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 rumble to try to “fix” the problem. Tony was not going to take part of the rumble‚ but he showed up to try to stop the
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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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Gilstrap Adrian Dominican Montessori Training Institute May 14‚ 2011 MONTESSORI’S APPROACH AND RECENT BRAIN RESEARCH 2 Abstract New technological advances in brain research allow scientists better understanding of how the brain develops. From birth‚ the task of the brain is to establish and reinforce connections between neurons. Dr. Montessori’s approach on brain development in young children coincides with much of the most recent brain research. Dr. Montessori discovered from her observations
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In west side story the Puerto Ricans are highly discriminated against. This movie takes place in Manhattan around the 1950’s when the only acceptable way to live was as a middle class white man. Everyone else was marginalized. In the 21st century many African American teenage boys are still discriminated‚ many people think they are scary or bad people. No matter what happens many ethnic groups will always be marginalized because we don’t trust them even though we should. Its an individual person’s
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The play‚ West Side Story‚ was written by Arthur Laurents. West Side Story‚ the movie‚ was produced in 1961‚ featured Natalie Wood as Maria‚ and was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. There are some major differences between the two works. For example‚ some of the musical numbers switched places in the movie. Also‚ the song “America‚” is different in the movie than in the play. In the movie many of the characters were different‚ and some of the lines differed as well. In the movie‚ the
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the musical shows the rivalry between two teenage street gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. The Jets are a white working class group while the Sharks are from Puerto Rico. The lead male‚ Tony is a Jet and he falls in love with Maria‚ the sister of Bernardo who is the leader of the Sharks. The story follows the obstacles that they must face in order to be together‚ and also how the two different cultures of the time clashed. While watching the "Prologue" and the "Jet Song" I
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EIGHTY-ONE YEARS after it first appeared on the eve of World War I and with over ten million copies sold‚ Louis Hémon Maria Chapdelaine is among the all-time French-language best-sellers. 1 A grim tale of life and death in the rugged Lake Saint John country‚ the novel initially met with a mixed recep- tion in Quebec and‚ over the years‚ has given rise to much controversy. 2 it can- not be gainsaid‚ however‚ that Hémon‚ a Frenchman who worked for a year as a farm hand at Péribonka shortly
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9/8/11 Marketing: Article Summary #1 “Sports” “Tennis Icon Maria Sharapova to Represent Canon” Maria Sharapova is one of the most popular tennis athletes and is a well-known celebrity around the world. She came on the scene is 2000 but it was not until summer 2004 when she captured the attention of business companies when she won Wimbledon defeating Serena Williams. Sharapova ’s tennis success and appearance have enabled her to secure commercial endorsements that greatly exceed the value of her
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Maria Martinez: Native American Pottery Maker of San Ildelfonso I really enjoyed watching the Maria Martinez short film. Prior to this movie‚ I never really thought about what the Natives and people back in history used to make pottery. After watching this film‚ I learned how creative the Native Americans actually were. I found the method that Maria used to make pottery very interesting. It was very cool to see her gather her own clay from nature and mix it with red and white sand. She then poured
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How does the newspaper review help us to understand the singing qualities of an operatic diva such as Callas? Maria Callas was probably the most famous opera star of the mid-twentieth century and from reading the review I get the impression that the writer was a fan of Maria Callas. The writing is very complimentary not only to her vocal abilities but also to her stage presence. But the writer also picks up very quickly on the weaknesses of her voice as it has a “tendency to wobble slightly in
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