‘A critical reading and contextualisation of West Side Story written by Arthur Laurents‚ music by Leonard Bernstein‚ lyrics by Stephan Sondheim and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.’ West Side Story is a 1961 film set in the mid-1950s in the upper west side of New York. West Side Story is based and inspired by Williams Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story. In West Side Story the protagonist is the former leader of the Jets‚ Tony‚ who
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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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Case: West Point cheating incident 1 Description: In the summer of 1976 West Point military academy was rocked by a scandal involving a large percentage of its junior class. A number of junior classmen were found to have violated rules on a “take home” engineering exam that consisted of two parts. Part 1 of the exam was to be completed individually without assistance. Part 2 of the exam was to be completed as a group activity. Instructors upon grading the exams discovered a trend where
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Change and Continuity in West Africa By Celine Sawiris During the fifteenth century‚ West Africa embraced many different civilizations and many diverse cultures. Many countries in Africa were part of the Muslim world‚ including Morocco in the west and Egypt in the east. The West African kingdoms experienced many changes‚ such as their beliefs changing from animism to Islam‚ making them organized states‚ while these kingdoms maintained traditional methods of trade. As well as having the advantage
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Huntington West Virginia Demographic Paper HCS 490 University of Phoenix Huntington West Virginia Demographic Paper The United States is facing a growing epidemic of obesity. Obesity affects individuals of any age‚ gender‚ or nationality. Diseases increased by obesity are increasing at alarming rates in children and adults. It is thought that children suffering from obesity will not live as long as their parents. Along with health risks in children
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Wild West Essay The Wild west had a big impact on Americans. The Myth of the Wild West was a place of adventure‚ violence‚ and endless opportunity. The Myth attracted Americans in‚ specifically Cowboys because they had just finished the cattle Trail and were probably hungry‚ tired‚ and needed to sleep. The impact on Americans was a positive impact because many people got more jobs‚ and were in a position to start a new life there. From “American West - The Cattle Industry.” History‚ 11 May 2017‚
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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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There have been several moments in theatre that seems to whitewash the ethnic characters. West Side Story is one of those musicals. West Side Story is a loose musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The twist is that it’s set in 1950s New York‚ with the plot set around youth street gangs entangled in a racially charged conflict over their “territory” in the lower West Side of Manhattan. There is the Puerto Rican “Sharks” led by Bernardo‚ who has recently brought his family‚ including
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Great west casualty case points The mishaps in this case are due to miscommunications‚ The way that Zucaro found out about these events shows that there is very poor communication in the company. Even though Great West Casualty Company is an independent subsidiary of Old Republic‚ the CEO should have heard about the issue before reading one of the nation’s biggest publications‚ The Wall Street Journal 1. Great West has just one employee for handling their whole communications department. with
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North West Company Case Analysis Barry McLeod‚ Director of Procurement & Marketing Ken Claudel‚ VP of Logistics & Supply Chain Issue Identification Barry McLeod is currently faced with the decision to recommend a supply chain strategy to Ken Claudel as to whether or not implement localization at North West. This is a pull stategy approach as opposed to their current push model. North West is facing low inventory turns which is affecting their inventory costs and warehousing costs
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