Chameleon

Exotic Animals as Pets Bears, sugar gliders, snakes, black panthers, snow tigers, flying squirrels, bearded dragons, chameleons, pythons, geckos, iguanas, lemurs—these are just a few of the huge list of unusual, or so called exotic, animals that people might own or trade. The availablity of these extoic animals has made it easy to acquire or to sell them. It is harmful to the animals, the environment and even humans. It may be marginally legal to sell and own these animals, however, in many…

There is a line in the musical Spamalot where Sir Robin sings to King Arthur; “In any great adventure, if you don 't want to lose ... you won 't succeed on Broadway if you don 't have any Jews!" (PBS, Broadway Musicals). If you can look past the sweeping generalization, Sir Robin’s surprising lyric turns out to be very true about musicals. Historians have recognized that Jewish immigrant culture heavily influenced the content of musical theatre when it was popularized in America during the early…

Marx’s theory of alienation is a tough concept to digest and is a far cry from the commonly used definition. In looking at the definition; isolation, estrangement and the act of turning away are useful clues a clue to Marx use of the word to describe the relationship between labor and man. Marx’s concept of alienation stems from man’s activity, went but to toward the goal of production. Marx in Estranged Labour held “the worker to his own activity as an alien activity not belonging to him; it…

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Shakespeare leaves many open ended thoughts and unanswered questions. One of the major wavering controversies is whether Hamlet, the heir to the throne, is in fact crazy or as he claims, putting “an antic disposition on” (Ham. 1.5.190-191). Even though many state he is truly mad, there are multiple evidential facts proving Hamlet’s honesty. Informational pieces to explain his true sanity include, why Hamlet would feign madness, admitting his sanity, and only…

With all the research, tests, articles and public announcements that we as the public have been exposed to it’s a wonder how someone is “ok” with smoking cigarettes outdoors. According to an article written by Dr. Ludger Hofmann-Engl of the Chameleon Group (2005) “Psychologically there are several criteria which have been applied to this personality disorder. These are: · The narcissist cannot take perspective, hence situations are blown out of proportion. o I find this to be relatable…

reaction to the scene where they reenact the killing. After Hamlet is done speaking to Horatio, he goes to take his seat. As Claudius is settling into his seat, he asks Hamlet how he is doing. Hamlet responds by saying, “Excellent, i’faith, of the chameleon 's dish. I / eat the air, promise crammed. You cannot feed / capons” (Shakespeare III.ii.99-101). Hamlet is basically brutalizing Claudius and plays on the belief that he will be on the throne. Essentially foreshadowing that he is going to…

I am a daughter. The only daughter, born the youngest of three children. Being African-American and partially raised in the United States Virgin Islands, from a young age I could see the difference between the two places, socially and culturally. In the food, the culture and in the music. Growing up with my father as a disk jockey, I remember falling asleep and waking up to reggae, calypso and soca music. Summers, Christmases and a year spent in school on an island, I began to adapt its social…

Benefits for a Moment Franklin Veaux states, “Fully grown consenting adults have the right to make sexual choices for themselves, including the choice of when and under what circumstances to have sex.” Prostitution lingers in every corner of this world, and many people believe that it is acceptable. However, Jesse Ventura says, “Prostitution is criminal, and bad things happen.” Even though prostitution grows bigger undercover, a handful of people do not fall in the patterns of the world. They…

My story starts at 6:31am on March 7th, 1998. When a man and his wife, after 6 years of trying, finally had a child. My name was going to be “Bell” but, once my parents saw me they didn’t think I looked like a “Bell.” So they decided to name me “Keagan,” which means “small and fiery.” Which turned out to be quite fitting. My parents did not have any other children. I am their only little girl. Because of that reason, they are very protective. Plus, both of their jobs involve kids, and…

Would you accept a person who claims to identify a different ethnicity from their biological ethnicity? This process is called passing. Passing is when someone who “Identifies across lines and claims a racial identity disconnected from background or biology” (Kaplan). An example is Rachel Dolezal, whose biological race is white, but “Has been passing for black...maintains that she is black because she feels black” (Kaplan). As a result, there are disadvantages for passing. People who are…