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 they could take
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Side Effects of Marijuana Use One of the topics that are constantly in the news now days is marijuana. Several people are for the legalization of marijuana and several articles will tell you the benefits of marijuana. It is less common to see articles now days that tell you about the side effects of the use of marijuana‚ namely the addictive properties that cause an individual to become so addicted to need to be placed in rehab. Most people are surprised to learn that marijuana is the most commonly
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Side effects of cosmetic surgery Each year‚ millions of people choose to undergo cosmetic surgery. Before having these procedures performed‚ patients are informed of the benefits and risks associated with such operations. The benefits of cosmetic surgery are quite obvious: look younger‚ feel younger and correct the undesirable aspects of or defects in appearance. There are‚ however‚ many of the potential physical and psychological side effects‚ some known and some not so widely understood. Some
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Television Has Its Good Side Television has become an important tool of entertainment and education for children. But is television really bad for children or the other way around? Or maybe both? It depends‚ it’s what programs and how many hours a day parents allow their children to watch that decide if television affects the child positively or negatively. Television is not necessarily bad for children as many parents and experts argue; there are plenty of educational programs out there
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The Other Side of the War Story Thinking about the 1890’s in the Philippines‚ what comes to mind are katipuneros in their straw hats‚ kamisochinos and red trousers‚ raising their bolos in the air‚ fighting for the freedom of the country – basically‚ a bloody era of wars between the brave natives and the powerful conquistadores. It is probably only natural; since young‚ we have been taught in school that the Spaniards brought nothing in the country but bloodshed and indolence‚ aside from a few euphemisms
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Is Abortion Immoral? In Carol Levine’s book‚ Taking Sides‚ the debate discussing whether abortion is considered immoral or not raises questions about the relationship between law‚ society‚ and ethics. When discussing abortion‚ there are typically two polar opposite views in which to categorize the argument: the pro-life view and the pro-choice view. From a conservative point of view‚ the “pro-life” stance is one that sees abortion as the taking of an innocent life of a child. The pro-lifers would
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“To the Other Side of the Sky” and the article from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines both talk about the issue of landmines because Farah’s story supports the organization’s claims. In “To the Other Side of the Sky”‚ Farah gets hit by a landmine as a child. This blow caused many injuries to her body‚ like to her legs. According to the book‚ “‘Finally‚ I caught one quick glimpse‚ just one glimpse‚ and oh my God! That wasn’t my leg anymore‚ it was just meat! Oh‚ the redness of it‚ the utter
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A way that I express my creative side would be through drawing‚ I love to draw. Many times drawing seems to work like my stress reliever. Drawing in general relaxes me and makes me feel at ease‚ that is why I enjoy it so much. I have developed my drawing skills every time I have my sketchbook at hand. If I see a symbol or a beautiful drawing I must draw it‚ and while I am drawing I get this feeling of motivation‚ which makes me want to draw more. Drawing for me is like an escape from the world. All
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The abstract text summarizing Misrach’s’ goal of this piece‚ “The easier side” magnifies the importance of facing major obstacles which are within ourselves‚ while connecting the reader with a very cynical tone. Misrach elucidates the fact that one small step in the right direction can assist in us in overcoming our obstacles. Misrach presents a young slim boy frozen by the view of a water container waiting ahead of him. His small bones and grey skin arising forcing us to realize the importance of
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The Sides of Pride No one thought he would live but he did‚ no one thought he could walk but he did‚ and they were proud. In the story the scarlet ibis they were so proud of doodle being able to walk and happy‚ but when that pride was unfulfilled it became painful. Pride is neutral it can be good or bad depending on your situation. Being proud can make you happy and be a lot of fun. Because of his brothers pride doodle learned to walk. This event caused his family to be happy‚ and in turn made
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