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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The only thing that I knew before reading the chapters and from watching The Mission‚ was that the Spanish took over America. I didn’t really know much on the subject. I actually learned that the Spanish were cruel people to take over America in the way that they did. They tried to enforce their beliefs and religious background into everyone or else they would suffer the consequences. If it weren’t for Christopher Columbus “discovering” the Americans‚ the would would probably be a different place
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Father Henry Garnet‚ he was a priest in the jesuit order. This religion played a major role in modernizing the church. But before it was accepted as a religion many people hated them. They would gather and practice their religion. Once authorities found out that there was a group of people practicing a different religion then the Church of England‚ they banned them from practicing and often executed members. He was the person that spoiled the assassinations attempt. Father Oswald Tesimond‚ approached
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Catholic Church in 1540. Francis Xavier was the first Jesuit sent to preach religion outside of Europe. Three Portuguese traders whose ship was blown to Japan in 1542 or 1543 are the first Europeans known to have set foot there. Only a few years after their arrival‚ Francis Xavier made it to Japan in 1549; however‚ he died in 1552. Alessandro Valignano was another prominent European figure in Asia and especially in Japan and was a member of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus). In 1614 the persecution of Christians
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and under sized for his age (11 yrs old). But by the help of the nephew of father Burgos‚ Manuel Xerez Burgos‚ Rizal was reluctantly admitted at the Ateneo. - Jose was the first of his family to adopt the surname “Rizal” Jesuit System of Education – The system given by the Jesuits in the Ateneo was more advance than that of other colleges in that period. - It trained the character of students by rigid discipline and religious instruction. - It promotes physical culture‚ fine arts and scientific studies
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The First French Settlements 1603-1663 Chapter 4 Samuel de Champlain 1604 motivated by wealth Why the change to colonization? Establish French interests in North America against competing European powers Henri IV wanted to regain prestige after the Religious wars in France After the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 the seas were safe Acadia 1604 Champlain accompanied Pierre du Gua de Monts as a geographer and cartographer to Acadia Two Catholic priests‚ a protestant minister‚ artisans‚
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might‚ manufactured goods to show their economic power‚ and their last tool was religion‚ specifically Christianity of the Catholic and Roman Catholic denomination to counter the spread of the Protestant movement in Europe. Dominican‚ Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries successfully spread the religion in Spanish and Portuguese held colonies in the Americas‚ Africa and parts of Asia. There were however parts of Asia that didn’t convert at all or as successfully as the other areas in the world had been
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The Letter of Father Jacques Bigot‚ respecting the mission of the Abnaquis at St. Missel de Sillery The Letter of Father Jacques Bigot‚ respecting the mission of the Abnaquis at St. Missel de Sillery (June 24th‚ 1681) from The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents Vol. LXII was written to relate recent events at the mission to Bigot’s recently departed predecessor Jacques Vaultier. Bigot mentions several positive changes in the seven months after Vaultier’s departure‚ notably‚ an increase in the
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serene and spiritual consideration of the sacrifice of martyrdom. Written to be performed in the actual Cathedral‚ the entire experience is sculpted to mirror the experience of a Mass‚ even giving the actor playing Thomas a sermon during the Interlude that he would have preached alone at the pulpit. The play was a great success at the festival‚ and soon enough opened in London‚ after which it toured England. Since that time‚ Murder in the Cathedral has remained Eliot ’s arguably best know
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elements of humour throughout the play‚ that otherwise was generally serious. These humorous interludes give the audience a rest from the dramatic and serious tension of the story. The Porter scene in Act 2 displays how after arguably the most serious turning point in the play “Duncan’s Murder” comic relief is used. Porter makes a quirky remark “were partying till 3.AM and drinking all night.” These interludes are important to plays of tragedy as it’s a break for the audience from all the serious issues
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