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There are many similarities between Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. Many of the characters in West Side Story resemble those in Romeo and Juliet. Many plot events in West Side Story mirror those in Romeo and Juliet, such as the two houses compare to the t-von. Or gangs. Many of the conflicts can…

He uses his pride as a mechanism to avoid showing signs of weakness and maintaining his respected status in Mafia. His personal pride allows him to celebrate his success and separate himself from the shame of his father: “He had begun even in his father’s lifetime to lay the foundations of a prosperous future. It…

William Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night is a comedy owing its title to the last night of the Christmas season.  Characters in this particular play include young, aristocratic Viola, nobleman Orsino, noblewoman Olivia, Viola’s lost twin brother Sebastian, Olivia’s servant Malvolio, Olivia’s uncle Sir Toby, the house fool Feste, Olivia’s maid Maria, Antonio, and Sir Toby’s…

An Evaluation of Criticism on Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” Delta State University student, Susan Allen Ford, wrote a poem and entitled it “Chiromancy”. Chiromancy is defined as the prediction of a person’s future from the lines on the palms of his or her hands. Her poem expresses this journey of an African American woman…

As I walk one day, I stumbled over a couture shop and the scent of newly sewed gowns brought back a memory from the past. Back in 1997, I got one of the biggest breaks in my acting career in our school; at least that was how I presupposed it. It was all a moment…

Hi, I am Justin Kurt M. Tesiorna. I was born in 28th of June in Chinese General Hospital at Manila. I was name at the author of the book that My Mom was reading. I live at 40# Kasiyahan Street Barangay Holy Spirit Quezon City. I am a graduating student of Shepherd’s Grace School. I…

The new musical “RENT” features a scene that is considered the epitome of romance in the 1990s. In this scene, Roger, a struggling rock musician, and Mimi, a dancer at an S/M club who is also a junkie, are engaged in a lovers’ quarrel when their beepers alert them. Both of them take out bottles…

Fitzgerald depicts in The Great Gatsby how the yearning for wealth and materialism prompts the deterioration and degradation of the American Dream. Each person has a distinct understanding of what the American Dream encompasses; nonetheless, it generally revolves around notions of independence, liberty, and an aspiration for something more substantial. The traditional aspirations of making…

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the narrator, Nick Carraway, plays a crucial role in delivering the story. We learn about the other characters through Nick’s perspective, keeping us unaware of any potential bias or discrimination he may have. Fitzgerald deliberately establishes Nick as a trustworthy source, as he serves as our sole…

“For god’s sake, where is god”-“where he is? This is where hanging here from this gallows…” that was the truth, austerely (plainly) handed down to every Jew and prisoner who was detained and imprisoned in Auschwitz, whether in Night or Maus the notion was the same. The Holocaust was a traumatic event that most people…