West Side Story The drama/musical‚ which parodies the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ takes place in a city of New York‚ probably in the early 50’s late 40’s. It is a tale of two rival gangs‚ which despises the other in a vicious circle of hate. Riff leader of the Jets; a group mainly of Polish origin and the Sharks of Spanish origin with their leader Bernardo. It seems as though the two rivals have been at their quarrels since before the story took place. Through mysterious fate the neutral one’s
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society‚ there are expectations that people should only love other people. In "Marriage is A Private Affair‚" Nnaemaka is truly in love with Nene. However‚ his father and family’s tribe does not accept his engagement‚ and all but banish him from their tribe. In the short story‚ "Love Must Not Be Forgotten‚" Zhang Jie’s mother‚ Zhong Yu‚ falls deeply in love with a man to whom she is not married to. In both stories‚ the characters find that true love is not always accepted by society or the government
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concept of love‚ romance‚ passion‚ often referred to as “Pyaar”‚ “Mohabbat” or “Ishq” (synonyms for love/ romance in Hindi and Urdu) has been extremely popular. The Indian audiences‚ love films with epic love sagas‚ probably because it introduces them to a strong romantic emotion that they have never experienced‚ but desperately want to. A common way of depicting this strong‚ almost dreamy‚ love is through songs. “Ek Ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga”‚ sung by Kumar Sanu‚ from the film “1942‚ A Love Story”
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of Poker Flat Bret Harte’s story of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" Is a study in moral contrast‚ faced with calamity. The characters react indifferent and unpredictable. Theirs John Oakhurst who is a gambling man‚ uncle Billy who is a slues robber‚ the duchess tow sisters who sell their body’s‚ and last but not least theirs Mother Shipton a proper English woman. I rank the duchess number one‚ because their the two who start the whole conflict in the story. The duchesses are kicked out of
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In the short Story The Love Of My Life‚ the author Boyle presents us to a couple‚ China and Jeremy‚ so young and so in love‚ that they are blinded by it. Boyle made me as if I felt the couples love through his words and the pain they felt along the ride‚ but the love never failed and it was that‚ that caught my attention the most; Besides the fact that I am a sucker for love stories and although it ended tragic‚ it made an interesting plot. In the beginning‚ China and Jeremy were the perfect couple;
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In the story of Romeo and Juliet there are many incidents that lead up to a certain point like Romeo and Juliet’s death. Romeo and Juliet is a classic love story read by many students. In the 1996 movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and the 2013 movie with Douglas Booth there numerous differences as the story is being told. In the 1996 movie is more modern than the 2013 movie. In the two movies there are some similarities. In the 1996 movie is more modern than the 2013 movie. During Shakespeare’s time
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Sarah Cole: A Type Of Love Story In the story “Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story”‚ the author‚ Russell Banks tells us a story about a man named Ron who meets a woman named Sarah. It tells a story about a high class man meeting an underclass woman. In the story Ron speaks of Sarah as if she’s kind of a low life‚ saying she was unattractive and the homeliest woman he had ever met. At the same time he kind of ends up with this girl regardless of all the things he said‚ in a way he considered her his
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Haroun Reading Reflection One lesson that Haroun learns throughout the book was that good stories are not a waste of time and that they should be valued highly because they can change people and minds. He knows that his father‚ Rashid Khalifa‚ is an excellent storyteller because of his never ending stream of stories he tells‚ and how each one is as carefully thought out as the last. He loves his father and mother very much‚ and they live a happy life in a basement of a building in the “sad city
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Formal Conversation Using Formal Language Christine: Good afternoon‚ Joseph. Joseph: Good afternoon‚ Christine. Christine: Did your assistant leave you a note that I will be having a short talk with you regarding our new project? Joseph: Yes‚ and by the way thank you for having me as a part of our new project. I’m looking forward for today’s meeting with you since my secretary told me that you’ll be having a short talk with me after lunch. Christine: It’s my pleasure as well for working
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A Farewell To Arms written by Ernest Hemingway illustrates a typical love story between two people‚ this love story plays out in a war torn Italy during world war I‚ where Italy was battling Austria‚ the novels main characters‚ lieutenant Fredrick Henry an American ambulance driver serving in the Italian army and Catherine Barkley an English volunteer nurse who served in Italy. The novel portrays Henry as a drunk who traveled from one house of prostitution to the next‚ he was not happy with his lifestyle
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