The making of West Side Story contains multiple aspects that fascinate me. Part one of the 3-part radio series explains the interesting original plan for the show‚ the use of cinematic movements‚ and the illusion of tough talk. The producers originally devised a plan that involved parties‚ Catholics‚ and Jews on the east side of New York City. However‚ the papers filled with juvenile delinquents and gangs inspired them to change the plot to the gangs of the west side. I find their inspiration for
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Should Yucca Mountain be used to store nuclear waste? With the imminent license renewal of the majority of US nuclear power plants and the insistence of the Bush administration to build additional plants‚ the need for long-term storage of nuclear waste is greater than ever. Current estimates have the nation’s 103 nuclear reactors producing 84‚000 metric tons of waste by 2035 (Hansen‚ 2001). With the current containers either close to or completely filled‚ the Department of Energy has chosen the
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promised to the individuals who have paid these taxes their entire lives to receive benefits upon retirement. As more and more people retire‚ more money is to be paid out to these individuals‚ at a rate that the program was not designed to account for. Critics of these programs advocate raising the retirement age and cutting the amount of money paid out at that time. Proponents of these programs whoever see these changes as unfair to the elderly and consider it ‘unnecessary’‚ they would also argue that
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PACE UNIVERSITY WS 296: Dealing with Difference Dr. Karla Jay Midterm Directions: Write an essay of approximately 600-800 words on two of the following questions. Lengths are suggested. Be sure to support your position with facts‚ details‚ and examples. Check your essay structure‚ grammar‚ and spelling against the checklist on Blackboard (Writing Tools). Remember to include a good opening paragraph and a conclusion! Please provide citations and
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National Average of Gas Prices 2000-2001 In the beginning of the summer‚ when most people drive to vacation spots throughout the United States‚ gas prices reached record highs. In June 2000‚ the national average was $1.68 per gallon and in some larger cities; the prices soared to $2.00 and more per gallon (Facts.com‚ 2005). Americans were furious not only because consumers were paying more at the pumps‚ but because rising fuel costs have triggered inflation. Americans realized that if
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Attitude‚ Legislation and Litigation towards Students with Disabilities Grand Canyon University: SPE-226 September 15‚ 2013 Attitude‚ Legislation and Litigation towards Students with Disabilities Understanding of children and adults with learning disabilities has come full circle but has a long way to do to fully reach every individual. In the 4th century the great philosopher Aristotle wrote‚” As to the exposure and rearing of children‚ let there be a law that no deformed child shall live…”
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By doing this he brought a whole other source of attention to himself from the art critics. The films and videos he created were very different from the Hollywood cinema that he grew up on. They were said to be dark and “underground.” Warhol made near 600 films and near 2500 videos. Included in this are over 500‚ 4-minute films that feature friends‚ associates and visitors to The Factory‚ all considered to Warhol as
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The Controversy behind College Athletes Since 1957‚ the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) has permitted universities to provide athletic scholarships for players they felt would benefit their teams ("Paying College Athletes"para.4). The NCAA’s revenue has significantly increased over the past couple of decades. In 2006‚ colleges that were members of the NCAA earned $4.2 billion from their basketball program and about $1 billion more than the revenue generated by all NBA teams combined
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Verghese Kurien was able to do metallurgy and Physics. But when he came back to India in 1948‚ it was to a small and unknown village in Gujarat called Anand that he was sent‚ to work out his two-year bond at the Government creamery on a salart of Rs. 600 per month. Hating his hob‚ he waited impatiently for his fetters to loosen. That did not happen. What it did was that V. Kurien‚ by the conjuction of politics‚ nationalism and professional challenge‚ decided to decide to stay on. He would transform
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21 Pacific island countries and territories‚ and four developed countries with direct interests in the region: Australia‚ France‚ New Zealand and the United States of America. Q3. What do the following international banking acronyms stand for? (1.1) UCP = Uniform Customs and Practice URC = Uniform Rules for Collections URR = Uniform Rules for Bank-to-Bank Reimbursements Q4. Briefly describe the difference between an international convention and a national law of a State ; indicate whether both are
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