Today or Better Left Alone “Romeo + Juliet” succeeds to convey Shakespeare ’s play by the same name. The film was filmed in Verona‚ California set in the 1950s. The interesting part of the setting is that both Verona and Venice are cities in Italy and California. When talking about this movie‚ it ’s easy to get lost in the memories of Shakespeare ’s play and‚ while the majority of people will remember most scenes; I enjoy looking outside of the norm‚ something overlooked by the majority of people
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There are three main prerequisites for a text to be American Literature. It must pertain to events in American History‚ it must include ideas or beliefs that throughout history have become closely associated with the U.S‚ and it must make use of American colloquialisms and an American dialect. A text’s accumulation of all of these essential traits‚ through its style and essential themes‚ is what makes it uniquely American and allows it to distinguish itself as a defining example of American literature
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Are We Responsible To (say) Fuck? Due to the more and more relaxed state of regulations on the use of “forbidden words” in the media‚ the individual responsibility of using curse words has increased. In this research I have found that the use of curse words has heightened some people’s sensitivity to these words. Children are the most affected and the parents are not far behind. The use of curse words in our media has changed our perspective; children and teens use them sometimes on the daily basis
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ENG 111 Sarah Faulkner Culture and Identity in “Saint Chola” In the majority of stories we read‚ authors use literary elements such as setting‚ plot‚ or point of view‚ to try and illustrate their ideas and views‚ such as political views. In our short story unit‚ we have read many stories whose authors each define culture using different literary elements like the aforementioned ones. In “Saint Chola”‚ K. Kvashay-Boyle uses literary elements such as symbols‚ character‚ setting‚ and language
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Then one day he decided to infiltrate the Klan‚ he did that by becoming one of their members and in turn when he got home he would email a radio talk show about all the phrases and slang he learned from the Klan. All of the kids around town eventually started using the slang and phrases so the Klan had to create new slang. Every time they would do that Kennedy would email the radio host. Eventually the Klan was disbanded because members left because they weren’t a secrecy anymore. So just like a real
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Do you know how much technology has advanced in the last 10 years? Many of these advancements have affecting our writing skills in good and bad ways. Programs such as Microsoft correct spelling and grammar mistakes; also there are social websites such as Facebook or Twitter. The technological advancement that affects our writing the most is the cell phone. Cell phones have become such a must have item that people bring them where ever they go. Although this item is popular‚ there are pros and cons
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A euphemism is defined as a non-harmful phrase or word used to substitute another word or phrase that is seen as‚ in some way‚ unpleasant. These words and phrases‚ though created with the best possible intentions‚ are slowly causing the English language to decay. For example‚ penitentiaries used to be led by a warden. In an effort to seem politically correct‚ penitentiaries‚ prisons and jails have been renamed to the‚ allegedly less controversial‚ title of “correctional facility” or “detention facility
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they also use slang regularly. This is a main component in the public judging their education‚ and wealth. “ They were the only kind of girls that would look at us‚ I thought. Tough‚ loud girls who wore too much eye makeup and giggled and swore too much” (pg.35). When people see a Greaser‚ they think things‚ like they’re not law abiding‚ they’re hopeless‚ they have no future. All because of the way a few of the greasers act. So‚ because of a stereotype that most greasers‚ speak with slang‚ and curse
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and that Second World War had busted out.” By saying this Hughes puts the setting in at night in Harlem right after the Great Depression and while WW2 was going on. The narrator and the other Black Man use slang that was spoken in their time period‚ which also sets the scene. Some of the slang use is “colored fellow” “jack” “speakeasies” “jane’s” and “stung.” A description that implies to the reader about the theme is the furnace. The narrator describes the furnace room he says‚ “There wasn’t much
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Human Behavior‚ he provides scientific studies that music typically with violent lyrics will generally cause the listeners to behave in a violent manner. Also those who are constantly listening to explicit lyrics will alter their vocabulary to be more slang‚ aggressive‚ or unprofessional. For example‚ referring to a heavy metal/rock music‚ people tend be more violent because the lyrics may promote violence. I have seen videos of live heavy metal concerts and people would dance in “mosh pits”‚ where they
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