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Baz Luhrmann is a Australian director who modernized the film Romeo and Juliet- written by the famous writer William Shakespeare in 1597 for a 21st century audience. Luhrmann uses techniques to help make the Shakespearian play understandable to a modern audience. This feature article will show why Baz Luhrmann made this Shakespearian play understandable for a modern audience through his use of different techniques. A very well-known and discussed theme in Romeo and Juliet was love. Shakespeare…

Late adulthood usually begins at about age 65. Late adulthood is a time in an adults life that he or she may find meaning and satisfaction in life instead of becoming bitter and disillusioned. According to Houghton, Mifflin and Harcourt (2014), it has been estimated that by the year 2030, Americans over 65 will make up 20% of the population. Many older people are happy and engaged in a variety of activities. As a person in late adulthood gets closer to the end of life, he or she may desire…

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born to Nathaniel and Elizabeth Clark Hathorne(later the “W” was added) on July 4th, 1804 in Salem Massachusetts. He was born into a Puritan legacy because of his ancestor, William Hathorne, who emigrated from England to the United States. When Nathaniel Hawthorne was only about four years old, his father had passed away. So he grew up raised by his mother, along with his two sisters and lived with his rich uncle 's. When he was very young, he suffered from an injury in…

Mitch Clark Mrs. Spampinato English III-6th period 4 December 2014 The End of a Noble Family A man is riding his horse to find a mansion that an old friend of his lives in. When the man gets to the mansion he notices how old and how rundown it looks, he also finds his friend very ill inside. While in the house the man sees his friend’s sister reminding him of many years ago. Roderick the man’s friend reminded him of his sister and he explains how none of the doctors can figure out what is wrong…

Ljuba 1 Joseph Ljuba Ms. Verdino, Mr. Muraco, Mrs. King Social Studies Rise of Industry and Unions Railroad Expansion Bang! Bang! That’s the sound of the railways being created across America. In the late 1800’s the United States was coming out of the Civil War and our growing population needed to expand across the continent. Railroad expansion across the United States was crucial to the development of our country. Some points to prove my thesis are after the civil war, our country experienced…

Guiting Xu ENGL 105 Prof. Murphy Teach Character in School IQ and standardized tests measure students’ cognitive skills. However, test scores and IQ are not predictive of success later in life. I read a book; "How Children Succeed" is written by Paul Tough. Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character. Non-cognitive skills are traits and skills that help students facilitate success in school, and non-cognitive skills can be intentionally taught,…

The impact on education through the use of Apple’s products The iPhone is considered a popular smart phone in this generation, Apple struggled to keep up with the demand for their phones, usually Apple’s new iPhones are sold quickly upon release and its common to not get your phone on release day, unless you have pre-ordered the moment it is available. Apple selling 10 million ‘iPhone 6’ and ‘iPhone 6 plus’ last year in its first weekend of availability (Eadicicco, 2015). Unfortunately, having…

Nazi Nationalism Introduction The Nazi nationalism is unforgettable historical phenomenon in Germany and the world over. The events that surrounded the conceptualization and the maturity of the Nazi nationalism were felt in and outside Germany. The Holocaust was the climax of the Nazi propaganda. The account of the Holocaust was established through a systematic chain and combination of events that resulted in the realization of the nationalism agenda. The nationalism process led to the killing…

According to priceonomics.com the College Board recently estimated that the average student spends upwards of $1,200 per year on textbooks. (This figure is much higher for students at for-profit colleges and trade schools.) Between 2002 and 2013, the price of college textbooks rose 82 percent — nearly three times the rate of inflation, according to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office. That is a lot of money for a college student but what makes it even a hard spent money is you…

show another similarity which is destructive love in relationships and how they go bad. Both stories are almost the same besides time and place but same traits. Works Cited Allen, Janet. Holt McDougal Literature. Orlando, FL, Holt McDougal/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights with Connections. Austin, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2000. Galef, David. “Keeping One's Distance: Irony and Doubling in ‘Wuthering Heights.’” Vol. 24, no. 3, 1992, pp. 242–250.,…