Everything Is Illuminated

him to teaching improv but also illuminated many aspects of human nature to him. I found the chapter on status especially interesting from the perspectives of an actor, improviser, and a human. I was intrigued by the fact Johnstone began with status to introduce his improv teaching rather than spontaneity, specifically “saying yes”, like Madson does. It signaled to me that Johnstone believes that everything put on a stage is grounded in status; it drives everything from relationships, to…

A computer to a student is a car for an adult. It is something that enables me to be better at what I do and is fun to have. I have tried to deal without a computer for school, and it is not fun. My Essays were late, I couldn’t look up the piece of information I needed, and I lost readers on my story because I didn’t update it. It is vitally important for a student like me to be able to do the things they love, and as a writer, having a good computer that can type as quickly as the words come…

DIARY SOL 1 What do you do when everything is already explored? What do you do when every mountain is conquered, when every sea is traversed. When there is no stone left unturned. You find new stuff to explore. Men were sent to the moon, we formed colonies on mars. We have established new homes. Now, a thousand years after the first colony there is nothing left to explore in space either. I grew up on Earth X-23, the poorest of all the new earths we settled on. Born an explorer, in an age with…

August Charles Cook (1897-1990), was born in Philadelphia and lived in South Carolina. August Cook is known for portrait and landscape painting. Cook was an incredibly talented artist, a man who would combine color and contemporary brush strokes to form realistic images of people. He was a gifted artist who loved to create paintings. August Charles received his formal training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in (1917-1924), where Cook won its most prestigious award, the William Emlen…

A rustic oak desk sat in the middle of a dimly lit room. Various office supplies were neatly placed around the surface, though there was a distinct lack of electronics, laptop or otherwise. There were no loose papers, everything was neatly stacked, either in the outbox or inbox. Normally both would be full, but it was well past closing time, and the secretary had already emptied both. The morning would bring a fresh pile of folders, but for now, there was a single folder in the center of the…

An Iranian Women holds a fierce straight pose and active gaze, we can’t help but stare back. The landmark exhibition “She Who Tells a Story” starts with Iranian photographer, Newsha Tavaokolian’s “Listen” series, photographs of women with blazing tenacity and strength, that captivates viewers and sets the tone for critical discourse of 80 works by 12 Iranian and Arab women. Using provocative and a new documentary approach, the collection displays interwoven (?) narratives of the political,…

anniversary”, Douglass described that, “[t]o drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony.” This animated satire eloquently displays the impudence of the nation’s celebration of freedom in front of the enslaved man. Elevating the meaning of the white man’s liberty with such vocabulary as “the grand illuminated temple of liberty” widened this gap between the black and white men.…

Hidden Power Some of the most influential literature written in the history of mankind often addresses controversial issues with powerful themes. These books often change the perspectives of society by revealing the darkness under the facade of complacency. Timeless themes often connect with people on the deepest of human levels due to their relatability. Truly great literature can capture and control these emotions through the use of themes that will never disappear. In Harper Lee’s, To Kill A…

Ralph couldn’t believe it. They were here, the navy, they were finally here. The navy frigate although crude and deadly looked like heaven to him. If you were stuck on a deserted island with a bunch of viscous psychos like Jack and his hunters, who had just killed your two best friends, then you would be crying from joy too. The tears were streaming down his weathered face. The liquid slid down Ralph’s cheeks peeling off in rivulets peeling of the dried dirt and blood caked on his skin. A tall…

nothing but me,the water, my skis and the rope hauling me forward on the water. The soothing hum of the motor made my heart slow, as I stared down to see a flash of light following me under water. “Man that’s a big fish” I said to myself. The sun illuminated the whole lake so I could see every detail of under and over the water. The seaweed was like savanna grass swaying like a hammock. The rope was my guidance and it never let me down. Once I got to the other side of the lake I dove into the…