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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The Blind Side The blind side is a semi-biographical drama written by Michael Lewis‚ it is an inspirational real life story about a black 17 year old boy Michael born in the ghetto of Memphis in America. At the age of three‚ he was sent to various foster homes because he dint know who is father was and his mother was an alcoholic and a sex worker who did not have sufficient money to take care of her sixteen children. Michael ran away from his foster home because his foster mother wanted him out
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Sonya Dooley Mrs. Heringa English 101-013 4 February 2015 The Bad Side of Technology Of the many different types of technology‚ not all of them are positive. Life is much easier today just by the simple use of technology. However‚ technology is also the cause of many negative things. It affects grammar. School age kids have several different gadgets to text on‚ such as: smart phones‚ tablets‚ and iPads. Typing on something so compact‚ they are shortening the words and using abbreviations to get
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The Other Side of Truth Beverly Naidoo’s interesting novel ‘The Other Side of Truth’ shows how telling the truth at all times may become an issue in certain scenarios. In this novel two Nigerian children‚ Sade and Femi‚ have to flee to England without anyone else they know‚ after their mother is shot by the Nigerian government‚ in order to be safe. Naidoo emphasises the difficulties that always telling the truth can cause‚ through the theme of problems with the truth. I will explain how Naidoo conveys
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Although many people go through extreme hardship during war‚ they can find things to love that gives them the endurance to pull through. The novel Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys‚ details the story of a group of refugees that are desperately trying to escape the encroaching Russian army who are brutally pillaging‚ raping‚ and massacring everything in their path‚ by getting to the ship the Wilhelm Gustloff. The Wilhelm Gustloff is attacked by a Russian submarine and sinks and only four out of the
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Look on the Bright Side. Throughout everyone’s life they are surrounded by negative people and their thoughts and numerous negative environments. It is your own choice as to whether you are going to see the world in a positive or a negative aspect. As for myself‚ I chose to try my best to live my life as an optimist. It is not realistic to say that I am an optimist about every single aspect of my life. However‚ there are many times in particular where I am optimistic about certain situations
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Michael Oher was a homeless teenager that drifted in and out of the school system. One day‚ he planned to sleep at the gym when he was approached by Leigh Anne. She offered him a place to stay. Not long after‚ he was taken in and then officially adopted by the Tuohys. He didn’t expect to become a part of this family and he didn’t know just how much this moment would be a turning point in his life. He didn’t expect this family to liberate him from the effects of poverty at a young age. There are five
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Police on the Dark Side One can say that corruption‚ misconduct‚ and brutality are issues that exist in police agencies across the country. With power comes responsibility‚ which is a trait that he or she would assume that every officer would have‚ but with an undisciplined mind power and authority can be terribly abused. Police corruption can be defined as “acts” involving the misuse of authority by a police officer in a manner designed to produce personal gain for him or for others(Walker &
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The Blind Side is a motion picture taken from a real life story of Michael Oher. Michael came from a life of poverty and had experienced a life of struggle until the homeless teen had a chance encounter with Mrs.Tuohy who was a wealthy woman with a generous and caring heart. The Blind Side use Mrs. Tuohy‚ S.J‚ Mr. Tuohy‚ and Coach Hugh to demonstrate that acts of kindness can change lives. On a cool‚ rainy night while driving home with her family‚ Mrs. Tuohy spots a young man walking along the road
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WestLAND Group used the Leica Nova MS50 to scan the facades of an office building for CGM Development. The scans were used to create models of the building exterior and surrounding topography as a starting point for BIM. WestLAND Group‚ Inc. was founded in 2000‚ in Rancho Cucamonga‚ Calif.‚ and is a mid-size‚ well-established firm that provides civil engineering‚ GIS‚ surveying and mapping and planning to clients in energy‚ rail‚ construction‚ municipal‚ and development. The firm is always looking
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