The New Land

everywhere; of men, cows, and rats. Artillery echoes in the distance, a further part of the trench must be being shelled. The nights are long and sleepless, filled with repairing barbed wire, scouting the area between us and the enemy which we call no man 's land, and just doing general repairs. Any effort of sleeping is during the day, yet I cannot seem to fall out of consciousness, any sounds jerks me awake, and I live in constant paranoia of my dugout collapsing. Many men are sickly;…

perhaps a handful of rows (I didn’t get a chance to see how many). The walls are a beige color and narrow from the back to the front in a “V” formation to draw focus onto the stage. The stage had an industrial look on each side with a large map of the land of Oz. The Emerald City Palace was in the center of this map and was done with green glitter and then further highlighted by a green spotlight. There was also a large metal dragon protruding from the top of the set, keeping watch with its ruby…

The Archetypes Identified in the Film “The Wizard of Oz” Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung introduced what he termed archetypes. In his view archetypes are considered to be models of people behaviors or personalities. Dr. Jung lists these archetypes by name calling them the ego, which represent the conscious mind and is the most individual part of the person, the self, represent the unification of the unconsciousness and consciousness of a person. The Shadow, consists of the sex and life…

The great and heroic leader led the Muslims to victory capturing Jerusalem and defeating the invaders” (Madden 203). As for the economical long term effects of the crusades on the Middle East, the book states, “The Muslim world was growing to ever new heights of power and prosperity long after the destruction of the crusader states in 1291” (Madden…

The song Over The Rainbow is a very iconic song sung by Judy Garland in the late 1930s. This song was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz that is most likely where it gained most of its popularity and praise. The song has also had a very unique cover done by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole in 1993. This cover of the popular ballad was and is loved by many. This cover also includes a verse from the song What a Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong. Although songs that are covered have mostly the same…

educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action (Gordon-Bennett, 2018). Therefore, he was set apart from his people, even in his childhood, God was preparing Moses to lead His children, the Israelites, into the Promised Land. In about 1250 BCE, the leader Moses rallied the Hebrews and led them on the Exodus from Egypt, which was one of the most significant events of Jewish history. Moses molded his people under a set of ethical and societal laws, which they…

Imagine you are dropped in a new land, unknown to you. You meet witches and a talking scarecrow, lion and tinman. That is what happened to humble Dorothy Gale from Kansas in The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum. In order to get home Dorothy needs to go on an adventure to emerald city. She is faced with hard challenges but proceeds to conquer those challenges. However, Dorothy was scared initially, she learns to face her fears throughout the story. Therefore, she is becoming more independent, she…

The Story of The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz We start in the midst of Kansas in the United States of America, on a warm cloudy day. Where there was a girl named Dorothy, at which she walked home from high school every day with a couple of other girls in her class. And in her community this was not uncommon, there was a lot of the kids that were all so walking home from her school. Usually, she walks with her friends, but she felted that she wanted to walk alone. She started to walking and she was…

Do you know what lies behind the yellow brick road? It is no surprise to anyone to hear that famous classic books such as The Jungle, or Brave New World, has a deeper meaning, but many may be surprised to learn that the most popular children's fantasy, The Wizard of Oz, also has a deeper meaning. L. Frank Baum's, The Wizard of Oz, is very different from the way Disney portrays it. There have been many different versions of the famous writer's work, L. Frank Baum. He is perhaps remembered even…

became some of the most influential and inspiring people in American history; Walt Disney is one such man who needs no introduction due to his lasting legacy and L. Frank Baum wrote one of the most beloved children’s book series set in his fictional land of “Oz”, and the Emerald City was no doubt modeled after the White City skyline. So, again, why alternate between the chief architect of the World’s Fair and an infamous serial killer who exploited the opportunity? As Larson, himself states,…