Better life, No crime

Is this possible?

Safety, education and an expanded budget. It sounds like we’re able to live in an Utopia, if we will vote for Better life, no crime. But, are these goals even achievable with the measures they have?

“We are going to make America a lot safer by establishing a stricter immigration policy”  There is nothing wrong with this statement. We all want to live in a safe society. “They have to prove they deserve a place in our society”  Will people vote for you, if you use arguments like these? Our society is made up different people, different religions and different cultures. This is what makes America! There is no ‘perfect culture’ that every citizen should adapt. Everybody deserves a place in our society, they do not have to prove that by changing their lifestyle.

Talking about changing their lifestyle, better life no crime want people with an unhealthy lifestyle to pay more healthcare costs. How can you tell someone has an unacceptable lifestyle? Sure there are people having health problems because of a high fat percentage, but not every ill person in the hospital is lying there goes to McDonalds everyday for lunch! I don’t think you can force people to pay extra, because there is no clear example of an healthy lifestyle everybody should adapt.

At last they want to use the ‘expanded budget’ to put more police on the streets and improve education. Again, nice promises, but not reasonable. There is no chance, the budget will be expanded in such a way that government can subside schools and offices.

“We ask America to support us in order to have a better life”  Instead of supporting better life no crime, let’s find a party who supports us.

Response to Romeo and Juliet

Romeo meets Juliet for the first time at a costumed party at the Capulet’s house. Through the glass of the aquarium, he sees her face and falls in love immediately. A romantic song is played in the background. The nurse gets to Juliet and brings her to Paris. The character of Paris makes you think of a fool, who is too full of himself. The character of Juliet is casted really well. The girl looks sweet and innocent in her angel costume. After the dance of Paris and Juliet, the story becomes a bit hasty. Because of this, the story also becomes less romantic. It’s original story is placed in a modern setting, which I think is not a right combination.

In the performance we’ve seen, Romeo was casted more as a tough guy. He was not  a sweet, romantic boy like the Romeo from the book. However, this was not annoying at all. He did show a bit of arrogance.

I think that Juliet was very different than the original Juliet. The Juliet from Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” is kind, friendly, honest and innocent. The woman, who played Juliet in the Illyria performance was shouting (because there were no microphones used) but this made Juliet not sweet-hearted at all. Especially in the balcony scene, she looked angry instead of in love.

There were almost no props used in the performance. There was a “death bed” placed behind the curtain and there was some kind of “balcony”. The actors changed clothes, when they changed characters. This made the difference between characters clear for the audience. The acting was fine. Paris was casted as a bit of a loser and the father of Juliet was a very dominant man. The nurse was casted very good. She was obviously the funny character of the story.