Interchangeable parts

For my book review I read the book Shakespeare And The Problem Of Meaning written by Norman Rabkin. This book was published in 1981 by the University of Chicago Press. In this book Rabkin looks at several Shakespeare plays including The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, and The Tempest as well as many others. Rabkin uses these to support his argument that the plays do mean something more than can be conveyed by description alone. He shows that there are many complex paradoxical elements present in…

sports right now is if college athletes should be getting paid to play. College sports is big money maker for many people. The sports make so much money for the schools and television programs are just racking in money on game day. The only people part of college sports not making money is the athletes. Many of the athletes think they should be paid to play the sport they are playing. Well, lets get things straight; these kids are not pro athletes they are students. They are students receiving…

11.1) No matter where you are every country expects you to contribute in some form of work. Children do some work, but the work load is centered more towards adolescents and adults. Adolescents work helps prepare them to be real members of their community and take their place in the adult work load. In traditional cultures they’re considered hunters, gathers, or they work with live stock. Men do the hunting and fishing in traditional cultures and bring their adolescent along so they can see how…

I am one of them. Santa Monica College was my first stop after high-school, almost 20 years ago. Growing up it seemed that I was always marginalized. I was the “darker skinned kid” who didn’t speak English and whose parents had funny accents. I recall being 7 years old and being cornered by a bunch of kids my age, and being told that my skin color was not liked by “God”. I realized early on that I was different. This difference, for an immigrant, is a hard pill to swallow. My high school…

analysis was conducted on qualitative data which was analyzed by a primary and secondary coder, both with previous experience. The study included 46.7 % of participants who were employed in part-time work and 40 % were employed full-time. The results of the study showed eight themes that presented in both full and part time working mothers. The themes were guilt, crossover effects of work on family, the availability of support, being a quality parent, getting the balance right, impact on couple…

Tell me about yourself. The question that everyone asks, but no one really wants to answer. Throughout the week I was think about what I should include in this paper, but also throughout the week I can to the realization that I’m a pretty black and white kind of person. I would love to include this paper with an exciting and thrilling event that I love to do in my free time, or how my passion is to change the world and make it a better place. Reality is, this is not the case. The reason that…

For years I have embraced a secret desire to pursue my dream of becoming a doctor; but over the years and locking support and guidance from my parents; I decided to pursue my nursing degree. Little did I know that my desire would become just that. I was born and race in Managua, Nicaragua one of the biggest country in Central America. My mother brought me to the United States at the age of 14yrs old. Having to see day after day my oldest sisters and my Mom coming from work feeling tired and…

injured while on the job and could no longer provide for our family. My family’s income had basically been cut in half, while I was still in college. Now I had been paying for my own expenses in terms of college, transportation, and other expenses with a part-time job and helping out my parents with the occasional bills, but with my father’s income out of the loop I would have to do something drastic in order to help my family with the missing income. I was faced with a conflict of value of…

Shakespeare’s Othello, The Moor of Venice is a play that portrays characters driven by jealousy to make hasty decisions. The play Othello is known for its themes that revolve around love, race, social classes and revenge. It is not Othello’s jealousy, but his credulity that is the prime cause of the tragedy. Othello who is known as a loving and carrying husband to Desdemona fell in trap of Iago’s plotting. Iago is known as a scheming and angry character who seeks to satisfy himself through…

In Elizabeth Browning’s pleading letter to Napoleon III, Elizabeth uses many rhetorical devices in order to convince the Emperor of France to pardon Hugo. She flatters His Majesty Napoleon III in an attempt to win his goodwill. Second, she uses syntax in order to create an intelligent letter. Finally, she thoroughly explains her purposes to Napoleon. Thus using flattery, syntax, and logos, Browning was able to effectively persuade Napoleon III to pardon Hugo,had of course he sent the letter.…