Today or Better Left Alone “Romeo + Juliet” succeeds to convey Shakespeare ’s play by the same name. The film was filmed in Verona‚ California set in the 1950s. The interesting part of the setting is that both Verona and Venice are cities in Italy and California. When talking about this movie‚ it ’s easy to get lost in the memories of Shakespeare ’s play and‚ while the majority of people will remember most scenes; I enjoy looking outside of the norm‚ something overlooked by the majority of people
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impact left on society have been phenomenal and had changed the future. “If you want a thing done well‚ do it yourself” (Brainy Quote 1). This quote from Napoleon Bonaparte perfectly describes what Sojourner Truth had done. She didn’t just sit around waiting for someone
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Text Messaging and its Effects on Teens ’ Grammar Background Information "IYO TXTng = Gd 4 or NME of GMR?" If you cannot understand the previous statement‚ then you most likely have not been exposed to the language of text messaging. Who are the creators of this language? The answer is today ’s teenagers. The translation for the opening sentence is‚ "In your opinion‚ is texting good for or the enemy of grammar?" Text messaging has surely given our society a quick means through which to communicate
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despite our individual identities‚ is the need to belong. There’s no obligation to belong to only one group‚ you can belong to many. An individual can belong to many groups‚ which will then create multiple identities; hence our understanding of identity is never constant. Belonging to a loving family‚ group of caring friends that help us to develop our own sense of self. However‚ belonging can have a negative side. For example our families might have an expectation of us to do something that might
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Review of Related Literature Reading is an important skill to help people learn from human knowledge and experience. Through reading‚ knowledge has greatly contributed to the growth of mankind. Reading is the fastest and simplest way to raise people’s educational level (Hung & Tzeng‚ 2001). Thus‚ reading also improves the cognitive perspective of a person. No people are more educated unless they read. Reading also enhances not only the brain‚ but the awareness of a person to different words
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CHOICE reveals our individual values‚ morals and goals that are shared in common. It offers a sense of belonging where we are able to feel most comfortable‚ explore further patterns of existence and growth. On the other hand‚ the groups we consciously choose to reject further reveals our inner core values and morals that we possess. Rejecting groups further consolidates our identity‚ strength en s our perceptions of right and wrong and ultimately serves a mirror in which we can reflect our self. Though
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audience. Since film has the ability to reach a mass audience a more modernized version of Shakespeare’s play was created -“10 things I hate about you”‚ directed by Gil Junger. Although different in its appropriation‚ by comparing‚ -‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘10 Things I hate about you’ it is evident that the modern appropriation ’10 things I hate about you’ is successful in shaping the understanding of a modern day audience‚ so that they can further understand and appreciate the original plays. Shakespeare’s
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How do people’s ideas about belonging change due to passage of time and interacting with their world (family‚ friends‚ community‚ environment)? Belonging comes from connections with physical aspects but is often a feeling created by shaped perceptions and interactions with the world over time. It is through the poems‚ ‘ 10 Mary Street and Migrant Hostel’ by Peter Skrzynecki from his compilation in the immigrant chronicle‚ Tim Winton’s short story ‘Neighbours’ and Rob Sitch’s film‚ ‘The castle’
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Russia or India or America or anywhere‚ shares his name. Not even the source of his namesake. (4.26) Gogol’s name doesn’t tie him to any specific culture‚ which is a big problem for our boy. If you don’t belong to a culture‚ how do you handle the world as a whole? Where’s your frame of reference? Whom do you look to for an example? Quote 4 Not only does Gogol Ganguli have a pet name turned good name‚ but also a last name turned first name. And so it occurs to him that no one he knows in the
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Kincaid‚ are two texts about parents giving their kids advice about the real world. In Girl a mom is writing to her daughter about specific rules she needs to follow in the real world to become a successful women. In If a father is telling his son about basic rules he can follow. The Two texts might sound the same‚ but they are also different. In both texts “If” and “Girl” they both have a similar topic that is they are both getting advice from their parents. I know this because in the text of Girls
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