A Room of One's Own

the world and that each one would tell its own narrative. When I had first gotten into the exhibits all I saw was what…

the ritual of dying. The Johnson Funeral Home staff was extremely friendly and accommodating to all my questions. The staff consists of three families that own the funeral home and are the primary funeral directors, and multiple visitation attendants that help with the arrangements of the funeral itself. The three families that own the funeral home have had the business…

Charlotte Bronte’s literary piece Jane Eyre has established its name as one of the most skillfully written Gothic romance works in the Victorian era and now in present time. Delving deeper into the world within the novel, Bronte reveals a tale where love is perpetuated as the last step to self accomplishment along with thematic elements of gender criticism, feminism and love vs. autonomy. The contrast between Bronte’s novel and Franco Zeffirelli’s cinematic piece Jane Eyre (1996) is clearly…

there will always remain a possibility that possessing an original thought is a reality. If there is a way to focus an Individual’s train of thought so that there is nothing pressuring their decisions, Twain argues that you need a setting like a, “jury-room closed against outside influence” (Twain 251). With the ability to tune out all aspects of life and only listening to the facts with no sway from past social interactions an original thought can be made. Original thinking is something that…

away as the palm trees sway overhead and you recline back with a coconut drink. The Bahamas is a major visitation spot for people searching for a way to unwind from a hard year of work. With fantasies of warm sea breezes and a sun-kissed tan on one's shoulder, any tropical paradise is the key location for most people. However, as many working individuals find themselves caught up in the feverish trials of daily life, planning a perfect tropical vacation is one of the last things on a persons…

Memories and the Past Bleed into the Present Memories that are in the past, are in the past, right? But, do they still have an impact on one’s life? Throughout Maus I, a graphic novel written by Art Spiegelman, memories and a reflection of the past are exhibited as a prevalent motif. Vladek Spiegelman tells of his experiences as a Jew during World War II. With the progression of the story, the lasting impact of the War and the Holocaust becomes clear. Memories and the past can have an…

and minimizes the bad for everyone. Individually, both versions have their advantages: ethical egoism teaches self-reliance and self-sufficiency, and utilitarianism instructs how to be able to provide good for everybody. Yet, both theories hold their own problems: ethical egoism is easily corruptible in the sense that it’s easy to do things are morally correct for yourself, but it could also lead to actions that would harm others; utilitarianism, while it does try to promote total good, can lead…

empowered, focused and a sense of adventure. A survivor’s heart beats with empowerment to have the strength to get through the hardest of times. When one goes through a difficult situation that changes their thinking or outlook they need to find their own self empowerment. Know yourself empowerment is an inside job, create a reason to get back up and find the strength to stay up. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph finally taps into his empowerment coming to a final…

the long wait for The Desired, D. Sebastian of Portugal are examples of this – the performance My Room / My Rum, premiered at the Condomínio Festival, in Lisbon, explores and further unsettles the dynamic between memory and identity. Accordingly, collecting and archiving as necessary means to assert identity are subject to evaluation. It turns out that they both prove ineffective at spotting one’s place in the world, merely disclosing loose traces of life experiences instead. It is fragmentary,…

Ending the prayer, a feeling filled my body as if we would never see each other in the flesh again so race behind her before she made it to the top of the stairs to give her a hug. She replied, “I love you too.” After hours of fighting, I return to my room to wait on my roommate for 7 months to talk about the events of the day. An hour passed and no word. Shortly, there was a knock on the door requesting medical assistance because of my role as a first responder on the Medic Emergency Team.…