Nothing

For my science reader project I read the first one hundred pages of the book, Why Nothing Can Travel Faster than Light and Other Explorations in Nature’s Curiosity Shop. In the first one hundred pages I read twelve short essays that addressed topics ranging from measuring the vastness of our universe to global warming In the first story I read, Sky Wanderers, the authors taught me about a beneficial acronym (My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Pies) to remember the names of the planets in order…

Nothing’s better than being winning. Playing the lottery has its advantages and disadvantages; if you win you can become a millionaire and never have to work a day for the rest of your life if you lose then congratulations you just wasted money on a lottery ticket. Gambling has become an addiction for millions of people in the U.S., and that its disadvantages far outweigh the small chance of winning. Winning the lottery and playing the lottery too much is affecting how are people treated, how…

In the play Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare prevents these tragic undertones from overwhelming the comic aspects of the play by using other characters and their personalities. As you read during the play the characters has a big part to play in the way the play goes. For instances in the play Hero’s pretending to die of humiliation this makes her death more realistic than it should've been. The play creates a strong sense of tragic undertones while the comic aspects join in and combines to…

The essay, “How to say nothing in 500 words”, was written by Professor Paul Roberts that explains how to become a better writer and appeal more readers. In this essay, Paul list some strategies for readers and to make writing and reading what has been written more interesting. In my opinion, I think “colorful words” that Roberts recommended in the essay is more intriguing and useful. A lot of students just know how to write an essay. However, they do not know how to hook readers like a…

However, when the individual reads his work, the poems can affect him or her in a different way than Shakespeare intended. His poetry can also affect people differently when understanding the themes of poems. In his poem “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun,” Shakespeare compares his mistress’ physical features to society’s ideal of beauty in the 1600’s to prove that all women should express their individuality. In the poem “Sonnet 130,” Shakespeare’s viewpoint towards his lady is very…

King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing) When renting movies nowadays, the movies are often organized according to their genres. There are thrillers, comedies, rom coms, action/adventure, horror, etc. The list goes on for ages. Before there were movies, there were plays. Shakespeare is the most famous playwright in history. He often wrote plays in three genres. Comedies, tragedies, and histories, were Shakespeare’s favorite genres. Two of his plays, Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear, are two…

2. Hughes uses Paul Robert’s “How to Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words” by applying colored words to his selection. Colored Words are just words that have more meaning behind them both good and bad. For example, the story states, “ My aunt told me that when you were saved you saw a light, and something happened to you inside.” (Hughes, page 83). In this case, the light is a positive color word. He goes on to say how the light symbolizes meeting Jesus, and how if not seeing the light meant…

In Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Leonato gives a long monologue in Act 4 Scene 1 after his daughter, Hero, faints from her fiancé’s accusations that she was seen with another man the night before their wedding. The words Shakespeare choses Leonato to say in that moment are telling about how women’s purity, trust of nobility, and honor were treated during the Elizabethan era. One of the first things to note is the way Leonato speaks about Hero recovering. He says, “Do not live, Hero, do…

In the column “We Have Nothing Left to Hold Us Together,” American columnist, Ben Shapiro, argues against athletes protesting the national anthem. He contends that the anthem symbolizes proud American ideals and unity, and that protesting it undermines the rights Americans hold and the ideologies they stand for. Shapiro’s claim that the anthem is a symbol for an ideal America, and the act of kneeling during, especially by privileged football players, only divides America is incorrect. Even…

Gender roles are standards society has created for men and women to follow however their social standing is a factor in this. In William Shakespeare 's, Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice, a quick witted lady, is tricked into dating Benedick, a witty soldier who has returned to Messina Italy. Claudio, a soldier back from war, falls in love with Hero, Beatrice 's cousin. Beatrice is single and can be seen as intimidating. Beatrice 's friends and family trick her and Benedick into falling in love…