West Side Story is a romantic musical that is set in Manhattan‚ New York City during the 1950’s‚ where a large migration of Puerto Rican immigrants started to enter the United States. A White American gang‚ also known as the Jets‚ live in the city and have had a “turf” that they protected and ran for years. When the Puerto Ricans‚ known by the Sharks started looking for a “turf” for themselves‚ they interfere with the Jets and this causes multiple conflicts. There have been an abundance of different
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In the short story Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ there are many themes that are seen within Dina‚ such as struggling with sexuality‚ fear of labeling‚ fear of facing reality‚ and fear of opening up to others. The narrator‚ Dina is not clear about her sexuality. The story does not imply whether she is a lesbian or not. When she meets Heidi‚ their relationship grows‚ they become very close and spend days in Dina’s room together. They even sleep together in the same bed. Later in the story when Heidi comes
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allowing for any individual identity out of the role of motherhood. Chopin began challenging these society norms just as they had been challenged throughout the women’s rights movement. It had been said‚ “modern feminism was borne on her pages.” “The Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin‚ was a prime
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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
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“Blackberries in June‚” that title to me means easy picking‚ that Jamie and Matt managed to pick all the sweet blackberries from the bush(that’s my opinion of the title). In this short story everyone thinks that Jamie and Matt have it easy and everything has been handed to them. The reason for this is because their going on the course of being successful in life early instead of later in life. Honestly‚ though they worked hard for everything they have. Both working at minimum wage jobs. Jamie as
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" I’m here to kill you!" "Jae get inside the room and lock the door" Jaejoong heard Yunho shouting from the other line but‚ Karam pushes Jaejoong hard against the wall and his back hits it with a slight thud.Karam grabbed the phone on his hand and threw it in the floor. Karam point the gun at the base of Jaejoongs skull and it made Jaejoong whimper. He pushed the barrel a little harder and looked at Jaejoong quizzically. The two of them stood silent‚ staring at each other‚ without moving
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BLACK AND WHITE:- A long‚ long time ago‚ when everything was just starting out‚ and even the planets and stars were so young that they were still going to school‚ there was a special class which was everyone’s favorite‚ having by far the most fun filled classmates. The class members were a bunch of rather mischievous colors; from black and white‚ through to red and blue‚ yellow‚ and all the rest. They hoped to grow up to be wonderful colors and this is what they were training for. In addition
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America (West Side Story) Introduction This document is the lyrics of the song America extracts from the movie West Side Story. This movie is a musical directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise in 1961. It sets in NY in the 50’s. It deals with a confrontation between two rival gangs : the Jets (american) and the Sharks (Portorican). It also deals with a love story between Tony and Maria. Their love story is based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as the two lovers belong to different groups
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In the story Speak Melinda is being seen by other students on the bus is very different from how the readers are viewing Melinda. At the beginning of the story Melinda gets on the bus at the first stop and she decides that she will sit in the front in hopes that one of her friends would sit with her. In the story Melinda says‚ “If I sit in the front‚ it will make me look like a little kid‚ but I figured it is my best chance I have making eye contacts with one of my friends‚ if any of them decided
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Tomas Rivera is a has created a story which challenges us with an obstacle‚ what hurts? “Its that it Hurts” Is about a nameless Mexican boy that faces many troubles throughout his everyday life. Being embarrassed‚ abused and discriminated against at school and submerged in the expectations his parents have for him. Because of a unwanted fight he now faces expulsion‚ and feels “that it hurts”. This first person story is about a young man dueling racism‚ bullying‚and parent pressure‚ and has been emotionally
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