Damien Memorial School

Damien Memorial School, we are brought together by what makes us different. We learn from each others experiences, mistakes and even our success. We are literally like a “mix-plate”, so many different things in one, but it does not matter, because it all fits well together. We are all brought together from all parts of the island and even from other states or countries, kind of like how teriyaki beef is from Japan, and Barbecue chicken is from America, but it doesn't matter because it all goes well together. Most of the schools on the island have students that live near. At Damien we have students from all the way on the other side of the island, even though they could have gone to their own local school. The things that bring most of us together, is our common interests. Our interests build friendships and we learn to not notice or care about our differences. Mostly everyone will find someone with a similar interest, whether it's playing sports, video games, music, or really anything, we are all seen as one. Another thing about us, is that even though we are a catholic school, we have acceptance to any other religion, I think this brings us even closer because we can learn to respect each other in more than just a physical or verbal way.…

Damien Memorial School was built in mid 1800’s. In those days this school was known as an only guys school. As Damien was known for an only guys school there were other school to like Saint Louis, an only guys school too, and Saint Francis was known as an only girls school. When the schools students back then wanted a relationship they would ask the girls from Saint Francis. When you look at the school it looks like a tiny elementary school because the amount of buildings we have. But besides…

and IV, Damien Memorial School inspires young men and women to exemplify the message of the gospel brought to by Jesus Christ. Through Blessed Edmund Rice, Damien Memorial School shares in the involvement of a Christian Brother Education to live and preach Gospel values. His vision was meant to inspire those in taking part in evangelizing youth within the mission of the Church. Proclaiming and witnessing the Catholic identity, stand in solidarity with those marginalized by poverty and injustice,…

When I was only ten years old, I told my mother I wanted to be a funeral director and/or embalmer when I got older. Thirteen years later, I am still saying that same phrase, but only this time it is hitting a little closer to home. I have been waiting 4,745 days to finally be able to say that I am only one year away from achieving that long term goal of mine and I could not be more excited. Although I knew exactly what I wanted to do at such young age, I did not apply to mortuary science…

towards building a monument, it should be for a good purpose. One instance of a questionable choice in monument construction is the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. When plans were announced to construct the building, much controversy arose. An article on Suite101.com by Christine Musser stated that "the controversy grew from Jewish and non-Jewish communities, primarily due to the fact that a museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust would be built in the United…

Memorialize A great idea starts with a great mind. The complexity of a memorial takes a lot of time and energy along with copious amounts of thinking. A memorial is something designed to preserve the memory of a person or event that had a great impact on society or is a key event in history. Building a memorial is very time consuming and takes a lot of thinking and brainstorming. There are three important key ideas to focus on when building a monument. Size is very important to pay attention to…

Indianapolis, Indiana, Is a beautiful city. It is home to numerous war memorials, second only to Washington, DC. However, it is a long way from my home town in Louisiana and not only in distance. I relocated to Indiana temporarily for a job almost a year ago, before the job was completed I was asked to take a permanent position. So my new ‘home’ town is now Indianapolis. I decided to embrace this with this essay, so I began to look for a site-specific public sculptor that has meaning to…

When five children die in a fire without any clue as to where they went, it is suspicious. This is exactly what happened to five children in the Sodder family. The official statement is that they died in the fire, but there are many clues to say otherwise. A psychopath could have murdered them, or someone could have kidnapped them. What happened that fateful night still remains a mystery. Crimes do not occur out of nowhere. Many things lead up to crimes committed. Similarly, there is background…

Damien Hirst Damien is an artist that uses different kinds of mediums and has different areas of interest as far as art goes much like that of Leonardo Da Vinci. He is famous for his work based on dead creatures of all sorts and his questioning of existence. Yet again another artist breaking through barriers in the world of art, while still maintaining a somewhat traditional style of art at the same time. Some of Damien’s most famous pieces of artwork are that which portray death in some…

When remembering someone, there is a lot of things that have to be put into prospect. You cannot just go into something thinking that you can wing it, because after high school that doesn't really work. Monuments honor the dead and the achievements that were often done while in their lifetime and that have to do with the sacrifices that they had to make. There are three main factors that go into play when making a monument for the remembered. The location, size and materials put into it. You…