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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The Other Side of Immigration film mainly focuses on the causes of migration from Mexico to the United States due to economic and social issues. The film shows the effects on the families after the men leave to find better job opportunities in the United States. There has been a high unemployment rate in Mexico and most of it is to blame for the government because of the economic uncertainly and immigrants were defamed and seen as the cause of unemployment. Migration is not the problem‚ the problem
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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 Blind Side film review The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock. Is a family sports drama film. This film is about a young man taken in by the Tuohy family and introduced to the sport of football. I liked the movie because it showed the caring side of a family and it shows how good people can actually be. I am going to comment on the aspects of costumes‚settings and dialogue The Blind Side is a movie about the struggles of Michael Oher and the story of how he is taken in by the Tuohy
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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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Professor: English 1101 Side Effects Include Higher Learning. Advancement in technologies have created a smarter culture‚ promoting innovative applications to learning on current technologies. Although reports show many negative effects towards learning skills from modern technologies‚ the same reports inadvertently show otherwise. Without looking further into this problem‚ a person could easily jump to conclusions about the harmful effects technology causes on learning skills. These assessments
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OBJECTIVE MORAL TRUTH There are many views on moral truths‚ which causes major turmoil in the world we live in. Were this a simple subject world peace would most definitely be solves in an instant‚ and pointlessly killing each other would cease. The question is are there universal objective moral truths? Are there irrefutable‚ accepted by everyone‚ moral issues that can be universally agreed upon by everyone no matter what age‚ race‚ color or nationality? My answer to that question is no‚ there
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Research Report The Dark Side of Discretion Robert B. Kaiser Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan Hogan Assessment Systems THE DARK SIDE OF DISCRETION Leader Personality and Organizational Decline Robert B. Kaiser Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan Hogan Assessment Systems Author Notes Rob Kaiser is a partner with Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan is President of Hogan Assessment Systems. Correspondence concerning this article may be directed to either author at Rob Kaiser‚ 1903 G Ashwood Ct
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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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