The play‚ West Side Story‚ was written by Arthur Laurents. West Side Story‚ the movie‚ was produced in 1961‚ featured Natalie Wood as Maria‚ and was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. There are some major differences between the two works. For example‚ some of the musical numbers switched places in the movie. Also‚ the song “America‚” is different in the movie than in the play. In the movie many of the characters were different‚ and some of the lines differed as well. In the movie‚ the
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Renowned Jamaican scientist Dr. Manley West Dr West was a scientist. He taught pharmaco-logy at the University of the West Indies‚ Mona. Significantly‚ with Dr Albert Lockhart‚ he developed Canasol‚ a drug for the treatment of the eye disease‚ glaucoma‚ from cannabis‚ or ganja. Born in Portland‚ West attended the Titchfield High School. He graduated from the University of London‚ England‚ in 1967 with a Doctor of Philosophy in pharmacology. His career at the UWI began as assistant lecturer
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West Fraser Timber further cutting capacity Hank Ketcham‚ CEO of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.‚ said that lumber producers will have to further reduce capacity because of low product prices. He said that to determine the right operating strategy‚ “we’re looking at our operations daily.” West Fraser’s output has already been cut “by 13 percent during the long recession in the forest industry.” Because of the collapse in the housing market‚ the industry has gone through “extensive suffering”‚ and has
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The West Indian Federation began in the twentieth century. A fedration is an organization within which smaller divisions have some internal independence. The West Indian Federation was one of the first attempts at federation in the Caribbean. This occurred from the year 1958-1962. The West Indies agreed to come together because this was the only way they could prove to Britain that they were ready for their independence. However‚ before they could prove this to Britain the Federation had gone
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Topics Below: Brief History Aims And Objectives Institutions/Organs/Agencies Achievements Problems Faced NAME: Economic Community of West African States ACRONYM: ECOWAS YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1975 HEADQUARTERS: Abuja‚ Nigeria DESCRIPTION The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional organization of 15 West African countries established on the 28th of May 1975. Its main goal is the promotion of the economic integration among its members. Indeed‚ ECOWAS
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different factor inputs. These factor inputs are to be compensated by the producer for the services in the production of a commodity. The compensation is the cost. The value of inputs required in the production of a commodity determines the cost of Sikkim Manipal University Page No. 145 Managerial Economics Unit 6 output. Cost of production refers to the total monetary expenses (Both explicit and implicit) incurred by the producer in the process of transforming inputs into outputs. In
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To what extent did relations between East and West Germany improve in the years 1969-74?’ The relationship between the two states in Germany‚ FRG (West) and GDR (East) has improved drastically in recent times resulting in the restructuring of Germany. Though the basis of this reunification stems from the years between 1969-1974. These years where immensely important for the two Germanys and with the change of leaders for political parties‚ so to did the views change. Such as the introduction of
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THE DECLINE THESIS OF WEST INDIAN CRICKET (1975 – present day) Vivian Richards smashes the ball to the boundary! Another impressive win to add to the belt of the West Indies team. With players such as Clive Lloyd‚ Michael Holding‚ Gordon Greenidge‚ Deryck Murray‚ and Rohan Kanhai to name a few‚ many have been pondering what has happened to that beloved “golden era”. I think that the 1970s and the 1980s were and in fact a different time period. It is difficult to compare 2 time periods
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University of Nigeria‚ Nigeria Ezeibe Chukwuebuka Christian University of Nigeria‚ Nigeria Regional Integration in West Africa: Exploring the Option of Leveraging Workforce Diversity in the Academia and University System ABSTRACT Since its establishment in 1975‚ the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has faced the task of regional integration and cooperation in West Africa mainly through economic policies and treaties‚ and has substantially failed to achieve the desired goals
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Willy Brandt’s ‘Ostpolitik’ change relations between East and West Germany?” The split between East and West Germany after World War Two resulted in a tumultuous and tense period of German history. Germans saw the construction of the Berlin Wall‚ economic boom in the West‚ dictatorship in the East and in this time the two zones became almost irreversibly divided. Soviet influence in the Eastern zone coupled with US control in the West meant a delicate state of affairs between them. The years of
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