character with the corresponding character from West Side Story. You should analyse the way that characterization reflects context. Explain how each character reflects the values‚ attitudes and/or lifestyles within that society. Which aspects of the character transcend the context and remain universal? William Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet approximately four hundred years ago for Elizabethan audiences of the time. After watching the film West side Story directed by Robert Wise‚ the universal
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According to the National Cancer Institute‚ in the United States‚ 1 out of 10 smokers is diagnosed with Lung Cancer. The film‚ Death in the West‚ is an anti-smoking exposé documentary produced by Thames Television in 1976‚ which originally aired on British Television before being banned. Considered one of the most powerful anti-smoking films ever made‚ the film takes on one of the biggest‚ richest tobacco companies: Philip Morris International Inc.‚ and more specifically‚ the Marlboro brand. Despite
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September 11‚ 2012 Cornel West - The Purpose of Education From what I can gather according to Cornel West the purposes of Education as he believes is to take what you assumed to be true about life and let that all go. Wipe the slate clean in your mind of what you thought you knew and allow "education" to show you what life is really about. So many of us are just living for the moment and on the surface‚ life is way more complex than that and with the proper education we would be able to move
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In reality‚ there is no possible way that a two year old girl in California could help a 50 year old man in West Sudan. She is too young to know what is going on and too young to do anything to help. Granted‚ once someone is educated about a terror in the world‚ it is their duty as a human to be concerned about it and speak out against
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The War in the East- The war was largely fought in the eastern portion of the country. The majority of Americans lived in this region as well. People experienced the war‚ and its cost‚ first hand. The war opened with the firing on Fort Sumter and ended with the surrender at a courthouse in Appomattox‚ Virginia. This region was the most developed in the nation and saw a massive movement of men and material across the main fronts. Invasions and forays into enemy territory were common due to the proximity
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West Point‚ New York‚ a beautiful campus that embodies the American Spirit and values. The campus embodies the true pride of The United States and it’s military. From the view of the Potomac River where George Washington crossed during the Revolutionary War the history and heritage of The United States and its struggles is apparent. The Campus alone is breath taking‚ the library that spans with walls and walls of books and historical treasures to the sprawling limestone buildings. West Point is an
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Civilization: the West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson is a nonfiction book dedicated to answering the question: What makes a civilization such as the West more successful than the rest? The author believes that the secret lies within six “killer applications” that have been acquired over time: competition‚ science‚ property‚ medicine‚ consumption‚ and work. To start off‚ the first of the ‘killer applications’ that Ferguson identifies is competition. He begins with a comparison of the 15th century
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BEIJING FOREIGN POLICY IN WEST AFRICA (Yang Jiechi Policy) Foreign Policy Article: Published by
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Whitman and Olds – Controversial Poets of Their Centuries Both Walt Whitman and Sharon Olds are great and controversial poets of their time. Walt Whitman’s poetry mainly takes place in the 1800’s during the American Civil War Era and Sharon Olds’ poems take place in the mid 1900’s. Walt Whitman and Sharon Olds are both known to be free verse writers since their poems don’t rhyme and don’t follow a real traditional stanza. They are also known to be very controversial during their time periods because
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Hemingway created Santiago‚ Santiago made Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea is a novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba‚ and published in 1952. This novel centers upon Santiago‚ an aging fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Many people like this story very much and regard it as the most excellent work of Hemingway. I agree with this idea and I think The Old Man and the Sea brought Hemingway to the best period of his literary career
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