why this theme

I chose the Cowardly Lion as the character for the synthesis part of the project because he is a little bit scared when he rose to a challenge in the movie. For the project, we chose an assignment that was a little challenging and linked words of the assignment to further explain the essay. The Cowardly Lion is scared at first when doing something, but accomplishes some great things near the end of the task. The Cowardly Lion was scared climbing up the mountain to save Dorothy, but then he allowed everyone to hold onto his tail. This shows a little bit of courage. I chose the photo of my friend Chris because he is scared at first with doing something, but then in the end, he creates something amazing. For instance, he joined the break dancing club not thinking he would get that good. Now he already learned his first few moves, and he has a lot more confidence in himself. He became courageous just like the Cowardly Lion.

Scarecrow Introduction: I chose Scarecrow to represent the Introduction part of the project because in the movie, he tries to get a brain. The scarecrow is all about thinking, and in the end of the movie, he becomes intelligent with a diploma. I picked my friend Nick as the photo for the scarecrow because in a class debate, he just kept shooting out these facts about globalization. It showed that he knew a lot of information about globalization. The scarecrow related to Nick's actions at that time.
	Tinman Integration: I chose Tinman to represent the integration part because of what the oil can does to him in the movie. Tinman was living in society, but he was not a part of it because he was rusted. In real life, competencies are living among society, but you cannot put them into action with just a single competency. The oil can for the tinman allowed him to be mixed back into society. In real life, using a couple of the nine competencies at once really make you a part of society. The oil can represents the mixing of the nine competencies and making something a part of society after already being in existence. I chose my classmate Dan's picture because he was a part of my group in NCLC 130 and was a classmate of mine in NCLC 110. He was an example of how I used the nine competencies.
Cowardly Lion Synthesis: I chose the Cowardly Lion as the character for the synthesis part of the project because he is a little bit scared when he rose to a challenge in the movie. For the project, we chose an assignment that was a little challenging and linked words of the assignment to further explain the essay. The Cowardly Lion is scared at first when doing something, but accomplishes some great things near the end of the task. The Cowardly Lion was scared climbing up the mountain to save Dorothy, but then he allowed everyone to hold onto his tail. This shows a little bit of courage. I chose the photo of my friend Chris because he is scared at first with doing something, but then in the end, he creates something amazing. For instance, he joined the break dancing club not thinking he would get that good. Now he already learned his first few moves, and he has a lot more confidence in himself. He became courageous just like the Cowardly Lion.
	Dorothy Postscript: I chose Dorothy as the character to represent me because in the movie The Wizard of Oz, she learns a lot of lessons. Dorothy is not a know-it-all in the movie, but she thinks she knows more about the world than she actually does. It is the same situation with me because I thought I knew a good amount of what Global History and the Social World is about. Through NCLC 130, I learned that there is so much for me to learn. Throughout this semester, I have taken such a journey to realize who and what exactly I want to be in the future. Dorothy does the same because she goes through The Land of Oz to discover who she truly is in life and what is most important to her. That is what the Postscript part of the project is all about.