COMPARING AND CONTRTASTING ROMEO AND JULIET WITH WESTSIDE STORY COMPARISONS: First of all (obviously) they have the same overall idea over the story. I guess that would be the plot… in Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet fall in love in Westside story tony and Maria fall in love. One thing that is alike in that is in Romeo and Juliet they meet at a party and in Westside story they meet at a ball. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Benvolio gets Romeo to go to the masquerade; in Westside story Riff (Mercutio)
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The 1948 war‚ also known as the war of independence for Israelis‚ was caused by many factors during and before 1948 as both the Arabs and Israelis was to blame. However‚ the one important aspect is how the previous events leading towards the 1948 war. Another would be how British was a major influence to this war but with Zionist from America also supporting the return of the Jewish race also helped to promote war. Most importantly‚ it was because of the attitudes of both sides‚ the effects before
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I’m Just Me Do people constantly ask you what are you? This is a question I get asked on a daily basis. I am Janell Gutierrez and my racial background is Hispanic. I am half Puerto Rican and half Dominican born and raised in the U.S. A lot of people question what I am because of my features. When it comes to my cultural background I am Hispanic but I am closer to my Puerto Rican side of the family. I’m just me. Furthermore I consider myself to be American. I consider myself to be American because
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The world of illiterate and poverty-ridden people is like a vast endless desert where literacy is like an oasis‚ a fertile land with fresh water flowing and majestic palm trees growing. Illiteracy keeps people chained to ignorance and superstition and is an obstacle in the path of civilization. With literacy comes awareness and awareness brings progress‚ culture and civilization. Illiteracy brings ignorance‚ and ignorance leads to wars and controversies. God made man in his own image but today humans
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The movie The Boy in the Striped Pajamas tells the tale of the friendship between a boy in a concentration camp‚ Shmuel‚ and the son of a Nazi‚ Bruno. Neither is quite aware of who each other are; this childhood ignorance is a large part of what makes this movie so tragic and upsetting for many people: the boys understand hardly any of what is happening in their world. In the end‚ both are killed at the hands of Nazi cruelty‚ with the story’s moral being that all people are fundamentally similar
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Rachel materialistic life and vanity was a cry for attention. Rachel was an exact copy of her father almost. She could take herself out of any situation that she did not want for herself. But she has the ability to use intelligence to survive. Ignorance is her physical salvation‚ while arrogance keeps her emotions stable. This is what drives her away from the people who she should care about the most‚ her family. One of Rachel’s biggest problems is the culture clash. She cares more about her
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“I must pluck up the courage and look”. Although Michele experiences fear‚ he never lets his fear override his moral convictions. Discuss. In Southern Italy in 1978‚ Niccolo Ammaniti’s I’m Not Scared depicts a sense of Michele’s ethical struggles and steady move towards good in the face of evil. Through experiences‚ some people’s values through the book are disintegrated through fear‚ whereas others‚ such as Michele’s rose above it‚ because of his concern for others and loyalty. Michele manages
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“WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” pg. 6 Those three lines are part of the Party’s slogan and they are repeated various times throughout the story. At first glance they are hard to understand as each word seems to be the opposite of the other. If you look into it more they seem very alike. For war is peace‚ think why we fight wars‚ for peace. And for freedom is slavery‚ in my mind I related it to the words yes and no. Yes entitles you to opportunities it
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Frankenstein extreme ignorance towards fixing the problems ha has created also contributes his side of monster. He remains very ignorant in this situation. He does not realize that his creation become a monster‚ after he refused to accept and care. Unfortunately‚ when he try to fix problems it was too late to make any decisions. First he ruins the monster’s life by not giving him his rights. Then he destroy everything for the other creature he has in front of monster’s eye. This leads to a massive
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another’s. Scared magic was becoming more socially acceptable when studied by high status figures such as Pico and Agrippa. They looked at magic from a scientific point of view‚ and studied and wrote books on it. They were looking to make magic a legitimate practice. They connected magic with already accepted religious doctrines such as the Cabala and the Bible. When the church outlawed necromancy and paganism it created a surplus of magicians and clergymen who needed work. They started
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