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rendition of Romeo and Juliet: there are four main characters along with many secondary characters as well. Tony Wyzek is a former Jet and he is smart, loyal, and has more common sense than the rest of the Jets combined. He left the Jets to start a new life and get away from gang life. Riff his best friend is on the opposite side of the spectrum. He is determined, stubborn, methodical, and aggressive. He has a unyielding love for the Jets which sometimes leads him and the Jets into trouble.…

become internationally known until 2001, when her work was displayed in the Superflat exhibition. (Seattle Art Museum) Her popularity grew in 2005 when her works City Glow (Figure 1) and Paradise (Figure 2) covered the Union Square subway station in New York as part of the Little Boy exhibition. (Seattle Art Museum) Aoshima has also had a few solo shows. Currently she lives and works in Tokyo and is a current member of the Kaikai Artist Collective. The Kaikai Artist Collective is headed by…

The fire was the deadliest disaster in New York history until 2001 (Von Drehle, 2003, p.3). Workplace accidents were commonplace, so that part was not surprising as there were no strict regulations for workplace safety at that time. He made the case that it was so compelling and pivotal because…

and not very original I really love this definition because as you change you’re becoming different and you're becoming unique you’re becoming who you are. Change is what kicks us in the ass and makes us try something new. The four defining changes in my life were moving to New York, traveling to costa rica, switching high schools and now coming to SMU. So moving wasn't my decision as I was only 7 and therefore not old enough to understand the benefits of living close to a city. I loved…

hit has become as comfortable a part of the baseball lexicon as “balls” and “strikes.” And it’s spreading. The term’s first published citation was in July 1988, according to William Safire, who was The New York Times’s longtime language maven and who wrote about it a decade ago. The Gannett News Service wrote: “In Dennis Eckersley’s colorful vocabulary, a walk-off piece is a home run that wins the game and the pitcher walks off the mound.” Yes, the Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, a pitcher…

moving to America brought hope for a new life and a brighter future, many struggle to adjust and adapt to the ways of an American lifestyle. Immigrating does not have to be the prime reason people have trouble identifying themselves with a certain group. Many people can feel just as isolated, or even more so, in their own homeland. Finding a place you can call your own, feeling like you belong to something, that’s what everyone wants, right? Whether in a new country, or the country you’ve…

The Great Fire of Chicago Have you ever thought about how terrifying that nice, warm fire, in your house could actually be? The Chicago Fire was a very tragic event that happened in October of 1871. The Chicago Fire killed up to 300 people and also left around 100,000 people homeless. The fire had took down everything engulfing anything that it had touched. Every Single house, all the streets, and the sidewalks were all made up of wood and the fact that Chicago was super dry did not help at all.…

Tien Walker Bob Conrad, PhD, APR “Dr. Conrad” Marketing Principles 210 April 4, 2017 Targeting, Segmenting and Positioning Dillard’s and Macy’s have the same kind of retail business in the USA. Macy's and Dillard's, have staged impressive comebacks recently. Macy's and Dillard's are renewing their success in the retailing market. They have the same kind of promotion such as Coupons, improving social media for shopping and many kinds of customer's service policy for their customers "Macy's and…

A name is a designation of importance, whether that is positive or negative. When a discovery of new land is made a new name typically goes along with it. When a child is born they receive a name as a symbol of their parents commitment and love. Like a contract, a name seals the connection between the person who gives it and the person or place that is the recipient of it. Names can also be classifications which can elevate a person's status or take that status away. In Toni Morrison's novels…

Baseball is in my blood. Like the light hair and eyes I inherited from my father, and the hot Italian temper I got from my mother, through my veins a love of baseball runs. Until recently, where my passion for the sport came from I was not sure. Sometime, I thought it began long ago, on summer trips to Fenway Park, when my family would drive in our oversized Chevy to Boston, park in a garage near Government Center, and take the T out to the ballpark. As I grew older and more accustomed to our…