Hollywood would never be the same. Ortega’s Most Famous achievements are of his film choreography. Ortega was the mastermind behind the academy award winning film‚ Dirty Dancing. Dirty Dancing was a low budget film that launched the careers of Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Dirty Dancing has become a franchise with Broadway productions‚ Television series‚ and a possible remake scheduled to begin production in late 2010. Perhaps the most powerful partnership is that of Kenny Ortega and Michael
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Revenge; Justified or Momentary Satisfaction Revenge is such a common thread in today’s society. It is evident in television‚ movies‚ literature‚ politics‚ and even among friends at school. Everyone wants revenge. Revenge is a common tendency of human nature‚ but revenge is never justified. Many people live their lives with the philosophy of “an eye for an eye”‚ but as Mahatma Gandhi said “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” When you think of all the little things people
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wake of the Sugar Act‚ which had elicited only fearful warnings against further intrusion‚ resistance to the Stamp Act was stronger. It was triggered by the wealthy‚ English oligarchies‚ politically aware and wishing to defend their acquired status. Patrick Henry’s inflammatory Virginia resolves were partly accepted by an unrepresentative rump of the Virginia assembly‚ and other assemblies began to condemn the Stamp Act. They began closer inter-colonial opposition (as all colonies were affected in the
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fought for. A clear example is the parties’ spokesmen and generals‚ like Patrick Henry‚ taking part in the American Revolution‚ and Emiliano Zapata‚ mainly regarded in the Mexican Revolution‚ built the principles and representations of their moral beliefs. Singling them out and analyzing their phrases can show just how much of they were willing to advocate in order to succeed with their cause. In the American’s case‚ Patrick Henry said‚ “Give me liberty or give me death.” announcing a very vivid
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In the novella The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is a highly reliable narrator or the storyline. Holden communicates his emotions truly and leaves them embedded in the text uncensored throughout the text. For example‚ upon meeting two nuns in a restaurant in New York City‚ he genuinely states that he “enjoyed talking to them a lot… [he] meant it‚ too” (Salinger 112). This quote represents how Holden strongly reveals any true emotions he feels to the reader
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suburbs and replaced any sorrows they might have had with material products and consumerism; creating an America of conformity and extravagance that Salinger would devote much of his writing to critiquing. There is a strong resemblance of Holden Caulfield to J.D. Salinger in which one could say it is quite autobiographical about Salinger’s views of the world. Whereas Holden gave up the dream of ditching society and living by himself away from everyone else‚ Salinger didn’t. After the success of the
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government. What most people do not realize is that the Patriot Act‚ for the most part‚ only amends and updates current law‚ as opposed to creating entirely new laws. In his remarks on the Senate floor while pushing for passage of this act‚ Senator Patrick Leahy acknowledged that some of the amendments presented for consideration may have been unconstitutional. Leahy said‚ “After that terrible day of September 11‚ we began looking at our laws‚ and what we might do. Fortunately for the country . . .
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American Psycho: Analysis This extract of ‘American Psycho’ conveys most of the wider themes of the text‚ with similar stylistic techniques that are seen throughout the novel. Ellis uses a peculiar chapter title with ‘End of the 1980’s’ for this extract and throughout the rest of the book. These titles usually relate to the theme of the chapter or the events within it. This extract is named ‘End of the 1980’s’ which is very significant to the wider text. The entire novel is a dark‚ satirical
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can result in an explosive and dangerous package.” Within “The American Psycho”‚ Bret Easton Ellis composes a narrative which attempts to instil in us the idea that “that society is responsible for creating the warped aspirations of people like Patrick Bateman...” the main protagonist and serial killer within the novel. Similarly‚ Sylvia Plath creates the character Esther Greenwood‚ the protagonist and narrator of “The Bell Jar”. However the novel has been described as a “thinly veiled autobiography
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Holden is a character that neglected children can understand. He’s depressed and can’t accept the reality of life because he is emotionally disconnected from society. He doesn’t know what it like is to have affections so he tries to be like Allie because he envies all of the attention he receives; Allie is the façade that Holden wants to become since his family has always neglected him‚ in which creates the absence of affection. Holden starts to introduce himself‚ but ends with a nonchalant and distant
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