Everything Is Illuminated

Theatrical lighting is one of the most important aspects of the theater industry. Without light, the stage would simply not be able to be seen. From using the sun in ancient Greece to lights that are automatic, tremendous strides have been made in the stage lighting industry. There are many people who have been at the forefront of innovation, and their steps forward can still be seen today. These modern lights and light accessories can be used to put different psychological effects onto the…

“We forget just how painfully dim the world was before electricity. A candle, a good candle, provides barely a hundredth of the illumination of a single 100 watt light bulb. Open your refrigerator door and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century” (Bryson, Bill pg. ). This excerpt from american author Bill Bryson's book, “At Home: A Short History of Private Life” puts into perspective how much society has come to rely on electricity.…

door. Huge carved, red Chinese dragons with horns of ivory, holding pearl-shaped balls in their four claws, flanked the entry. “In here,” he said and pushed us into a circular room, which exuded bright, exotic colors. Yellow Chinese lanterns illuminated wall murals of bamboo shoots and sagging willow trees, gilded pillars, and ceiling frescoes. Purple sheers with beautiful scenes embroidered in gold hung over the long windows. “You approve of my drapes?” a voice from behind me…

I am a product of many places. I was born in South Jersey, lived in Tennessee for two months, spent three summers with family in Chicago, and visited six different countries. I’ve attended high school with kids from as far away as Germany and China, and had a class with a student from Hawaii last semester. Not to mention how quickly I can learn about any area of the world whenever I want to with just a few mouse clicks. This kind of cultural broadening was next to impossible for children growing…

Thanks to Leo, Shay, and Imani our party started on time. Imani ended up staying at the party because I didn’t want to leave and walk her back home. We gave Imani strict instructions to lock the door and stay inside of Johaly’s room because there were so many strangers at the house. Imani had a television, phone, food, and even a bathroom. There was no excuse for her to come out of that room. Depending on what time this party ended, Imani and I both may end up staying the night here. The music…

The moment I found out that a course called listen, discern, and decide was available, I knew that I had to register for it. I am thankful that I did because this course has illuminated the ways in which one can come to a decision. Prior to course, decision making has always been my weakness because I was paralyzed with fear about the consequences. Although I am not claiming that I can now make decisions with ease, I am affirming that I have been educated on the steps and skills that are…

achieved, and Tom and Daisy’s feeling from their memory cannot be felt again with the same initial excellence because of their position in time. Through Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s conflict with time, the destruction of Gatsby’s underlying dream is illuminated because a dream has no hope of developing into a reality. Time holds all truths and changes all things, so nothing remains constant except the human ability to dream. Even though a dream cannot be obtained with the same level of…

Selection I: Method is People It all went underway when Jesus called a few ordinary kinsmen to follow him. His apprehension was not with agendas, but with the ordinary men who the flocks would follow. The primary objective of Jesus ' plan was to recruit people who may bear witness of his life and continue to do his work after he returned to the Heavenly Father. These initially converts had little instantaneous effect on the spiritual life of that day, but their daily life, would have a large…

Imperial Sugar Imperial Sugar was known to be one of the largest sugar processing plants in the United States. The company employed over four hundred employees and contractors at its plant located In Port Wentworth, Georgia, just outside of Savannah. The facility covered over one hundred acres of land and is bordered by a river. The facility used conveyors to transport stored sugar from silos to the necessary areas throughout the plant. The Port Wentworth plant takes raw sugar cane and creates…

I Heavily intoxicated, Allric Tulzer stumbled into his first-class cabin, his stomach lurching more from the whiskey than the constant flowing motion of the ocean liner. Before boarding Olympic, he had discreetly bid those in his employ to return to Rochester; he had no need of their services during the voyage. He desired solitude and until Allric reached Southampton, that is what he expected. Olympic or Old Reliable, as the massive ship had been affectionately called after the Great War,…