University‚ where he nurtured an early love of theater by obsessively reading plays in his spare time. Remembered as a prolific stage director and screenwriter‚ who was credited for the musicals from there books "West Side Story" (1957) and "Gypsy" (1959). In 1957‚ Laurents wrote the libretto for "West Side Story." Which was originally conceived by Jerome Robbins as a twist on “Romeo and Juliet”. Idea for this began with Robbins. In 1949‚ he asked Laurents to draft a script for a story of conflict between
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people who settle it. From the 1840’s to the 1890’s‚ the natural environment‚ among other things‚ shaped the development of the West beyond the Mississippi River and the lives of those who lived and settled there. Some examples of places that were shaped and/or affected by the natural environment are Texas‚ the Great Plains‚ the Rocky Mountains‚ and the California/West Coast area. Texas was one of the first areas past the Mississippi to be settled. Ever since the Republic of Texas accepted annexation
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West Nile virus is a disease transmitted by certain mosquitoes that carry a disease that can cause serious brain inflammation. West Nile Virus originated in Uganda‚ in 1937. The virus has now spread rapidly across Africa‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. The virus is most commonly advanced through mosquitoes‚ particularly the Culex pipiens mosquito. Humans are most commonly affected‚ especially those over the age of 50‚ by this disease although some animals such as bats‚ horses‚ cats‚ dogs‚ skunks
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The Economy and the West After the Civil War After the Civil War‚ the government’s role in the economy and westward expansion changed. They became more focussed on helping big industrial businessmen and no longer need to worry about taming the West. The economy itself changed greatly in the post Civil War era. The Industrial Revolution led to a new kind of big business. Now men like Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt had huge monopolies and trusts‚ making it nearly impossible for the common
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“West Side Story” Analysis Do you believe that everyone has a reason to hate someone or something just because of the way they look? May racism be the starting point to hatred? In “West Side Story”‚ author Irving Shulman gives us nothing but clues to these questions. The Sharks and the Jets are in a “ turf ” war. But two people‚ one from each side fall deeply in love. Irving Shulman writes how interracial relationships cause hate to increase in an instant and how racism leads up to hate. The
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character has different personalities‚ they find the same spirit to reach enlightenment when they are on the way to the West together. Going through nine times nine ordeals to return to immortality‚ they challenge themselves by facing with dangerous levels. Except Tripitaka‚ his disciples have punishment by the Jade Emperor because of their sins. By joining the journey to the West‚ their sins can redeem completely. Therefore‚ Tripitaka and his disciples including Monkey‚ Pisgy‚ Sandy and a white horse
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1. QUICK LINKS and CONTACTS: WINGSPAN SITE CELL #: 6463010091 HVA SECURITY #: 6468129750 Harlem West Daily Schedule MTRF Wednesday Schedule KINDER 11.4.14 WEDNESDAY 1 & 2 11.3.14 West HVA Staffing TA Contact List HVA WEST HVA West Family Calendar 201415.xlsx https://wingspan.wufoo.com/forms/hvawestincidentreport/ F14 HVA West Pictures! West Classroom Need to Knows.pdf Daily Report Cleanliness Report.pdf 2. SAFETY: ● Physical incidents:
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the Old West” In his article‚ “The Myth of Violence in the Old West‚” Roger D. McGrath attempts to rebut the common myth of the old west being plagued by high crime rate. Although McGrath agreed that the old west was violent‚ he maintained how the violence at that time was dissimilar from todays. To help illustrate his point‚ he compared today’s crime rate for burglary‚ robbery‚ and murder in major cities‚ with that of Bodie. While being one of the most notorious towns of the old west‚ Bodies
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1. Why did people push west? There are many reasons the pushed people to head west. The fist reason was that the land was rare in the east‚ especially in New England were it became overpopulated. Land was productive and expensive in the Mid-Atlantic States. Also‚ farmers in the south held the best lands. In addition‚ the need to move west was the highest in the slave states because small farmers could not stand against slave labor. Finally‚ the land in the west was rich and abundant‚ accessible and
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In this ambitious and polemical introduction‚ Niall Ferguson launches an assault in the contentious debate about the rise of the West. His opinion being that the “West is better than the Rest”. He defines his idea of civilization as being about architectural establishments as well as its inhabitants. He states that he views both characteristics as being equally important in the definition of civilization. His ideas mainly revolve around the need for a high standard of living and a great quality of
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