L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

Most left because they wanted a healthier place for their families to live, while others were forced out when they lost their farms to bank foreclosures. A bank foreclosure occurs when one is unable to pay back a loan from their bank. Many farmers of the Great Plains used their farms as collateral, when you pledge your property as security for a repayment of a loan. Without money to pay back their loans, the farmers were forced to turn their land over to the bank. (“The Dust Bowl” 1)

From 1864s to the beginning of the 20th century the American economy was transformed from free-market to monopoly and became a typical imperialist country. The economy was quick growing in the new ranges in the nation.This period saw the settlement of Anglo-American in the western fields, which were unlimited unmoving grounds possessed by Indians through The Homestead Act of 1862. The western boondocks had the capacity bring various improvements through commercializing of mining, rail route transport, and cultivating and dairy cattle organizations.

During this time period the need for natural resources were in high demand. As the transcontinental railroad spread west to California, towns became popping up around the railroad, called boom towns. The people living in these towns discovered the natural resources, such as mining for gold, silver, iron ore, copper, and timber. People would come and mine for the resources and once the resource was gone, the miners would leave, and these boom towns would then become “ghost” towns. Also in the west, there was a large supply of land. In 1862, farmers and ranchers moved out to the west. The land in the west was very cheap, and farmers were able to buy large amount of land, for a low price. The Homestead Act of 1862, said that farmers would receive

The Comanche Campaign was a generalization of multiple battles and wars between the United States government and the Comanche tribes. Most of the wars were fought between 1867 and 1875 in the freshly settle wild west. The United States military fought against different Comanche tribes in numerous expeditions until the Comanche people surrounded and surrendered. After peace was established between the Natives and the United States, the Comanche people were relocated to a reservation. In the late 1800’s different ideas and proposals, such as the Manifest Destiny and Homestead Act, fueled the expansion of American settlement out West.

The Homestead Act encouraged large-scale settlement of the western United States during the late 1800s considering this law declared settlers could easily obtain up to one hundred and sixty acres of land without payment if these people merely lived on it for five years, developed it, and paid a small free of approximately thirty dollars.

During the time, Northern Europeans settled in Prairies. The federal government encourage by creating the “Homestead Act”, an act to allow any American or freed slave to have their own property; such as 160 acres of land. In common to the Railroads, it helped provide many people jobs and brought civilization to many areas that were abandoned before. As the railroads linked together from East to West, people also shipped out raw materials, and goods to other states. Many challenges affected families on the Great Plains such as, protecting the crops against Cattle herds; many farmers try to avoid them getting near the crops so it won’t be eaten, or can develop a form of disease. Also, dry seasons: which can convert the land into a dry desert;

Steven Millhauser’s The Wizard of West Orange tells the story of an Edison-like inventor and the scientists that work for him. The head inventor, known as the Wizard, seems to be able to create anything, his most notable device being the phonograph. The story is told from the perspective of the workshop’s librarian. He becomes obsessed with seeing inside the wizard’s secret laboratory, known as the box. He convinces his friend and fellow employee, Earnshaw, to let him into the room. Inside the box, he sees a strange glove covered with wires, he puts his hand inside and turns it on, causing him to feel the sensation of a handshake. A good while later, another scientist, Kistenmatcher, invites the librarian to participate in an experiment. He

May 1862 marked a major stepping stone toward western settlement. The Homestead act was passed on May 20th 1862, and permitted settlers to settle on 160 acres of pre-government land. The great part was virtually anyone was eligible, and with few requirements lots would take advantage. Although no certificate would be given until a certain time after settlement, this didn’t deter the population from signing up. Lasting more than 100 years it certainly allowed enough time for many generations to claim their stake in the new world.

The classic fantasy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a story written by L. Frank Baum, who suffered from a heart condition. Since he was unable to participate in many activities as a teen he resulted in writing, allowing him to escape the real world and live through his fantasies. Starting in Kansas and moving into the Land of Oz it is the reoccurring patterns of symbolic and situational archetypes that bring the story to life. Although originally written as a piece of children's literature, it is a story that people of all ages love. Literature has the ability to take readers to another place better than the real world. Expressive use of vivid colours throughout the Land of Oz, unfortunate situations that lead to newfound friendships and Dorothy's purposeful journey allows readers to visualize how life would be living in a childhood fantasy.

Everyone in America wanted the land to the West, but it was unavailable to most who desired it due to the fact that it was only sold in large quantities and for large quantities of money. This limited who could purchase the land because this meant that only very wealthy individuals who could manage enormous amounts of land could settle out South. They didn’t really expect it to make any fast progress or really a significant amount of progress at all because even Jefferson himself thought that it would “be a thousand years before settlers occupied the region east of the Mississippi.” let alone the even further Westward Expansion that happened in this small period of roughly only two decades (Conquering Space). One change that happened to make this possible was making land more accessible to a greater amount of people by lowering the minimum price per acre “from $2 to 1.25” as well as lowering the minimum amount of land that must be bought from “320 acres to 80 acres”, which meant that instead of “purchasing 640 acres costing $1280 [in 1796], a farmer could purchase 80 acres for just $100.” in 1820 (Conquering Space). This means that the

The conspiracy regarding the Illuminati has circulated for several years. This theory states that, “there is a ‘global elite’ society that is either in control or seeking to take control of the world” (Citation). Beliefs regarding the Illuminati conspiracy are prevalent in recent books and movies, reaching the cult fiction perception. A significant example is The Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum. The history behind The Wizard of Oz proves that this story line has had an essential role in the occult world all along. Associations of occultism, Illuminati rituals and Monarch Programming exists in sequence of books with satanic activity and intellect controlling it along the way. Viewers perceive The Wizard of Oz as an innocent fairytale, though the story has a deep symbolic meaning pertaining to the use of the Illuminati.

The role gender holds in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is not one many were familiar with at the time it was written. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz reverses the accepted gender roles of its time, women taking control, even helping men in times of need. This idea is depicted throughout the entire novel, affecting almost every character introduced. This novel essentially questions and challenges the accepted beliefs on the roles of gender in the society at that time, showing how things would be if roles were different. With this, through a description of the characters, you can see who was empowered by Baum and who held an inferior role.

The single most important component associated with managing a successful organization, entails the empowerment of employees. People that are empowered are able to make smart decisions without always having to rely on authority, to point them in the right direction. Creating an empowered organization involves interest in the workplace; minimal absence from work, high retention rates; loyal and motivated team members; as well as efficient results and effective communication amongst team members. In the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Fantasy is the ability to imagine a world that is different from real life, a world without imagination would just be dull and gray. The classic fantasy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a story written by L. Frank Baum. Frank Baum lived in the United States through the late 1800s and early 1900s experiencing the extreme growth period in America at the time. Viewing the story through Marxist criticism allows readers to read between the lines of Frank Baum and distinguish hints of America’s issues at the time. The Marxist theory blames class division for all social and economic problems and believes communism is the solution to everything.

The story is what happen and in The Wizard of Oz is about a girl; Dorothy Gale and her dog are blown away by a tornado and end up in a fairyland. The place is full of fantasy adventure and along the way Dorothy meets the scarecrow, tin man, and the cowardly lion. Each of these characters have the own wish that they want to ask the wizard of Oz and together they go on a quest to find the wizard. Through out their journey they face obstacles set by the wicked witch of the west in an attempt to make Dorothy give up the magic ruby shoes that she is wearing. In the end they overcome the challenges by destroying the wicked witch and Dorothy and her dog were able to get back home.