gunfire with other officers‚ killing one of them‚ stole a truck and tried to escape from prison. Finally‚ guards took control and the inmates attempt to escape failed (New York Times‚ 2007). However‚ the consequences of their potential escape could have been disastrous if they were on the loose. People would be in a constant danger if criminals were to be running away from the law. William Bailey‚ a Cleveland State University sociologist says‚ “People are frightened and upset about crime in the streets
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Beth Cooper Professor Barrett Introduction to Drama West Side Story is an American musical with a book by Arthur Laurents‚ music by Leonard Bernstein‚ and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical’s plot is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Set in New York in the mid-1950s‚ the musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks‚ two teenage street gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The members of the Sharks are first-generation
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Laurent‚ A.‚ (2012) West Side Story. Anticipation and Remembrance‚ R.J.C. Rosthern. The musical‚ “West Side Story” by Arthur Laurent‚ has a lot of alienation in it. Alienation describes the ironic feeling of people who feel that they don’t fit in the place where they should feel comfortable. Alienation is portrayed through the gangs‚ song and dance‚ and relationships. Tony and Maria’s relationship was filled with alienation. Tony is from the Jets and Maria is from the Sharks‚ star crossed lovers
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West Side Story Day 4: 2-page essay The West Side Story portrays the lives of two different gangs living in America‚ as well as their beliefs and examples of living a good life. The expectations of what people consider the good life to be may vary on a person’s morals and their dreams of what life is truly about. In this movie‚ whether or not these characters were good people‚ lived a good life‚ or lived in a good society is a very controversial topic. The characters of the West Side Story
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Reaction Paper (Values) Lesson 18- Seeking the Truth What is truth? Is it important to seek the truth in things? Truth is having accordance with the fact or reality. We all have different depictions on the truth. What seems true for me may not seem to be true for you. That is why it is important to seek the truth. It is important that we speak the truth. Many people blur the edges of truth by saying they would only tell a “white lie” if it meant not hurting the other person’s feelings. But is
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created by the picture can be perpendicular to the reality of its meaning. An illusion is said to be something that deceives‚ by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. This sense of false reality can be accepted by many people who don not have the true understanding of the image. This concept of generalizing tendencies is show by Sally Stein in her essay‚ Passing Likeness: Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother and the Paradox of Iconicity. In this essay Stein examines the photograph Migrant Mother
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The story begins in Nigeria‚ with the death of Femi and Sade’s mother. She was killed byagents of the corrupt government‚ the “Brass Buttons”‚ to force Folarin Solaja‚ thechildren’s father‚ to stop writing for Speak ‚ an uncensored newspaper. The children thenhave to flee the country‚ where they are not safe. Their Uncle Tunde arranges for themto be smuggled to London‚ where their Uncle Dele lives‚ with Mrs Bankole. Their fathershould then join them there. However‚ instead of finding the hoped-for
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Camron McLean Mrs. Pedrotti English 1‚ period 2 Nov. 22‚ 2013 The scarlet Ibis Essay Pride is an emotion that often has negative connotations. It is closely associated with conceit or disdain. James Hurst short story “The Scarlet Ibis‚”pride is the perspective of Brother‚ a young man whose pride becomes a destructive force in his life. He uses the tragic relationship of two brothers to demonstrate the themes of pride. The memory of which will keep Brother on the alert for pride for the
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Global Warming–Truth or Myth: Two Sides to Every Story Summer 2010 Part I (Thesis): Global Warming: A Natural Occurrence There are always two sides to every story and every different point of view has a right to be heard. When it comes to the discussion of global warming—a gradual increase in the earth’s surface temperature—there are two very distinct and opposing points of view. The world seems to be split between global warming being caused by humans and it being a natural
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West Side Story transfers Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to present-day New York. The love story of Romeo and Juliet becomes that of Maria and Tony. The feud between the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues is re-created in one involving two teen-age gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. The famous balcony scene of the Shakespeare drama transpires on a fire-escape of an ugly New York tenement. The curtain rises on a bleak scene representing a warehouse. For the next five minutes not a word is spoken
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