Second Vatican Council

liturgical garment, would catch the world’s attention. Before he pronounced the traditional blessing on those gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City, Rome, he bowed his head and asked the people to pray for him (“Official Text of Pope Francis’ First Speech to World,” 2013).…

Benito Mussolini came to power in 1922 as the Duce of Italy, more commonly known as Italy’s prime minister. (www.bbc.co.uk) He was not elected prime minister by the people of Italy, instead the king deemed him this title as many citizens truly believed Mussolini could return Italy to greatness after their defeat in WW1. Thus suggesting Mussolini came to power by default, as the country was in a weak and vulnerable position after the debacle of WW1, and not by his own strengths. Benito Mussolini…

Scarlet and the Black is a 1983 film that follows the efforts of Vatican priest, Monsignor O’Flaherty, as he hides Jews and escaped POWs in Germany occupied Rome in 1943 during World War II. Priest O’Flaherty’s main adversary is SS Head of Police for Rome, Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Kappler. Hundreds of Allied POW soldiers are stealing into the city in hopes of finding refuge within the Vatican walls. When Germany entered Rome, the Vatican declared it’s neutrality in the war with the promise…

Jessica Baeza: Response Paper 4-September 20, 2014 1) History of Italy a) Italy was under the control of the Roman Empire from the first century until the fifth century. Once the Roman Empire fell, Italy was left without a concrete form of government and was constantly invaded. In the period of 1870 until 1922, Italy becomes a constitutional monarchy (Italy: History). “Modern Italy is democratic republic, and has been since the modern constitution came into effect in 1948. This followed a…

From Equality 7-2521 to Prometheus: The Transformation of the Protagonist in “Anthem” The protagonist in the novel “Anthem” by Ayn Rand undergoes three major transformations. These developments in the character are best exemplified by the character’s change in names. At the very beginning of the book, the hero of the story is identified by himself and all of his peers by the assigned title Equality 7-2521. After Equality meets his romantic interest, Liberty 5-3000, he receives a new name, the…

movement of many people was utilized instead, I believe the need for changes would have been realized quickly and intersection improvements made much faster. Another interesting learning point was the difference in communication the Pullman City Council and its officers had with me (as a sister) and the communication they had with a parent. Dialogue was much more compassionate with my mother and safety measures were outlined in a more detailed manner. Perhaps an example of implicit bias, it is…

then he spoke, “don’t hurt me.” It was late and I was tired, so tired that I barely heard my other colleagues usually I hear Derek on the phone yelling at a woman who talked about how the council had taken her son away from her yelling, “I’m going to put a stop to this.” It all didn’t really bother me the council was evil and they did take people and their lives, but that’s just how it is and I’ve learned to live with it so far. I heard my name being called…

Freshman Class Council. This is when I reached out to the president, Darren Johnson Jr. to set up an interview. The reason I wanted to interview him and the Freshman Class Council in general was, that they do so much for the freshman class and that impressed me from the day I got on campus. Through my interview I found out a lot of information about what Freshman Class Council is and what they do. On September, 27 I got to sit down with Darren. He was elected to be the Freshman Class Council…

The sophomores can meet many freshmen that can help when choosing dates. My second new idea is to have a big/little count down to reveal banner that would be hung up in the chapter room, around a week or two before reveal. I think that this banner would not only be decorative and exciting but it also makes big/little so real and…

Time management is a problem that everyone experiences, some people are better at it than others, but we all struggle with it. Life is a busy thing and we often fall behind. This project gives some insight as to how time is being spent by tracking every action made for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for an entire week. The data collected provides an opportunity to look at where time is being spent throughout the week and can be helpful in showing where time is be wasted the most.…