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    Leonard Bernstein worked with Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, and Stephen Sondheim to produce the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story, a Romeo and Juliet-like love story between Polish American Tony and Puerto Rican Maria in New York’s West Side (Peyser 261; Fishko). Bernstein composed the music for the production. Each artist was renowned and therefore understood that their unique, artistic approaches were successful, essentially ensuring that there would be disagreements in the creation of the

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    Optimistic voters believed there was no link between the president and the burglars and Nixon was reelected. Initial investigations were heavily influenced by the media, particularly through the works of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and their mysterious source “Deep Throat”. During

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    Brazil’s Ever Changing Political Landscape Never a quiet month in Brazil’s political scene. In May, there was the overwhelming impact of the taped conversation between President Temer and Joesley Batista, the meat tycoon, which allegedly addressed bribe payments and other criminal acts. Further convolutions in June, as the Prosecutor General denounced the head of the Executive branch for corruption. When conventional wisdom began to take hold that the country might witness the second government

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    A man was accused of burglaring a gym in Lexington, Kentucky. He almost got away with it but little did he know that he forgot to log out on his facebook account at the crime scene. The man's name is Russel Pipe, 30, he went to the Workout Facility 24/7 Facility. Russel entered the gym at around 2 AM and checked all the doorknobs inside the facility. He was caught through surveillance camera that were installed inside the facility and it was reported that he made several calls and used computers

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    story, the newspaper reported that five men have been detained for breaking into Watergate office complex, the headquarters of Democratic National Committee to obtain wiretap and collect sensitive details of political opponents. Two reporters, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward were put on the case by Washington Post to unveil circumstances surrounding the scandal. On investigation, they suspected that the intrusion

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    The Watergate scandal became known as one of the most controversial political issues of modern time. This controversy began when five burglars broke into the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate office, which was located in Washington, D.C on June 17, 1972. This scandal still affects our country and how we have handled political situations since. This issue made the United States Senate take notice and start a council on Presidential Campaign Activities, which was known as the Ervin

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    THE POLITICAL IMPACTS OF VISUAL ACTION History has proven that when art is made, art becomes timeless. This is the reality with countless of classic films that have proven that when directors utilize various film techniques, they are able to create magnificent shots and scenes. In the film, “All the President’s Men”, the director, Alan J. Pakula employs various techniques that he effectively utilizes to make the political thriller an intriguing experience for his audience. As a political thriller

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    1970s Art Research Paper

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    1970s and Art Art has been displayed and sold for many, many years. Leonardo Da Vinci, creator of the Mona Lisa, was most definitely a well known artist. Did you know the most expensive piece of artwork was sold for $106.5 million dollars in 1932? Art is marvelous, astonishing, and said to be one of the best ways to express emotion and passion. . 1970s Historical, Social, and Political Events In 1971, voting age changes from age 21 to 18, also known as the 26th amendment. This Amendment was formed

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    Yes, Richard Nixon being condemned a villain for the unethical political activities he participated in while he was the president of United States is accurate. A few years ago I read a book about “Deepthroat” or as we know today as the man called W. Mark Felt, the former FBI Associate Director ("History News Network | Deep Throat: Was What He Did Unprecedented?"). The Watergate Scandal was not an isolated incident of espionage by President Nixon; not only did he illegally wiretap the Democratic National

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    Question Both Porters and Strupps articles cover the same event and raise the ethical question of weather or not to publsh a disturbing photo of a baby who later died as a result of the Oklahoma City bombing. What is the argument of each? How does the first person testimony by porter convey a different perepective than strupps more journalistic coverage? What rhetorical strategies are at work in each one? Response: The agument in Charles Porters article is not really much of an argument, he just

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