It was Friday afternoon. This meant that I had a violin lesson all the way on the Upper West side at Christine Kwak’s (my teacher’s) apartment. I hate making the trip there all the way from the south of Brooklyn but Ms. Kwak had already recorded the complete 24 Paganini Caprices and made her debut at Carnegie Hall at the tender age of 11 so I guess it’s worth it. After standing in the middle of her living room, playing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons for an hour, I leave her apartment and put on Isaac…
In the excerpt from the book “The Treasure of the City of Ladies,” Christine De Pizan informs the reader about how a woman with wealth should act within her environment. The excerpt goes on to talk about how women with wealth should act towards people that are not nobles. She must act like a great lady of nobility towards people such as religious people (clergymen), middle class, and the common people. The reasons she wants to be kind to these people is so that they will pray to God for her and…
I argue that Christine De Pizan’s (ca. 1364 – ca. 1431) work ‘The Book of the City of Ladies’ was created as a proverbial safe haven from the misogyny of men whether virtuous or not. The most prominent message is primarily about the safety women need from a patriarchal society that dictates women as second-class citizens. The City symbolizes an escape for women who have “…patiently endured the countless verbal and written assaults that have been unjustly and shamelessly launched upon them.” (De…
In Christine Rosen’s essay, “In the Beginning Was the Word,” she mentions a quote by C.S. Lewis, “We read to know we are not alone” (234). He explains that books are pathways to a better insight on what it means to be human. They are a way for people to cope with loneliness because it allows them to relate and empathize with the characters in the story, allowing them to feel like they are a part of the story. Although it cannot single-handedly combat loneliness, books are one way to help some…
In the articles "Bilingual Education Is Ineffective" by Christine Rossell, and "Bilingual Education Is Necessary" by Maria Estela Brisk. They both discuss the controversial issue known as bilingual education. On the one hand Rossell points how ineffective bilingual education by providing data analysis that fuels her claims, but at the same time providing recommendation/solutions to this debate . On the other hand, Brisk insist the need of bilingual education should be left for schools to decide…
As discussed in “Christian Colleges Doing Diversity Well” by Christine A. Scheller, since Nyack College in Nyack, New York shared the 2001 Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Racial Harmony Award with a different college there have been some problems. The college has became so involved in integration that it can not apply for the honor (Scheller 1). As said by David Turk “We used to submit the stuff all the time, but they decided we should just stop because our communication is on a…
the world of medicine today, making difficult decisions is a part of their daily lives, some may be harder than others. In this story “When Living is a Fate worse than Death” written by Christine Mitchell is about the view of a woman who is a part of Ethics Advisory Committee, the ethicist. The story is about the feelings and emotions of the doctors and nurses who have to treat terminally ill patients, to the extreme of life sustaining procedures that they believe are unnecessary to do,…
plug” on a loved one? No one should be alone when making such a massive decision like this as well as when experiencing a death. When we think of children, we do not usually think about death. The article “When Living Is a Fate Worse than Death” by Christine Mitchell argues that doctor’s should have the control over deciding life or death for a patient. The author’s argument is ineffective because the text lacks in facts, is one-sided, and gives a negative tone. I believe that both the parents…
Christine De Pizan was a French Renaissance writer who by disobeying many traditional roles that were forced upon women and fighting for what she believed true wrote many inspiring works that helped the women during the Renaissance. She was born in Venice, Italy in the year of 1365 and lived during the French Renaissance Period. She is also one of the few women who was educated and able to write. She spent her lifetime of sixty-five years writing about religion, politics, morals, and what will…
In her article “The Mechanics of Modern-Day Brand Affinity” author Christine Birkner observes Ford’s marketing strategy of attempting to appeal to children before they are even able to legally drive. She says Ford is trying to build up its brand image among children so that when the time comes for them to choose a vehicle to purchase, Ford is already the front runner. Birkner says that Ford’s focus (no pun intended) is on Generation Z. She quotes Forrester Research Inc.’s definition of…