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    determination, courage, dedication?To all, Dorothy Day is the greater part of the above. To many she is a holy person. A lady of genuine magnanimity, who sympathetically put the lives of the broken before her own. She is the symbol of the sort of person that everyone can be, not by changing other individuals but rather by evolving themselves. For the duration of her life, Dorothy Day was a pioneer to the state, and a promoter for poor people. Dorothy Day was born on November 8, 1897, in New York

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    Dorothy's Ordinary Life

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    When she said she didn't free the Munchies. -1 Path of trials When she met Oz and met new friends. Mentor She also follows the witch instructions to reach the Land of Oz. First Threshold Dorothy crossed the threshold by knowing there wasn't any maps to guide her. Dorothy goes on to Oz The Munchkins lead Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road, and soon enough is alone and meeting new characters Enemies and challenges Dorothy’s challenges was how she was told by oz to kill the witch. Also was finding

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    Charles Foster Kane was a man with an enormous amount of wealth and clout. He had it all, money, women, anything he could possibly want. But for a man who seems like he has everything, in reality he is missing one of the only things that money can’t buy, his childhood and happiness. Throughout his life he is desperately searching for the thing that can return his childhood. He searches so desperately that he pushes himself into solitude, and ends up dying alone. All Charles Foster Kane wanted was

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    In the Wizard of Oz, we follow Dorothy, an adolescent girl, who when faced with the reality of the adult world yearns for a return to her simple childhood. In the first act of the film we see that Auntie Em and Uncle Henry are unable to prevent the wicked Miss Gulch from taking Toto away. They are also powerless to protect their farm and Dorothy from the looming tornado. It is through their helplessness that the film’s explicit meaning is revealed: the inadequacy of adults, and the need for children

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    Wizard of Oz that focuses on a young, maturing girl named Dorothy Gale; that is living in a grey world and then suddenly her life is full of color after a cyclone. Throughout the story, Dorothy Gale is reminded that the land of Oz is beautiful and much more interesting that Kansas ever will and it takes her awhile to realize it along her adventurous plan. The two themes that stand out throughout the story is the childhood to maturity that Dorothy progresses in and a twisted way that makes you see the

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    Wizard Of Oz Conflict

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    is person vs. self. This conflict and deep meaning is what makes it a classic. It’s a battle between dorothy and herself, she has to find out where she belongs and where her home really is. The first example of this is the song over the rainbow, not only is it a major song in the movie that holds lots of symbolism but it also is the first major introduction of the conflict. The song is about Dorothy wanting to go somewhere far away, far from home. This starts her conflict about wanting to leave her

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    the movie The Wizard of Oz during the initial incident, Dorothy ends up in the tornado, then Oz. Dorothy has always wanted to go somewhere over the rainbow, and there she is. However, she would later have many other emotions that aren’t just happiness. In addition, during the climax scene, Dorothy accidentally melts the witch. The Lion, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow get what they wanted from the Wizard. Throughout their adventures in Oz, Dorothy realized that she just wanted to go home. Her homesickness

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    “We’re not in Kansas anymore” (Fleming). This famous quote from The Wizard of Oz is easily recognizable from people who have not even seen the movie before. The movie is often seen as an innocent story of a young girl Dorothy who goes on an adventure, meets plenty of friends on this adventure, and must overcome evil in the form of a wicked witch. However, the movie has a much deeper underlying theme that most people would not know about. Hidden behind the characters and the events in the movie is

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    of Oz. In the scene itself, Dorothy leaves her home to see that she is "Not in Kansas anymore," and finds the new and amazing world of the munchkin city in front of her. She also meets Gwendela the good witch as her journey in Oz begins. Shot 1: Wide shot. View behind Dorothy in black and white. Dorothy opens the door to the color world of Oz. She steps out into Oz and stops. Straight on shot, camera moves into Oz first through the door, followed by Dorothy appearing again in the foreground

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    Dorothy Day, Saint-Worthy?      Almost immediately after her death in 1980 controversy arose about whether Dorothy Day should be canonized a Saint by the Church. Now that the Vatican has approved the late Cardinal John O'Connor's request to consider Dorothy Day's "cause," the controversy is being rekindled. After converting, she dedicated her life to New York's poor and immigrants, building hospitality homes that operated much like homeless shelters. Her endeavor

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