West Side Story transfers Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to present-day New York. The love story of Romeo and Juliet becomes that of Maria and Tony. The feud between the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues is re-created in one involving two teen-age gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. The famous balcony scene of the Shakespeare drama transpires on a fire-escape of an ugly New York tenement. The curtain rises on a bleak scene representing a warehouse. For the next five minutes not a word is spoken
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The 7 Up Series Tony was introduced to us in the series as a troublemaking‚ humorous‚ and poor child. Tony really caught my attention because he was always getting into some kind of trouble but‚ at the same time he was also very hilarious. Tony comes from a not so wealthy family which I believe made him to be very humble. He understood a lot of things about people and society around him at a young age which you could see evolve throughout the entire series. When asked questions about what he wanted
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Leon’s Story The sun felt hot on his skin when he was standing there waiting under the Ferris wheel for Tony. All he wanted was to forget what he had experienced in the army‚ so the minute he was finished he’d bought a bottle of wine‚ which he was now drinking. Catching sight of Tony‚ he got a little over excited‚ probably because of the wine‚ and yelled “Hey‚ Tony – over here” Leon noticed that Tony’s cheeks turned a little red‚ and knew that he had embarrassed him‚ but he didn’t care! He was just
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immediately‚ Alex ‚ Rahul Please Communicate the message to everyone. SCENARIO 1 Scene 2: The entire team assembled in the Garden Area. Employees are murmuring‚ laughing at each other and some seems confused and staring at Ram. Rahul: What’s happening? Tony: Don’t Know‚ Some meeting it seems. Alex: But why in Garden Area? They start Laughing and start making fun of Ram. Navin came immediately; he was holding 2 pots‚ a crack pot and a perfect pot. Navin: Good Morning All‚ Do you have any idea why I
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screen characters. Fast forward to modern day and enter stage left‚ Anthony John Soprano‚ Sr. Tony Soprano is the modern fictional face of the Mafia; he is viewed as the quintessential gentleman mobster; a man we love to hate. This thesis revolves around what makes the character so compelling and why we loved to hate him. On January 10‚ 1999‚ the veil was lifted and America was invited into the lives of Tony Soprano‚ his family and cohorts. For 86 weeks Americans took weekly forays into the mysterious
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mother did not like Tony because he is poor while her father likes him because he will be good for business. Anyways‚ the marriage was secretly held far earlier then planned because Carmen was already pregnant. Tony was an educator at the University until he quit after a dispute with Dean Lopez‚ the head of the University and the one who helped him get a scholarship to study abroad. Unemployed‚ Tony accepted the job Don Manuel previously offered him. Now begins the morphing of Tony. A large salary‚
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The moment Tony saw the golden carp is when his life changed. The golden carp made Tony realize that there are other belief systems and he should possibly reconsider his faith he has been tough his whole life. To start with‚ in the novel it said‚ “’Behold the golden carp‚ Lord of the waters-‘I turned and saw Cico standing‚ his spear held across his chest as if in acknowledgement of the presence of a ruler” (Anaya 113). Seeing the golden carp opened Tony’s eyes to new beginnings in exploring a new
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other Tony has stayed on the reservation his whole life. Tony meets up with Leon at a festival where a state cop beats Leon up for no apparent reason. That night‚ Tony has a dream that reveals to him the cop is actually a witch. A couple days later the two men go to a gas station where Tony sees the cop again. The cop follows them and pulls them over‚ for no reason. Some time later‚ Leon and Tony go to a sheep camp together and on the way there the cop pulls them over again. At this point Tony is so
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Sociology behind Scarface In 1980‚ 125‚000 refuges were able to join their families in the United States from Cuba; Fidel Castro had forced the boat owners to carry 25‚000 refuges of the 125‚000. Cuban refuges Tony Montana or also know as Scarface‚ Manny Ribera who was Tony Montana’s best friend and also two other friends Angel and Chi-Chi. They are sent together to a detention center‚ where Manny makes a deal with a drug lord‚ Frank Lopez in Florida to obtain green cards in return they have to
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should feel comfortable. Alienation is portrayed through the gangs‚ song and dance‚ and relationships. Tony and Maria’s relationship was filled with alienation. Tony is from the Jets and Maria is from the Sharks‚ star crossed lovers. Tony and Maria’s relationship is very similar to Romeo and Juliet. Both couples fall deeply in love with one another‚ despite the deferent sides they were on. When Tony and Maria met each other for the first time the camera zoomed up on them‚ as the background got blurry
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