A Dozen Roses

removed containment, the sense of walls and ceilings. He shaped rooms by screens, piers, irregular planes, and masses that were inclined in crooked compositions. Wright didn’t like vertical lines very much. So, instead, he created vertical elements that rose through horizontal planes. Interior spacers would flare form a central chimney mass. Low areas would rise into a high area that was etched into a second story. “By suggesting spaces, but not enclosing them, then by connecting them, Wright…

vaccine were reported to Washington. After two weeks, six children were identified as paralyzed after getting doses of the immunization from Cutter’s Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company manufacturing and distributing Salk’s vaccine. As time went on dozens more children vaccinated with Cutter’s product were falling to their demise or becoming completely paralyzed (Mnookin…

Powerful women don’t fare well in histories when looked at through the lens of a patriarchal society. It speaks volumes that Visenya Targaryen is still respected by the Maesters as both a Warrior and a Queen and not dismissed because she’s “on her moonblood.” The Conquest was not a solo project, yet her brother got the credit in the stories while his sisters got hills in Kings Landing named after them. She was a founding mother that helped set the stage for everyone that followed her. She is…

On May 1876, Colonel Eli Lilly and three employees had found a company that would advance the medical world remarkably to combat physiological and psychological diseases. This company known as Eli Lilly and Company is an American global corporation that is heavily invested in the manufacturing and the distribution of pharmaceutical products. The mission of this company is to better the lives of people within the United States, and across the globe to help achieve longer, healthier, and more…

U Street Music Hall, a DJ-owned concert venue in Washington D.C., recently celebrated their six year anniversary on March 11, 2016. The venue had DJ Jim E-Stack as the opening act, and featured XXYYXX as the main attraction. XXYYXX is a twenty-year old black electronic dance music artist who challenges stereotypes and uses his racial, age, and gender identity to creatively produce music without the boundaries of modern convention. XXYYXX, otherwise known as Marcel Everett, considers his genre…

precedent and up till now of associations with the future. Those individuals who are members of civilizing minorities can also provide as role models. I would have to give an example of Arnold Schwarzenegger idolizing a famous body builder and eventually rose to fame as the world’s top body builder…

close to the main entrance of Chumash Casino, I look at the rose gold pink marble walls that gave the casino a royal look.. I looked at the two security guards that were waiting at the front door, both looking at me with the look of “So you thought you can get through with this?” I decided to stop by the coffee shop to get a coffee; my head was killing me. All that smoke and sound inside the casino really…

“So when did you know?” Tom asked through a mouthful of pizza. With several beers under his belt and stomach full of food, it hadn’t taken him long to feel relaxed around the man who had thrown his life into turmoil. There were still many questions that needed answering, and the most burning of those was when Booker knew he was bisexual. It was the question Dennis most dreaded answering. Was it the exhilarating moment his classmate’s lips touched his cock? Or was it after he’d ejaculated, when…

Depressive Disorders: Why Schools Should Help Every single day thousands of students walk the halls of their schools with depression and hopelessness weighing them down. Some kids may only be depressed for a few weeks, but some may be depressed for years. Depression is an emotionally crippling disorder that needs to be understood by everyone so that anyone who is struggling can get the help they need and deserve. High schoolers and college students need help in their struggle with depression…

Violet thought. Mark isn’t dead. He can't be. But then Officer Moore led her into Mark’s bedroom, and she saw the same scene that unfolded in her mind dozens of times, and a small piece of her died. “Poisoned, that he was,” The officer said sadly. “A shame.” Violet could feel the frigidness of death slowly creeping into her heart, she could feel the darkness envelop her. Violet felt the exact moment…