Terry Turrell is a self-taught artist who is known for his various sculptures, paintings, and assemblages. He was born in Spokane, Washington on November 4, 1946, and he also spent his youth living in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. From Turrell's personal accounts, he said that him, his 4 brothers, and his parents used to move back and forth between Idaho and Washington. In terms of Turrell's art inspirations, he gives credits to his family and the time when he contracted a mild case of Polio at age 8.…
I slowly walked away from Mckenzie and mouthed ‘talk to you later’ and she nodded then bounced away. I quietly rounded a corner and hid, trying to listen in on Nathaniel and his friend. Even though he bothered the shit out of me. I still was kinda into him. Ugh! My life. “So has it come off yet?” His friend asked while looking at the back of his neck. Nathaniel was wearing a big hoodie that was covering his neck. They were talking about my sharpie 2.0 tat I gave him. I stifle a laugh. “No. I…
kid, Martin enjoyed playing electric guitar and chess (Barrett, 2014). According to Goldman (2015), Martin would play chess with an older man by the name of Marty who taught Martin a lot about biotech stocks. There is an observation that Martin’s friend, Marty, might have been the key source that opened Martin’s young mind to the teachings of world trading and investments.…
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine is a book written by Michael Lewis, which was published back in 2010. The story is based on a few smart individuals around the country saw something that nobody else did. They detected a behavior with the financing of the housing market that would eventually hit critical mass. A few of the people ran into each other by mistake, where others were former neighbors. In the end, two sets of groups worked together to make a bet on the flip side of the market…
Depression can be a funny thing sometimes. In Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour”, written in 1894, a woman finds out that her husband died in a train crash. At first, she’s not sure what to feel but as time goes by, she goes from sad to happy that she can finally be independent and no longer have her husband looming over her. Just as she’s ready to enjoy her life, it’s literally cut short when she goes downstairs and her husband walks in the door, completely alive, not even…
Society today has brought the internet to a disgusting way of communication with others. Some people don’t understand the effects of hateful things out there through the internet that can ruin people 's lives forever. In the article, “Internet Trolls” by Lisa Selin Davis explains that often be people on the internet are disinhibition effectors, emotion dislocators, and moral crusaders. A disinhibition effect is the person who knows that they are anonymous or know that they that they can say…
The short story of “My Friend Flicka” by Mary O’Hara wrote about the ten year old boy named Ken who struggled to pass a grade. His parents believed if he had a horse, it will help develop his responsibility skills. In the short story ken was described as to his family that “Kennie’s was a shock to the whole family” (495). His family found out he had failed his examination. Ken’s mother, Nell, decided that Ken is allowed to have a horse. In the scene of My Friend Flicka where he went downstairs…
Wow! It 's been a while hasn 't it? Well today marks exactly 2 days, 19 hours, and minutes until I depart from the airport on my third missions trip to Guatemala!! It 's another two week trip which means deciding what to pack becomes infinitely harder. So below, I 've decided to include my packing list! Hopefully this helps you packing for either a missions trip to Guatemala, a missions trip in general, or just overall leaving the U.S. Food - Obviously I put the most important thing first!…
Hi, Thank you for supporting the growth of your youth’s faith through sending him/her on the Divine Mercy Junior High Deanery Retreat. It is vitally important for youth to experience an encounter with Christ, a profound and tangible experience of Christ and His love. While there are many opportunities in the Mass and everyday life to experience such an encounter, this retreat will help guide the youth to experience a personal encounters through the mercy of God. The retreat draws from Fr.…
Do your Nike shorts bring all the boys to the yard? No seriously, do boys show up on your front porch the instant you slip on a pair of athletic shorts? The answer to my question is probably a no, but obviously they attract too much attention to be worn by any female at school. Nike shorts should be allowed in school because it is important to be comfortable while you are learning. Almost every teenage girl has a pair of Nike running shorts. Some may think that they are inappropriate, but…