West Side Story West side story is a musical drama film adapted from the 1957 Broadway Musical with the same name. The films show the story of two young lovers that belonged to opposite gangs. Tony‚ a former member of the Jets (the American gang)‚ fell in love for Maria‚ Bernardo’s sister. Bernardo led the Puerto Rican gang‚ the Sharks. Both gangs were in continuous conflict‚ but everything got worse after Tony met Maria. Both gangs were against the union of Maria and Tony‚ therefore they had a
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1.It was more violent and the weapons became stronger. Bigger guns and better tanks ect. 2.Both sides in this war enjoyed their own unique advantages which they believed would be enough to ensure a quick victory. The Union population of 22 million was greater than the Confederate population of 9 million. Further‚ the North was better able to supply those armies because it produced far more than did the South. Agriculture was the cornerstone of the Southern economy‚ commerce and industry were
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The novel The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson delves into the coming of age of a boy named Ian as he experiences the trials of the transition from adolescence into adulthood. The boy from the small Northern Ontario town of Struan interacts with a variety characters in the secluded‚ tight-knit community‚ with the most prominent of them being his childhood friend Pete. Their relationship is primarily centered around the pair’s passion for fishing and nature itself‚ where it is gradually revealed
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Both Sides of the Fence Have you ever been so selfish and greedy about something that you did not want to share? In the story‚ "Both Sides of The Fence”‚ a greedy and selfish man named Alberto learns a very valuable lesson from his neighbor Juan. Alberto learns a lifelong lesson that his selfish pride is very foolish‚ and being kind and generous is more rewarding. In the beginning of the story‚ Alberto was seen as being very selfish and wanted his apple tree all to himself. Alberto also brags that
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the sufficient income to acquire a minimal quantity of necessities to ensure an adequate standard of living. These essentials include but are not limited to health services‚ food‚ housing‚ clothing‚ and education. To summarize the film‚ the Blind Side is a film based on the true story of Michael Oher‚ a homeless teen living in Tennessee. He lived in the projects and was moved from one foster home to another. Because of his big
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on the other side” In Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Cory”‚ the reader is compelled to think about what makes life worth living. The men who admire Richard Cory so greatly “cursed the bread” that they eat for dinner‚ grumbling because they have no meat. The men who have to work hard for their food covet the life of a man who appears to possess all of the niceties life can offer. The men are bitter about their lives because they think the grass is greener on Richard’s side of the fence
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are ineffective for helping America’s problem. Despite America being one of the most industrialized nations‚ this country is definitely not one of the healthiest. Even though we are living in a country with great economic power and amazing technology‚ we are also living in a country with the smallest nutritional knowledge. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ obesity in adults has increased 60% within the past twenty years and obesity in children has tripled in the past
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It might seem like “Wonder” and “The Other Side” are very different kinds of stories one is a story about a kid in the present and is different than all the other kids. The other one is about back in the day old times where people got separated because of their skin color. But if you look a little closer into the story you would see that they actually share a common theme in both stories. The authors show us just because you look different does not mean you can’t be friends. In wonder the author
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“In the children’s novel “The Other Side” the author uses tone‚ symbolism‚ and audience within the writing. Throughout history there have been numerous accounts of racial discrimination. The author uses a fence to show the barrier between blacks and whites that needs to be broken down. The author Jacqueline Woodson uses Clover and Annie as two different colored girls that become good friends and break down a racial barrier‚ in which case is a fence separating them. The fence is the main symbol
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The Coke Side of Life This advertisement uses political influences to persuade the consumer to believe coca-cola will make life enjoyable. The main focal point is a coca-cola bottle with a dozen assorted assault rifles sticking out the top of it. The barrels of the assault rifles are stuffed with various flowers. This leads the consumer to believe that drinking coca-cola will make life peaceful‚ and serene. The advertisement is mainly in black and white‚ except for the flowers which are vibrantly
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