West Side Story is the modern take on the well-known William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliette‚where Tony and Maria replaced Romeo and Juliette and are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side‚ two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a gang member falls in love with a rival’s sister.Jerome Robbins(Director and choreographer)‚ Arthur Laurents(Author) and Leonard Bernstein(Composer) came together with the idea to write a
Premium Romeo and Juliet Juliet Capulet Romeo Montague
East of Eden: Is Evil Nature or Nurtured? John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden was inspired by a message he wished to send to his sons. Steinbeck created this epic story to carry his voice and advice to the two young boys whom he loved immensely. He wrote the story of good and evil‚ including love and hate‚ demonstrating how they are inseparable. ("East of Eden"‚ Kirjasto) Steinbeck wanted to describe to Thom and John IV‚ the Salinas Valley‚ the treasured place in which he grew up. He aspired
Premium Adam and Eve Cain and Abel Book of Genesis
Belonging and Identity: Since Cady has been home schooled all of her life‚ her first high school experience is uniquely able to demonstrate to what degree belonging constructs identity‚ particularly for adolescents within a high school setting. Her first day of class she is completely isolated because she doesn’t know anyone and has no one to sit with at lunch. Fortunately for her‚ she’s saved by "The Greatest People You’ll Ever Know" who take her aside and initiate her into the mysteries of high
Premium Mean Girls
and Damian. Her new friends warn her to stay away from the “Plastics”‚ a group of girls who are popular and cruel. Their group is headed by‚ Regina George with Gretchen and Karen. When Cady sees Aaron Samuels‚ she falls in love. When Regina discovers this‚ she seeks revenge by getting back with Aaron and dangling him in front of her. Then‚ Cady‚ Janis‚ and Damian plot to bring Regina’s status down. However‚ as Cady continues to spend more time with the Plastics‚ she begins to become one of them
Premium High school English-language films Mean Girls
The Singing River Gaylesville‚ Cherokee Co‚ Alabama April‚ 1851 Charity‚ Jeremiah‚ and the children made it to the outskirts of Gaylesville on a Friday afternoon; it was the 18th day of April‚ in the year 1851. Already‚ she missed the peace of the wilderness; she also missed the soothing calmness of the watershed. Although Gaylesville was not nearly as large a town as Anniston or Jacksonville was‚ it was still a town. Charity disliked towns of any size; to her thinking‚ they seemed to brew trouble
Premium Debut albums Love Family
Running Head: Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Kimberly Vincent U of P August 23‚ 2009 Introduction Cognitive psychology came out of behavioral psychology. Behavioral psychology stated that only those actions that could be observed were worth experimenting with and researching. The consciousness and thoughts were too abstract for research and experimentation. Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology is the discipline within psychology
Premium Psychology Cognition
Politician and statesman are two terms that are used to define a political individual‚ and usually collaborate in their meanings. Many times‚ these two works can be used as synonyms when describing an individual‚ but they do have their subtle differences. Both a politician and a statesman are defined as "man who is a leader in national or international affairs" or "a man who is a respected leader in a given field" (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=statesman / http://dictionary.reference
Premium John Adams Democratic-Republican Party Thomas Jefferson
The suicide of Aaron Hernandez caught many to surprise and has not left many of his family members‚ friends‚ and the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Staff in distraught and in possible need of crisis intervention. Perhaps more could have been to assess Aaron Hernandez for signs of suicide‚ but now the focus is on those who are alive‚ to ensure that they are properly assisted with their feelings about this events and many others like it. The Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model was created by Albert
Premium Cancer staging
Evil is all around us. People have a choice to be either good or evil. I define evil as being unmoral‚ unnatural‚ intentionally hurtful‚ and outright mean. Many people do evil things without meaning to. Good people who choose to be good can slip and do evil things. In East of Eden the unmoral‚ unnatural source of evil is Cathy or if you’d like to call her Kate. Cal is our character who slips from good and completes evil deeds. Cathy or Kate in my eyes is a monster. Right from birth Cathy chooses
Premium Mother Evil Choice
relation to the commitment in terms of the organizations (Aarons‚ 2006‚ p. 1163). It is evident that there is a connection between leadership‚ and organizational process (Aarons‚ 2006‚ p. 1163). It is evident that there is a difference between transformational and transactional leadership. The two forms of leaderships are seen to have a diverse relation to cultural and organizational boundaries studied in a number of research cases (Aarons‚ 2006‚ p. 1163). There are cases where leaders use both forms
Premium Leadership