Build to order

ourselves as student professionals to world, it’s now easier than ever to analyze that relationship even further in order to hopefully fix the problems we may have or have had growing up. To use what we’ve learned this and apply them proactively in a way that we can answer some of the personal questions we’ve always had, but couldn’t really dictate them eloquently — like birth order. As a middle child of three from the Dominican Republic growing up in Brooklyn, I’ve always felt…

Problem solving. When a problem arises in this family, they sit down and talk about how they are going to solve it. The main problem being dealt with in this family is with CS and her condition. The one who first noticed her problem was her grandma. She started noticing little things like cleaning door knobs before entering a room and not eating food if it was touching something. Once it was identified to the parents, they started watching for the cues as well. It got to a point where the family…

The author I decided to investigate further was Junot Diaz. Junot Diaz is an interesting author, who I feel like writes about the daily lives of Dominicans, that not only Dominicans can relate to, but people of other ethnicities. Diaz’s work interests me mostly because of the way he tells it. I feel that his stories could be happening all around you, which uniquely goes to show the life like feel his works have in which it envelopes the reader into a scenario where they can place themselves…

As a recently confirmed Catholic, I feel closer to God than ever. However, Confirmation wasn't what I thought it would be. I had known what was going to happen: we would be presented to the bishop, listen to the homily, renew our baptismal promises, the bishop would lay his hands upon us, and we would be anointed with Chrism. However, I couldn't have predicted the feeling of the Chrism on my forehead or the inexplicable joy that I felt afterwards. I couldn't have possibly known the understanding…

Tongue-Tastic Rolling For my pedigree project I did tongue rolling. My dad can roll his tongue but my mom on the other hand can’t. In conclusion to my project I figured out that a lot on my dad’s side could roll their tongues, such as almost all my aunts and one uncle. The only ones who couldn’t are my Aunt Rachel and Aunt Becky. On my mom’s side only my Uncle Scott can. I also learned that my brothers and I can all roll our tongues, which is pretty cool. I can use this in the future to figure…

We live in a society where women still struggle to find their place, as evidenced by the Women’s March, a social movement, that took place nationwide this past January. (1) Gender roles are placed upon us from the moment we are born, defined by our society, and enforced by our parents. As most men, I grew up oblivious to the fact that my female counterparts were seen as different despite I coming from a Hispanic household where the phrase “boys will be boys” seems acceptable. Even though our…

Jack Craughton was born in Manhattan to a wealthy family. Jack’s father, Ronald, was a lawyer and his mother, Jane, was a United States senator representing the state of New York. His father’s sister, Betty, was an actress and his father’s brother, Paul, was the CEO of Brooklyn Oil. Jack had two older brothers and a younger sister. Ben was a lawyer, like their father and Bill, the oldest, was a politician, like their mother. The youngest sibling, Ally, was a real estate tycoon. Jack…

Mission Santa Barbara art mainly consisted of its gardens, architecture, and statues. The works of art and statues in the church and museum display angels, saints and Bible stories. The small statues of St. Dominic and St. Francis are particularly fine figures whose faces display a feeling of emotional intensity which is usual of baroque art. The church is similar to those built in Mexico in the mid 1800's. It is principally neoclassical in style, consisting of the enriching devices and features…

The Pantheon and Hagia Sophia are two enormous beautiful temples. When we speak of architecture, the Pantheon came from a Greek architectural background, while Hagia Sophia comes from a Byzantine. According to lecture notes and assigned reading the Pantheon which is located in Rome was dedicated to all gods, while Hagia Sophia which is located in Istanbul Turkey, is also called the Church Holy Wisdom. In the images 5A the when it comes to structure and style the Pantheon and the Hagia Sophia…

IT is the early winter of 2015, a cold, windy Wednesday afternoon. Two of us sit together, side by side, in soft, comfortable chairs on the second level of our home. We wear everyday clothes. I listen patiently to her ramblings. When the talking is over, I sit up in the chair, and I am officially telling her everything, the eldest child of Heather Crawford in the city of Hutto, Texas. For me, the curtain has just closed on lying. Afterward, I look up at my mom, my biggest critic, and apologize…