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    “Over the Rainbow,” or popularly known as “Somewhere over the Rainbow” is a poignant ballad expressing a deep longing and hope of an escape from the worldly troubles. The song was originally written for the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, with its music created by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg. It won the Best Original Song in the Academy Awards on the same year. “Over the Rainbow” is one of the greatest American standards of the 20th century, a cultural gem significant for preservation. The

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    When the tune of “Over the Rainbow”, also known as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, is heard, many people can recognize the lyrics of the nostalgic song. The original singer of the song was Judy Garland. “Over the Rainbow” speaks a message that can speak to any person which has led to numerous artists covering this song on many different occasions. Two other singers that have covered this song are Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Jerry Lee Lewis. Each artist can bring their own personal emotions into their

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    Unaccompanied, the song “Over the Rainbow” tells the story of a girl dreaming of a world that is not her own. But with visual aids and closer attention to the nuances in instrumentation, the song reveals an uncomfortable duality — that between pursuing one’s dreams and staying close to home. The shot composition of the scene in which Dorothy sings “Over the Rainbow” tells a story itself. The scene is composed of one brief shot and two long takes, the first of which is centered on Dorothy throughout

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    What transforms a piece of information into evidence? when it comes from a reputable source when it is supported by a citation when it is used to support or refute something when it uses transitional words and phrases What is an example of a reference marker that a source might use? quotation print Web page numbering If a hard fact or visual representation of a fact is needed, which method of incorporating evidence would be most effective? summarizing providing data paraphrasing

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    Over The Rainbow Odyssey

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    The lyrics of “Over the Rainbow” show that an odyssey is a voyage to a place beyond what reality has become, somewhere too fantastic to be true. In the song it is shown that, there can be no wrong in the world, no presence of reality, and all our wishes will come true, over the rainbow, which compares to the destination after an odyssey. The song proclaims, “There’s a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby,” A lullaby entertains a young child or infant, and in their eyes, there are no problems in

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    Over The Rainbow Odyssey

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    The song “Over the Rainbow” most evidently defines an odyssey as a journey to a place that is fantasized and has miraculous things that are not found in reality. In the song, someone wishes to journey to a place that is wonderful and where things that seem to be nonexistent in the world exist. In the piece, one line of the lyrics is “Somewhere over the rainbow”. Moreover, this piece of evidence defines an odyssey as a journey to a place where things are divergent from what is normally known to

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    The lyrics of “Over the Rainbow” has the changes of fortune which leads us to believe that it has many metaphors of the journey of an Odyssey. “Over the Rainbow” has a part where the singer talks about a far away place. Dorothy says,” Somewhere over the Rainbow, Way up high, There's a land that i heard of, Once in a lullaby.” This portion of the song tells about the far away place that is either mysterious or magical in a sense, this tells of a new place that a journey could be taken to get to there

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    quest”. The song “Over the Rainbow” is written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, and was featured in the movie, The Wizard of Oz. Taking into consideration what the lyrics in the song “Over the Rainbow” say about an odyssey, we are to believe that an odyssey is an aspiration for an idyllic, fulfilling goal that transcends both the worries and negativity. The opening lyrics of this song introduce the idea of a prospect beyond the view of the naked eye, “Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high There’s

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    Popular Music Paper: “Over the Rainbow” The song “Somewhere over the Rainbow” originally appeared in the movie the Wizard of Oz in 1939. It was created to be a part of the movie’s soundtrack. Its original title is “Over the Rainbow”, but it is now more popularly known as “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. Judy Garland was the actress in the movie who performed this song. Edgar Yipsel Harburg wrote the lyrics for “Somewhere over the Rainbow” and Harold Arlen was the composer for this song. This song

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    first song called “Nobody Understands Me.” Then the evil Mrs. Gulch comes in threatens to call the authorities after Toto bit her. Dorothy wants to escape and go see the world which opens up to the most well-known song of the Play “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Dorothy leaves the farm and meets Professor Marvel who tells her about the “Wonders of the World.” Then a twister disrupted their conversation and Dorothy has to run home for shelter. She makes it back inside the house and end up hitting her

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