, seriously,…

The television adaptation of the comic book series The Walking Dead has since become a worldwide phenomenon since its premiere in October 2010. For some, it's the excruciating gore that makes it appealing backed by the sheer fascination of zombies , while for others, it's the presentation of humanity's resilience and the emotional and spiritual revelations only a zombie apocalyse can squeeze the sh*t out of everyone. To make the apocalyptic journey more exciting, here are some fun facts about…

The night out was cold, about four degrees Celsius. Men were huddled up together, while others kept their eyes out for the German troops. The first battle of Ypres didn’t go so well, our enemies had used a new weapon on the French troops. It was some sort of deadly chemical weapon. It was April 21st, 1915, so far we didn’t know what to call this war. It was enormous, and affected most of the world. Poor Belgium wasn’t even a part of the force, but Germany tried to attack France by going through…

Dorothy taps her heels together three times and says to herself there’s no place like home. All of this happens because Dorothy ends up in Oz. The exposition starts out with Dorothy and her dog Toto coming out of the house very confused and surprised at where she could be. The major conflict in the Wizard of Oz during the play is that Dorothy ends up in the unknown place and wants to get back to Kansas. This conflict is stated throughout the play, but the Witch of the West had Dorothy, Tin Man,…