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    Background Does playing a video game make you prone to commit real-life violence? This question has been an issue since the very early 90’s when violent games like Doom and Wolfenstein were released‚ but only in the last half a decade or so (mainly since the incident at Columbine‚ Colorado‚ 1999 – when it was revealed that the teenage shooters were avid video game players) has it really come to the majority’s attention. The key issue that both sides can’t agree on is whether people should be allowed

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    his reason of existence and survival. The bond that he had created with the Royals was no more than ’business’ if you will. The author doesn’t emphasize on the unbreakable bond that the gang members felt toward each other.   After evaluating some main points in West Side Story I feel that the author elaborated a lot on the inseparable bond that the Jets had with each other. The story was very light weight‚ and there was a very up beat feel to it. The boys were very cocky‚ but it seemed that together

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    In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky

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    musical West Side Story by Arthur Laurents‚ there are two gangs- the Jets and the Sharks‚ who are constantly brawling over a block in New York City. The leader of the Jets is Riff‚ and the leader of the Sharks is Bernardo. Bernardo’s sister‚ Maria‚ falls in love with Tony‚ who is from the opposite gang. The gangs eventually have a rumble over turf‚ and the rumble results in the death of Riff and Bernardo. Maria and Tony decide to run away and make a new life. Right before they can get away‚ Chino

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    the corresponding character from West Side Story. You should analyse the way that characterization reflects context. Explain how each character reflects the values‚ attitudes and/or lifestyles within that society. Which aspects of the character transcend the context and remain universal? William Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet approximately four hundred years ago for Elizabethan audiences of the time. After watching the film West side Story directed by Robert Wise‚ the universal

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    restrict gun ownership from previous criminals because it will reduce numbers of victims from gun violence. Gobry‚ P. (2014‚ Jane 16) Both Sides Are Wrong on the Gun Debate. Here’s Why. The Week. The article “Both Sides Are Wrong on the Gun Debate. Here’s Why” states that one side assumes that everyone has the right to defend themselves from criminals but the other side wants to regulate and ban guns. The author point out this issue begins in the constitution with the Second Amendment that protects

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    TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY The Australian Capital Territory Government is standing up for animals‚ becoming the first state to ban three of the cruellest factory farming practices ever inflicted on animals. The last battery egg facility has shut down and no pigs are currently factory farmed there. The Australian Capital Territory government has made the most of this opportunity to ensure factory farming cruelty is gone for good. A bill was passed to ban Pig Crates‚ Battery cages and Debeaking‚ this

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    Caucasian gang called The Jets. The rivalry between the gangs is in place from the beginning‚ but it reaches a fever pitch when Maria falls for Tony‚ the founder of the Jets‚ at a local dance. West Side Story is the classic tragedy of Romeo & Juliet set in a modern setting. The setting is the Upper West Side of New York City in the late 1950s with conflict between rival street gangs rather than families. In the opening of the film‚ during which nearly 15 minutes pass before a real line of dialogue is

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    Anonymous Period 8 11-5-14 Film West Side Story Analysis West Side Story is an adaption of a play written by Arthur Laurents‚ and remade into a film‚ directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. West Side Story’s theme is centered on the struggles of two groups of racially separated young people‚ and how their environment has molded them. The movie revolves around two protagonists‚ Tony‚ a white ex-jet‚ and Maria‚ the

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    Isaiah Houston Mrs. Dempsey English 3‚ Period4 October 15‚ 2012 The Truth will set You Free “Honesty is the best Policy”- Benjamin Franklin. Ever since we were young our parents‚ teachers and mentors have told us that we should be honest with ourselves and each other. When people lie and act deceitful it will eventually catch up to them. I think that the lies people tell will start to pile up and weigh down your conscience. A prime example of this is in Arthur Miller’s play‚ the Crucible‚ when

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