Interchangeable parts

Disney’s Silly Symphonies, other studios began their own spin on the program. This for Leon Schlesinger and the Warner Brothers was a way of incorporating popular music with cartoons (Beck, iv). An exemplary case of these Merrie Melodies, which is interchangeable with the more known name, the Looney Tunes are Duck Amuck. While Merrie Melodies had been in production since the beginning of the 1930s (Beck iv), Duck Amuck made it’s debut in 1953, directed by Chuck Jones (Klein, 207). During the…

main cash crop in the south in the late 1700s and early 1800s, Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin increased cotton production, further increasing the south’s reliance on slavery. At about the same time, Whitney invented the concept of interchangeable parts, which made the North’s growing industrialization far more efficient. This industrial growth lowered the need for slaves to make a profit. The Fugitive Slave Act which empowered slave catchers in the North, saw great opposition in…

Edsel Bryant Ford was born in Detroit, MI on November 6 1893. He was the only child of Ford Motor Company’s creator Henry Ford and his wife Clara. Edsel showed he too had a strong interest for cars. In his teens, he began working on designs and sketches, eventually at the age of 16 he built his first speedster. Edsel never attended college; instead, he began working for at the Ford Motor Company plant at the age of 19. However, the young man took to the design aspect rather than following in…

Gender roles play a huge part in society’s life because they help regulate behaviors and attitude that are socially acceptable. Aaron Devor, a dean at the University of Victoria and author of the article “Gender Roles Behaviors and Attitudes,” argues that men and women have clear rules and guideline in society on the way they should act. Traditionally, masculinity defined as being aggressive and domineering, while feminity defined as nurturing and passive. Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula was set in…

“Asian American” and “Asian American literature” are vague and undefined terms. Many people try to define them, but it seems that there is more than one definition for both. I think Asian Americans are people of Asian descent living in America, but there is a deeper meaning for those who are actually Asian American. I define Asian American literature as literature written by Asian Americans and about Asian Americans. I was born in America, but both my parents are Chinese. That makes me an Asian…

behind attempting to create life in the novel Frankenstein, which can be compared to the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. Like Victor Frankenstein “dabbles among the unhallowed damps of the grave” and compiles decomposing human body parts, cloning tries to create life using human tissue or cells (Shelley 39). Human cloning should not be performed because the process has a low success rate, and it is unethical as it violates the respect that every human should be given.…

Since entertainment has always been an essential part of humans’ lives throughout the history, having an equal importance as production does, production methods and entertainment activities progress simultaneously throughout the history. As the Internet and computers become prevalently used in certain industries, new entertainments are also developed. Online games are definitely the most popular entertainment these days. Billions of game players devote so much time and money on online games…

Ferrets, similar to cats, are obligate carnivores (meat eaters). They can't survive without having meat in their diet. Although having fresh raw meat is part of the ferret's natural diet, it may include harmful parasites and microbes that create risks undesirable to pet owners. Only part of their diet is meat, because when predators eat their prey they eat not only the muscle meat but also liver, kidneys, and intestinal tract, and bones as well. If they were limited to just meat it would cause…

It is often said that women are only part of this earth to procreated. This is very contradictory because without eggs from women, and sperm for males we would not be here today. This quote goes along with this that, “a woman couldn’t be a father, and a man couldn’t be a mother. “(Women in…

KSAO stands for Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics that are required for a good job because having all of the qualifications will help them reach a goal to make sure they are the right combination for the position. Most jobs will require three to five of KSAOs and it is important to address it because it will ensure the adequate information about your background and the requirements that will best suit them. KSAOs is developed and evaluated through a hiring organization that…