West Side Story The drama/musical‚ which parodies the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ takes place in a city of New York‚ probably in the early 50’s late 40’s. It is a tale of two rival gangs‚ which despises the other in a vicious circle of hate. Riff leader of the Jets; a group mainly of Polish origin and the Sharks of Spanish origin with their leader Bernardo. It seems as though the two rivals have been at their quarrels since before the story took place. Through mysterious fate the neutral one’s
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“Possible Side Effects” by Augusten Burroughs is a collection of short stories throughout the life of Augusten Burroughs. This novel was full of humor and wit‚ which made for a very fun read. It contained stories from Burroughs’s childhood‚ regarding the tooth fairy and Santa Claus‚ and there were some from closer to the present‚ as well. There were quite a few essays detailing his highly dysfunctional family‚ including a mother who was always more interested in her work rather than actually taking
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Chapters 9-12 Left Side Journal In chapters 9 through 12‚ I feel that a lot of my strengths of my journal are identifying symbols and their meanings for Holden. There are quite a few examples in these four chapters; for example‚ the ducks in the pond‚ Phoebe‚ and not calling Jane. However‚ I struggled with finding out why Holden keeps mentioning ducks and the pond; I have not yet found out by my own yet‚ but I think I’m getting close. From class discussion‚ it seems that some people think that Holden
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The Blind Side: Do You Have Any Place to Stay Name ENG 225 Instructor October 9‚ 2011 The Blind Side: Do You Have Any Place to Stay? Based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis‚ the 2009 film The Blind Side is the true story of Michael Oher. Oher is an under privileged African American teenager living on the streets of Memphis who is taken in and adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ an affluent white couple. As much
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How the Other Half Lives In How the Other Half Lives‚ Riis startles readers with the following statement “Long ago it was said that ‘one half of the world does not know how the other half lives.’ That was true then. It did not know because it did not care. The half that was on top cared little for the struggles‚ and less for the fate of those who were underneath‚ so long as it was able to hold them there and keep its own seat”(Riis‚ 5). This book definitely changes history in a material way
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The reading “A Crime by Any Other Name” by Jeffrey Reiman explored the biased nature of our criminal justice system‚ more specifically why we categorize acts as crime while others are labeled as tragic accidents. According to Reiman‚ in our current society‚ we generalize the idea that crime is a deviant action committed by an individual of color that usually male‚ poor and black. As a nation‚ we overestimate how these crimes impact our lives‚ when the truth of the matter is‚ more Americans die of
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many people may not discern. The Blind Side is a heartwarming movie that deals with these situations in more ways than one. Throughout the movie we see issues involving classism and racism. The Blind Side demonstrates proper treatment and respect for others; no matter what color their skin is or where they come from. The movie reveals a clear statement that every individual should have equal opportunity to become something in life. Throughout The Blind Side‚ the audience sees the main character‚
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The Blind Side “The Blind Side” is a wonderful movie that touches your heart when watching it. A great real story that forces you to dig deep inside your soul. The movie demonstrates what Michael Oher had to overcome in order to achieve his goal of playing American football at a national level. The Tuohy gratefully took in Michael‚ who was a homeless boy. He was than enrolled into a Christian school and with the help from the teachers and the Tuohy family‚ Michael qualified to attend Ole Miss and
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“The Blind Side” is a movie based on the true events in Michael Oher’s life as he went from being homeless with no father and a mother addicted to drugs‚ to a star football player in the NFL. Before Oher became number 74 on the Baltimore Ravens‚ he had little to no schooling. However‚ Oher also gained support after the Tuohy family provided him with a home and an opportunity. Michael Oher and his character‚ as portrayed in “The Blind Side”‚ both struggled with education for many years before attaining
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Country Side Freedom surrounds those who aspire to achieve lonesome from the rest of the world. The perfect getaway is something that most people deserve once in a while. Complete solitary from everything and everyone nothing but fields for miles and miles away. The country side has a lot to offer the spectacular view and stunning landscape. It doesn’t matter whether it is winter‚ spring‚ fall or summer because either of these seasons changes the fact of how admiring the view is from a far. I
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