not for nothing

Hi Locika, 

The construction is "Not for nothing is..." with the verb (is) coming right after "nothing," and make sure you capitalize Latin.

It's pretty informal. You may want to say something else like "It's not a coincidence that..."

"and that morphine is just a step away from Morfeus, the god of dreams." Don't capitalize G in God when you are using it as a common noun.

I don't know anything about corrida, but Coke in the US has no traces of cocaine. It's a bad simile.

Have fun with your essay.

Oh, I see. It's a bad example, because you're talking about an illegal/recreational drug with the first case, and people may make the mistaken assumption that I did - that you're suggesting there is coke in Coke today. Perhaps something like "the hamburger" or "the hotdog" would be better?

Like "the" hamburger - the idea of the hamburger.

 Thanks - that's Minnie. She was a big troublemaker when I got her. She's a lot bigger and a lot calmer now. She has two older cat-siblings too. They are sweet and rarely make trouble - except they can't seem to keep away from any flowers in a vase. I can't tell you how many times I've come home to find flowers all over the table and floor, a wet carpet, and an empty vase!