William of Ockham

The greatest challenge in studying the life of Johannes Ockeghem is the discouraging absence of concrete evidence of the date of his birth and death, specifics of life activity, and even original manuscripts. This lack of records and information results from the cultural practices of preserving this sort of data, which are not as meticulous compared to today’s. Scholars and musicologists however study Ockeghem because he “had added something to the musical knowledge of his time” (Krenek, 7)1. In opening pages of Johannes Ockeghem, Krenek generally describes Ockeghem’s overall lifespan of activity. Ockeghem was born around 1430 in East Flanders (Belgium today) and studied with either Guillaume Dufay in Cambrai or with Gille Binchois, Flemish composer. He was appointed treasurer of the Abbey of St. Martin in Tours, a position of high regard and wealth, in 1459. He returned to Paris in 1461 and four years later is assumed to have been the master of the chapel royal in the service of Louis XI. After visiting Spain in 1469 and Flanders in 1484, Ockeghem returned to Tours and passed away in approximately 1495. On his musical style, Krenek describes Ockeghem as a “cerebralist” because of his tendency to write music in order to solve a logical problem which he created and his treatment of musical expression and emotionality as secondary if present at all. It is not only Ockeghem’s intellectualism that sets him apart from his contemporaries but also his audacious innovation. Krenek…

In Death of a Salesman by, Arthur Miller, Willy has a desire to be a good father to his son were his dad was not. Willy believes that if he can instill the correct values into Biff so he can be like himself or more successful. The problem Willy is confronted with is that he cares too much as if he is trying to emulate his life in Biffs. Compared to Willy Charley takes a position of hands off while still teaching Bernard to be a good student and by working hard because it will pay dividends later…

knowing what celebrities went through to get there. With that being said, what do you value most in life? Is it the little things that can be by the past or the important things? In life people tend to put so much value on the little things. For example, like William Carlos Williams hold his red wheelbarrow to so much standards. He feels as though so much depends upon it. When we focus on the little things, we tend to get side-tracked as William Carlos Williams shows in his “Red Wheel” poem and…

simple man was William Carlos Williams. He was born in America as a Puerto Rican-American who then with hard work and determination became a well-practiced doctor. He however is better known for his works of poetry that challenged the traditional way of writing poetry. In Williams’s book of poetry, The Wedge, is prefaced by an introduction that introduces his readers to his controversial ideas concerning poetry and what it should represent in today’s modern times. He wants his readers to break…

commentary. In terms of poetry, authors often switch between the two throughout their bodies of work. William Carlos Williams is an imagist poet whose personal poetic philosophy as expressed in various essays and interviews demonstrates a clear choice for using the poetic form to make social political commentary. In particular, Williams poem This is Just to Say is no exception to Williams’ method of using the poetic form for political…

In Remembrance of Aggie Fausnaugh (1929 – 2016) The Agnes H. Fausnaugh Endowed Scholarship Fund is a bequest from Aggie Fausnaugh, Ohio Wesleyan, to her beloved sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Aggie Park attended Ohio Wesleyan University where she became a member of Rho Chapter in 1946. It was that same fall that Aggie met Hal A. Fausnaugh, a member of Beta Theta Pi and her future husband. From the moment she met Hal, she knew he was the guy for her. Kappa was another great love of Aggie’s life.…

A modernist by trade, William Carlos Williams works with other artists in an effort to start and perpetuate a new movement. Working within the constraints that focused on breaking free from past restrictions and conscriptions with an eye towards current events and cultural influences, Williams is building something beautifully simplistic in his poetry. Towards the beginning of his efforts in poetry Williams’ underlines the fears associated with the cultural change to modernism, and the prevalent…

In the short story “The Use of Force,” by William Carlos Williams, a doctor narrates his visit to the Olson Family whose daughter, Mathilda, may be sick with diphtheria. The doctor explains that he is trying to be nice to Mathilda, but seeing that she refuses to let him examine her he asks the parents to consent to a forceful method. Eventually, he uses excessive force to get the diagnosis. Are his actions justifiable? Given that Mathilda is finally revealed to have diphtheria and the doctor’s…

The 19th century poet,Walt Whitman, is an important figure in American Literature.Walt Whitman wrote poems that represented events and important social issues going on in the United States of America during the late 1800’s. In his poems, “Song of Myself” and “Crossing the Brooklyn Ferry”, he talks to the future generations about society's problems, as if Whitman wanted the audience in today’s generation to learn from his own generation. Also, in his poems, Whitman uses transcendental thoughts…

on the adjacent wall is entitled Parnassus. This mural displays the Greek God Apollo in his outdoor dwelling place. Apollo was the god of music and poetry, and he is triumphantly in the center of the composition playing an instrument while singing. While these frescoes show ideals that were important in the Antique and Renaissance eras, they also uphold the idea of the arts being so disjointed and classified separately. If a muralist were working today, they would probably want to show…