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Discussion Questions

Discussion Question 4

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Directions:

  • After reading the lecture, answer one of the following questions. This question is due no later than Thursday, September 24.
  • Your responses to other students' answers are due by midnight on Sunday, Sept. 27.
  • Remember: in order to get the full 20 points, you MUST respond thoughtfully to at least 3 or 4 other people's postings. This set of discussion questions is worth a possible 20 points.
  • Late answers and responses receive 0 points, so post early :)

We will be using the ETUDES Discussion Board for this class. Click on the link below to get to the ETUDES portal, sign in, and then click on the tab for this class. You will find the "Discussion and Private Messages" link on the left side of the screen:

Discussion Board

1. A number of critics have referred to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as an "American fairy tale." How does this tale depart from the traditional fairy tale in ways that might be thought of as "American"?

2. The popularity of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has lasted for generations. What is it about the story that makes it so appealing?

Then there was the time in Hollywood when I sat down in a breakaway chair and it collapsed on me. I was nearly knocked out and might have been even more seriously hurt but my fall was broken by the smog.
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