“APING THE WEST” Of late the trend has been to follow whatever is done in the west and it is becoming a sort of in-thing to be doing it. Is it due to liberalization of economy that we are also attempting to liberalize our life style. Indians have started aping the west completely and the western influences can be clearly seen in our behavior‚ culture‚ attire and even language. Though to say‚ we are an independent nation but instead of promoting our culture‚ we are aping the west and one would
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West Side Story: Education Beyond the Classroom Being at an Ivy League institution‚ it is easy to think that the best learning experiences for a student comes from the classroom‚ but I was able to witness that this is not always the case. This semester I had the privilege of participating in Melodramatics production of West Side Story. I was cast as Chino‚ second hand man of his best friend Bernardo who is the leader of the Puerto Rican gang called the Sharks. I was a bit unfamiliar with West Side
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Theme :- Inspiration in "Ode to the West Wind" "When composition begins‚ inspiration is already on the decline" - P. B. Shelley 	Shelley deals with the theme of inspiration in much of his work. However it is particularly apparent in Ode to the West Wind ’ where the wind is the source of his creativity. The cycles of death and rebirth are examined in an historical context with reference to The Bible. The word inspiration has several connotations that Shelley uses in
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whitewash the ethnic characters. West Side Story is one of those musicals. West Side Story is a loose musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The twist is that it’s set in 1950s New York‚ with the plot set around youth street gangs entangled in a racially charged conflict over their “territory” in the lower West Side of Manhattan. There is the Puerto Rican “Sharks” led by Bernardo‚ who has recently brought his family‚ including younger sister Maria‚ to New York from San Juan‚ Puerto Rico. Then
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Children Facing Issues with Technology David Wright Robert Morris University Professor Rodgers COSK1221 April 8‚ 2013 Many people praise technological advancements because of the benefits that it has to society. Some technology can serve as a positive influence on a child such as computer games‚ which are known to enhance a child’s ability to read and visualize objects on a screen. Despite the benefits that technology brings to society‚ over exposure to technology will
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The Decline of the West “The world of the post 9/11 era‚ used interminably by politicians and psychologists‚ was “security”‚ and the more the country had appeared to be policed by men in fluorescent jackets with “Security” stamped on the back‚ the more afraid Mike felt. “ 1 and this development is not only on that turf‚ Couse the post 2000s has provided us whit gang violence on the street‚ kids playing games that can disturb there sense of reality and much more. Mike lives in the upper-class
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in presence of Asian shore crab Describe the adaptation In the 1980’s the Asian shore crab arrived in the waters around New England‚ and it quickly became one of the most dominant crab species in New England (Science Daily‚ 2006). However‚ the blue mussel that is native to the are has evolved to defend itself against the dominant crab which eat the mussels by crushing their shells. The favorable adaptation of the crab is its ability to thicken its shell in when an Asian shore crab comes close to
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From reading the author’s book "Ecology of Fear‚" Mike Davis’ main thesis for writing this book was to make readers become aware of the underlying problems and threats which have existed or currently exist in Southern California and how these problems shape the way we live today and in the imminent future as well. Although Davis did not really provide us with any remedies for the problems facing Southern California‚ this book made it very clear to the readers that problems do still exist‚ although
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Issues Facing America The General Welfare- Issues Affecting Individual Well-Being 7. Quality Education For All The nation’s public schools set an enrollment record in 1999 with more than 53 million children enrolled; now public education has been criticized by some as not teaching all children effectively. The consistency of public school’s poor test results and low graduation rates attest to this. As a result to these truths‚ many
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Wine has been dated from times as far back as biblical times around 500 B.C. These places are where wine was originated. Ancient Greek wines were coarse and are now considered to be a concentrate. Egyptian wine was viewed as a lesser wine because they imported wine in from the Greek. Over time wine has become a more popularized beverage. Wine was more often drank in continents such as
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