...how well did Shakespeare know the world that surrounded him? How well did he know, not only the places, but also the people that lived elsewhere? This essay focusses on the different notions the playwright had of different European countries and their people, especially Italy. We will discuss two main texts, the first one will be one of his problem plays – the comedy All’s Well That Ends Well, and an extract from Roger Ascham’s The Schoolmaster which focusses on Italy and how Italy is seen from England. From these two texts, we will venture into the depths and complications of the idea of gender in the play. Giovani Boccacio’s The Decameron will also be taken into consideration. All’s Well That Ends Well, believed to be written between 1605 and 1606, is one of Shakespeare’s four problem plays. These have this name because of their confusing tone and development. In this case, All’s Well has the tone...
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...once you take a closer view at the comparison and contrast of communist Vietnam versus the democratic United States of America through their economy systems, educational systems, judicial systems, and the life style of their citizens in general. In a capitalist, democratic nation such as the U.S., freedom gives us just about everything and anything that the Vietnamese do not have under their communist government. Contrary to what Karl Marx has written in his manifesto, the living people of a capitalist nation (i.e. USA) of today are more independent and possess more individualities than ever. Economic-wise, Americans are the most progressive people in the world. The U.S. government is not directing the flow of its economy, but the individual businesses of its people are. These people have all the rights in the world to improve their businesses, as long as they are conducting them under the legal guidelines of the government. Such freedom in a capitalist society gives the Americans much greater advantages over the Vietnamese in improving economic conditions. When we touch upon the subject of education, only eighty percent of Vietnam's population is educated. The government does not provide free public education to its people, and not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to afford it. Many children, especially those in the rural areas, are pulled out of schools as soon as they know how to read and write, for some parents also feel that learning Marxism-Leninism does not benefit...
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...change while government and legislation try to catch up. Law and guidelines have been made, but in the haste to create them many are poorly designed and implemented, hurting people that have seemed to do nothing wrong. Information technology is a global profession and increases the difficulty when dealing with different scenarios. Presented with the same scenario an IT professional in Japan may handle it completely different than another professional in the USA. Setting standards and ideals for all computing professionals is key to the continuing growth of information technology. Legal and Ethical Issues The computing professional faces legal and ethical issues in information technology every day. Many of the biggest issues that IT professionals face include the ever growing concern with piracy and ownership of information. Current laws and regulations allow software and intellectual property to be coved by both copyrights and patents. However the bigger concern is how software does not fit into either role. Software patents are becoming more common, they are still a highly unreliable way to protect software. Patents are very expensive to obtain and software at the basic level is easy to develop, secondly patents are still regarded as protection for tangible inventions, where software is viewed more as code or words. A bigger issue is with software patents being...
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...The People's Republic of China highlights a fundamental principle of Capitalism in the idea that it is the natural system to be used. After traveling to China in 2010 my understanding of the place, Communism and Human nature has evolved. Though China is officially Communist, in nearly every way it is a capitalist system. The greed of humanity had infected the ideals of the nation and caused it to revert to a modernized version of what it set out to destroy. Emperors and palaces replaced by Communist officials, CEOs and skyscrapers. This shook my faith in Human's as we seem truly incapable of rising above our nature to use intellectual social systems to make the world a good place for all people. This level of hypocrisy, while disappointing, was not new to me. Politicians at home always acted hypocritically. Invading countries while preaching peace and calling for austerity while living in mansions. The reason why this hypocrisy shocked me so much was because of how badly people suffered from it. The suffering of 100s of millions of people so that extravagant wealth could be created for the few. Communist revolutions all involve in powering the workers however this nearly always is abandoned quickly and the workers are exploited as happened in the Soviet Union under Stalin. In China it's less obvious. There is not one man, one face that we can accredit the rule of China too. The communist party that governs the country has over 100 million members but only a few have real power...
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...years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path - a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood. Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator God, some people do not see it as a religion in the normal, Western sense. The basic tenets of Buddhist teaching are straightforward and practical: nothing is fixed or permanent; actions have consequences; change is possible. Thus Buddhism addresses itself to all people irrespective of race, nationality, or gender. It teaches practical methods (such as meditation) which enable people to realise and utilise its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully responsible for their lives and to develop the qualities of Wisdom and Compassion. There are around 350 million Buddhists and a growing number of them are Westerners. They follow many different forms of Buddhism, but all traditions are characterised by non-violence, lack of dogma, tolerance of differences, and, usually, by the practice of meditation. Who was the Buddha? Buddhism started with the Buddha. The word 'Buddha' is a title and not a name. It means 'one who is awake' in the sense of having 'woken up to reality'. It was first given to a man who was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal 2,500 years ago. Scholars now place the date of his birth around 480BCE (BC). He did not claim to be a God and he has never been regarded as such by Buddhists. He was a human being who became Enlightened...
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...The story takes place on a farm somewhere in England. The story is told by an all-knowing narrator in the third person. The action of this novel starts when the oldest pig on the farm, Old Major, calls all animals to a secret meeting. He tells them about his dream of a revolution against the cruel Mr Jones. Three days later Major dies, but the speech gives the more intelligent animals a new outlook on life. The pigs, who are considered the most intelligent animals, instruct the other ones. During the period of preparation two pigs distinguish themselves, Napoleon and Snowball. Napoleon is big, and although he isn't a good speaker, he can assert himself. Snowball is a better speaker, he has a lot of ideas and he is very vivid. Together with another pig called Squealer, who is a very good speaker, they work out the theory of "Animalism". The rebellion starts some months later, when Mr Jones comes home drunk one night and forgets to feed the animals. They break out of the barns and run to the house, where the food is stored. When Mr Jones sees this he takes out his shotgun, but it is too late for him; all the animals fall over him and drive him off the farm. The animals destroy all whips, nose rings, reins, and all other instruments that have been used to suppress them. The same day the animals celebrate their victory with an extra ration of food. The pigs make up the seven commandments, and they write them above the door of the big barn. They run thus: 1. Whatever goes upon...
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...Final Essay Nicholas Barnby COM/155 December 8th, 2012 Final Essay Politicians and religious leaders often use messages of fear to convince their supporters that their stances and beliefs are faultless. Throughout history there have been people within positions of power using a specific way to voice their ideals to the masses so that the public can believe in their cause. There are a number of different tools that these people have that can coerce the population in to following the individuals in these seats of power. Usually, the person in power can be a very charming person and has no issues with speaking in a public forum. Natural public speakers can very easily slide into these positions with ease. Over time, the two main seats of power are found within a political and religious setting. At times, the two different factions have combined, making the position of power much more controlling than ever before. With the use of manipulation through fear, political and religious leaders have been able to use this particular method. This way of control is nowhere near a new tactic. In the beginning of life, there is always the aggressor within a group of living organisms. The human race has evolved over time, but there are some, almost instinctual tick that keeps them breaking down into an alpha mentality. The control over the pack using violence or oppression is nothing more than control through fear. Bullying is an example of control through fear that is used within...
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...the opportunity to spend time with their families, unlike quite a few jobs. Also unlike quite a few other jobs, the job outlook for a music director is not at all desirable. 14 According to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the employment of music directors and composers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2014 to 2024, slower than the average for all occupations” (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Because of this, finding a job in music directing is definitely not the easiest thing in the world right now. Just because it is hard to find a job in music directing does not mean that it is impossible. 6 Many people are in this field right now, and many of them make advancements in this occupation. “Music directors and composers advance in their field by finding work more easily, becoming better known and performing for higher earnings” (Campus Explorer). 13 The earnings for being a music director are not really that high, though. “On average, as of 2014, a music director in Oklahoma makes around $19.92 an hour or $41,400 a year” (CareerOneStop). 11...
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...Scott Peterson's attorney, Mark Geragos, now has to contend with more than a guilty verdict for his client - and the penalty phase of the trial, now delayed for a week by the judge. Geragos is also facing a bar complaint related to the case. In the complaint, Florida attorney John B. Thompson - who has no reported connection to the case - argues that Geragos violated a key ethic rules forbidding communication with jurors. According to Thompson, Geragos did so by putting a replica of Scott Peterson's boat two blocks from the courthouse. Geragos, who remains under a under a gag order preventing him from discussing the case with the media, has not been able to respond to the allegations. Thompson says that Geragos's alleged boat display not only broke the California ethics rule barring juror communication, but also broke the California ethics rule against extrajudicial communications about a case. (As a recent column by Jonna Spilbor for this site noted, the penalty phase of this case - in which a death sentence could be imposed - has yet to occur.) Reportedly, the boat contained homemade concrete anchors - such as those the prosecution alleged Scott used to weigh down Laci Peterson's body - and a dummy representing the body. The defense's theory was that Scott could not have thrown Laci's heavily pregnant body over the side of the tiny, anchor-filled boat without swamping the boat with water and tipping it over. The display was apparently intended to illustrate just how tippable...
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...Letter From Birmingham Jail Vs. “I Have a Dream Speech” The first way that a “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and “ I have a Dream” differ are in their intended audience, as one is intended for a group of white clergymen while the other is intended to rally a large group. This difference in audience and how Dr. King chooses to appeal to each of his audiences causes for the choices in language and the purpose of “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and “I have a Dream” to differ. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is addressed to white clergymen, and the purpose of the letter is to defend the demonstrations that were taking place. As Dr. King is trying to defend the demonstrations to these white clergymen, his language choice is quite interesting. One brilliant way that he chooses to defend the demonstrations is by appealing to the white men through his choice of Anglo terms. For instance, in the letter, Dr. King writes, “Just as the prophets of the eighth century century B.C. left their villages and carried their “thus saint the Lord” far beyond the boundaries of their home towns…I am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town” (King). This choice of wording makes Dr. King’s argument stronger since as these white men disagree with Dr. King and his form of peaceful protest, the white clergymen will not be able to argue back because he is using religious references that if the white men chose to argue against, it would make them look like hypocrites (Eubank). While...
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...Life, Philosophy and Hamlet Hamlet is considered to be one of the most complex characters ever created. Basically, Hamlet is a play about growing up. At the start of the play Hamlet still believes life should be beautiful and perfect and people should be good and honest. He is shocked and angry when he discovers that many people are not good nor honest. He thinks life should have deep meaning but he can find no meaning at all. Trough the play he struggles to accept that life is painful and difficult. All the beautiful things he believed are gradually destroyed and he becomes depressed and suicidal. Hamlet has had many opinions throughout the play about how things in life work out. Hamlet believes that humans are amazing creatures because they are capable of doing so many things. He also believes the world is a beautiful place. To Hamlet though the world seems nothing more than air, “it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.” (Ham.II.ii.301-303) and humans are nothing more than dust “And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?” (Ham.II.ii.308) In another speech, Hamlet points out the uselessness of the law and no matter how much you gain in life, it’s not going to mean anything when you die. This is shown when Hamlet said, “The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box” (Ham.V.i.107-108) Hamlet is revealing that you can obtain many material items in life, but ultimately when you die you won’t be able to bring...
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...Florida agricultural and mechanical university | Best Marketing Strategy Ever! Steve Jobs Think Different / Crazy Ones Speech | Youtube Analysis Paper | | Aldranon English II | 7/11/2014 | Dr. Yvette Holmes Nelson Principles of Marketing Due Date: 7/16/2014 Aldranon English II Dr. Yvette Holmes Nelson Principles of Marketing 11 July 2014 The “Father of the Digital Revolution” Steve Paul Jobs was a pioneer and a visionary far beyond his time. He was an American entrepreneur, marketer and inventor that chaired several prestigious companies such as Apple Inc., Pixar and NeXT Inc. Rare video footage from 1980 depicts a young Steve Jobs conducting a seminar and providing valuable marketing advice to budding entrepreneurs. He explains the ups and downs of Apple and how the company secured pristine status among other elite brands in the world. Jobs commenced his speech with a powerful statement that captures the idea and the very essence of marketing. “Marketing is about values,” said Jobs (Raytracesvin 2013). Solomon, Marshall and Stuart states that value refers to the benefits a customer receives from buying a good or service (pg. 33). The principle of marketing applies to people just as they apply to cars, computers and clothing. We as individuals have market value; qualities that set a person apart from others and abilities other people want and need. Jobs states that we live in a “complicated and noisy world,” and getting a particular message across about ourselves...
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...Kennedy changed many things in the Civil Rights Movement and his ideals helped shape America into what it is today. Around the time of the Presidential Election of 1960, the Civil Rights Movement had been gaining speed. Whomever the next President would be, they would have to deal with this major problem in the United States’ social make-up. Events like the Board vs. Brown ruling, the death of Emmett Till, Rosa Parks’ sit ins, and the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. had made this Civil Rights issue a national concern. Richard Nixon was running against John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election. Kennedy, after gaining the respect of Martin Luther King and winning over 70% of the African American vote, pulled off a very close election and went into office (PBS). Once in office, Kennedy did little to actually solve...
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...ANIMAL FARM George Orwell Important Quotations Explained 1. “Four legs good, two legs bad.” This phrase, which occurs in Chapter III, constitutes Snowball’s condensation of the Seven Commandments of Animalism, which themselves serve as abridgments (abbreviations) of Old Major’s stirring speech on the need for animal unity in the face of human oppression. The phrase instances one of the novel’s many moments of propagandizing, which Orwell portrays as one example of how the elite class abuses language to control the lower classes. Although the slogan seems to help the animals achieve their goal at first, enabling them to clarify in their minds the principles that they support, it soon becomes a meaningless sound bleated by the sheep (“two legs baa-d”), serving no purpose other than to drown out dissenting opinion. By the end of the novel, as the propaganda needs of the leadership change, the pigs alter the chant to the similar-sounding but completely antithetical “Four legs good, two legs better.” 2. Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tiding Of the golden future time. These lines from Chapter I constitute the first verse of the song that Old Major hears in his dream and which he teaches to the rest of the animals during the fateful meeting in the barn. Like the communist anthem “Internationale,” on which it is based, “Beasts of England” stirs the emotions of the animals and fires their revolutionary idealism. As...
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...years ago, one will not have even dreamt of getting a copy of a speech, aired by some prominent individual, say a presidential one. There was little hope of ever accessing that information; one couldn’t have even tried to get it. To get it, he/she had to access it physically from the owner and copy it. Nowadays, that information is only a click away. All that a person needs is to Google it or browse through some other search engine or a website (Raymer 2009, 456). A scientist can use the Internet to learn what others colleagues have discovered in the same field. Some years ago, the scientist had to wait until such information was published in some scientific journals. If the journal was published far away, he/she had to wait for many years before the same information was translated say from Russian to English. Today, the scientist will only need the Internet to read an online article, which may even mention some unpublished information in Russian. He/she can even go ahead to use the information provided to search for personal contacts of other scientist and email him/her on some issue. A friendly communication may continue and may even end up in research collaboration. It may later develop to visiting each other’s countries, homes, or Universities! (Raymer 2009, 456). With programs, like Google Earth, one can easily take a look at almost any place in the world. All that it takes is typing the name of the place, for instance, a town, and you are taken there in a matter of seconds...
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